Envelope of Press Cuttings About the Norman Family, c1925 - 1993
Scope and Contents
Small envelope of press cuttings: 1) Cutting mounted on card from Manchester Evening News, Saturday 22 May 1943, with a photograph of a 'circus performer at work' (a man twirling a lasso); 2) Newspaper cuttings of photographs of five people: the Mayor of Rugby, J J McKinnell, with Rugby Carnival performers [c1932 - 1934]; 3) Cutting of Hal Denver's advertisement for people recalling the Majors; 4) Undated cutting of unknown source, headed 'Empire,' with a description of a show including the Denvers; 5) Undated newspaper cutting from the Cuyahoga County Fair at Berea, Ohio, with the Denvers among other attractions; 6) Undated cutting of unknown source advertising the New Modern Feeley State Revue, in which the Denvers appeared; 7) Undated newspaper cutting of the funeral of Sergeant Ernest Arthur Scarborough at Rugby; 8) Undated cutting [likely c1980 - 1981] of unknown source of a letter to a newspaper from George Norman entitled 'Only one record of the true facts,' concerning his father, Tom Norman, and 'the Elephant Man'; 9) Undated cutting entitled, 'Tom Norman Presents Hal Denver'; 10) Undated cutting from unknown source of an article entitled 'Man spends $1000 to buy pet dog'; 11) Undated cutting from unknown source of a photograph of a six-month old chihuahua called Lola owned by Olga Frei-Denver, appearing at Olympia; 12) Undated cutting from unknown source of a review article entitled 'Show of Shows,' in which the Denvers' act is mentioned; 13) Undated cutting [likely 1993] from unknown source of an article entitled 'Horse Drawn Hearse for George Norman,' with a photograph of the hearse; 14) Cutting of undated article by Les Davor entitled 'Vegas Vagaries,' describing the show at the Hotel Sahara called Komedy Kapers, with the Denvers on the bill; 15) Undated cutting from unknown source of an article entitled 'Knife Thrower Brings Thrills to Regent,' describing a variety show at Chelmsford Regent Theatre, with the Denvers on the bill; 16) Undated cutting from unknown source of an announcement by Hal Denver thanking his agent for booking him on television productions; 17) Advertisement for throwing knives, with the sole distributor being Van Norman of 51 Blenheim Gardens; 18) Cutting from the Yellow Pages, advertising Eyeline Productions, Film & Video; 19) Undated cutting from unknown source of an article affirming that John Major's father, Tom Major-Ball, was a trapeze artist, with a photograph of Terry Major; 20) Undated cutting from unknown source reporting the divorce hearing of Ralph and Ella Noakes; 21) Cutting from Faribault Daily News, Minnesota, of part of an article '[ ] Fair Visitors,' describing Hal and Olga Denver's act; 22) Undated cutting from unknown source advertising the Craterville Park Free Show, with a picture of Olga surrounded by knives; 23) Undated cutting from unknown source of a story entitled 'DJ Shot as Party Turns to Horror Show,' with a handwritten note reading, 'George thought you might like to read this B'; 24) Undated cutting from unknown source of a review of acts, including the Denvers, at the Bellevue Casino in Canada, entitled 'Clubs After Dark' by Max Newton.
Dates
- Creation: c1925 - 1993
Creator
- Denver, Hal, 1909 - 1994 (Person)
- Norman, Tom, 1860 - 1930 (The Silver King) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Items are available to view by appointment in our reading room
Conditions Governing Use
Copies may be supplied or produced at the discretion of the National Fairground and Circus Archive, subject to copyright law and condition of the material
Extent
24 Item(s)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Catalogued according to type
Repository Details
Part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive Repository
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