Motion pictures
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on motion pictures themselves, including motion pictures as an art form, copyrighting, distribution, editing, plots, production, etc.
NFCA: Use for cinema and bioscope
Found in 726 Collections and/or Records:
Annie Oakley Film, 1 November 1894
Item
Reference code: 178D12.12
Scope and Contents
Nitrate film by Edison [EMP 86]. Prod., f./ph: W. K. L. Dickson, William Heise; cast: Annie Oakley, showing famous sharpshooter performer Annie Oakley shooting at a target.
Dates:
1 November 1894
Aping the Law, They Died with their Boots On, and Bashful Buster Film, c1942 - 1956
Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 26: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.258
Scope and Contents
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, 350 Feet. Black and white, silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Erroll Flynn, Charley Grapewin and Arthur Kennedy in 'They Died with their Boots On'. Backstage scenes with Harold Lloyd and Snub Pollard. Arthur Trumble and dog in 'Bashful Buster'. Also features animal scenes including chimps in 'Aping the Law', and Lions from Longleat.
Dates:
c1942 - 1956
Arabian Nights, Dogs Life, Nose for News, 4 Ballets of BB, and With Love and Hisses Film, c1940 - 1949
Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 23: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.221
Scope and Contents
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Boots, Auto-Load. 300 Feet. Universal Pictures. Silent with both colour and black and white footage. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Albert Austin in 'A Dogs Life'. Joe Cook in 'Nose for News'. Bridget Bardot in '4 Ballets of BB'. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy and James Finlayson in 'With Love and Hisses'. Also includes scenes of female wrestlers, giraffes, zebras, peacock and lions. Supplied by Perry’s Movies Ltd.
Dates:
c1940 - 1949
Arabian Nights, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and The Stuntman Film, c1942 - 1965
Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 31: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.306
Scope and Contents
Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, 350 feet. Silent with both colour and black and white footage. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Jon Hall, Maria Montez and Sabu in 'Arabian Nights'. John Wayne in 'She Wore a Yellow Ribbon'. Ben Turpin in 'The Stuntman'. Also features animal scenes including Snooky the Monkey, pelicans, zebras, giraffes and a monkey from Longleat. Also includes an extract from a Walt Disney cartoon.
Dates:
c1942 - 1965
Argyle Theatre Collection
Fonds
Reference code: NFA0117
Scope and Contents
This collection contains a large number of posters as well as business records including records of artist bookings, accounts, scrapbooks, contracts and correspondence.
Dates:
1865 - 1941
Found in:
National Fairground and Circus Archive
Argyle Theatre of Varieties Poster, Week commencing Monday 23 October 1899
Item
Reference code: 178R27.239
Scope and Contents
Birkenhead. The Marvellous Rikfords, The Eight Eldorado Girls vocalists and dancers, Tony & Frances Ryder -comic bar act introducing the female clown and three trained monkeys, Tom Woottwell loose legged comedian, The New Macs Irish knockabout comedy, Dulcie Laing vocalist and skipping rope dancer, The Dorrells duettists, vocalists and dancers, The Vitascope, Preston and Balmaine Illustrated songs, Duets etc, introducing the latest American Coon songs. Red, blue and yellow type on white...
Dates:
Week commencing Monday 23 October 1899
Argyle Theatre of Varieties Poster, 9 November 1896
Item
Reference code: 178R12.109
Scope and Contents
Argyle Theatre of Varieties, Birkenhead. Mr Pat Rafferty Irish Comedian, The Vitagraph: Living Pictures! Animated Photographs! To enable the Proprietors (Messrs. Chard and Co.) to give them a complete and perfect Exhibition of the Vitagraph, the same as produced by them in London, the Management have made special arrangements for the introduction of the Electric Light, Sarina The White Demon and Contortionist, Lillian Bishop Male Impersonator and Burlesque Actress, Quinton Gibson Female...
Dates:
9 November 1896
Argyle Theatre of Varieties Poster, 15 January 1900
Item
Reference code: 178R12.120
Scope and Contents
Argyle Theatre of Varieties, Birkenhead. The Three Delevines and Sisters Winterton, Pantomime, Musical and Legmania Exponents in a Comic Speciality, Nellie Oldene Descriptive Vocalist, Hartz in "A Devil of a Hat", Violet Wilton Serio Comedienne and Dancer, Frank Coyle The Rattler, Carrie Heaton Comedienne, Alf Gibson Character Comedian, The Edison Thomas Animated Photos War Pictures, The Karno Trio Pantomimists and Champion Ball Pubchers. Printed by S. Griffith and Co, typeers, Liverpool....
Dates:
15 January 1900
Argyle Theatre of Varieties Poster, 29 January 1900
Item
Reference code: 178R12.121
Scope and Contents
Argyle Theatre of Varieties, Birkenhead. The Garrisons Burlesque Artiste, Four M.P.’s Musical Palmers, The Kronemans Comedy Acrobats and Hand Balancers, Madden Wood Knockabout Comedians, Evelyn Taylor Serio Comic Vocalist and Dancer, Daisy Palmer Comedienne, Vocalist and Dancer, The Edison Thomas Animated Photos Interesting and Military Pictures, The Donato One-Legged Grotesque and Cosmopolitan Athletic Clowns. Printed by S. Griffith and Co, typeers, Liverpool. Blue, red and yellow type.
Dates:
29 January 1900
Argyle Theatre of Varieties Poster, 15 February 1900
Item
Reference code: 178R12.122
Scope and Contents
Argyle Theatre of Varieties, Birkenhead . The McConnell Family, The Two Neros in "Antics in a Public Bar", Edith St. Clair Serio Comedienne and Burlesque Actress, Lancashire Quartette Lady Vocalists and Dancers, Mark Haldane Character Comedy, Eily Adair Serio Comic Vocalist and Top-boot Dancer, The Edison Thomas Animated Photos interesting and Military Pictures, Alice Palmer Comedienne and Speciality Danseuse, The Three Albions Comedy Musical Act. Monday Next, John Lawson’s Sensational...
Dates:
15 February 1900
Argyle Theatre of Varieties Poster, 19 February 1900
Item
Reference code: 178R12.123
Scope and Contents
Argyle Theatre of Varieties, Birkenhead. The Gotham Quartette American Comedy and Singing Troupe, Lily Lever Ballad and Descriptive Vocalist, The Brothers Lang Knockabout Comedy, Wattie Allen Character Comedian and Dancer, J.W. Rickaby Comedian, Dot McCarthy Serio Comedienne and Dancer, The Edison Thomas Animated Photos military pictures, Lanzetta Continental Speciality Artiste. Monday next, Lillie Belmore lady Tom in 'The Runaway', Florador Quartette, Two Bostons, Tom Lloyd, etc. Printed by...
Dates:
19 February 1900
Argyle Theatre of Varieties Poster, 30 April 1900
Item
Reference code: 178R12.124
Scope and Contents
Argyle Theatre of Varieties, Birkenhead. The Marvellous Elliotts Cyclists, The Seven Savonas Gigantic Fairyland of Electric Lights, Musical Act, Peggy Pryde Serio Comic Vocalist and Dancer, Frank Seeley Comedian, Professor Hulbert Ventriloquist, Mad’lle De Lil Illusionist, Marguerite and May Duettists and Dancers, Senorita Eloina Gymnast, Royal Bioscope with the Latest Animated Pictures Of the War In South Africa. Monday next, Nellie Christie, Marie French, Chas Pastor etc. Printed by S....
Dates:
30 April 1900
Argyle Theatre of Varieties Poster, 7 May 1900
Item
Reference code: 178R12.125
Scope and Contents
Argyle Theatre of Varieties, Birkenhead. The Marvellous Elliotts Cyclists, The Seven Savonas Gigantic Fairyland of Electric Lights, Musical act, Marie French Burlesque Actress, Charles Pastor The Laughing Philosopher, Regan and Ryan Knockabout Comedy Exponent, Robb Gillmore Comic Posturer, Senorita Eloina Clever Gymnast, Jas. Grant The Character Comedian, Royal Bioscope Animated War Pictures, Nellie Christie 'delineator of Coon Songs', 'W.F.Frame is Coming'. Printed by S. Griffith and Co,...
Dates:
7 May 1900
Argyle Theatre of Varieties Poster, 14 May 1900
Item
Reference code: 178R12.126
Scope and Contents
Argyle Theatre of Varieties, Birkenhead. Will H. Fox Comedian in Famous Paderewski Burlesque Paddywhiski", Lily Marney Vocalist, Eno Mimic, Harry Rose Character Comedian, Clarence and Bell Knockabout Comedy Team, Kitty Raybourn Serio Comedian and Dancer, The American Bioscope Will Show Views of the Queen’s Visit To, Dublin and the Latest War Pictures, Jesse Burton Baritone and Descriptive Vocalist, Alaska and Olrac Knockabout Horizontal Bar Experts. Monday Next, WF Frame. Printed by S....
Dates:
14 May 1900
Argyle Theatre of Varieties Poster, 6 August 1900
Item
Reference code: 178R12.127
Scope and Contents
Argyle Theatre of Varieties, Birkenhead. Grand Re-Opening!, Harry Atkinson Imitator of Musical Instruments, Austin Rudd Comedian Griff Equilibristic Cynic, Minnie Cunningham Comedienne and Dancer, Bennett and Martell Clever Legmania Comedians, Sisters Emerald Duettists, Vocalists and Expert Dancers, The Royal Bioscope Showing Animated Photos of the China and South African Wars, Munro and O’Toole Eccentric Duettists and Dancers, Lelia Roze Burlesque Actress, Vocalist and Dancer. Printed by S....
Dates:
6 August 1900
Argyle Theatre of Varieties Poster, 19 November 1900
Item
Reference code: 178R12.128
Scope and Contents
Argyle Theatre of Varieties, Birkenhead. 6 Brothers Luck in new Pantomimic Absurdity 'The Hermit', Animated Photographs of General Buller and the C.I.V’s. return to England Produced by the Royal Bioscope, The Dorrells Duettists, Vocalists and Dancers, Charles Seel Comedian, Martha Gymnast, Maude Needham Serio Comic and Ballad Vocalist, T.W. Barrett The Nobleman’s Son, Marion Keats-Serio-Comedienne and Dancer, New Macs Knockabout Comedians. Printed by S. Griffith and Co, typeers, Liverpool....
Dates:
19 November 1900
Argyle Theatre of Varieties Poster, 14 January 1901
Item
Reference code: 178R12.129
Scope and Contents
Argyle Theatre of Varieties, Birkenhead. Signor Pepi Italy’s Greatest Quick Change Artist, Animated Photographs of Lord Roberts’ Return Produced by the B.B.and R. Royal Bioscope Company, Martin Conway Quaint Comedian, Egyptian Princess Cleopatra Serpent Enchantress, Emma Don Character Comedienne, Collins and Rice American Comedy Vocalist and Dancers, Barton Howard The Human Gramophone, Dora Lyric Burlesque Actress, R.W. Bentley Character Comedian, Boswell’s Novel Stage Circus with Educated...
Dates:
14 January 1901
Argyle Theatre of Varieties Poster, 30 June 1902
Item
Reference code: 178R12.132
Scope and Contents
Argyle Theatre of Varieties, Birkenhead. Abel and Welsh Clever Grotesque Eccentrics, George White’s Arabs, Royal Bioscope Carnival Procession in Birkenhead and Other Scenes Taken Saturday 21st June, 1902, Spriggs and Grundy Comedians and Dancers, The Musical Scena '20 minutes in Venice', Alf Levarini Wire Act, The Rozells Knockabout Triple Bar Performers, Lily Curries Descriptive Vocalist, Woodbee Wonders, Grand Coronation March Played by the Argyle Orchestra Under the Direction of...
Dates:
30 June 1902
Argyle Theatre of Varieties Poster, 10 November 1902
Item
Reference code: 178R12.135
Scope and Contents
Argyle Theatre of Varieties, Birkenhead. Harry Freeman Comic Singer, The Nine Rosebuds Vocalists and Dainty Dancers, Daisy James Comedienne, Harry Dent Vocal and Burlesque Comedian, Austin Rudd of Red Light, Danger!, Fame, May Queen Vocalist and Dancer, Edmunda Ventriloquist and Mimic, Harry Villers Character Comedian, Ella Retford Comedienne, Royal Bioscope with a Series of Novel Pictures Including A Trip To the Moon, The Collins Trio Including Miss Rachel Lowe Vocal Comedy Artistes....
Dates:
10 November 1902
Argyle Theatre of Varieties Poster, 16 February 1903
Item
Reference code: 178R12.140
Scope and Contents
Argyle Theatre of Varieties, Birkenhead. Morrell and Evans Mirth, Melody and Music, The Bohemians Musical Comedy Artistes, Willie Benn Comedian and Pianist, Nat Travers Coster Comedian, Park’s Eton Boys Vocal Entertainment, Tom Lloyd Comedian, Michael Nolan Irish Comedian, Katie Weston Comedienne and Coon, Impersonator, The Warlocks Comedians and Dancers, Royal Bioscope including The Imperial Durbar at Delhi, 1903, The Burnells-Pantomimists. Printed by S. Griffith and Co, Printers,...
Dates:
16 February 1903