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Circus

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4321 Collections and/or Records:

Theatre Royal Glasgow Programme, Two weeks commencing Monday 2 July 1951

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.131
Scope and Contents

The Festival Circus arranged by Robert Bros. Blue, black and white illustration of the Royal theatre on front cover, inside programme and commercial advertising with black and white illustrations, on back cover, black and white photographs of theatres and text, 6p.p

Dates: Two weeks commencing Monday 2 July 1951
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Programmes / Robert Brothers Circus Programmes

Theatre Royal & Opera House Wakefield presents: Aladdin, 1996 - 1997

 Item
Reference code: 178K48.6
Scope and Contents Theatre Royal, Wakefield. Colour illustration of some of the characters, theatre logo at the top and its name in white type, show name in orange type in the centre and the performance dates in white type on a red background and the bottom of the cover, inside black and white and colour commercial advertising and children's activities, and black and white pages of information about the story, performance and cast and crew members, featuring Rebecca Truman as the Empress of China & Flying...
Dates: 1996 - 1997
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Skinning the Cat Collection / Programmes

Theatre Royal Poster, Saturday 30 November 1867, Monday 2 December and during the week

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.1
Scope and Contents

Birmingham. Cattle and Dog Shows, Miss Adah Isaacs Menken, Paris and Back for £5, Mazeppa's equestrian act, Programme of Scenery and Incidents, Sarah's Young Man. Black type on off white background. Printed at the Theatre Royal Printing Office, Birmingham.

Dates: Saturday 30 November 1867, Monday 2 December and during the week
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Victorian, Edwardian and Georgian Circus Posters

Theatre Royal Poster, 5 June 1816

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.42
Scope and Contents Mr. Conway's Night, Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. Mr. Egerton, Mr. Tokely, Mr. Liston, Mr. Duruset, Mr. Bellamy, Master C. Parsloe, Mr. Young, Mr. jefferies, Mr. Murray, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Fawcett, Miss Logan, Mrs. Egerton, Miss Matthews, Mrs. H. Johnston in The Exile, Mr. Matthews in Mrs. Wiggings, Mr. Sinclair and Miss Stephens, Mr. Grimaldi and Mr. Ellar in Mother Goose, Mr. Conway, Mr. Bellamy, Mr. Claremont, Mr. W. Chapman, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Treby, Mr. H. Well, Mr. Menage, Mr. Grant, Mr....
Dates: 5 June 1816
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Victorian, Edwardian and Georgian Circus Posters

Theatre Royal Poster, 13 February 1863

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.44
Scope and Contents Birmingham. Pantomime, Mr. Ersser Jones, Mr. C. Vincent, Mr. Evelyn Evans, Mr. H. Montgomery, Mr. E. V. Sinclair, Mr. E. Job, Mr. W. Scott, Mr. J. Barton, Mr. J. M. King, Miss Bessie Harding and Miss Cleveland in Steel Waters Run Deep, Mdlle. Marie Mazoni, Miss Eyles, Miss Tibbitts, Miss Bessie Harding, Miss L. Warden, Miss Amelia Smith, Miss Nelly Smith, Mr. J. Barton, Mr. E. V. Sinclair, Miss Maria Stanley, Mr. P. White, Mr. Walton Scott, Mr. E. Dixon, Mr. W. Glydon, Miss Emma Nason, Mr....
Dates: 13 February 1863
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Victorian, Edwardian and Georgian Circus Posters

Theatre Royal Programme, Monday 20 August 1888 and following nights

 Item
Reference code: 178K43.23
Scope and Contents Birmingham. Mr. Arthur Roberts, The Old Guard, Mr. Malcolm, H. Grahame, Mr. Joseph Tapley, Mr. Alec Marsh, Mr. L. Roche, Miss Hettie Bennett, Mr. J. J. Dallas, Miss Guilia Warwick, Miss Carrie Coote, Miss Nellie Woodford, Miss Annie Halford, Miss Flo Wilton, Miss Edith Hoppe, Miss Jenny Wren, Miss Bob Akers, Miss Eva Stanley, Miss Mary MacDonald, Miss Mary Marsden, Miss Bertha Bartlett, Miss Susie Sinclair, Miss Wynne Waltham, Miss Laura Lloyd, Mr. L. Bridgman, Mr. Grattan, Miss T. Thompson,...
Dates: Monday 20 August 1888 and following nights
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Programmes / Early Circus Programmes

Theatre Show Programmes, 1959 - 1993

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 46: Series 178K44
Reference code: 178K44.121
Scope and Contents

Programmes for the following theatre productions: Blitz!, These Foolish Kings, Aladdin, Mother Goose, Swinging down the Lane, Crazy for You (with hand written notes), The Pajama Game.

Dates: 1959 - 1993
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Smart Family Collection / Programmes

This Way to Fossetts Famous Circus Poster, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.858
Scope and Contents

Black type on yellow background in the shape of an arrow and black border

Dates: c1900 - 1999
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Fossett's and Ginnett's Circus Posters

Threatre of Variety Programmes, c1880-1978

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178K43.677
Scope and Contents Variety theatre and music hall programmes cotaining circus acts as well as a varity of other acts across the UK including City Varieties Leeds, Concert Pavillion Battersea Park, Palace Theatre Blackpool, The Bedford Theatre, New London Theatre, Empire Theatre Liverpool, The Playhouse Harlow, Palace Threatre Chelsea, Hippodrome Theatre Coventry, Olympia Theatre, Opera House Blackpool, Empire Theatre Glasgow, Morecambe Tower and Gardens, Empire Threatre of Variety Brighton, Hippodrome...
Dates: c1880-1978
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Programmes

Ticket for Royal Gala Performance at Queens Hall, Leeds, 19 December

 File — Box Smart Family Collection Box 11: Series 178H21
Reference code: 178H21.70
Scope and Contents

Smart Circus tickets for the Royal Gala Performance.

Dates: 19 December
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Smart Family Collection / Business Records

Tickets for Various Circuses, c1900 - 2000

 Item — Box Smart Family Collection Box 54: Series 178Z46
Reference code: 178Z46.26
Scope and Contents

One ticket for Circus Domino, one ticket for Billy Smart’s Circus, one ticket for Circus Renz, and two tickets for Circus Gerd Siemoneit Barum.

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

Times of Shows and Artist Salaries, 1997

 File — Box Smart Family Collection Box 6: Series 178H21
Reference code: 178H21.32
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Business records related to the Smart family and Smart circus.

Dates: 1997
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Smart Family Collection / Business Records

Tivoli Poster, 25 March 1929

 Item
Reference code: 178R58.1
Scope and Contents

Jazon and Montgomery present the supreme British dancers Moore & Bamford, Mark Lane comedian, Hagen and Lee comedians, Francini Olloms musicians, The Four Vagabounds vocalists, Bertini, the Kiraku Brothers three Japanese wonders, Clown Dears with his miniature circus introducing Cyclone the unridable mule. Printed by Haveys advertising Services (Hull) Ltd.

Dates: 25 March 1929
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Decar and Tomato Collection

Tom Arnold's 7th Annual Harringay Circus Poster, 22 December 1953 - 30 January 1954

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.693
Scope and Contents

Harringay. Colour illustrations of a chimpanzee in clothes, a clown riding a rearing elephant, a polar bear, and leopard and three horses, background red, type multicoloured

Dates: 22 December 1953 - 30 January 1954
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / British, European and International Circus Posters

Tom Arnold's Harringay Circus Poster, From 13 December 1952 - 7 February 1953

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.1098
Scope and Contents

Two smiling black sea lions on a podium underneath a yellow image of a world

Dates: From 13 December 1952 - 7 February 1953
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Belle Vue, Kelvin Hall, Boswell and Wilkie and other British and International Circus Posters

Tom Arnold's Harringay Circus Poster, c1950-1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.1101
Scope and Contents Picadilly, Haringay arena, from December 21 to January 28. Sensational Alzanas high-wire act, tiger act presented by Giblert Houche, Enrico Caroli Troupe pyramid jockey act, elephants and zebras by Chipperfield, Les Framcesco clown family, comedy chimps presented by Coll, Paul's poodles, Kimris aerial performer, 5 Eriksons Swedish equilibrists, Les 3 Norbertys trapeze act, La Balo Misteriosa, Miss Conchita and the Girls of the Moon, Myrons 4 Georgys, Albert and Ernst Schumann, 50 strong...
Dates: c1950-1999
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Belle Vue, Kelvin Hall, Boswell and Wilkie and other British and International Circus Posters

Tom Arnold's Harringay Circus Poster, c1950-1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.1102
Scope and Contents

From December 22 to Jan 30. Yellow text on red background, monkey in clothes in top left hand corner, large elephant in middle bottom of poster with clown on head, horse and lepoard in right bottom hand corner and polar bear in bottom left hand corner

Dates: c1950-1999
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Belle Vue, Kelvin Hall, Boswell and Wilkie and other British and International Circus Posters

Tom Arnold's Harringay Circus Poster, c1950-1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.1150
Scope and Contents

23 December to 7 February. Colour illustration of a clown on the top left and bottom right and yellow type on blue background with yellow border

Dates: c1950-1999
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Belle Vue, Kelvin Hall, Boswell and Wilkie and other British and International Circus Posters

Tom Arnold's Harringay Circus Poster, c1950-1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.1151
Scope and Contents

22 December to 30 Janurary. Colour illustration of a clown on bottom centre with yellow hair and red nose and flourescent yellow and orange type on purple background

Dates: c1950-1999
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / Belle Vue, Kelvin Hall, Boswell and Wilkie and other British and International Circus Posters

Tom Arnold's Harringay Circus Poster, 23 December 1952 - 7 February 1953

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.691
Scope and Contents

Harringay. Colour illustration of a crouching orange tiger, background black, type orange, green and white

Dates: 23 December 1952 - 7 February 1953
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Circus Friends Association Collection / Posters / British, European and International Circus Posters

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