Performers
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Circus Friends Association Collection
Fonds
Reference code: NFA0122
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a large library of books and journals, as well as archival material including posters, programmes, photographs, films, handbills, research material, scrapbooks, original artwork and many other items of ephemera relating to British, Irish and European circuses
Dates:
1795 - 2020
Found in:
National Fairground and Circus Archive
Cirque du Soleil, Gandey - The Early Days, Four Towns and a Circus, Wild at Heart, 12th Monte Carlo Circus Festival and Trapeze Films, 1956 - 1994
Item
Reference code: 178D13.8
Scope and Contents
Channel 4, Les Productions Fildefer Ink, Granada Production, Polivideo. Colour and black and white, sound and background music. DVD1 Cirque du Soleil 1988, tv broadcast narrated in English, contains commercial advertising, clip from Bandits of the Rio Grande, Night Time programme, 'About Britain' documentary series on Gandey's Circus entitled 'This England, Little Big Top' c1960s showing behind the scenes footage, setting up the circus, interviews and circus scenes, 'Four Towns and a Circus'...
Dates:
1956 - 1994
Films, 1927 - 2007
Series
Reference code: 178D13
Scope and Contents
Compilation of circus films showing acts on the ring as well as interviews with performers and proprietors, mainly produced by tv companies in the UK and Europe. Many of them narrated in German.
Dates:
1927 - 2007
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:
c1800 - 2019