Variety

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

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Ben Jackson Collection / Programmes

Group at Berlin Winter Gardens, c1930 - 1940

Item

Reference code: 178C83.207

Scope and Contents

Group, two women and a man standing outside a sign for Berlin Winter Garten (Winter Gardens).

Dates: c1930 - 1940

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Lulu Adams Collection / Photographs

Group at Yarmouth, c1952

Item

Reference code: 178C83.149

Scope and Contents

Group, four men and two women outside the front of a building. 'From left to right as if you wouldn't know' Bill, Joe, Bill's son. Me (Victoria Craston) Betty and glamour boy our pianist a good likeness' July 1953, Yarmouth' written on reverse.

Dates: c1952

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Lulu Adams Collection / Photographs

Group Outside Theatre, c1934

Item

Reference code: 178C83.158

Scope and Contents

Group of male performers standing outside a Liverpool Pavilion Theatre. 'Joe Crastonian, Archie Horsburgh, Neil Power, Andy Powers, Alex Horsburgh/ Pavilion Liverpool/ Scotch Week/ June 1934' written on reverse. Listing belived to be from left to right. Joe Crastonian is Joe Craston Junior.

Dates: c1934

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Lulu Adams Collection / Photographs

Guess What I'm Doing & Filling in My, c1930 - 1940

Item

Reference code: 178C83.379

Scope and Contents

Promotional card - 'Guess What I'm Doing?' written on a drum 'Asks Joe of Joe and Vic'. 'Joe and Vic Crastonian - Royal Command Performers (side a) Vernons. Image of Joe Craston in military uniform with 'Filling In My Vernons Are You? Money Talks and Facts are Facts I do my Vernons between the Acts' (side b)

Dates: c1930 - 1940

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Lulu Adams Collection / Photographs

Guide Book of Charles W. and John R. Poole Latest Myriorama, c1920 - 1929

Item

Reference code: 178Z64.7

Scope and Contents Colour illustration of the Union Jack on front cover, inside variety programme listing John R. Poole, George Logan, The Lannons, Sam Kelly, The Tree Avenue Girls, M. Joanny and The Murus Comedy Four, descriptions of sights in england, Vienna, Petrograd, Berlin, Brussells, Paris, scenes of WWI including Kitchener's army, the sinking of Kaise Whilheml der Grosse, mine sweeping, camp and hospital scenes and lyrics to the national anthems of the allies and other popular songs such as It's a Long...

Dates: c1920 - 1929

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Bill Barnes Collection / Various Items of Ephemera

Hall by the Sea, Grand Belgian Ball Programme, 8 September 1914

Item

Reference code: 178K45.14

Scope and Contents

Margate, In aid of the Belgian Relief Fund, all the proceeds given by Mr & Mrs Arthur Reeve to the above Fund. Fan shaped programme on card showing a light blue and black photograph of a large hall with chandeliers and ornate walls and ceilings on front on reverse black type on off white background and green floral border.

Dates: 8 September 1914

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Sanger Circus Collection / Programmes

Hall by the Sea, Grand Belgian Ball Programme, 8 September 1914

Item

Reference code: 178K45.15

Scope and Contents

Margate, In aid of the Belgian Relief Fund, all the proceeds given by Mr & Mrs Arthur Reeve to the above Fund. Fan shaped programme on card showing a light blue and black photograph of a large hall with chandeliers and ornate walls and ceilings on front on reverse black type on off white background and green floral border.

Dates: 8 September 1914

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Sanger Circus Collection / Programmes

Hall by the Sea Newspaper Cuttings, 1900 - 1945

File

Reference code: 178G51.1

Scope and Contents

Various newspaper cutting about event at the Hall by the Sea.

Dates: 1900 - 1945

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Sanger Circus Collection / Newspaper Cuttings and Scrapbooks

Hamilton Kaye Collection

Fonds

Reference code: NFA0075

Scope and Contents

Programmes, handbills, photographs and a digital copy of Hamilton Kaye's notebook which contained jokes and stories that he kept for using in his act.

Dates: c1940 - 2000

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

Hamilton's New Excursions Programme, c1880

Item

Reference code: 178K53.10

Scope and Contents

Introductory tableau showing California, London, Crossing the Channel, Paris, Madrid, Rome, Constantinople, Ceylon, Washington, Southampton to Trasvaal, The Cotterells, comedy act, Miss Trixy Holland, comedy act, Arnetti, musical act, Walter Roselle, ventriloquist, Sid Colenza, comedy act, Godfrey Martin's latest cinematoscope. Black type on green background and two small illustraton of men in tailcoats, contains hand written annotations. Printed by Leader Printing Works, Lincoln, 2p.p.

Dates: c1880

Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Bill Barnes Collection / Programmes

Handbill for the Great American Circus and Variety Round-up, c1940 - 1960

File — Box Norman Family Box 4: Series 178K36; Series 178L9; Series 178P5; Series 178Q4; Series 178T29; Series 178Z25

Reference code: 178T29.3

Scope and Contents

Bill of 'The Great American Circus & Western Variety Round-up' [continental wonder show], with the ‘Sensational Hatchet Man’ billed; illustrated, 3pp.

Dates: c1940 - 1960