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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: 1945 - 1950

By: McNamara, John Joseph, 1918-2001; Southern Cross (Newspaper : 1946-1951)

Reference: A-369-135/152

Description: Political cartoons from the end of the ministry of Peter Fraser, the lead up to the 1949 election (in which he was defeated by Sidney Holland), and the first year of Holland's ministry. These cartoons mainly address Holland's link to the British conservatives (which McNamara had a very negative view of), and cuts he made to wages, pensions and allowances when he came into power. Other cartoons relate the post-war political situation in Britain and the United State's aid of the country. Some illustrations of animals are also included. Quantity: 17 newsclippings. Physical Description: Newspaper clippings glued to wallpaper, sizes vary

Date: 1980 - 1983

By: Famularo, Silvio, 1936-

Reference: Eph-B-VARIETY-Silvios

Description: Includes posters for cultural events, arts courses, entertainment: "Ain't got nothin' but the blues"; jazz concert. National Art Gallery, 18 October [1981] Ballads to Blues. Overseas artists plus top NZ acoustic performers. State Opera House, Sunday 31st May [1981] Michael Calvert, classical guitar. Music at Circa. 28 September [1981] Children's show at the Depot. "The Pongophonic tootler", by John Banas; dir. Joy Watson. 21A Courtenay Place [1983] The Clean + The Spines. Dance this Thursday 24. Tickets here for Thistle Hall Clown Workshop. Sept 19-20 [1981?] The Deirdre Tarrant Dance Theatre presents "A Christmas carol", & Donizetti dances", "Consequences. State Opera House 14-17 December [1981-1983?]. Flyer Grande Pantomima, con pupazzi e un drago, by Dario Fo, in Italian and English. Memorial Theatre, 16-18 July [1981] Jo Horrocks. Photo exhibition. PhotoForum Mini Gallery, 26 Harris St Wellington, 14-26 Sept. Media mirage; an installation of screenprinted images from the media by Stuart Page. PhotoForum Gallery, September 1-19 1981. Muchmore Associates. Snakefinger & Blast. The Snaking Finger skanks and having skonked sneaks on [Itinerary Christchurch, Wellington, Hamilton, Auckland, 21-30 May 1981] Naked Spotts Dance (small sticker ca 1980-1983) "New blood". Jeremy Opie, Michael Cubey, Erik Gotlieb. PhotoForum Gallery, 10-29 August 1981 Pop Shots; NZ rock'n'roll photography. Closet Artists Gallery, 520 Queen Street Auckland, from Tues 25th August [1981] (2 copies, one with circular Moruroa protest sticker on it) Preservatives, with the Newmatics! Last Resort, Friday 24, Saturday 25 [ca 1981-1983] Primitive Art Group. Sunday afternoon, Oct 11th, National Art Gallery [1981] Siege of Parihaka, 5 November 1881 ... the deception continues. Public meeting. Wesley Church Hall, 29 October 1981 Sinfonia of Wellington in concert with Lindsay Yeo & Buzz O'Bumble. State Opera House, 7 November 1981 Wellington Arts Centre exhibits recent works by Frances Anderson, Linzie Christopherson, Linda McMahon, Miranda Witford, Brenda Wing, Nicole Louis. 23-27 November Quantity: 20 posters and flyers. Physical Description: Photolithographs and photocopies on posters, sizes varying from 100 to 330 mm. Provenance: From Silvio Famularo, Wellington, in 1983.

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.