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Box Norman Family Box 4

 Container

Contains 107 Results:

Handbill for the Palace Leicester, c1954

 Item — Box: Norman Family Box 4
Reference code: 178T29.1
Scope and Contents

Bill for the Palace, Leicester, week beginning 26 July 1954, with the knife-throwing Denvers on the bill; yellow and black print on white background, 1p.

Dates: c1954

Bill for 'The Hollywood Chihuahua Family', c1957 - 1970

 Item — Box: Norman Family Box 4
Reference code: 178T29.2
Scope and Contents

Part of a long pasted bill advertising ‘The Hollywood Chihuahua Family’, likely advertising Olga Denver's performing chihuahua's act, 1p.

Dates: c1957 - 1970

Handbill for the Great American Circus and Variety Round-up, c1940 - 1960

 File — Box: Norman Family Box 4
Reference code: 178T29.3
Scope and Contents

Bill of 'The Great American Circus & Western Variety Round-up' [continental wonder show], with the ‘Sensational Hatchet Man’ billed; illustrated, 3pp.

Dates: c1940 - 1960

Advertisement for Acts Appearing at the Town Casino, Buffalo, New York, December 1951 - January 1952

 Item — Box: Norman Family Box 4
Reference code: 178T29.4
Scope and Contents

Advertisement found inside Pix Magazine for the Town Casino, Buffalo, New York, in the form of a letter card, containing an advertisement for acts appearing in weeks beginning 4 and 11 February [1952], inside, and for week beginning 28 January [1952] on the back cover, where the Denvers are mentioned; illustrated, 1p.

Dates: December 1951 - January 1952

Handbill for Empire Theatre, Swansea, 8 March 1954

 Item — Box: Norman Family Box 4
Reference code: 178T29.5
Scope and Contents

Handbill for Empire Swansea, on Monday 8 March [no year given; likely 1954], with the Famous Knife Throwing Denvers on the bill.

Dates: 8 March 1954

Four Handbills for Ray Roger's Circus and Wild West Show, c1940 - 1950

 File — Box: Norman Family Box 4
Reference code: 178T29.6
Scope and Contents

Four handbills, advertising an engagement of the Knife Throwing Denvers by Gainsboro [Gainsborough?] Film Studios, to impale Jack Hulbert and Gordon Harker to the wall at Ray Roger’s Circus and Wild West Show; typescript, 4pp.

Dates: c1940 - 1950

Handbill for New Cross Empire, 13 September 1937

 Item — Box: Norman Family Box 4
Reference code: 178T29.7
Scope and Contents

Small handbill, torn in half, for New Cross Empire, 13 September 1937, with the Knife Throwing Denvers on the bill; typescript, 1p.

Dates: 13 September 1937

Handbill for the Palace, Grimsby, 3 May 1954

 Item — Box: Norman Family Box 4
Reference code: 178T29.8
Scope and Contents

Handbill for the Palace, Grimsby, 3 May 1954, with the Knife Throwing Denvers on the bill; typescript, 1p.

Dates: 3 May 1954

Worthing Pier Pavilion Easter Parade, c1942 - 1960

 Item — Box: Norman Family Box 4
Reference code: 178T29.9
Scope and Contents

Single folded sheet programme for Worthing's Pier Pavilion, Easter Monday [no year given], one week, Easter Parade, featuring the Knife Throwing Denvers.

Dates: c1942 - 1960

Unused Texas Brags Postcard, c1951

 Item — Box: Norman Family Box 4
Reference code: 178Z25.1
Scope and Contents

A4 Texas Brags postcard; colour, unused, illustrated, 1p.

Dates: c1951

Unused Western Union Telegram Form, c1930 - 1960

 Item — Box: Norman Family Box 4
Reference code: 178Z25.2
Scope and Contents

Blank ‘Bon Voyage’ telegram form issued by Western Union; illustrated 1p.

Dates: c1930 - 1960

Page of Six Illustrations of Women to be Used as Transfers to the Outside of Drinking Glasses, c1950 - 1994

 Item — Box: Norman Family Box 4
Reference code: 178Z25.3
Scope and Contents

Page of six illustrations of women in various costumes, to be used as transfers onto the outside of drinking glasses; illustrated, 1p.

Dates: c1950 - 1994

Description of the Spirit Bell Trick, c1930 - 1994

 Item — Box: Norman Family Box 4
Reference code: 178Z25.4
Scope and Contents

Printed page describing the spirit bell trick; illustrated, 1p.

Dates: c1930 - 1994

London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art Certificate for Acting for Margaret Olga Frei, c1946

 Item — Box: Norman Family Box 4
Reference code: 178Z25.5
Scope and Contents

Certificate issued by London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art to Margaret Olga Frei, awarding the silver medal for acting in the Summer Examination of 1946, with annotation by hand of ‘passed exams under Sir Donald Wolfit’; 1p.

Dates: c1946

Knife Throwing Publicity Leaflet, c1940 - 1960

 Item — Box: Norman Family Box 4
Reference code: 178Z25.6
Scope and Contents

A4 publicity leaflet, folded into three and printed on one side, headed ‘Dart Throwing dagger’ with instructions on knife-throwing, and the typed addition ‘Hal Denver Productions’ and a London address; illustrated, 1p.

Dates: c1940 - 1960

Unused Treasureland, Miami Postcard, c1956

 Item — Box: Norman Family Box 4
Reference code: 178Z25.7
Scope and Contents

Unused postcard printed by Treasureland, Miami, with black and white picture entitled, ‘Poker as played at Miami’; illustrated, 1p.

Dates: c1956

Citizens Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland Cheque to Hal Denver, 23 March 1978

 Item — Box: Norman Family Box 4
Reference code: 178Z25.8
Scope and Contents

Cheque for $1.34, dated 23 March 1978, payable to Hal Denver from Citizens Federal Savings and Loan Association of Cleveland; 1p.

Dates: 23 March 1978

The Sensational Denvers Photograph, c1930 - 1948

 Item — Box: Norman Family Box 4
Reference code: 178Z25.9
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of the Denvers’ act, titled ‘The Sensational Denvers’ and with the Music Corporation of America logo stuck across the base of the picture; shows signs of retouching with ball-point pen, and of an oval shape having been stuck over the figure of Ella, Hal's partner at the time, 1p.

Dates: c1930 - 1948

A Waiver and Agreement Humorous Card, c1930 - 1994

 Item — Box: Norman Family Box 4
Reference code: 178Z25.10
Scope and Contents

Card intending to be humorous, headed ‘A waiver and agreement’; typescript, 1p.

Dates: c1930 - 1994

The Denvers: the Knife Throwing Denvers, Aiming to Thrill Poster Scrap, c1930 - 1960

 Item — Box: Norman Family Box 4
Reference code: 178Z25.11
Scope and Contents

Scrap torn from a blue and red poster, with text reading ‘The Denvers: the knife throwing Denvers, aiming to thrill’; 1p.

Dates: c1930 - 1960