Places

Date: 2000 - 2010

Reference: Eph-C-CIRCUS-2000/2010

Description: Includes posters for: 2000: Les Arts Sauts. Chaffers Park, 8-26 March. New Zealand Festival 2000. (2 copies) 2003: Real circus is coming! Whirling Bros Circus. Blenheim Primary School, 18-20 January [2003] 2004: Neil Goldberg's Cirque dreams, produced by Cirque Productions and artistic director Neil Goldberg. [2004?] Souvenir programme [booklet of photographs]; also a poster for performance at Auchor Stdium 2000, 10th March [2007?] 2006: The New Zealand Post season of Les Art Sauts in Ola Kala. Wellington 24 Feb - 19 Mar 2006. 2010: Wellington Festival of Circus. Waitangi Park, 3-9 March [2010]. (With The Navigators, Stop no 60, An Adagio Cocktail Hour, Circus of Horrors, Deadly, Circa Teen, Kapiti Vaulting Club, Workshops, Perilous, Empress Stilt Dance, Gallery of Oddities). Quantity: 6 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset prints approximately A3 size.

Date: 1980 - 1999

Reference: Eph-C-CIRCUS-1980/1999

Description: Includes posters for: 1979/1980s? Circus Newtown Park. January 20-21 [1980s? - accessioned 30.3.1983] 1981: Circus. Summer City. Sunday 18 January 1981, Newtown Park 1983: Bruce Warwick proudly presents for the first time in New Zealand the Chinese Magic Circus of Taiwan. St James Theatre Wellington, 1-6 November [1983] 1985: Dramadillo Workshop. Circus acrobatics and movement; a weekend workshop 31st May - 1st June [1985] 1986: American 3 Ring Circus. Wellington Show & Sports Centre, 13-23 March 1986] 1990s?: The world's greatest circus in a spectacular new arena production. The Great China Circus. 70 performers; over 200 costumes. Queens Wharf Events Centre, Wellington, 3-5 May [1990s?] 1997: Circus magic. Johnsonville School Grounds, 2-5 October [1997] Quantity: 6 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset prints approximately A3 size. Provenance: One item donated by Lynette Shum in 2016.

Date: May 1979

From: Creative New Zealand: Collections relating to the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council and Creative NZ

Reference: PA1-q-970

Description: `Arts Jamboree,' the Central Regional Arts Council's conference held at Tararua College, Pahiatua, from the 18th to the 20th of May 1979. Events included drama, dance, clowns, movement workshops, fancy bread making, video photography, building constructions from pipes and string, a Maori concert party, and an exhibition of arts and crafts. Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).

Date: 1981 - 1982

From: Stones, Anthony, 1934-2016 :Sketchbook 1981-1982

Reference: E-181-q-061

Description: Shows riot police batonning a Springbok tour protester. The protester is in clown costume. Quantity: 1 drawing(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour, page size 271 x 210 mm

Date: 1940 - 1943

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

Reference: Eph-A-CABOT-Variety-1940/1943

Description: Includes programmes or fliers for the following: 1940s: See the novelty show; one hour's entertainment. Prince Rangi in Indian Yogi features, sword swallower, fire eater, hypnotist. The dog that writes and draws; performing birds. Admission 9d. Capt Lloyd, late Taronga Park Zoo, Sydney, and official entertainer to British and American Fighting Forces. Red flyer. [1940s?] 1940: [Postcard]. Mexican Rose. Weight, 54 stone. Age 23 [ca 1940] Coles' New Varieties in the Canvas Theatre, Domain Hollow, Hobart (With Bert Le Blanc, Buster Noble, Ozo & Bozo, Marsh & Young, Jandy, Levon & Leone, James & Kuester, Fay & Millie, the De Armours). [1940]. Programme Introducing Cole's New Varieties (With Ozo & Bozo, Bert Le Blanc, Marsh & Young, Jandy, Levon & Leone, James & Kuester, Fay & Millie, the De Armours). Domain, Hobart, February 24th, 1940. Programme Tivoli Circuit of Australia in conjunction with J C Williamson offer New Zealand audiences the Imp Eternal and the man who made the King laugh! Will Mahoney, the internationally famous comedian of the stage and screen (With Johnny Hyman, the Lampinis, Les & Mavis Ritchie, Cusko's Jungle Circus, the Four Florays, Bob Geraghty, the Melodians, John Dobbie, Margaret Kelly, Evie Hayes. A Wallace R Parnell production; ballets by Ronnie Hay). Grand Opera House Wellington, commencing Easter Saturday, 23 March 1940. Programme J C Williamson's "Switzerland"; ice show and ballet (With Megan Taylor, Eddie Marcel, Patricia & Joy MacKinnon, Diana Grafton, Ronald Priestley, Graham Hobbs, Rita Bramley, Doreen Parr, Phil Taylor, Elsie Heathcote, Connie Graham, Tommy Russell & Ernie Marconi). Provincial tour 1940. Programme. J C Williamson's gloriously beautiful extravaganza on real ice "Switzerland" ice show and ice ballet. Final appearances in New Zealand of Megan Taylor, Eddie Marcel, Phil Taylor. Grand brief farewell season. Opera House, 11 May 1940. Publicity card with photo portrait of Megan Taylor, world's champion ice skater. Alec Regan presents "Radio Merry-Go-Round" (With Jim Gerald, Jandy, Latona & Sparks, Louis Carr, Cath Esler, the Harris Sisters, Karinska & Vadie, Alec Kellaway, Valentine & "Monty", the Romaros). Majestic Theatre Vaudeville, direction S.A. Theatres Ltd, [Adelaide, 1940]. Programme Tramways' Band. Christmas and New Year Carnival Fair, Evans Bay Foreshore, Saturday, Dec. 21 to Saturday, Jan. 4 [1940-1941]. Hornblow Print [Flyer. 1940] 1941: The Disabled Soldiers Civil Re-Establishment League presents its monster revue "Britannia", produced by W Lints in aid of the Victory Queen carnival funds (With organiser Mrs Philip Cooke, wardrobe mistress Mrs Harrison, Henry Rudolph and his Swingtime Harmonists, Rainbow Tappers, Joan Beere, Heather Wright, Pennie Hill). Opera House, 1-10 May 1941. Programme Tivoli Circuit presents big Xmas & New Year attractions. "Mother Goose", a real children's pantomime; Australia's first all-military revue "We're in the army now", plus "Stars in your eyes" variety revue (With Jim Gerald, Ade Duval, Atlas Bros, Valentine & "Monty", Jandy, Mark Ollington, Snowy Towers, the Rivells, John O'Dowd, Gracie Emerson, Robert Butt, Terry Scanlon. Production by Wallace R Parnell). Tivoli Theatre [Melbourne. 1941]. Programme The Tivoli Circuit presents "We're in the army now" (With Bill Butland, Keith Major, the Ridgeway Sisters, Jandy, Sampson & Simpleton, the Rivells, Terry Scanlon, Betty Lambert, Cremorne Ballet, the Atlas Brothers, Snowy Towers, Valentine & Monty, Mark Ollington). Cremorne Vaudeville, commencing 24 March 1941. Programme The Tivoli Circuit of Australia (general manager Wallace R Parnell) presents "Stars in your eyes", and "We're in the army now" (With Sampson & Simpleton, Alex Kellaway, John O'Dowd, Gracie Emmerson, Robert Butt, Jim Gerald, Ade Duval, Jandy, Atlas Bros, Snowy Towers, the Artistos, Valentine & 'Monty', Mark Ollington, the Rivells, Betty Lambert, Marie Doran, Terry Scanlon, Keith Major). Tivoli Theatre Sydney, commencing 7 February 1941. Programme Tivoli Circuit presents our first nautical revue, "We're in the navy now" (With Joe Lawman, Lea Sonia, Phil Lopaz, Gilbert & Howe, Alan Eddy, the Littlejohns, Magda Neeld, Alec Kellaway, Kwam Bros, Jandy, Six Ashtons, Val & Monty, Betty Lambert, Atlas Bros, Ozo & Bozo, Grace Emerson, Edna Emmett). Tivoli Theatre [Melbourne], commencing 24 November 1941. Programme 1942?: J C Williamson's gorgeous pantomime "Aladdin", with the Great Levante as Abanazar, supported by 100 British Empire artists. Municipal Theatre Dannevirke, 3 March [1942]. Promotional pamphlet 1943: Fourth of July Gala performance, featuring a notable United States' Military Band. Proceeds for Patriotic Funds. A galaxy of talented artists (With Joseph L O'Neil, Ophir Rees, Adele Taylor, Jack Riley & Sylvia Pointer, Stan Chrisp, Kathleen Farrell, Dan Flood, Koanui Simeon, Reg Rushen, Elton Black, Joy Asquith, J McCarthy, Howard Moody). His Majesty's Theatre [Auckland?], Sunday July 4th 1943. Programme The National Patriotic Fund Board of New Zealand presents the Kiwi Concert Party, New Zealand Entertainment Unit, 2nd NZEF, in "Kiwi revue no. 8". Manager for the New Zealand tour, W A Jameson. [1943]. Programme Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed programmes or fliers, under 250 mm.

Date: 1893

Reference: Eph-B-CIRCUS-Fillis-1893-01

Description: Programme for a circus performance in Christchurch. Lists the proprietor (Mr F E Fillis), manager (Signor Agrati), advance agent (Mr J J Cameron), press representative (Mr H G L Barton), and advertising agent (Mr J S H Eccles). The acts included Scindia (performing Bengal tiger), Parisian lady gymnasts Miss Alexandra and Lazel, baby elephants Billy and Bobby with funny monkey waiter Adonis; Grand Garland manoeuvres by eight ladies of the troupe, Feeley Bros comedians, performing trick ponies Billy and Dan, gymnasts Messrs Martini and Holt, horseback riders Mr Wallett and Mdlle Pauline, comedian Walter Holt, Fillis' great jockey act for which he has received 12 medals, Dan and Kate Feeley (balancers), Madam Spangoline the new trick rider, Mayol troupe (classical statuary), Grand Haut Ecole (High School riding with Madam Fillis and the thoroughbred chestnut New Zealand horse "purchased by F E Fillis on his last tour throught this colony"; grand aerial double trapeze display by the Liliputian marvels Master Dickey and Miss Amalia Feeley; three maginificent Nubian lions trained by Mr John Cox, grand amateur riding contest for the prize of a silver watch. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress on folded programme 290 x 220 mm.

Date: 2006

Reference: Eph-D-CIRCUS-2006-02

Description: Poster showing two clowns and giving date, venue and time for Johnsonville performances. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph 490 x 310 mm, and offset print 215 x 295 mm, stuck together, total 675 x 295 mm. Provenance: Donated by Claire Viskovic, Wellington, in 2006.

Date: 2004

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000299

Description: Photographs of park events in 2004, West Coast Region. Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Events (pic in the park04)" Quantity: 143 digital photograph(s).

Date: 2002

From: Brockie, Robert Ellison, 1932- :Digital caricatures and cartoons

Reference: DX-003-093

Description: Prime Minister Helen Clark, and possibly Immigration Minister Lianne Dalzeil welcome Winston Peter's into a circus tent labelled "NZ Circus" where Asians are welcome and Asian is spoken. The very angry Peters is shown with a thunderstorm above his head and a fuse which is lit. Extended Title - NZ circus Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

Date: 1921

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

Reference: Eph-E-CABOT-Circus-1921-01

Description: Poster advertising the 1921 tour by the Australian circus company, St Leon's Circus. Lists the following performers: Odessa Bros (triple horizontal bar), the beautiful Dolories (trapeze), Joey and Woolum, Maudie (mule), Ky-Yia Trio (dogs trained by "Jackeroo"), Prof Morris and his New Zealand and French mountain trained sheep and trained pigs, St Leon's acrobats, Master Mervyn King (boy rider), Odessa Sisters (aerial whirling stunts), Conchita (rider), Ray St Leon and his 4 flying steeds, Golda ("singing Venus on tight wire"), Gus St Leon (clown), Rentfrew statues, Madame Footrina; Algernon, Bertram & Reginald (comedy riding duo), Reuben (miniature horse). Mark St Leon writes (10 November 2007): "As with a lot of circus programs, family members may have performed in several different acts under other names. The St Leon family for this tour comprised the brothers Syl, Reg and Adrian and their sister Daisy (Mrs Alf Honey) and the Honeys' daughters, Golda, Doris ('Conchita'), Loreen and Florence. Ray St Leon was their cousin (and my great uncle). Golda was "Mdlle Golda" and the sisters Doris, Loreen and Florence were the 3 Odessa Sisters/Honey Trio. Alf Honey and his partner Frank Cherry were gymnasts, although the "Cherry" for this tour was probably not the Frank Cherry of the original act of 1908-09. 'Professor' Morris was an animal trainer. Master Mervyn King was an adopted/apprenticed boy of the St Leons who died recently at the age of 95. I recorded his life story as a circus man in my book 'The Silver Road'. Joey & Woolum was, I think, Syl and Adrian St Leon. Delories may have been either Golda or Doris. The Rentfrew Troupe/Bezantine Troupe were mostly the family. There is mention of Gus St Leon (father of Syl, Reg, Adrian and Daisy) but I doubt if he was on this tour. His brother Walter (father of Ray) was present for the early part of the tour and presented the war horse Romulus. You will find references to the Honey family in my Circus in 'Australia: The American Century' as this branch of the St Leon family later established itself in the USA". Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Relief print, on poster 1070 x 395 mm.

Date: 1999-2004

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000284

Description: Photographs of Agricultural and Pastoral (A&P) fairs and galas in West Coast Region Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Events (A&P fairs galas) Quantity: 74 digital photograph(s).

Date: 1968

Reference: Eph-D-FAIR-1968-01

Description: Shows an arrangement of text, with illustrations of two clowns. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s) on poster.. Physical Description: Screenprint on sheet 632 x 450 mm.

Date: [193-?]

From: Raine, William Hall, 1892-1955 :Negatives of New Zealand towns and scenery, and Fiji

Reference: PAColl-3071-1-10

Description: Men of the Island Bay Surf Life Saving Club members dressed as clowns. Occasion unidentified. Location unidentified, probably Wellington. Photograph taken circa 1930s by William Hall Raine. Source of descriptive information - Notes on file print. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print, 16.4 x 21.4 cm

Date: 2009

From: Moreu, Michael, 1969-: [Digital cartoons published in the Christchurch Press and Fairfax Media]

Reference: DCDL-0010758

Description: Three clowns wearing police caps fumble about losing equipment and manuals at a murder scene. Refers to the David Bain retrial. David Bain was accused of murdering his family in 1994. His conviction in 1995 was quashed by the Privy Council in 2007 after finding that there had been a substantial miscarriage of justice. In 2009 a retrial began. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2004

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DX-014-595

Description: A series of six scenes showing the positive aspects of power transmission lines. In November 2004, residents of South Waikato formed an action group to oppose power company Trans Power's plans to run a 200 kilometre line of huge pylons from Whakamaru to Auckland. Extended Title - Washing. High wire acts. Swing seats. Viticulture. Signs. Talking point. Quantity: 1 digital image(s).

Date: 2002

From: Walker, Malcolm, 1950- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0009286

Description: Shows the Auckland City Mayor John Banks dressed as a clown. He thinks that he will be a great mayor once he gets rid of the people. In the background ratepayers, Zoos, Galleries, Councillors and Pensioners run away from him. Refers to the unpopularity of Banks as mayor. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0029865

Description: Cartoon shows a parole board officer dressed as Mickey Mouse, and a Corrections officer dressed as a clown. Cartoon references Phillip John Smith, a convicted murderer and sex offender who fled New Zealand for Brazil upon being released on parole. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0027745

Description: Shows Kim Dotcom as a clown running after a car (MMP) which is full of other clowns. Refers to the Internet Party and MMP. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2014

From: Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0028618

Description: Shows Trevor Mallard dressed as a clown saying "Let's bring back the Moa!". In the background is David Cunliffe who thinks "Maybe I can claim diplomatic immunity". Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).