Programmes, c1800 - 2019
Series
Reference code: 178K43
Scope and Contents
A collection of mainly British and international circus programmes and some variety and music hall programmes containing circus acts.
Dates
- Creation: c1800 - 2019
Creator
- Circus Friends Association of Great Britain (Established 1934) (Organisation)
- Batty, William, 1801 - 1868 (Person)
- Astley's Amphitheatre (1773 - 1891) (Organisation)
- Lord George Sanger Circus (Established c1880) (Organisation)
- Barnum & Bailey Circus (1881 - 1919) (Organisation)
- Great Yarmouth Hippodrome (Established 1903) (Organisation)
- Blackpool Tower Circus (Established 1894) (Organisation)
- Boswell's Circus (1882 - 2015) (Organisation)
- Billy Smart's Circus (c1946 - 2006) (Organisation)
- David Smart's Super Circus (c1980 - 1983) (Organisation)
- Chipperfield's Circus (Established c1800) (Organisation)
- Glasgow Empire Theatre (1897 - 1963) (Organisation)
- Bingley Hall (1850 - 1984) (Organisation)
- Blackpool Pleasure Beach (Established 1896) (Organisation)
- Chipperfield, Jimmy (James), 1912 - 1990 (Person)
- Fossett's Circus (Established c1870 - 1879) (Organisation)
- Bertram Mills Circus (1920 - 1967) (Organisation)
- Belle Vue (1836 - 1982) (Organisation)
- Gerry Cottle's Circus (1974 - 2003) (Organisation)
- W. E. Berry Ltd (1888 - 2004) (Organisation)
- Battersea Park Amusement Park (1858 - 1972) (Organisation)
- Circus of Horrors (Established 1995) (Organisation)
- Olympia London (Established 1886) (Organisation)
- Wilsons Group Services (Established c1860) (Organisation)
- Lord John Sanger Circus (Established c1880) (Organisation)
- The Great Carmo's Circus and Menagerie (1927 - 1937) (Organisation)
- Bostock and Wombwell Menagerie (c1846 - 1931) (Organisation)
- Barnum & Bailey Circus (1881 - 1919) (Organisation)
- Cole Bros. Circus (c1884 - 1957) (Organisation)
- Carl Hagenbeck Circus (c1893 - 1907) (Organisation)
- Beatty, Clyde, 1903 - 1965 (Person)
- Circus Knie (Established 1803) (Organisation)
- Circus Medrano (Established 1875) (Organisation)
- Zippos Circus (Established 1986) (Organisation)
- Kelvin Hall (Established 1918) (Organisation)
- Arnold, Tom, 1897 - 1969 (Person)
- Rosaire's Circus & Zoo (Established 1904) (Organisation)
- Circus Ginnett (Established c1800) (Organisation)
- Austen Brothers Circus (Established 1974) (Organisation)
- Giffords Circus (Established 2000) (Organisation)
- Althoff Circus (c1675 - 1999) (Organisation)
- Circus Busch-Roland (c1884 - 2018) (Organisation)
- Circus Busch (1903 - 1999) (Organisation)
- Circus Barum (1878 - 2008) (Organisation)
- International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo (Established 1974) (Organisation)
- Circus Pinder (Established 1854) (Organisation)
- Cirque Jean Richard (c1957 - 1990) (Organisation)
- Circus Krone (Established 1905) (Organisation)
- The Agricultural Hall (1862 - 1943) (Organisation)
- Jay Miller's Circus (Established 1986) (Organisation)
- Gandey's Circus (Established c1918) (Organisation)
- Paulo Circus (Established c1900 - 1910) (Organisation)
- Duffy's Circus (Established c1800) (Organisation)
- Hengler Grand Cirque (1844 - 1924) (Organisation)
- The Great Ohmy, c1852 - 1931 (Person)
- Ohmy Circus (c1867 - 1920) (Organisation)
- Barrett's Canadian Circus (1925 - 1956) (Organisation)
- Crystal Palace (1851 - 1936) (Organisation)
Conditions Governing Access
Items are available to view by appointment in the NFCA 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
2263 Item(s)
Language of Materials
English
Dutch; Flemish
Chinese
Arabic
French
Russian
German
Danish
Hungarian
Polish
Greek, Modern (1453-)
Czech
Arrangement
Catalogued according to type
Subject
- Craston, Joe (Joseph), 1868 - 1948 (Person)
- Chapman, Ellen, 1831 - 1899 (Person)
- Menken, Adah Isaacs, 1835 - 1868 (Person)
- Cairoli, Charlie, 1910 - 1980 (Person)
- Chipperfield, Mary, 1938 - 2014 (Person)
- Mooky the Clown, Born 1974 (Person)
- Koringa, 1913 - 1976 (Person)
- Jay, Peter, Born 1944 (Person)
- Cottle, Gerry, 1945 - 2021 (Person)
- Chipperfield, Mary, 1938 - 2014 (Person)
- Merchant, Billy (Little Billy), 1919 - 2001 (Person)
- Denver, Hal, 1909 - 1994 (Person)
- Lockhart, George (1883-1979) (Person)
- Ducrow, Andrew (1793-1842) (Person)
- Astley, Philip, 1742 - 1814 (Person)
- The Great Carmo, 1881 - 1944 (Person)
- Grimaldi, Joseph, 1778 - 1837 (Person)
- Yokoi, Lilly, Born 1929 (Person)
- Rivel, Charlie, 1896 - 1983 (Person)
- The Rogge Sisters, c1939 - 1969 (Family)
- Rogana, Born 1933 (Person)
Cultural context
Occupation
- Clowning
- Comedians
- Contortionists
- Equestrians
- Equestrians
- Escape artists
- Fakirs
- Gymnasts
- Jugglers
- Performers
- Ringmaster
- Showman
- Skating
- Strong men
- Ventriloquists
Topical
Repository Details
Part of the National Fairground and Circus Archive Repository
Contact:
The University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
0114 222 7231
lib-special@sheffield.ac.uk
The University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
0114 222 7231
lib-special@sheffield.ac.uk