Chang, active 1939

Date: 1939

Reference: Eph-A-VARIETY-1939

Description: Includes: The Mighty Chang. "A trip to Hades". Grand Opera House We;llington. 24 June 1939. Programme. Alex Hanlon presents "Funz-a-Poppin'". His Majesty's Theatre Auckland. 17 June 1939. Programme. Alex Hanlon presents "Funz-a-Poppin'" featuring the world famous Salici's Parisian Puppets. Also featuring Bobby Morris (comedian), Harry Ross and Eddie Edwards (comedians), Tommy "Bozo" Snyder (pantomimist), Carr Bros and Betty (from Radio City Music Hall), Murray Greene and Elsa Lang (musical comedy), Loretta Grey (comedienne), June and Trudell Van (from Hollywood Pictures), Jack Bickel (dancer), Keith Connolly, Elsa Hosking, Dorothy Holbrook (dancer). Staged by Alex Gerber. Grand Opera House Wellington. 8 July 1939. Programme (2 copies) Harry Howard's "Hollywood Hotel" revue. Grand Opera House Wellington. 12 May 1939. Programme. Harry Howard's Hollywood Revue. His Majesty's Theatre, Dunedin (coloured cover). [1939] Kilbirnie Wrestling and Sports Club comes to town and presents a Grand and varied entertainment (With Doug Kedzlie's Savonia Dance Band, Mr H E Rillstone, Henry Rudolph and his Swingtime Harmonists, Judy Cooper, The Yodelling Girl, The Asquiths, Mr Bert Hickford, Alexander Grant, Miss Hazel Martin's Ballet, Mr L McIlvride, Mr Roland Lavine, Norman & Shirley Wilson, Nat beatus, Ngaire Corkhill, Arthur Pennington, Moreen Hickford). De Luxe Theatre, Sunday night, 23 July [1939]. Programme (PR-12-0065, from the papers of Alexander Grant) Stanley McKay presents The Gaieties of 1939. Grand Opera House Wellington. 4 March 1939. Programme. Frank Neil brings to you with pride ... Will Mahoney, the man who made the King & Queen laugh! "The Parade of Laughter", presented by J C Williamson Theatres. (With Evie Hayes, Whitey Roberts, Jimae, Johnny Bryant, Violet Carlson, Bob Geraght, Tex Morton, Lawrence Brooks). Grand Opera House Wellington. 24 January 1939. Programme. Frank Neil brings to you with pride ... Will Mahoney, the man who made the King & Queen laugh! "Why be serious". 2nd programme - "The laughter parade". His Majesty's Theatre Dunedin, commencing 15 February 1939. Programme Young Australians Band and Revue. Grand Opera House Wellington. 23 March 1939. Programme (2 copies) Young Australians Band and Revue. Grand Opera House. 12 June 1939. Programme. 1ZB Happiness Club Charity ball. Auckland Town Hall, Thursday 17th August, 1939, 8 pm to 1 am. Lucky souvenir programme. Quantity: 11 theatre programmes.. Physical Description: Programmes, various sizes under 250 mm.

Date: 1918 - 1970

From: Cabot, Charles Henry, 1890-1978: [Collection of ephemera, posters and programmes. 1900-1976]

By: Cabot, Beatrice Eliza, 1894-1981; Cabot, Charles Henry, 1890-1978

Reference: Eph-C-CABOT-Magic

Description: Contains advertising for the following: 1918. Carter the Great (Poster featuring copies of New York newspaper reviews) 1925: Frank A Dennie, vaudeville's most versatile entertainer and premier executant on the saxophone and Spanish harp guitar. Promotional flyer with photograph and reviews. 1925 1938. Nicola, the man who knows (Poster) 1938-39. The Great Nicola. (3 copies of poster -venues Palmerston North and Wellington). 1939. Chang ("A trip to Hades") (2 copies of poster) 1943. Professor Enrico Ceccarelli, master hypnotist (Poster) 1946. The Amazing Mr Rooklyn (Magician from England). (2 copies of poster) 1949? The Amazing Mr Rooklyn plus comedian Joe Lawman (2 copies of poster) ca 1950? Gene Rinaldo (hypnotist) plus Coozellie (magician) (poster) ca 1950? Smash hit spectacular double bill. Dante (magician) and The Great Gardini (hypnotist) (poster) 1950s. The Great Levante (2 posters) 1950s? Professor Tududore (South African magician) (Poster in English and Afrikaans) 1950s. Mr Q (Magician - performance at Lower Hutt) (Poster) 1952. Virgil, premier international illusionist (2 copies of poster) 1953. First time in New Zealand theatrical history ... 2 world famous personalities together. The Amazing Mr Rooklyn, magic of the mind and hands [and] the Eminent Van Loewe, highlights of hypnotism. Sensational! Baffling! Hilarious! Grand Opera House, April 20th to May 2nd [1953]. 1950s? L'Amberte (Magician) (Poster) ca 1955. The Great Benyon in "Bam-Boo-Zalem" and other performances (4 posters) ca 1955. [Hand-touched colour photographic print The Great Benyon in performance with Chinese-style dragons and pagodas as stage props. ca 1955] 1958. Dormia (hypnotist) and Christine (psychic) (2 copies of poster) ca 1960. The Great Selbeck, hypnotist (Poster) 1960s? John Carter (South African magician) (2 posters printed in London) 1960s? Janus Vroegryk, hypnotist (Poster) ca 1965? Stromboli's Magic Show (with Harvey the vanishing rabbit) (Poster) 1966. Gentleman Jack, pick-pocket (Poster) 1960s? Jon Zealando, New Zealand magician (Poster) 1968? Franquin, magician (2 posters, 1 with duplicate) ca 1969. The Great K. Lal, and his Mayajal (2 copies of poster) ca 1970. Rayco, master hypnotist - performance at Christchurch (Poster) Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs, sizes varying, up to 500 mm.

Date: 1939

From: Cabot, Charles Henry, 1890-1978: [Collection of ephemera, posters and programmes. 1900-1976]

By: Cabot, Charles Henry, 1890-1978; Cabot, Beatrice Eliza, 1894-1981; Victory Publicity Ltd

Reference: Eph-C-CABOT-Magic-1939-01

Description: Shows head and shoulders portrait of Chang with green face and hands and Chinese costume, lit from below. Two skeletons in shrouds hover about him. Inscriptions: Recto - above image - (in ink): 1939 Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Lithograph, 380 x 252 mm.

Date: 1920 - 1970

From: Cabot, Charles Henry, 1890-1978: [Collection of ephemera, posters and programmes. 1900-1976]

By: Cabot, Charles Henry, 1890-1978; Cabot, Beatrice Eliza, 1894-1981

Reference: Eph-E-CABOT-Magic

Description: Contains advertising for the following: ca 1909? Dallvante the Great (magician) (poster) 1930s? The Illustrious Chung (magician (2 copies) 1938. Nicola (2 copies of poster) 1939. Chang challenged (escape artist) (poster) 1941. The Great Levante (magican) (multiple copies of poster for different venues) 1946. The Amazing Mr Rooklyn (Magician from England). (4 posters including one 3 times this size, in three pieces) 1949? The Amazing Mr Rooklyn plus comedian Joe Lawman (2 copies of poster) 1953. The Amazing Mr Rooklyn, with the Eminent Van Loewe (hypnotist) (poster) 1950? John Calvert (Hollywood's King of Magicians) 1950s? The Levante Show (poster) 1952. Virgil, premier international illusionist from America (2 copies of poster) ca 1955. The Great Benyon in "Bam-Boo-Zalem" and other performances, with supporting acts including Evelyn Talma (2 posters) 1958. Dormia, first lady hypnotist (2 copies of poster) ca 1970. Orchante the master of stage hypnotism (with NZ pop vocalist Brian Swainson, and Sylvia Sevanna, fire dancer from Hawaii). (poster) Quantity: 3 container(s) (folders). Physical Description: Photolithographs, sizes varying, up to 1050 mm.