Poster
1897 (printed)
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Coram the Ventriloquist (Tom Whitaker) topped the bill of this Variety performance. Coram was a very famous ventriloquist, second only to Arthur Prince in his day, who performed with his vent doll Jerry Fisher, and they became known for their military act. Princess Wah-Letka told fortunes, and Edward Victor was one of the country's greatest slight-of-hand artists and an expert shadowgraphist who worked a lot at Maskelyne's Mysteries in London.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Letterpress on paper |
| Brief description | Poster advertising the Variety programme at the Nottingham Empire for the week beginning 1 June 1925 featuring Coram and 'Jerry', and Princess Wah-Letka. Letterpress. Gift of Rae Hammond. |
| Physical description | Letterpress printed poster or playbill in blue and red print, on cream paper advertising the Variety programme at the Nottingham Empire for the week beginning 1 June 1925 featuring Coram and 'Jerry', [ventriloquist]; Princess Wah-Letka [psychic Native Indian]; May Henderson [comedy]; Edward Victor and Eileen O'Connor [comedy/magic]; George Lee [character song scenes]; The Juggling Demons [jugglers] and Tina Paynola [lady mimic]. |
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| Credit line | Given by Rae Hammond |
| Summary | Coram the Ventriloquist (Tom Whitaker) topped the bill of this Variety performance. Coram was a very famous ventriloquist, second only to Arthur Prince in his day, who performed with his vent doll Jerry Fisher, and they became known for their military act. Princess Wah-Letka told fortunes, and Edward Victor was one of the country's greatest slight-of-hand artists and an expert shadowgraphist who worked a lot at Maskelyne's Mysteries in London. |
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| Accession number | S.105-1988 |
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| Record created | May 22, 2007 |
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