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 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 4555 Collections and/or Records:

Royal Shakespeare Company Aldwych Theatre Programme, March 1981

 Item
Reference code: 178K27.105
Scope and Contents

Passion Play by Peter Nichols, Louise Jameson, Benjamin Whitrow, Billie Whitelaw and others. Contains illustrations and photographs of the acts, 24p.p.

Dates: March 1981

Royal Theatre, Chester, Poster, Monday 9 June, c.1952

 Item — Box Electric Modern Printing Collection Box 2: Series 178R45
Reference code: 178R45.171
Scope and Contents Deen Moray presents for Dorothe Neal Panorama, A Varied Vista of Fun and Fantasy. Radio's Little Gel Joan Winters & The Boy Fried Guy Fielding. Artist and model Dorothe Neal, Paul Newington, The Marie de Vere Dancers, Delores Delmarno & Robert Glynne, Jill Hawley, Frederick Owen, Chas Meek, Phil Lester, The Four Musical Derricks. White poster with red and blue text, small blue star illustrations. Taylors, Printers, Wombwell, Yorks. Includes some hand drawn illustrations on back in...
Dates: Monday 9 June, c.1952

Royal Variety Performance Programme, 17 November 1980

 Item
Reference code: 178K27.113
Scope and Contents

The London Palladium. Dame Anna Neagle, Danny Kaye and many others. Contains colour photographs of the acts, 104p.p.

Dates: 17 November 1980

Royal Victoia Pavilion, Ramsgate Poster, 22 June onwards c.1968

 Item — Box Electric Modern Printing Collection Box 1: Series 178R45
Reference code: 178R45.24
Scope and Contents

Gerald Bourne producing Ltd presents Gerald Palmer's Carnival on Ice of 1968. The All-family ice spectacular. The Glamourous Austrian Skating Champion Hanna Eigel, Martin & Heather Grangers' Skating Puppets, The Personality Songstress Mitzi Maguire. Poster with blue background, yellow, red and black writing with colourful illustration. Printed by Electric (Modern) Printing Co. Ltd. Manchester.

Dates: 22 June onwards c.1968

Royal Victoria Pavilion, Ramsgate, Poster, 22 June - 14 September c.1968

 Item — Box Electric Modern Printing Collection Box 2: Series 178R45
Reference code: 178R45.106
Scope and Contents Gerald Bourne productions ltd presents Gerald Palmer's Carnival on Ice, of 1968. The All-family Ice Spectacular, brilliant skating, novel specialities, great comedy, scintillating scenes. The Glamorous Austrian Skating Champion Hanna Eigel, Martin & Heather Grangers' Skating Puppets, The Personality Songstress Mitzi Maguire, Leonard Brown, Mark and Paula, Billy Crochet, The Lovely Ice Princesses and The Ice Squires, The "Topline" Musical Quartette directed by Roy Lowe, Elizabeth Dixon,...
Dates: 22 June - 14 September c.1968

Royal Windsor Big Top Show Programme, 28 May 1977

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.182
Scope and Contents

Home Park, Windsor. Black and white illustration of Wombwell's tent with elephant walking out and people around on top section and silver and white type on blue background on the front cover, inside Black and white photographs of the Queen, famous personalities and circus performers, articles and commercial advertising, 22p.p.

Dates: 28 May 1977

Russian Circus Programmes, 1956 - 2013

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178K43.616
Scope and Contents

Russian circus programmes including the Moscow State Circus, the Traditional Russian Circus, Staats Zirkus, the Great Moscow Circus and the Republic of Sakha State Circus, contain black and white and colour photographs of acts and performers with information, programme and some illustrations and commercial advertising.

Dates: 1956 - 2013

Russian State Circus Poster, c1930 - 1990

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.185
Scope and Contents

Peter Jay, The Imperial Russian State Circus, All New Superdome Circus at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. 6th Jul to 29th October. Colour illustration of a strongman riding an elephant, background purple and pink, type blue, yellow and white.

Dates: c1930 - 1990

Ruth Manning-Sanders and a Monkey, c1935 - 1938

 Item — Box Ruth Manning-Sanders Box 1: Series 178C141
Reference code: 178C141.61
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of a woman, thought to be Ruth Manning-Sanders, shown holding a monkey whilst travelling with Fossett's Circus.

Dates: c1935 - 1938

Ruth Manning-Sanders Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0177
Scope and Contents This collection comprises correspondence, photographs and newspaper cuttings, relating to Rosaire’s Circus, compiled by the writer and poet, Ruth Manning-Sanders. Accompanied by correspondence with, and photographs of, Freddie Pickford, an elephant trainer, during his time working for Fossett’s Circus, as well as various printed items and further photographs, thought to be accumulated in the course of her career as an author, who wrote extensively on the circus, including a book titled, ‘The...
Dates: c1920 - 1959

Ruth Manning-Sanders, Freddie Pickford and Lizzie the Elephant, c1935 - 1938

 Item — Box Ruth Manning-Sanders Box 1: Series 178C141
Reference code: 178C141.68
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of Ruth Manning-Sanders, with the animal trainer, Freddie Pickford with his elephant, Lizzie. This photograph is thought to have been taken whilst Freddie Pickford was working for Fossett's Circus.

Dates: c1935 - 1938

Ruth Manning-Sanders, Freddie Pickford and Lizzie the Elephant, c1935 - 1938

 Item — Box Ruth Manning-Sanders Box 1: Series 178C141
Reference code: 178C141.80
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of Ruth Manning-Sanders, with the animal trainer, Freddie Pickford with his elephant, Lizzie. This photograph is thought to have been taken whilst Freddie Pickford was working for Fossett's Circus.

Dates: c1935 - 1938

Ruth Manning-Sanders, Joan Manning-Sanders, Freddie Pickford and Lizzie the Elephant, c1935 - 1938

 Item — Box Ruth Manning-Sanders Box 1: Series 178C141
Reference code: 178C141.57
Scope and Contents

Photographic negative of Ruth Manning-Sanders and Joan Manning-Sanders, with the animal trainer, Freddie Pickford with his elephant, Lizzie. This photograph is thought to have been taken whilst Freddie Pickford was working for Fossett's Circus.

Dates: c1935 - 1938

Ruth Manning-Sanders, Joan Manning-Sanders, Freddie Pickford and Lizzie the Elephant, c1935 - 1938

 Item — Box Ruth Manning-Sanders Box 1: Series 178C141
Reference code: 178C141.65
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of Ruth Manning-Sanders and Joan Manning-Sanders, with the animal trainer, Freddie Pickford with his elephant, Lizzie. This photograph is thought to have been taken whilst Freddie Pickford was working for Fossett's Circus.

Dates: c1935 - 1938

Ruth Manning-Sanders, Joan Manning-Sanders, Freddie Pickford and Lizzie the Elephant, c1935 - 1938

 Item — Box Ruth Manning-Sanders Box 1: Series 178C141
Reference code: 178C141.79
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph of an unidentified woman, possibly Joan Manning-Sanders, shown asleep on the grass in front of a living caravan in the camp at Fossett's Circus. Includes inscription on the reverse that reads as follows: 'Tom Fossett's Circus Elephant Lizzie, Freddie Pickford, Keeper, Ruth and Joan c1935'.

Dates: c1935 - 1938

Sadlers Wells Theatre Programme, 11 January 1897

 Item
Reference code: 178K53.119
Scope and Contents

Three fold programme containing black type on green background and an illustration of George E. Belmount and commercial advertisement on the outside, inside The Wicklow Cabin, commercial advertising and programme listing Frances Harrold's combination in A Just Retribution, Flo Gallimore, Sibb and Sibb, George Barron, R.W. Paul's Theatrograph, Tom Leamore and Home Sweet Home.

Dates: 11 January 1897

Sadlers Wells Theatre Programme, 18 January 1897

 Item
Reference code: 178K53.120
Scope and Contents

Three fold programme containing black type on green background and an illustration of George E. Belmount and commercial advertisement on the outside, inside The Wicklow Cabin, commercial advertising and programme listing Frances Harrold's combination in The Last Dread Penalty, Tom Leamoire, Sibb and Sibb, George Barron, R.W. Paul's Theatrograph, Ada Fawn and Home Sweet Home.

Dates: 18 January 1897

Salambo Programme, 1914

 Item
Reference code: 178K53.140
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of a woman in a long blue dress wearing a large peacock feather attire and a cape and red type on grey background on the front cover, inside description of scenes and black and white photographs, 10p.p.

Dates: 1914

Sally Chipperfield's Christmas Circus Poster, c1950 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.317
Scope and Contents

Great Yarmouth, 26 December to 12 January. Colour illustration of a cartoon lion, tiger, elephant and monkey sharing christmas dinner with a clown and a woman in a leotard decorating a christmas tree in the background, background blue and white, type red, yellow and blue. Illustration signed Sutcliffe. Printed by W. E. Berry Ltd, Bradford

Dates: c1950 - 1999

Sally Chipperfield's Circus Poster, c1950 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.338
Scope and Contents

Bingley Hall, Birmingham, 1 to 11 January. Colour illustration of a muzzled bear, an elephant, a poodle, a clown, a horse and a tiger, main background blue, type black and white. Illustration signed Mark Twitchett. Printed by Twinprint Limited

Dates: c1950 - 1999