Knife throwing
Found in 104 Collections and/or Records:
Magazine 'AM, 6 October 1953
Copy of Magazine 'AM. Cover missing. Includes an article on Olga Denver and her role in the knife throwing act performed by her and her partner, Hal Denver, illustrated with three colour photographs, titled 'Hatchet Girl' on page 11.
Memphis on Mississippi: Souvenir Programme, 21 - 26 September 1956
Printed souvenir programme, advertising exhibitions, attractions, acts and contests, for the Mid South Fair Centennial. The Sensational Denvers', performed three shows daily as part of the Riverboat Follies (See pages 38-39). Blue cover with black, white, yellow and red illustrations and text, black text inside, and illustrated with black and white photographs, 66pp.
Mid-South Fair Centennial Souvenir Programme, September 1956
Mid-South Fair Centennial 21-29 September 1956 fold out souvenir programme, with the Denvers mentioned as part of Entertainment in Riverboat Follies; 5pp.
Monographs, Articles and Manuscripts, c1910 - 1990
Monographs, articles, manuscripts and notes, relating to the lives and work of the Norman family, notably showman, Tom Norman (known as The Silver King), and his son, Ralph Norman, who was a knife thrower (known as Hal Denver). Most the writings in this collection were written by Ralph Norman.
Muskogee Daily Phoenix Newspaper Cutting About the Denvers, 22 September 1955
Newspaper cutting from the Muskogee Daily Phoenix of a short article entitled 'Fearless Femme,' with a photograph of the Denvers on stage.
Newspaper Cutting Advertising the Denvers' Act, c1953 - 1957
Undated newspaper cutting from an unknown newspaper featuring an advert for The Denvers in the United States of America and inviting bookings for their return to the United Kingdom.
Newspaper Cutting for the South Texas State Fair Revue, c1955 - 1956
Undated cutting from unknown newspaper advertising the South Texas State Fair Revue, featuring the Denvers and with a photograph of Olga Denver.
Newspaper Cutting from the Performer Advertising the Denvers, 29 July 1948
Newspaper cutting from ‘The Performer’ advertising the availability of the Knife-Throwing Denvers in the near future, featuring headlines from recent newspapers which refer to an accident to Ella Denver during the act; includes a photograph..
Newspaper Cutting Mentioning the Denvers' Act, 21 November 1956
Newspaper cutting mentioning the Denvers' act; article entitled 'Amateurs Give Pros Lesson at Box Office.'
Newspaper Cutting of a Review of a Montreal Bellevue Casino Show, 4 August 1951
Newspaper cutting dated 4 August [year unknown, but likely 1951]; review of show at the Montreal Bellevue Casino, mentioning the Denvers.
Newspaper Cutting of Hal and Olga Denver, c1948 - 1968
Undated cutting from unknown newspaper featuring photograph of Hal and Olga Denver, entitled ‘Knife-Throwing Couple’s Nerve: For the First Time His Skill Skipped.’
Newspaper Cuttings, c1925 -2002
Cuttings and articles from British and international news publications, including local, specialist, and national newspapers and magazines, relating to the personal lives and careers of the Norman family, notably knife thrower, Ralph Norman (aka Hal Denver).
Newspaper Cuttings Collage, 1948
Collage of photocopied newspaper cuttings mounted on a board. Includes three newspaper cuttings, illustrated by black and white photographs, relating to an accident involving Ella Denver, who was hit by a knife during a knife throwing performance with her husband, Hal Denver (aka Ralph Norman).
Noel Drewe Collection
A large collection of films entitled Circusama containing amateur and professional films on the themes of circus, performing animals and zoos, and edited clips from commercial Western and comedy films. The films are in a variety of formats including 8mm, Super8, 9.5mm and 16mm and contain related correspondence and notes. This collection also contains some sound reels mainly of fairground music.
Norman Family Collection
Notebooks, c1940 - 1994
Notebooks kept by of Ralph Norman (aka Hal Denver).
Pix Magazine, 2 June 1951
Copy of Pix Magazine. Cover missing. Includes an article on Hal and Olga Denver's knife throwing act, illustrated with seven black and white photographs titled, 'Knife-thrower: Being on the receiving end of the knife throwing act isn't most girls idea of fun' on pages 24-25.
Posters, c1937 - 1989
A collection of posters printed by Taylor's of Wombwell for music hall and variety, circus, pantomime and fairgrounds.
Programme of Performers at the Clubs at Vincent Air Force Base, Arizona, c1956
Programme of the week's performers at the clubs at Vincent Air Force Base, Arizona, listing the Denvers on Wednesday and Thursday [17 - 18 October 1956].
Programme Souvenir De La Exposition Regionale: Agricole - Commerciale - Industrielle, 1951
Printed souvenir programme for an agricultural fair organised by Societe Cooperative Agricole de Chicoutimi, France. The Sensational Denvers' performed their knife throwing act at this event, and the programme includes information about their performance, illustrated with three black and white photographs of Hal Denver (aka Ralph Norman), and his assistant, Olga. Cream booklet, with red and green illustrations and text on the cover, and black text and images inside, 33pp.