Bolton. Featuring Mary Chipperfield’s Animal Extravaganza. Red and green type on white background.

Bolton. Featuring Mary Chipperfield’s Animal Extravaganza. Red and green type on yellow background.

Poster left blank for overprinting location and date. First ever Appearance, Oscar the Loveable TV Chimpanzee. Black, Yellow and red type on white background.

Racing Greyhounds, Samson, Ida, Vilara Troupe, Chang the Indian performing elephant, Robert Francis, Dimple, Blackbottom and Charleston on horseback, Wise Mare Peggy and Funny Jester. Blue type on blue background and illustration.

Lacy’s Forest Bred Lions, clowns, trapeze artistes, Black Theatre puppets, plus performing bears, llamas, ponies, dogs. Red and blue type on yellow background.

The Charles Taylor collection is a fine example of Taylor’s of Wombwell printers’ posters, which highlight changes in printing techniques, fashion and taste within the popular entertainment industry. Included are examples of posters for pantomimes, fairs and circuses. The collection also contains handbills and other advertising material.

Civic Theatre, Rotherham. Roy Lester and Paula Lee, Claudie Lee, Patricia Allwood, Mike Pannell, Don Peters, Bella Maw, Jackie Pallo Jnr., Shelli Le-Crane, Black Theatre Puppets, Luckens Fairy Coach and Shetland Ponies. Green and red.

City Variety, Leeds. ‘All Star Cast. Beautiful Ponies and Crystal Coach'. Contains red and blue illustration related to the theme of the pantomime.

Rhyl. 5th Jubilee Year. Moontrekin Horses and Ponies, Buffalo Billy Wild Wild West Supershow, Bionic Bertha, Miss Gina, Barbarella’s Dogs and Monkey. Red and blue type on yellow background.

Rhyl. 5th Jubilee Year. Moontrekin Horses and Ponies, Buffalo Billy Wild Wild West Supershow, Bionic Bertha, Miss Gina, Barbarella’s Dogs and Monkey. Red and blue type on yellow background.

Barry. 5th Jubilee Year. Moontrekin Horses and Ponies, Buffalo Billy Wild Wild West Supershow, Bionic Bertha, Miss Gina, Barbarella’s Dogs and Monkey. Red and blue type on yellow background.

Penarth. 5th Jubilee Year. Moontrekin Horses and Ponies, Buffalo Billy Wild Wild West Supershow, Bionic Bertha, Miss Gina, Barbarella’s Dogs and Monkey. Red and blue type on white background.

Ystradgynlais. 5th Jubilee Year. Moontrekin Horses and Ponies, Buffalo Billy Wild Wild West Supershow, Bionic Bertha, Miss Gina, Barbarella’s Dogs and Monkey. Red and blue type on white background.

Dolgellau. 5th Jubilee Year. Moontrekin Horses and Ponies, Buffalo Billy Wild Wild West Supershow, Bionic Bertha, Miss Gina, Barbarella’s Dogs and Monkey. Red and blue type on white background.

Cowbridge. 5th Jubilee Year. Moontrekin Horses and Ponies, Buffalo Billy Wild Wild West Supershow, Bionic Bertha, Miss Gina, Barbarella’s Dogs and Monkey. Red and blue type on yellow background.

Barmouth. 5th Jubilee Year. Moontrekin Horses and Ponies, Buffalo Billy Wild Wild West Supershow, Bionic Bertha, Miss Gina, Barbarella’s Dogs and Monkey. Red and blue type on yellow background.

Portmadoc. 5th Jubilee Year. Moontrekin Horses and Ponies, Buffalo Billy Wild Wild West Supershow, Bionic Bertha, Miss Gina, Barbarella’s Dogs and Monkey. Red and blue type on white background.

Pwllheli. 5th Jubilee Year. Moontrekin Horses and Ponies, Buffalo Billy Wild Wild West Supershow, Bionic Bertha, Miss Gina, Barbarella’s Dogs and Monkey. Red and blue type on white background.

Caernarvon. 5th Jubilee Year. Moontrekin Horses and Ponies, Buffalo Billy Wild Wild West Supershow, Bionic Bertha, Miss Gina, Barbarella’s Dogs and Monkey. Red and blue type on yellow background.

Pontypridd. 5th Jubilee Year. Moontrekin Horses and Ponies, Buffalo Billy Wild Wild West Supershow, Bionic Bertha, Miss Gina, Barbarella’s Dogs and Monkey. Red and blue type on yellow background.