[Theatre ephemera and programmes for music-hall, comedy and variety productions in New Zealand, in 1926].

Includes:

Charley's Aunt Club. 1926 season opening night. Town Hall Concert Chamber, 5 May 1926. Programme (2 copies)

Fuller's Modern Vaudeville. (With Bella and Morris, Cardini, Leslie Elliott, Bert Elliott, Queenie and David Kaili, and Phil Smith's Musical Comedy Company in "On the wheel"). His Majesty's Theatre Wellington. Programme for the week commencing 8 March 1926.

Fuller's Vaudeville. Four programmes, Opera House Auckland, 13 September, 20 September, 27 September, 25 October 1926. (Performers included: Will Hasting and Peggy Adair, Harry Cash, Tom Rees (the big black yodelling comedian and heavy-weight dancer), Tom Rees, Keith and Witt, Hector St Clair, Clem Milton and Babs Pacey, Claude Dampier the professional idiot assisted by Miss Billie Carlisle, Rebe Kasslova (violinist), Drew and Romaine, Chefalo-Palermo (magician), Irving's Imperial Midgets).

Pat Hanna's Vice-regal "Diggers". Grand Opera House Wellington, 22 March [1926]. Programme.

Invercargill Orphans' Club. 21 May 1926. Programme

J C Williamson's International Vaudeville presented by NZ Entertainers Ltd. Grand Opera House, 7 May [1926]. Programme (2 copies) (Performers included Jones and Raines, Madame Harmston and her cockatoos, Dorothy Browne (piano), Walter Nilsson (unicyclist), Flemings (athletes), Odette Delage (Apache violinist), Rupert Hazell with Elsie Day, Niobe (American aquatic star)).

J C Williamson's International Vaudeville presented by NZ Entertainers Ltd. Grand Opera House Wellington, 21 August [1926]. Programme (2 copies) (Performers included: Imito (mimic), Elroy (Indiarubber girl), Maxim Brodi and Gil Dech (tenor and pianist), Marie Moore (singer pianist), Gautier's Bricklayers (dogs), Peggy Mouat (Australian beauty queen), Katrina and Joan, Van Dock (cartoonist), Mantell's Manikins).

J C Williamson's International Vaudeville presented by NZ Entertainers Ltd. Grand Opera House Wellington, 28 October 1926. Programme (Performers included: Ngaire and Tointon, Arthur Pond (comedian), Salerno (juggler), Brian Lawrence (the boy from Eton), the Bounding Monroes (two jolly American boys), Miss New Zealand Beauty pageant (4 entrants only[?]), Phillis du Barry (dancer), Hilda Nelson (English soprano), Professor Horace Sierak)

Sir Benjamin and Mr John Fuller (Eric Edgley and Clem Dawe) take pleasure in presenting the Midnight Frolics. His Majesty's Theatre

New Zealand Railway Officers' Institute. Annual smoke concert and welcome to conference delegates. Gamble & Creed's Tea Rooms, 292 Lambton Quay, 26 June 1926. Programme (Performers and speakers included Will Goudie, F K McKay, Norman Aitken, R S Skinner, Charles E Culverwell, J R Robertson, Jack Wilkinson, A R Broken shire, F J Jones, J Mason, A W Mouat, A J Mazengarb, M Dennehy, Hon J G Coates, G H Fanzelow, R W NcVilly, J McAloon, J Hannah)

Victoria University College Students' Association. "Just as you say dear!". Grand Opera House, 23-26 June [1926]. Programme (2 copies)

Wellington College. Grand concert. Town Hall, 27 November 1926. Programme (another copy at Eph-A-SCHOOLS-Wellington-College-1926)

J C Williamson by arrangement with William A Hassan presents the gorgeous comedy pantomime, "The new Aladdin". With Bruce Green as Widow Twankey. Grand Opera House Wellington, 28 April 1926. Programme (2 copies)

J C Williamson by arrangement with William A Hassan presents "The new Aladdin"/ His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, 9 June 1926. Programme

Quantity: 15 theatre programmes (plus some duplicates).

Physical Description: Programmes and flyers, various sizes under 250 mm.

Transfers: Collection accessioned into Ephemera Collection. Two sheet music books to be transferred to Roger Flury in National Library Music (one is Australian, and the NZ one is already held by ATL).