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Levante, Les, 1892-1978: Rotorua, com[mencing] Monday December 12th. Huge portable marq...
Date: 1938 - 1949
From: Cabot, Charles Henry, 1890-1978: [Collection of ephemera, posters and programmes. 1900-1976]
By: Wright & Jaques Ltd
Reference: Eph-E-CABOT-Variety-1949-01
Description: An arrangement of text, advertising The Great Levante's variety show in Rotorua. Levante is described as a famous British illusionist. It advertises 30 star artists of stage and radio, including Nat Hanly (English le Paulette (international dancer), Max Barry (novelty ventruloquist), Will Duffy (comedy cyclist), Gladys Cole (shadowgraphist), Protea (the act beautiful), Marica (contortionist), Bernard and Sonia (acrobats), Doreen Udell (soprano), Tom Richards (baritone), Yvonne Carrier (Hill Billy girl), Marie Austin (soubrette), plus Wyn Hall and the mighty Hammond organ. Dates 1938 or 1949 determined by perpetual calendar. No programmes exist in the Ephemera Collection for this particular show, nor are the performing dates of the contributing artists yet known. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Relief print, on poster 995 x 375 mm.
[Levante, Les], 1892-1978 :Rotorua, com[mencing] Monday December 12th. Positively the m...
Date: 1938 - 1949
From: Cabot, Charles Henry, 1890-1978: [Collection of ephemera, posters and programmes. 1900-1976]
By: Wright & Jaques Ltd
Reference: Eph-E-CABOT-Variety-1949-02
Description: An arrangement of text in red and black on a yellow poster, advertising The Levante show in Rotorua. At lower right is an illustration of a laughing cat. Dates 1938 or 1949 determined by perpetual calendar. No programmes exist in the Ephemera Collection for this particular show, but the style may indicate the 1938 date. Quantity: 1 colour art print(s). Physical Description: Relief print, on poster 992 x 373 mm.
Tivoli Circuit, Australia Pty Ltd: David N Martin presents "The tourist trade", devised...
Date: 1951
From: [Theatre ephemera and programmes for music-hall, comedy and variety productions in New Zealand, in 1951].
By: Wright & Jaques Ltd
Reference: Eph-A-VARIETY-1951-01
Description: A programme for the Auckland season of a variety show featuring "international all-star variety". Includes a programme and photos of the cast: Max and Harry Nesbit, Guus Brox and Myrna, Marquis (chimpanzee) and family, Wally Boag, Detroy, Ileana Sazova, Los Briellos, Alice Broenimann, the Southerly Busters. The cover shows an illustration of a woman hula dancer who may be the part played by Patricia Hardie. Quantity: 1 Programme(s). Physical Description: Offset prints on programme of 16 pages, each 250 x 185 mm. Provenance: Private purchase, 2004.
Hugh J Ward's Musical Comedy Festival at Opera House, Auckland, commencing at the matin...
Date: 1925
By: Wright & Jaques Ltd
Reference: Eph-C-OPERA-1925-01
Description: Flier shows on both sides arrangements of photographs of performers in Hugh J Ward's Musical Comedy festival. One side shows five group photographs, called "Scenes of enchantment in the entrancing musical 'The O'Brien girl'". The other side shows individual portrait photographs of performers: Mamie Watson (actress), May Beatty (New Zealand comedienne), Mark Daly (English comedian), Maudie Vera (London actress), Addie Leigh (London soubrette), Eric Masters (baritone), Lou Vernon (actor), June Roberts (dancer from Ziegfeld Follies New York), Leyland Hodgson (actor), Hazel Harris & Wesley Pierce (dancers), Ireland Cutter (London comedian), and Mel Ward & Dorothy Roberts (dancers). Quantity: 1 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs on both sides of sheet, 380 x 253 mm.