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Performers

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 4710 Collections and/or Records:

Great Western Vaudeville Co. Programme, c1903 - 1923

 Item
Reference code: 178K40.2
Scope and Contents The Jupiter Trio, America’s foremost Irish comedy, singing and dancing, Moving pictures (1. Saved, 2. Procession of Boast, St. Louis 3. An Imperial Lover. 4. A couple of light weights, 5. While strolling in the park), Illustrated Song 'Just for the sake of society', Ben Jackson, musical wonder, Hague and Herbert, eccentric comedy, Moving pictures (1. S.F. Fire Department drilling, 2. Phillipino boys at Santa Barbara en route to St. Louis, 3. Flower festival and parade at Pasadena),...
Dates: c1903 - 1923

Great Yarmouth Hippodrome and Chipperfield Circus Programmes, c1900 - 1999

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178K43.610-612
Scope and Contents

Great Yarmouth Hippodrome and Chipperfield Circus programmes.

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Great Yarmouth Hippodrome Circus and Liverpool Stadium Programmes, c1900 - 2004

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178K43.281-335
Scope and Contents

Great Yarmouth Hippodrome and Liverpool Stadium circus programmes including Billy Russell, Peter Jay, Jasmine Smart and Sally Chipperfield among others.

Dates: c1900 - 2004

Great Yarmouth Hippodrome Circus Poster, 1939

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.1149
Scope and Contents

7 Gridneffs ladder act, Madame Christian dog act, Despard and Charly clowns, Four Smiths acrobatic act, 3 Bartros bar act, 3 Anjolys high perch act, 3 Jovellis aerial display, Zaharoff and Don Cossack band, Rubio Sisters equilibrists and acrobats, Five Scotts equestrian act, Paul Paetzold and Comp cycling act. Red and blue type on white background. Printed by Jarrold and Sons LTD

Dates: 1939

Great Yarmouth Hippodrome Circus Posters, c1960s-1900s

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178R47.896-912
Scope and Contents

Great Yarmouth Hippodrome posters including Billy Russell's Grand Circus, All New Super Circus, Hippodrome Circus and Billy Russell's International Circus

Dates: c1960s-1900s

Greatest Living Phenomenas of Nature Handbill, c1847

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 3: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.307
Scope and Contents

Gigantic fat girl, Miss Holmes - two dwarf sisters, Miss Emma Patten, the Dorsetshire dwarf and her sister, Ellen Patten - great golden boa constictor, real Crocodiles, and strangling serpents. Private exhibitions can be arranged. Printed by J. Trives and Son, Portsea.

Dates: c1847

Grec Festival d'estiu de Barcelona programme, 25 June - 16 August 1997

 Item
Reference code: 178K48.14
Scope and Contents

Abstract black line illustration on white background on front cover, inside list of events and black and white and colour photographs of performers and information, 56pp.

Dates: 25 June - 16 August 1997

Grec Festival d'estiu de Barcelona programme, 1995

 Item
Reference code: 178K48.15
Scope and Contents

Abstract black and yellow line illustration on blue and red background on the front cover, inside list of events and black and white photographs of performers and information, 48pp.

Dates: 1995

Grec Festival d'estiu de Barcelona programme, 25 June - 19 August 1998

 Item
Reference code: 178K48.18
Scope and Contents

Photograph of a wooden peg on orange background on the front cover, inside black and white and colour photographs of acts and performers with information and list of events, 59pp.

Dates: 25 June - 19 August 1998

Group at The Hall by the Sea Photograph, c1890 - 1899

 Item — Box Sanger Circus Box 1: Series 178C114
Reference code: 178C114.50
Scope and Contents

Photograph of a Sanger family group and friends at Grand Hall by the Sea in Margate. George Holloway and James Holloway are fourth and fifth from left. Yetta Schultz is fifth, George Austin is fourth and Kate Holloway second from right.

Dates: c1890 - 1899

Group in the Park at Grand Hall by the Sea Margate Photograph, c1890 - 1899

 Item — Box Sanger Circus Box 1: Series 178C114
Reference code: 178C114.42
Scope and Contents Photograph of a group, mainly family and performers from Lord George Sanger Circus in the park at the Grand Hall by the Sea in Margate. The people are standing over and looking into a water feature in the park with some of the men holding fishing lines. Some men have fallen over. A number of women (including Sarah Harriet Sanger, furthest left, Yetta Schultz third and Kate Holloway fourth from left) are pointing in the background. Ellen Sanger is also furthest right in the background. The...
Dates: c1890 - 1899

Group of Circus Performers and Elephants, c1936 - 1942

 Item — Box Ruth Manning-Sanders Box 1: Series 178C141
Reference code: 178C141.114
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of a large group of circus performers and workers, with four elephants. The group is thought to include the following members of the Rosaire family: Aubrey Rosaire (dressed as a clown), Ivor Rosaire, Dennis Rosaire, Zena Rosaire (also known as Zenita Rosaire) and Cissy Rosaire (also known as Cecilia Rosaire).

Dates: c1936 - 1942

Group of Equestrian Performers Photograph, c1880 - 1889

 Item — Box Sanger Circus Box 1: Series 178C114
Reference code: 178C114.5
Scope and Contents

Photograph of a group of female equestrian performers in elaborately decorated costume. The performers are with Sanger's Circus. Costumes such as these were used in Lord George Sanger Circus parade. Lord John Sanger Circus featured a parade in which five sisters Ida, Victoria, Dagmar, Maude and Jennie Sanger rode side saddle dressed in 'Gainsborough' costumes.

Dates: c1880 - 1889

Group of Five Female Circus Performers, c1936 - 1950

 Item — Box Ruth Manning-Sanders Box 1: Series 178C141
Reference code: 178C141.102
Scope and Contents

Black and white postcard of five women in costume with feathers in their hair. The women shown are the same women thought to perform as 'The Kilty Lassies' with Rosaire's Circus.

Dates: c1936 - 1950

Group of Five Female Circus Performers, c1936 - 1950

 Item — Box Ruth Manning-Sanders Box 1: Series 178C141
Reference code: 178C141.108
Scope and Contents

Black and white postcard of five women in costume with feathers in their hair. The women shown are the same women thought to perform as 'The Kilty Lassies' with Rosaire's Circus.

Dates: c1936 - 1950

Group of People and Circus Tent Photograph, c1920 - 1939

 Item — Box Sanger Circus Box 1: Series 178C114
Reference code: 178C114.129
Scope and Contents

Photograph of group of people in front of a circus tent. The photograph maybe related to Moxon's Circus.

Dates: c1920 - 1939

Group of People and Circus Tent Photograph, c1920 - 1939

 Item — Box Sanger Circus Box 1: Series 178C114
Reference code: 178C114.131
Scope and Contents

Photograph of two men and two women standing outside a stripy circus tent.

Dates: c1920 - 1939

Group of People on Stage Photograph, c1920 - 1929

 Item — Box Sanger Circus Box 1: Series 178C114
Reference code: 178C114.98
Scope and Contents

Photograph of a group of people on a stage with an 'Oriental' style stage scenery. The women standing in the group are (left to right) Olive and Cissie Austin, daughters of Ellen 'Topsy' Austin (nee Coleman) and Harry Austin.

Dates: c1920 - 1929

Group of Performers, c1930 - 1950

 Item — Box Lulu Adams Box 3: Series 178C83
Reference code: 178C83.310
Scope and Contents

Group of performers changing into period costume in the back of a wagon. 'Craston' written on reverse.

Dates: c1930 - 1950

Group of Performers, c1940 - 1950

 Item — Box Lulu Adams Box 3: Series 178C83
Reference code: 178C83.328
Scope and Contents

Group photograph of performers in a park. Victoria Craston on the back row second from right.

Dates: c1940 - 1950