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 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 4710 Collections and/or Records:

Babes in the Wood Poster, 2 - 5 January 1978

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.19
Scope and Contents

City Varieties, Leeds. Ben Warriss, Bruce Trent, Ken Barnes. Contains colour illustration related to the theme of the pantomime.

Dates: 2 - 5 January 1978

Babes in the Wood Poster, Week commencing 10 January 1955

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.321
Scope and Contents

Playhouse Theatre, Bury St. Edmunds. Harry Rowson, Cliff Gay, Dorothy Howe, Noel Baron, Don Clifford and Dickie Bird, Annette Gaye, Norma Joyce, Derek Yielding, Shirley Wood, Ivy Barry, Festine, Vera Valentine’s famous 'Royalty Girls' and Doreen and Ronaine. Contains colour illustration.

Dates: Week commencing 10 January 1955

Babes in the Wood Poster, Week commencing 27 December 1954

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.322
Scope and Contents

Playhouse Theatre, Colchester. Harry Rowson, Cliff Gay, Dorothy Howe, Noel Baron, Don Clifford and Dickie Bird, Annette Gaye, Norma Joyce, Derek Yielding, Shirley Wood, Ivy Barry, Festine, Vera Valentine’s famous 'Royalty Girls' and Doreen and Ronaine. Contains colour illustration.

Dates: Week commencing 27 December 1954

Babes in the Wood Poster, Week commencing 3 January 1955

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.329
Scope and Contents

Hippodrome and Queens Theatre, Keighley. Jackson Earle, Rita Page, Vera Blaine, Peggy Naylor, Dorothy Ann Sanders and Barbara Deakin, Bud Wallis, Will Norman, Doreen Davis, Joe Davies, Dawn Bennett, Pat Warren, Jack and Joan’s 10 Sherwood Girls. Contains colour illustration.

Dates: Week commencing 3 January 1955

Babes in the Wood Poster, 11 - 20 December c1970 - 1979

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.340
Scope and Contents

Theatre Royal, St. Helens. Roy Lester, Steve King, John Warwick, Barbara Jackson, Alan Kent and Johnny Laine. Red and green.

Dates: 11 - 20 December c1970 - 1979

Babes in the Wood Poster, Commencing 22 December 1978

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.673
Scope and Contents

City Varieties, Leeds. Ben Warriss, Bruce Trent, Ken Barnes, Du Marte and Denzar, Jon Junior, Joe Cook, Jean Pearce’s Junior Showtimers. Multicoloured type on white background and illustration on paper.

Dates: Commencing 22 December 1978

Babes in the Wood Poster, Commencing 22 December 1978

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.674
Scope and Contents

City Varieties, Leeds. Ben Warriss, Bruce Trent, Ken Barnes, Du Marte and Denzar, Jon Junior, Joe Cook, Jean Pearce’s Junior Showtimers. Multicoloured type on white background and illustration on cardboard.

Dates: Commencing 22 December 1978

Babil and Bijou Handbill, 8 April 1882

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 3: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.315
Scope and Contents

The Lost Regalia - ballet, chorus, and music - by Dion Boucicault, F.R. Planche, Frank W. Green and G. Jacobi - at Alhambra Theatre, London. Grand Fairy Spectacular Opera. Illustrated borders, 4pp. Printed by Letts, Son and Co., London, EC.

Dates: 8 April 1882

Bachler's Showtime Cavalcade Poster, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.698
Scope and Contents

Black type on yellow background. Left blank for adding location and date. Printed by J J Cameron, Poster Service

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Baggage Stickers, c1920 - 1939

 File
Reference code: 178Z15.26
Scope and Contents

Luggage sticker for South African Railways Union Castle Line.

Dates: c1920 - 1939

Bailey's Big Circus and Western Show Programme, 1929

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.384
Scope and Contents

Black and white photocopy of original programme with elephant holding a man by the head in its mouth on the front cover and programme inside over two pages, 3p.p.

Dates: 1929

Bailey's No.1 Circus and Menagerie Poster, 1928

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.1243
Scope and Contents Saxonette strongman, Dimple comedy equestrian act, 9 rainbow horses, greyhound racing, Chang Indian elephant introduced by Miss Isabelle, Lucky Zig Zag pony, The Ape Man, Ida trapeze act, Peggy pony, Robert Francis equestrian act, The Arabian twin educated stallions. Blue and red type on white background with solid blue border and blue and white illustration of strongman lifting an elephant within a contraption in the centre. Left blank for adding location and date. Printed by Moody Bors....
Dates: 1928

Bailey's No.1 Circus Poster, c1960 - 1969

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.1102
Scope and Contents

Racing Greyhounds, Samson, Ida, Vilara Troupe, Chang the Indian performing elephant, Robert Francis, Dimple, Blackbottom and Charleston on horseback, Wise Mare Peggy and Funny Jester. Blue type on blue background and illustration.

Dates: c1960 - 1969

Bailey's Star and Ross Bros combined Circus Poster, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.699
Scope and Contents

Ross and Ross revolving breakaway ladder. Don't jump Joey, The Currie Sisters, Boy Rozane and Partner wire walkers, The Tumbling Tommies acro-burlesque, The Olympics whirlwind riders, Looking For It clowns, Bue, 'the pony with the human brain', The Flying Aces aerial gymnasts. Poster mounted on painted wood, background white, type red and blue. Left blank for adding location and date. Printed by Whittaker, Printer, South Elmsall, Yorks

Dates: c1900 - 1999

Balloons! Balloons! Handbill, 27 August 1845

 Item — Box John Barmwell Taylor Box 1: Series 178T1
Reference code: 178T1.162
Scope and Contents

Mr Green at Cremorne Gardens, King’s Road, Chelsea. "Mr Green ascending in the Great Nassau Balloon" plus night ascent "amidst the effervescence of Fireworks! discharging a galaxy of irritated pyrotechnics from the car!". Illustrated. Printed by S.G. Fairbrother, 31 Bow Street, Covent Garden.

Dates: 27 August 1845

Bang Film, c1940 - 1945

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 2: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.14
Scope and Contents

Circusama and Yesterday Circus Today. 9.5mm. 300 feet. Silent. Includes Jimmy Adams. Label reads “First 9.5mm my father bought me”. Buckingham Film and Video Services.

Dates: c1940 - 1945

Barbara Buttrick Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0083
Scope and Contents

The collection contains photographs, handbills and programmes relating to Barbara Buttrick’s boxing career and some material she collected related to boxing.

Dates: c1900 - 2001

Barnard's New Royal Circus Programme, c1800 - 1899

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.22
Scope and Contents Mdlle. Thomassine Allen equestrian act, Hendricks clown, Mons. Alfrano assisted by Chips, Billy equestrian dog, Burgess clown, Les Dials juggling act, Mr. William Swallow equestrian act, Mdlle. Jennie Alleyne equestrian act, Tatters and his automated acrobats, Tom, Dick and Harry, Jackles clown, Mdlle. Frederica performing dogs act, Miss Swallow. Black type on white background with black and white photgraphic portrait of Mr. George Barnard on the front and list of cast of performers and acts...
Dates: c1800 - 1899

Barnum and Bailey Greatests Show on Earth Poster, c1950-1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.1172
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of clown on the foreground in a white and red outfit and stripey white and red tights inviting the viewer into a miniature circus tent on the background, over a dark blue background

Dates: c1950-1999

Barnum and Bailey Greatests Show on Earth Programme, Last six weeks, closing 2 April 1898

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.25
Scope and Contents

Twelve enourmeous canvas pavilions, Four hundred blue ribbon horse fair, Menaries of wild and trained beasts, The famous collection of wonderful freaks, Clowns, The Mahdi: or, For The Victoria Cross. Black type on off white background with black and white illustration of equestrian parade on top section, from The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News.

Dates: Last six weeks, closing 2 April 1898