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Circus

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4479 Collections and/or Records:

Monte Carlo Circus Festival Film, 1998

 Item
Reference code: 178D4.13
Scope and Contents

Film footage on VHS cassette format of Monte Carlo Circus Festival.

Dates: 1998
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Geoff Stevens Collection / Film

Monte Carlo Circus Festival Film, c1974 - 2000

 Item
Reference code: 178D4.18
Scope and Contents

Film footage on VHS cassette format of Monte Carlo Circus Festival.

Dates: c1974 - 2000
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Geoff Stevens Collection / Film

Monte Carlo Circus Festival Items, 1974-2019

 File
Reference code: 178Z50.70
Scope and Contents

Monte Carlo Circus Festival tickes and a ticket for the national museum part of a photographic album, wooly scarf, book of rules and other items

Dates: 1974-2019
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Various Items

Monte Carlo Circus Festival Photographs, 1981 - 1987

 File
Reference code: 178C108.324-328
Scope and Contents

Colour photographs of Lindsay Temple at the Monte Carlo Circus Festivals posing with performers and next to Chipperfield tigers outdoors in a cage.

Dates: 1981 - 1987
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Photographs and Postcards

Monte-Williams Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0161
Scope and Contents

Research material by Pauline Tindale and a small amount of original archive related to Randall Williams and his descendants, including birth, death and marriage certificates and photographs.

Dates: 1797 - 1998; 2018 - 2021
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive

Montecarlo International Circus Festival Programmes, 1975 - 2019

 File
Reference code: 178K43.644
Scope and Contents

Montecarlo International Circus Festival programmes, containing colour illustrations on the front covers, inside black and white and colour photographs of perfomers and acts with text and photographs of other events, introduction, programme and commercial advertising.

Dates: 1975 - 2019
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Programmes

Moody Bros. Poster, c1800 - 1899

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.34
Scope and Contents

Colour illustration of male equestrian act doing a summer sole over a galloping horse with ringmaster in tuxido stood on the right and clown in stripy outfit stood on the left, over yellow background and orange border on the top section. Printed by Moody Bros., Regd. No. 26553, Birmingham.

Dates: c1800 - 1899
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Victorian, Edwardian and Georgian Circus Posters

Moscow Circus Film, 1974

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 11: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.88
Scope and Contents

Super8, British Movietone News 1974. Distributed by Powell Films.

Dates: 1974
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

Moscow Circus/Fiesta Circus/Charlie Rivel Film, 1950 - 1977

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 33: Series 178D14
Reference code: 178D14.43
Scope and Contents

VHS PAL. Note on tape reads 'Moscow Circus c1950? on stage young Oleg Popov and Acts. Circus Fiesta (1977?) Tony Hophins junior, Jimmy Scott etc. Charlie Rivel with English subtitles'.

Dates: 1950 - 1977
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Smart Family Collection / Film

Moscow State Circus and Chipperfield's Circus Film, c1965 - 1979

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 26: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.250
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. Super 8, Auto-reel. 300 feet, Pathe. In colour with sound.

Dates: c1965 - 1979
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

Moscow State Circus Film, 1996

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 14: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.114
Scope and Contents

Super8, Pathe Pictorial. 50 feet. In colour, with sound. Outdoor scenes at Watford, Knutsford Recreation Ground, Hertfordshire. Features lions, juggling and clowns. Possibly filmed by Noel Drewe.

Dates: 1996
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

Moscow State Circus in Tom Arnold's Circus Spectacular Poster, 29 July - 10 September 1960

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.692
Scope and Contents

Wembley, Empire Pool. Colour illustration of a red bear in a necktie carring two flags, background purple, type multicoloured

Dates: 29 July - 10 September 1960
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / British, European and International Circus Posters

Moscow State Circus Poster, Tuesday 26 - Sunday 31 March c1980s

 Item
Reference code: 178R41.7
Scope and Contents

Exeter. Yellow, red, black, white and pink type.

Dates: Tuesday 26 - Sunday 31 March c1980s
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Chris Russell Collection / Posters

Moscow State Circus Poster, 29 July - 10 September 1960

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.444
Scope and Contents

Wembley Empire Pool. Stars of 1960 in Tom Arnold's Circus Spectacular. Reflective pink and yellow type and blue and white type on purple background

Dates: 29 July - 10 September 1960
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Robert Brothers Circus, Tom Arnold's Circus and Bob Wilson's Fun Fair Posters

Moscow State Circus, That's Entertaining, Gerry Cottle Circus, Chinese Circus, 20th Circus Festival and Cirque de Main Films, 1988 - 1997

 Item
Reference code: 178D13.19
Scope and Contents A BBC TV production in association with the Entertainment Corporation, Channel 4, BBC Sctoland Hand Pict Productions, WDR, Telmondis, France 3. Colour, sound and background music. DVD1 Moscow State Circus from Battersea Park, London, introduced by David Hibling, contains narration by Charles Nove, circus acts including equestrian, acrobatics, trapeze and comedy, interviews with circus performers in Russian with subtitles in English 1988, followed by That's Entertaining documentary on Gerry...
Dates: 1988 - 1997
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Films

Moskauer Staatszirkus Programme, c1995

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 48: Series 178K44; Series 178Z46
Reference code: 178K44.149
Scope and Contents

Circus Williams Franz Althoff production. Includes handwritten notes on circus acts on a separate document. Front cover has a colour illustration of half a clown face attached to half a tiger face.

Dates: c1995
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Smart Family Collection / Programmes

Moustache Parade Programme, c1900 - 2000

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 46: Series 178K44
Reference code: 178K44.115
Scope and Contents

Front cover: moustache with the title on it, programme starts here. Inside: programme continues. Back cover: programme finishes. 2 pages.

Dates: c1900 - 2000
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Smart Family Collection / Programmes

Mr. Cooke Circus Poster, 9 November 1830

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.26
Scope and Contents Pantheon, Norwich. 12 Arabian and Hanoverian horses, country dance, Mr. Cooke on The Courier of St. Petersburgh, The Magnificent Pegasus, Miss Emiline Margaretta on The Countess of Lilliput or the Fair old Maid of 1725 comical equestrian act, Mr. Smith with Burmese twin ponies act, Mr. Williams' leaping acrobatic act, Master Alfred Cooke's on The Playful Zephyr equestrian act, Mons. Hengler on sigle tightrope act, Protean Nondescript gymnastic act, Brentford Election comedy act. Black type...
Dates: 9 November 1830
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Victorian, Edwardian and Georgian Circus Posters

Mr Ducrow as Jack Junk, c1930 - 1955

 Item — Box Ruth Manning-Sanders Box 1: Series 178C141
Reference code: 178C141.157
Scope and Contents

Black and white photograph reproduction of an illustration titled, ‘Mr Ducrow as Jack Junk’.

Dates: c1930 - 1955
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Ruth Manning-Sanders Collection / Photographs / Miscellaneous Circus Photographs

Mr. Ducrow as the Courier of St. Petersburgh Print, c1800 - 1899

 Item
Reference code: 178V11.17
Scope and Contents

Woodcut on paper published by R. Lloyd and G. Skelt. Black and white illustration of a man in uniform riding standing up on five horses and carrying seven flags.

Dates: c1800 - 1899
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Original Artwork

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