Bertram Mills' Circus

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Artist/Maker	W. E. Berry Ltd. (printers (people))
Place of origin	Bradford (made) Great Britain (made)

Poster advertising the Bertram Mills' Circus at Olympia (Grand Hall), London, 1946-1947.

Bertram Mills' Circus Performers included The Meteors (trapeze act), Adolf Fischer's Elephants, The Fredonas (Europe's Greatest Risley Act), The Larandos (wire walkers), Wackers Jockey Dogs (dog act), the Phantom Horses, Margot Edwards, La Tosca, the Cumberlands, and many more acts.

Performance category: circus, funfair.

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Categories	Entertainment & Leisure Posters Circus Advertising
Object type	Poster
Title	Bertram Mills' Circus (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Colour Lithography Lithographic Ink Card Colour Lithography Printing
Brief description	Poster advertising the Bertram Mills' Circus at Olympia (Grand Hall), London, 1950-1951
Physical description	Typographic circus advertisement poster
Dimensions	Poster height: 49.5cm Poster width: 31.5cm
Summary	Poster advertising the Bertram Mills' Circus at Olympia (Grand Hall), London, 1946-1947. Bertram Mills' Circus Performers included The Meteors (trapeze act), Adolf Fischer's Elephants, The Fredonas (Europe's Greatest Risley Act), The Larandos (wire walkers), Wackers Jockey Dogs (dog act), the Phantom Horses, Margot Edwards, La Tosca, the Cumberlands, and many more acts. Performance category: circus, funfair.
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.201-1994

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Record created	April 29, 2014
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1292179/bertram-mills-circus-poster-w-e-berry/

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