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Pedro Bros Circus Limited :First appearance in New Zealand. A complete mammoth show, coming in all its restless conquering grandeur, the most worthy combine in amusement annals. Evening Post print - 48863 [1931].
- Date
- 1931
- By
- Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)
- Reference
- Eph-E-CABOT-Circus-Pedro-1931-01
- Description
Poster promoting a circus whose proprietors were Messrs Pedro and Cabot. The business manager was Charles Cabot and the treasurer Cecil Pedro. The touring manager was Joe Bruce, and the equestrian director William Tyler. The superintendent of canvas was Reg Stunt.
An arrangement of text listing: The Flying Winskills (aerial acrobats) and Charlie Chaplin clown; Tyler's wonderful performing monkeys; a great troupe of performing ponies; the Great Tyler (the world's greatest Risley act [where three acrobats lie on their backs and toss a fourth from one to the other]); Bert Weston (balancer); the Aerial Delevants (three women); Pimpo (acrobatic talking clown); Val-de-Mare (trick cyclist); Rosie Rifle & Co. (world's greatest lady rifle shot supported by Wild West lariat spinners, lassoers and stock-whip experts); Lavigue Sisters (double wire act); Joey the laughing clown with dummy August; Bubs Winrow (juvenile acrobatic dancer and contortionist); La Belle Maisie (trapeze performer); Togo the Charleston horse; Nelson Brothers (jugglers); Tommy (miniature trick pony); Alice Wilton (lady bareback rider); silver band headed by Charles Ross.
Top cropped. Original dimensions 1020 x 380 mm (see copy at Eph-E-CABOT-Circus-Pedro-1931-02).
Date verified in Cabot scrapbook number 98 (Eph-A-CABOT-Scrapbook-98).
Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on poster..
Physical Description: Offset lithograph 940 x 380 mm (cropped)
- Additional description
Alternative form available: Scanned from original. File print in Ephemera Room
- Access restrictions
- Partly restricted - Please use surrogate in place of original
- Part of
- Cabot, Charles Henry, 1890-1978: [Collection of ephemera, posters and programmes. 1900-1976] / [Posters of around A1-A0 size]
- Format
- 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on poster., Ephemera, Offset photomechanical prints, Posters, Advertisements, Offset lithograph 940 x 380 mm (cropped), Orientation: Vertical image
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Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.). Pedro Bros Circus Limited :First appearance in New Zealand. A complete mammoth show, coming in all its restless conquering grandeur, the most worthy combine in amusement annals. Evening Post print - 48863 [1931].. Cabot, Charles Henry, 1890-1978: [Collection of ephemera, posters and programmes. 1900-1976]. Ref: Eph-E-CABOT-Circus-Pedro-1931-01. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/23212499More information can be found in our terms of use.