[Theatre programmes collected by Charles Cabot, for variety, comedy, and music-hall shows and performances in New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Ireland. 1900-1929].

Includes programmes for the following:

1909:

The Gaiety Theatre (Fitzroy, Sydney). Programme for week commencing 13 March 1909 (With "Red white and blue" - Will Robey, Harry Leggett, Dick Stead, Ernest Pitcher, et al; Great Miorama; Martin Sisters, Rogers Quartette, Walter Whyte, Maggie Fraser and Master Percy, the Do-Re-Mi, Dick Stead, Con Moreni, Ernest Pitcher)

1910:

Brennan's National Vaudeville Entertainers. Programme for week ending Friday April 29th 1910. Victoria Theatre Newcastle (With Will Gilbert, Wally Edwards, Jack Kearns, Rance Smith, Art Slavin, Chas Ryder, Gibson Girls, Lily Vockler, Walter Whyte, Mabeele, Will Gilbert, Pearl Livingstone, Ernest Delevale, Seyffer Twins, the Great Miorama)

John Fuller & Son. Vaudeville. [Auckland] Opera House, [1910]. (With orchestra of Will Robey, Jack Knowles, E Martin, Geo Scott, Les Scott; soprano Beryl Gilman, Pedros Brothers, Harry Sadler, Addie & Rose Rosebuds, Les and George Scott, Guillaume Baby & Co). Programme (Pink cover)

John Fuller & Son. Vaudeville. [Auckland] Opera House, [1910]. (With orchestra of Will Robey, Jack Knowles, E Martin, Geo Scott, Les Scott; equilibrist Jack West; soprano Beryl Gilman, Harry Sadler, Addie & Rose Rosebuds, Les and George Scott, Guillaume Baby & Co, the British Biograph). Programme (Green cover)

Gaiety Theatre Melbourne. Brennan's National Vaudeville Entertainers. Programme for week commencing 13 August 1910 (With "Beautiful Venice", comedian Jack Kearns, Do-Re-Mi eccentric musical clowns, Delavale and Gilbert, great Miorama, comedian Nat Clifford, Lily Vockler, Guillaume Baby & Co)

Theatre Royal Brisbane. Programme for week commencing 5 November 1910 (With Ted Holland's Vaudeville Entertainers, 307th week: Ward Lear, Fred Weller, Ted Herberte, Will Rhodesbury, Jack Heller; Adele Montague, Percy Mackay, Do-Re-Mi Trio, May Lewis, Gale & Sadie, Heller & Weller, Two Westons, the Russells, Two Rhodesburys, Essie Jennings, American Vitagraph)

Theatre Royal, Brisbane. Programme for week commencing 19 November 1910. (With Ted Holland's Vaudeville Entertainers: Minstrels Tod Tutty, Con Carroll, Ted Herberte, Will Rhodesbury, Jack Heller; May Lewis, the Raleighs, Pearl Livingstone, Gale and Sadie, Percy Mackay, Do-Re-Mi Trio, Two Westons, Two Rhodesburys, The Russells, Essie Jennings, the American Vitagraph)

1911:

Fuller's Vaudeville Co. Programme for week ending 21 January 1911. Theatre Royal Wellington (With minstrels Will Robey, Gus Deno, Albert Mather, Tim Howard, George Walton; contralto Cecile Stephano; The Gison Girls Eva and Ruby; The British Biograph; Miss Jollie Coleman (trapeze), Guillaume Baby and Co; Jules and Marzon, athletes)(2 copies)

Fuller's Vaudeville Co. Programme for week ending 4 March [1911]. Theatre Royal Wellington (With minstrels Arthur Elliott, Sid Johns, Wally Dawson, Bob Harper; Daphne Leslie, Miss Cecile Stephano, Ruby Wallace, Lilian Loftus, the Elliott Sisters and Little Huia, the Do-Re-Mi Trio, Elma Anderson, Fanny Halle, Maud Fanning, Ardell, Horace Dentice, Guillaume Baby & Co, the British Biograph)

Royal Hippodrome (Belfast). The world-renowned Paul Cinquevalli, Miss Harriet Rose, Selby & Myres, Silvo, Mackinnon's Scottish Meisters, Arthur Albert, H A Griffiths and Victoria Carmen, Tom E Dean, Miss Mary Mayfren's Company in "The yellow fang". 7 August 1911 (Photographic coopy of flyer or poster)

1915:

Harry Rickard's Tivoli Theatres Limited. New Tivoli Theatre, Albert Square Brisbane. Programme for week commencing 11 Sept. 1915 (With Tivoli Orchestra, Vaude & Verne, Rochez's Monkeys, Herbert Winter, Lee * Lionel, Russian Eccentrics, Farrell & Veroll, May Belle, James E Britt, Bioscope)

1919:

"Te Koa" (Soldier entertainers). Direct from France. Trench humour. Trench wit. Trench pathos. This brilliant combination of Returned Soldier Artists will appear at Hunterville, Thursday Oct[ober] 30. [1919].

1920s:

Fama's Amusements (NZ Theatrical Enterprises). Proprietor & General manager Tano Fama. Advance and general publicity manager Bert Bolton. [Letterhead paper]

1921:

Theatre Magazine. Sydney, 1 February 1921. Are contortionists born or made; the genesis of Ferry the frog (Magazine article).

1922:

Tivoli (Capetown). Programme; a company of speciality vaudeville artists, for week commencing 30 August 1922 (Orchestra, African mirror, Zona & Milroy, Morvana, Colin & John Campbell, Madge Bilton & Max, Pathe's gazette, George Hurd, Inez & Dolly St Vincent, Weir & Poole)

1923:

Theatre Royal, coming ... 11th, 12th, 13th 14th, 15th December the great sensational attraction! Now touring the world - Odiva and her seals, presented by Capt. C F Adams. Commercial Printing Co. Ltd [Pamphlet. 1923]

1924:

Here at last! The world's greatest aerial artists. Mirano Bros and their world famous acts des aviation. Act No 1 The Flying Torpedo; Act no 2 Looping the loop. Act no. 3 - a series of unparalleled feats on the high perch. [1924?]

1927:

NZ Theatrical & Vaudeville Agency (Charles Cabot). Mimeographed typescript letter announcing the opening of the agency. 24 June 1927

1929:

Winter Show First time here. The Pigmy woman from Africa. The world's smallest female. She is only 28 inches high, 27 years old. Children love Chilliwingi. [1929]

Quantity: 19 programmes, brochures or fliers.

Physical Description: Printed programmes or fliers, under 300 mm.