Poster
1929 (printed)
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This hanging card was designed to advertise the appearance of 'The Jainczik Skating Ballet' as part of the Great Carmo Circus. An unusual performance for a travelling circus, this kind of spectacle was the secret to Carmo's success.
An Australian-born magician and juggler, whose real name was Henry Cameron, Carmo began his career as a strong man before moving to England and entering the world of magic. He began his own circus in the 1920s, where he presented spectacular illusions to complement the main show of animal and circus acts. The circus was destroyed by fire shortly before World War II.
An Australian-born magician and juggler, whose real name was Henry Cameron, Carmo began his career as a strong man before moving to England and entering the world of magic. He began his own circus in the 1920s, where he presented spectacular illusions to complement the main show of animal and circus acts. The circus was destroyed by fire shortly before World War II.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Colour lithography on card |
| Brief description | Hanging card advertising the Jainczik Skating Ballet at Carmo's Circus, Margate, 22 July 1929. |
| Physical description | Yellow hanging card advertising 'The Great Carmo Circus and Menagerie' with colour illustration of two ice dancers: a man leaning backwards with a woman hanging from his neck, spinning outwards. Three small grey silhouettes of ice dancers appear in the background in different poses. Information on the performance is at the bottom of the card. Two punched holes and string tied through. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
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| Credit line | Given by the Norfolk Rural Life Museum |
| Object history | This poster was part of a collection of circus and theatre posters and ephemera collected by John Bates and given to the Norfolk Rural Life Museum by his widow. As the collection fell outside its collecting remit, the Rural Life Museum gave it to the V&A Theatre Museum. |
| Summary | This hanging card was designed to advertise the appearance of 'The Jainczik Skating Ballet' as part of the Great Carmo Circus. An unusual performance for a travelling circus, this kind of spectacle was the secret to Carmo's success. An Australian-born magician and juggler, whose real name was Henry Cameron, Carmo began his career as a strong man before moving to England and entering the world of magic. He began his own circus in the 1920s, where he presented spectacular illusions to complement the main show of animal and circus acts. The circus was destroyed by fire shortly before World War II. |
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| Accession number | S.728-1984 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2008 |
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