Arnold, Tom, 1897 - 1969
Dates
- Existence: 1897 - 2 February 1969
Biography
Thomas Charles Arnold was a theatrical producer, born in Yorkshire in 1897. Tom Arnold started to work in theatre production after the First World War, touring revues around provincial theatres and music halls. By 1934, he became involved in pantomime and eventually expanded his business to encompass a wide range of classical and popular performance including opera, classical plays, films, revues, American rodeo and variety, ice spectaculars and circuses. He also had business interests in seaside piers and pleasure steamers, including the Ice Palace in Brighton, city which he considered his second home. He also produced films, including Waltzes from Vienna with Alfred Hitchcock.
Tom Arnold produced numerous shows in Harringay Arena including circus and ice spectaculars and Wembley Arena.
Tom Arnold died on 2 February 1969 at 72 years of age.
Found in 39 Collections and/or Records:
New Theatre, Oxford Poster, Opens 26 December - 16 January Onwards c.1963-1964
Tom Arnold (by arrangement with Stanley C.Dorrill) presents Britain's Greatest Comedy Pantomime Jimmy Edwards in Merry King Cole with Audrey Jeans, David Watson, Mary Bassano, Sheila Holt & Tom Gillis, Martin Gluth, Dot Williams, Helen James, The Royal Dancers and Singers Ernest Arnley. Red poster with blue and yellow banners. Orange, yellow, white, red and black text, black and white photograph and colourful illustrations. Printed by Electric (Modern) Printing Co. Ltd. Manchester.
New Theatre, Oxford Poster, Opens 26 December - 20 January onwards c.1968-1969
New Theatre, Oxford, Poster, Monday 17 May, c.1960-1969
Newspaper Cuttings and Scapbooks, 1838 - 2007
A collection of newspaper cuttings on circus, circus proprietors and performers and scrapbooks containing newspaper cuttings, posters, programmes and other items of ephemera, covering mainly British circuses and venues such as Belle Vue and also some international circuses.
Norman Family Collection
Paignton Festival Hall, Poster, 26 December - 13 January onwards c.1960-1980
Paignton Festival Hall, Poster, 26 December - 12 January c.1960-1970
Tom Arnold presentations ltd presents Dick Whittington on Ice. Miles ahead of all Christmas Attractions! Directed & produced by Gerald Palmer, staged by Bill Anderson, dances by Liz Dixon. With a superb cast of brilliant skaters and speciality acts. Blue poster of a snowy scene with red and black text, large colourful illustrations. Printed by Electric (Modern) Printing Co. Ltd Manchester.
Paignton Festival Hall Theatre, Poster, Saturday 23 December c.1960-1980
Direct from its record breaking success at the Empire Pool Wembley Tom Arnold presents The Greatest Ice Spectacular Ever Seen! Sleeping Beauty with the wonderful melodies of Tchaikovsky. A Fabulous £150,000 spectacular with an international cast including Adrienne Erdos, Bobbie McKay, Liz Dixon, Ricki Gray. Blue poster with yellow highlights. Red, white, yellow and black and pink text coloured illustrations.
Photographs and Postcards, c1800 - 1999
Black and white and colour photographs, negatives and photographic albums mainly containing images of British circus, circus performers, animals and circus personalities but also some menageries such as Bostock and Wombwell and other associated entertainments and non-British circuses taken by David Jamieson, Lindsay Temple, Den Curtis, Capt. Middleton, Jack Niblett and other photographers.
Programmes, c1800 - 2019
A collection of mainly British and international circus programmes and some variety and music hall programmes containing circus acts.
Scrapbook of Multiple Circuses, 1952 - 1954
Scrapbook of newspaper cuttings and black and white photographs, relating to multiple circuses and acts including Moscow State Circus, Bertram Mills, Billy Smarts, Harringay Circus, 37p.p.
Scrapbook of Multiple Circuses, 1952 - 1960
Scrapbook of newspaper cuttings and black and white photographs, relating to multiple circuses and acts including Chipperfield's, Harringay Circus, 50p.p.
Scrapbook of Multiple Circuses, 1952 - 1953
Scrapbook of newspaper cuttings and photographs, relating to multiple circuses and acts including Bertram Mills, Jack Hylton's, Chipperfield's and Harringay's, 14p.p.
Sports Stadium, West St. Brighton, Poster, Opening Wednesday 24 July c.1960-1980
Tom Arnold presents an adaptation on Ice of Walt Disney's World Famous Masterpiece Peter Pan. Jaqueline Du Bief as Peter Pan. Based on the Immortal play by J.M. Barrie, Directed and produced by Gerald Palmer, production numbers originally staged by Ross Taylor. Poster with black, green and yellow background, coloured illustration of characters, colourful text, mainly pink and green. Electric (Modern) Printing Co. Ltd.
The Coventry Theatre (Coventry Hippodrome), Poster, Opening Tuesday 26 June c.1962
Theatre Royal, Nottingham Poster, 24 December - 11 January onwards. c.1964-1965
Tom Arnold presents the finest and funniest pantomime in the midlands, Reg Varney the popular TV comedy star, Three Monarchs, Lauri Lupino Lane, Lynn Kennington Robison Crusoe, with Martin Gluth, Patrick Stark, Helen James. Colourful green and blue poster with orange and yellow highlights. Orange, yellow, black and red text, black and white photograph and coloured illustrations. Printed by Electric (Modern) Printing Co. Ltd. Manchester.
Theatre Royal, Nottingham Poster, 26 December - 30 January Onwards c.1960-1970
Tom Arnold & Bernard Delfont present Ronnie Hilton, Hope and Keen, Audrey Jeans in the spectacular London Palladium Pantomime Puss In Boots. Big Company Includes Bert Brownbill, Ken Jonnart, Sue Addams, Bel Canto Singers, Tearlach Bruce, The Royal Dancers, Jeannette Given. Yellow Poster with pink and black bubbles, yellow, black, pink and red text, colourful illustration. Printed by Electric (Modern) Printing Co. ltd. Manchester.
Tom Arnorld's Harringay Circus Programmes, 1925 - 1959
Programmes for Tom Arnorld's Harringay Circus and Wild West Show and Tom Arnold presenting Big Top, Mammoth Circus and others at various locations containing black and white photographs of performers and acts with text, illustrations, programme and commercial advertising.
Wimbeldon Theatre The Adventures of Robin Hood Poster, 21 December - 18 January Week commencing 20 January c1968
Tom Arnold and Bernard Delfont present The Great All-Star Comedy Pantomime Dickie Henderson, Terry Scott & Hugh Lloyd, The Adventures of Robin Hood. Colourful poster with bright text and black and white photographs.