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Leiscetes Square, London. Three fold programme containing colour illustration of women and Pierrots dancing on the outside, inside commercial advertising and programme listing The Musical Korries, Emmy's Troupe of Trained Toy Terriers, The Luppus, The Newsky Roussotine Troupe, The Animatographe, Mr Morris Cronin, Rip Van Winkle dramatic ballet and Les Minstrels Dumond.

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Programmes, posters and photographs mainly related to the Poole family's travelling Myriorama show.

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Al Jolson the singing fool, Talkies. Red, blue and yellow type on off white background and yellow border. Printed by Willsons', Printers, Leicester.

Scope and Contents Bristol. Harry H. Hamilton's Grand Panstereorama of Passing Events, Relief of Candahar by Gen. Roberts, The Cabul Massacre, Death of Sir Louis Cabagnari, Destruction of the 66th Regiment, Finding the Body of Lieut. Maclean, Windsor Castle, Thames Enbankment, Mr Charles Heywood, Mr Lindon Travers, O.I.C.M. Minstrels, Messrs Monti Collins, H. Sullivan, J.E. Drew, Stuart Cowell. Red and black type on white background and colour illustration of a military camp and soldiers in the centre. Printed...

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Bristol. A Congress of Solid Fun, The Monarchs of Ethiopians by Hamilton's. Black and red type on white background and colour illustration of a head portrait of a black man wearing American themed clothes with illustrations of black people along the bottom of the images spelling the word Minstrels in the centre. Printed by J. Upton, Steam Printing Works, Great Charles Street, Birmingham.

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Black and white illustration of a sinking ship and a boat rowing away in rough seas on the front cover and black type on white background, inside programme listing; The Adolphi Trio, Lumiere Cinematographe, Miss Connie Ediss, Les Minstrels Parisiens, Mr Edmund Payne & Miss Katie Seymour, Mr Norman Salmond, Miss Marie Tempest, Mr Arthur Roberts, Miss Letty Lind, Semmel's Hungarian and Russian Troupe and Monte Cristo, 2p.p.

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Bristol. Brown type on yellow background listing Joseph Poole's sights of the world, Off with 'em by Mr Poole's Minstrels, Venice, Chicago, Loss of the H.M Ship Victoria, Poole's Variety Confederation, Poole's Popular Programme, Mr Fred Mayer, Miss Dent, Mr A.W. Hallo, Miss May Finch, Spence & Wright, Mr Somers, Miss May Finch, Pongo, Seeblod & Dent, Horton & Linder, Beno. Printed by Fry Bros, Printers, Broad Quay, Bristol.

Scope and Contents Visiting all scenes of importance from the palaces of the East to the Wigwams of the Wild West, 120,000 miles in 120 minutes, Harry H. Hamilton's original O.I.C.M. minstrels, Anglo-American concert confederation, Mr Walter Osborne, singing act, Mr Stuart Cowell, comedy act, Miss Emmie Watson, singing act, Messrs. Waters and Kelly, comedy and dancing act, M. Essmann. Blue type on white background with blue border and small scenes on the corners of the front cover, inside programme and listing...

Scope and Contents America, Ireland, England, Scotland, Wales, British deeds of valour, Soudan incident, General Gordon´s fate, Mr H.D. Glover, Mr Walter Osborne, singing act, Mr Arthur Sullivan, comedy act, Miss Emmie Watson, singing act, Mr Stuart Cowell, comedy act, Mr Bob Matin, Miss Ethel Silvena, comedy act, Messrs Waters and Kelly, comedy act, Harry H. Hamilton's original O.I.C.M. minstrels and celebrated Blondin mules. Green type and illustrations of buildingings, weapons and a portrait on an easel on...

Scope and Contents Victoria Hall Suntherland, England, France and Italy, Turkey, Egypt, The Soundan, Suez Canal and India, Afghanistan and China, Russia, Austria, Switzerland and Germany, America, the Atlantic Ocean and the Artic Regions, Scotland, Ireland, Mr Joseph Poole's Combination Company, The Great Alvantee, high wire act, Herr Blitz, equilibrist act, Miss May Frinch, singing act, Bob Desmond, comedy act, Mr Felix Somers, George Mayo, Mr Fred Mayer, Group of Ladderites, equilibrist act, Poole's Merry...

Scope and Contents Exchange Rooms, New Street, Birmingham, Egypt and the world, Bombardment of Alexandria, Cairo, The Suez Canal, London, South Africa, Afghanistan, India, Assassination of the Szar, Miss Ada Violet Poole, singing act, Prince of Wales Minstrels, Mr Charles Ernest, singing act, Mr J. Richards, musical act, Mr Horace Wilton, comedy musical act, Mr Felix Somers, ventriloquist act, Herr Blitz, magic act, Mr Oscar Hartwell, The orchestra conducted by Mr B. Simpson. Black type on pink background with...

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Royal Agricultural Hall, Islington. Annual Benefit, 20 Songs for the Occasion, Principal London Variety Artistes. Black type on white background. Printed by Aubert's Steam Printing Works, Maiden Lane, Strand.

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Black and white and colour photographs and postcards

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Black and white and colour photographs and postcards of performers including dwarves, blackface performer, a white face pierrot and Du'calion, the interior of a theatre, a photograph of the Parade at Newport, Isle of Wight, photographs of Poole's myriorama, employess and brass band and a small family photo album.

Scope and Contents Munt's Hall, Clapham Junction, Commencing Monday 15 May, Poole's latets trip around the world, London, Paris, Venice, Moscow, Norway, Cyprus, Cairo, Stanley in Africa, Shouth Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Ceylon, Herat, China, Niagara, The Wild West, Quebec, Belfast, North Wales, The Phydora Trio, musical act, Miss Rosie Williams, musical act, Professor Carson, ventriloquist act, Munro and O'Toole, comedy act, Otto Elliott (Silent Otto), comedy act, Mr J.J. Taylor, comedy act, Poole's...

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Poster related to the Poole family film shows, Gompertz's diorama and other early cinema travelling shows and venues.

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Pre-Film and variety and music hall programmes mainly related to the travelling shows of Joseph Poole and Harry Poole, Harry H. Hamilton, Mapleston Brothers and Adams but it also includes other showmen.

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Black and white illustration of a female dancer on the front cover and black type, inside programme listing La Danse, Dayton Family, Dutch Daily, Elz a & Kate, Les Minstrels Dumond, Taffary's performing dogs, Lumiere's cinematographe, Ducreux & Geralduc, Monsier Grais, Sisters Abbot, Faust and Larsen Family. Contains commercial advertising, 2p.p.

Scope and Contents Columbia, Manchester Picadilly, Liverpool Lime Street, Queenstown, S.S. Teotonic, New York, The lengend of Rip-Van-Winke, Tableaux vivant, Louisiana, New Orleans, Imperial Great Britain, Quebec, Hong Kong, Australia, The S.S. Arundel Castle, South Africa, Gibraltar, Holland, The Queenboro' Flushing route, London, Portsmouth, Windsor Castle, Harry H. Hamilton's variety organization, Flying Dillons, gymnastic act, The 4 Valladolis, acrobatic act, Japa and Japo, equilibrist act, Martinnette...

Scope and Contents Will Dalton, Violet Nelson, Star Herman, The Halliwells, Edith St. Clair, The Almontes, Lily Burnand, Brothers Darnely, The Bostons, Harry Tate, Royal Villion Troupe, Charles Seel, Bonnie Kate Harvey, Maynard and Calver, Tom White's Arabs, Arthus Lennard, The Phantos, El Dorado, The Land of Gold ballet, Kate Geraldine, Ara, Zebra and Vora, Katie Lawrance, Athas and Collins, The Leopolds. Three fold programme, brown type on off white background in the centre with brown illustrations of acts...