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Sanger National Amphitheatre. Manuscript for Cinderella pantomime for Sanger's circus. Black ink and pencil with red underline on white paper and brown covers. Written on one side of the pages only on ruled paper with corrections, 59pp.

Scope and Contents Photograph of Lord George Sanger Circus performers in front of a circus tent. There is a group of six acrobats performing in the centre of the photograph. The man to the left with a whip is believed to be the elephant trainer. The man next to him, with the wide brimmed hat, is believed to be Alpine Charlie or Charles Taylor the wild cat trainer. The young man holding the dog is believed to be George Hugh Holloway (born 1867), equestrian, wire walker and acrobat and later leader of the Four...

Scope and Contents Photograph of circus performers in front of a ticket booth for Lord George Sanger Circus. The entrance facade has the wording 'Lord George the Imperial Sanger/The Leading Show of the World/ 3 Times Patronized by the Queen' painted on the front. Front row: seated, third from the right Ellen Coleman, fifth from right equestrian performer Kate Holloway and with white hat, eight places from the right aerial performer Yetta Schultz. The man with the straw boater hat, to the left of the man in the...

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Black and white framed photograph of George and Ellen Sanger in a horse drawn carriage with grooms mounted on the horses. (Framed and larger version of 178C114.72).

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Black and white photograph of Sanger circus performers in full costume and riding horses in a field in front of parade carriages. A large flag reading 'Lord George Sanger' is attached to the back of an ornate carriage.

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Black and white photograph of a large crowd of people queueing at the entrance to George Sanger's circus.

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Black and white aerial view of Lord George Sanger Circus parade at the entrance of the circus tent with large crowds around it. Framed.

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Black and white photograph of part of Lord George Sanger Circus parade with crowds of people in a field.

Scope and Contents Black and white photograph, of the sanger circus performers and carriages in front of the big top. Possibly Sanger sat in one of the carriages. Handwritten note under the photo (same as 178C114.187), "At Lyons, Cote d'Or, France, 1879. Note height of tent; quarter poles for side poles, providing more seating. Band Carriage, King's and Queens Tableaux, with the company and family in front, Sandy on top of King's Tableau. A month's business to capacity-two shows daily." Please note this is...

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Inscription on back but unsure what it reads. Black and white framed photograph of a large crowd stood around (Queen Victoria?) monument. Sanger can be seen stood next to two mayors "X regards from the mayors(?) of Teubury(?)".

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Black and white framed photograph of 'Lord' George and Ellen Sanger in a horse drawn carriage with grooms mounted on the horses. (Framed version of 178C114.72 and 178C114.157).