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Poster

1934 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Letterpress printed poster or playbill in red and black print, on yellow paper advertising the Variety programme at the New Theatre Crewe for the week beginning Monday 31 December 1934 featuring Horace Goldin 's acts 'The Cabinet of Youth' / 'A Magical Divorce' / 'Spirit Skills' / A Living Miracle, Sawing a Woman in Half [Illusionist]; La Petite Poupee [doll of the air]; Holmes and Edwards [quarrelsome pair]; Barrett and Clark: 'Auntie’s Visit'; Joe Baker: 'The Denouncer'; Bullet Catching; Bura and Arnold [bright/dainty/clever/youthful]; The Disrobing Auction (produced by Horace Goldin) and Goldilocks and the Three Bears [next week's pantomime]


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Letterpress on paper
Brief description
Poster advertising the Variety programme at the New Theatre Crewe for the week beginning Monday 31 December 1934 featuring Horace Goldin. Letterpress. Gift of Rae Hammond.
Physical description
Letterpress printed poster or playbill in red and black print, on yellow paper advertising the Variety programme at the New Theatre Crewe for the week beginning Monday 31 December 1934 featuring Horace Goldin 's acts 'The Cabinet of Youth' / 'A Magical Divorce' / 'Spirit Skills' / A Living Miracle, Sawing a Woman in Half [Illusionist]; La Petite Poupee [doll of the air]; Holmes and Edwards [quarrelsome pair]; Barrett and Clark: 'Auntie’s Visit'; Joe Baker: 'The Denouncer'; Bullet Catching; Bura and Arnold [bright/dainty/clever/youthful]; The Disrobing Auction (produced by Horace Goldin) and Goldilocks and the Three Bears [next week's pantomime]
Dimensions
  • Height: 75.9cm
  • Width: 25.4cm
Credit line
Given by Rae Hammond
Production
Willson's Printers is noted as being in Leicester, Nottingham and London by this date
Collection
Accession number
S.110-1988

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Record createdMay 24, 2007
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