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Comedians

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 615 Collections and/or Records:

Bootiful, Paws for Breath, Lion Escape Aid and Circus Time Films, c1945 - 1960

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 5: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.30
Scope and Contents

Circusama and Yesterdays Circus Today. 9.5mm, Pathescope. Black and white, silent. Includes extracts from Billy Bevan and the Andy Clyde comedy ‘Circus Time’. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.

Dates: c1945 - 1960

Business Records , 1903 - 1912

 Series
Reference code: 178H15
Scope and Contents

Business material related to Ben Jackson's music hall and variety career including correspondence and contracts.

Dates: 1903 - 1912

Business Records, 1 March 1923

 Series
Reference code: 178H30
Scope and Contents

Memorandum of agreement between Mrs A. Reeve-Sanger and Rupert Heath.

Dates: 1 March 1923

Central Hall, Norfolk Street, Sheffield Poster, 11 December [1905]

 Item — Frame Fred Holmes Frame 1: Series 178R34
Reference code: 178R34.4
Scope and Contents

Charles Coborn - The Man who Broke the 'Bank of Monte Carlo'. The Banzai-Parez - Musical Troupe; Jasper Redfern's Animated Pictures - How Money is Made; Harland and Rollison - famous comedy musicians.

Dates: 11 December [1905]

Central Hall Poster, 25 September c1900 - 1920

 Item — Frame Fred Holmes Frame 3: Series 178R34
Reference code: 178R34.6
Scope and Contents

Norfolk Street, Sheffield. Jasper Redfern's Animated Pictures and Vaudeville Entertainment. Gravetta and Parr - impersonators, comedy and juggling. Percy Farrimonde - singer. Madame Gavetta - vocalist. Stanert and Yondi - musical entertainers. Imperial Concert Orchestra. Printed by Jas Neville, 134 Carver St. Moorhead, Sheffield. Blue type on off white background with blue border.

Dates: 25 September c1900 - 1920

Charles Taylor Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0069
Scope and Contents

The Charles Taylor collection is a fine example of Taylor’s of Wombwell printers’ posters, which highlight changes in printing techniques, fashion and taste within the popular entertainment industry. Included are examples of posters for pantomimes, fairs and circuses. The collection also contains handbills and other advertising material.

Dates: c1937 - 1989

Chelsea Palace Theatre Poster, Week commencing Monday 31 August 1931

 Item
Reference code: 178R27.163
Scope and Contents

Shaun Glenville Irish Comedian, Florrie Forde chorus singer, Archie Glen Ben Said the funjuror, The Hearnes, Pauline Crothers and her violin, The London six-Harmony, burlesque, Dancing. Blue and red type on white background. Printed by John Waddington ltd., 108 Albion Road, Stoke Newington.

Dates: Week commencing Monday 31 August 1931

Chester Royalty Theatre Poster, Week commencing 4 July 1932

 Item
Reference code: 178R38.11
Scope and Contents

Colin Wark presents, Troise and the Mandoliers, Gerard Snoeck the squeeze-box merchant, Handby Celeine Trio in skatorial moments, Mayfair Sisters two grass widows in something different, Bert Hopping mountain of mirth, Betty Bruce feminine but funny, Ivor John from Covent Garden & Carl Rosa Opera Co., Revill and Syd versatility personified. Blue and red type on cream background. Printed by Taplen & Paddock Printers, Cuppin Street, Chester.

Dates: Week commencing 4 July 1932

Chicken Cooped Film, c1945 - 1960

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 9: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.69
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 9.5mm, Pathetoscope. 300 feet, 12 minutes long. Black and white, silent. Comedy starring Flora Finch. Copied to DVD 4 and DIGI-BETA.

Dates: c1945 - 1960

Chipperfield Circus Posters, c1950 - 1999

 Sub-Series
Reference code: 178R47.213-354
Scope and Contents

Chipperfield Circus posters including Chipperfield Circus, Chipperfield Brothers Circus, Sally Chipperfield's Circus, Circus Spectacular, Chipperfields Europe's Greatest Circus, Chipperfield's Bingley Hall Xmas Circus, Mary Chipperfield's Circus and Jimmy Chipperfield's Circus among others.

Dates: c1950 - 1999

Chipperfields Europe's Largest Circus and Menagerie Poster, 1954

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.220
Scope and Contents

Miss Stella's sea lions, 16 elephants, Roman chariot racing, Ranee the only tiger to ride an elephant, 70 horses, The Raluy's fired from a canon, 18 grizzly and polar bears, The Dorchesters cowboy riders, The Cutanos aerial acrobats, giraffe, camels, llamas, zebras, Les French comedy, 12 African lions, high school act, The Domis wirewalkers, John's performing poodles, 3 Henris trapeze act. Colour illustration of chariot racers, type and background multicoloured.

Dates: 1954

Chipperfields Europe's Largest Circus and Menagerie Poster, c1950 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.222
Scope and Contents

16 elephants, Arturos on the swaying mast, The Royal Percheron stallions, African lions, The Raluy's fired from a cannon, Ranee tiger riding an elephant, The Ortons gymnasts, 18 grizzly and polar bears, Les French comedy, golden Palomino horses, Royal Bengal tigers, Miss Stella's performing sea lions, camels, llamas, zebras, John's performing poodles, 4 Dresslers. Main background red, type multicoloured on multicoloured background.

Dates: c1950 - 1999

Chipperfields Europe's Largest Circus and Menagerie Poster, 1955

 Item
Reference code: 178R47.225
Scope and Contents Miss Stella's sea lions, 16 elephants, Roman chariot racing, The Camileo Mayer high wire troupe, 70 horses, the exotic group, camels, llamas, zebras and George the giraffe, 18 grizzly and polar bears, The Kalev's human statues, The Tarzanovas flying trapeze, Chipperfields cheeky chimps, Les French comedy, 12 African lions, high school act, The Domis wirewalkers, John's performing poodles, 3 Henris trapeze. Colour illustration of Roman chariot racers, announcement that the show is new glued...
Dates: 1955

Christmas Greenting Card, 15 December 1904

 Item
Reference code: 178Z35.2
Scope and Contents

New Year's postcard from Ben Jackson to Mrs Ben Jackson, 160 Wellington Road, Rhyl, with American postal stamp.

Dates: 15 December 1904

Christopher Palmer Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0105
Scope and Contents

Circus programmes and VHS tapes from Billy Smart’s Circus and Chipperfields’s Circus collected during the 1970s and early 1980s by the TV producer, Christopher John Palmer. There are also a number of promotional photographs of artistes and other ephemera related to the circus.

Dates: 1973 - 1983

Circus Friends Association Collection

 Fonds
Reference code: NFA0122
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a large library of books and journals, as well as archival material including posters, programmes, photographs, films, handbills, research material, scrapbooks, original artwork and many other items of ephemera relating to British, Irish and European circuses

Dates: 1795 - 2020

Circus Spell Binders and Three Comedy Short Films, c1965 - 1979

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 11: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.91
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. Super8, Grasso. Castle Films. Black and white, silent. Possible soundtrack. Label on the side of the box reads 'Mixture..'. Possible compilation that includes Circus Spell Binders. However, it is on a 'std 8mm' label and may have been left on buy mistake. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.

Dates: c1965 - 1979

City Varieties Leeds Poster, Week commencing Monday 8 November c1982

 Item
Reference code: 178R11.194
Scope and Contents

Nat Jackley ‘The original Rubber necked Comedian with his Happy Gang’ with Penny Nicholls, Tom Howard, Mike Onions, Chris Corbally, Barbara Jackson, John Warwick, The Calders. Red and blue type with border on yellow background.

Dates: Week commencing Monday 8 November c1982

Civic Theatre Poster, Sunday 15 May 1983

 Item
Reference code: 178R27.131
Scope and Contents

Barnsley. Call up the Comedians, Jimmy Marshall and others. Red and blue print with photograph. Printed by Walkers-Printers.

Dates: Sunday 15 May 1983

Co-operative Hall Poster, c1920 - 1929

 Item
Reference code: 178R27.25
Scope and Contents

Edlington. Hodson’s blue Star Comedy, concert & Dramatic Co., Various plays. Black type on purple background.

Dates: c1920 - 1929