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Admission Ticket to a Dramatic Recital

This ticket is for admission to a dramatic recital by Mrs Scott Siddons at the Public Hall, Windsor Street, Leamington Spa, which took place on the 18th October 1886.

Admission Ticket to a Dramatic Recital

This ticket is for admission to a dramatic recital by Mrs Scott Siddons at the Public Hall, Windsor Street, which took place on the 18th October 1886.

Alcester. Kazoo Band

Alcester Silver Jubilee showing The Kazoo Band. 1935

Alveston. Organ grinder

Italian organ grinder with a donkey and cart and two children posing with him, one on donkey in Alveston. 1908

Amazing Chang Letterhead

Letterhead for the Amazing Chang. It is made of white paper and has blue print. On the left Chang is depicted standing in front of the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford. The letter head gives details ...

Amazing Chang Postcard

Postcard printed in green and white. The main body of the postcard features a portrait of a man (head and torso) dressed in Chinese costume. He is standing in front of a backdrop of flowers and butterflies.Samuel ...

Barford. May Day revels

Barford Church of England schoolchildren in May Day dress with Sam Bennett, the well known Fiddler from Ilmington. 1912 [The children are dressed for Morris dancing, to perform the 'Bacca Pipes' Morris ...

Bishops Tachbrook. "Tachbrook Mummers"

Two of the original Tachbrook Mummers, cousins Jim and Bill Thacker. c. 1920

Ilmington. Clog dancers in front of The Howard Arms

Clog dancers performing in front of The Howard Arms, Ilmington. 1980s

Ilmington. Group of people

Large group of men, women and children with Sam Bennett, The Ilmington Fiddler. Ilmington. 1900s

In the Lion's Den

This is an oil painting on canvas depicting a circus trainer in a travelling cage with a lion, a tiger and three liger cubs. Ligers are the offspring of lions and tigers, which only mate together in captivity. ...

Madame F Lablanche

John Burgess (Junior) (1813-1874) Madame F Lablanche, October 1844 Pencil on paper 100mm x 70mm This drawing is on the back of a concert programme, in which Madame Lablanche sang, in October 1844. This ...

Nuneaton. Chuck O'Neil in comedy pose

The comedian Chuck O'Neil pictured in the home of Dr. Stored, Nuneaton. 1954

Nuneaton. Pingles Fields

Evening entertainment in the Pingle Fields with a trapeze artist on the high wire, Nuneaton. 1951

Portrait of Daniel Lambert

This is an oil painting on canvas depicting Daniel Lambert, the celbrated fattest man on record. In 1805 he resigned as Keeper of Leicester Gaol to both make a tour of England drawing large crowds, and ...

Programme for a Performance by Vesta Tilley

An autographed copy of a programme for a performance by Vesta Tilley, 1919 Vesta Tilley (1864 - 1952) was an English male impersonator. She was the foremost male impersonator of the day and was frequently ...

Punch And Judy

Thomas Uwins (1782-1857) Punch And Judy Pencil, pen and watercolour on paper 235mm x 290mm The painting depicts a street scene with a crowd watching a Punch and Judy show.

Puppets

These Punch and Judy puppets have painted papier-mache heads and hats, mounted onto turned wood sticks. They may have been used in professional puppet shows rather than as children's toys.

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