The Malcolm Airey Circus and Theatre Collection Posters 178R3 and 178R4

Oversize  cardboard clown face cut out  Wood cut picture-Bubi the Clown

Box 1-Bertram Mills Malcom Airey’s plan of items in collection.

Olympia shows-39 programmes 1922/1923 1951/1952 1928/1929 -1 x daily programme and 1 x 1952/1953 colour programme 1953/1954 x2 1929/1930- Manchester and Olympia 1954/1955 1929/1930-Olympia only 1955/1956 1932 1956/1957 1933/1934 1957/1958 x2 1934/1935 x2 1958/1959 x2 1935/1936 1959/1960 1936/1937 x2 1960/1961 1938-1939-front and back pages 1961/1962 detached 1962/1963 x2 1946/1947 1963/1964 1947/1948 (2 programmes) 1964/1965x2 1948/1949 1965/1966 x2 1949/1950 1966/1967

Smaller Programmes 1931-touring, Worcester 1936/1937-2x Olympia season 1938-touring, Southport 1938/1939-Olympia season 1948/1949-Olympia season

Touring Programmes, Summer Season-24 programmes-see box 4

Hardback-13 items 1946/1947 1952/1953 x2 1961/1962 1948/1949 x2 1953/1954 1962/1963 1950/1951 x2 1956/1957 1951/1952 1957/1958

Circus Mirror-3 items 1st, 2nd and 3rd edition contained in envelope. Royal Performance of Bertram Mills Circus in the Presence of Her Majesty the Queen. Tuesday 21st Dec, 1965

Box 2 Misc UK and Eire and Billy Smart Malcolm Airey notes of items (wanting) in the Billy Smart circus Collection

Tom Arnold Folder Containing: List of programmes held and wanted  Circus news 1950-1951  Clem Buston recalling the Golden Years of Circus pamphlet 12 programmes from Harringay circus  1948/1949  1950/1951-front and back detached  1951/1952  1952/1953  1953/1954-x3, one item with no cover  1955/1956  1957/1958 x2  1959-Moscow State Circus  1960-Moscow State Circus

 1 packet of chewing gum  4 Bertram Mills’ pictures  1 packet photos and notes  1 envelope containing various newspaper cuttings, Bertram Mills,-inner envelope containing tickets and photographs  1 envelope containing UK and Eire various newspaper clippings  1 envelope containing World’s fair cuttings 1946-1954

Billy Smart Items: 1 envelope of various news cuttings

7 A4 programmes (many contain tickets and cuttings etc.):  1969  1980-includes list of timings and seating  1981  1982  1993  1994  1997  plus one photocopy of xmas 1947.

35 smaller programmes.  1947 x2  1952  1948  1953x2  1949  1955  1950  1956  1951  1957

 1958  1969 x2  1959 x2  1970 x2  1961  1971 x2  1962 x2  xmas season 71-72 and 72-73.  1963  1 programme for sale of circus  1963-different cover equipment, 1986  1964 x2  Touring Poster for Cardiff, 1959,  1965 Jayne Mansfield under an  1966 elephants foot.  1967  Touring Poster for Cardiff, 1959  1968 x3  Royal Gala Performance

Billy Smart various Clippings and photographs

Box 3-UK & Eire-Touring  1 Gandey’s 50th Anniversary circus 1943-1992  World’s Fair, Nov 25th 1994 & March 7th 1986  5 Manila envelopes of World’s Fair cuttings labelled: o 1975-1992 o 1993- o David Smart’s, o Billy Smart o Misc clippings, not labelled  1 envelope of photographs  1 envelope of UK and Eire Touring newspaper clippings

Roberts Brothers Circus 11 programmes 1959, Chorley 1960, 25th Aug, Ryde 1967 Rochdale 1969 Birkenhead 1971, Wigan 1971, Shrewsbury 177mm x 241mm 1973,Wigan 1974,10th May, Keighley 1975,15th June Birkenhead 1977, 12th Sep Thornby Wildlife Park (has tickets) 1988,7th July Rhyl

Chipperfield’s Circus 25 programmes 1949 1955 1948 1956 1950 1957 1951 1959 1952 x2 1959/1960 1953 1960 1954 1961

1962 1972 x2 1964 x2 1972-Birmingham programme 1969 x2 C1970s 1970

Chipperfield’s & Mary Chipperfield 9 items Chipperfield’s Circus-1973 Chipperfield’s Circus-1975 Chipperfield’s Circus-1976 Chipperfield Brothers Circus-1986. 2 programmes, 2nd with many amendments. Tony Hopkins Presents Chipperfield’s Classic Circus-c1983 Mary Chipperfield’s c1989/1990 Mary Chipperfield’s1989 Mary Chipperfield’s1990, Southport, 2nd May Mary Chipperfield’s Circus book

Robert Fossett 13 Programmes 1954 1972 1963 1973 1964 1974 1967 1976 1968 1980 1969 1982 1970

Various programmes 22 items Gandy’s-7 items Circus Hoffman-3 items Circus Reco-3 items Jack Hyton’s-3 programmes. Earl’s Court 1953 & 1954 and 1952-1953 Traber-Renz Troupe-First British Show Tour. 1 programme, 1957 Moscow State Circus-A5, 1956 x 2, A4, 1971 International Circus Enis Toghi-first ever Tour of UK-2 items, 1972

Various programmes 23 items Gerry Cottle’s Circus-1989 Gerry Cottle’s Circus-1986 Spanish National Circus-1983 Chinese State Circus-c1998 x2 Circus Holiday-1981 Circus Harlequin-1994 Paulo’s Circus-c1983 American Three Ring Circus-c1980s Big Top Circus-c1946

James Brothers Circus-1970 Grand Carnival Fair & Open Air Circus-1933 Frensham Circus-1947 Anglo Danish Circus-1971 Fosserfields National Circus-1980 Tony Hopkins Presents Circus Fiesta-c1980s Cottle & Austins London Festival Circus-1974 Ringlands Circus-1972 Winship & Son’s Circus-1950 Paulo’s Circus-1949 The International Circus and Fun Fair-1947 Fairfield Hall Croydon-1970-1971 The Great Carmo Circus & Menagerie-1929

Box 4-UK and Eire/Resident  1 envelope miscellaneous cuttings and correspondence

Bertram Mills Touring Programmes-29 items 1933 1948 1957 1935 1949 1958 x2 1936 1950 1959 1937 1951 1960 1939 1952 1961 1946 x2 (one 1953 1962 x2 programme detached 1954 1963 x3 and pages missing) 1955 1964 1947 1956

Belle Vue, Manchester-34 items 1938/1939 1966/1967-38th International Circus 1947/1948 1967/1968-39th International Circus x2 1948/1949 1969/1970-41st International Circus 1949/1950 1970/1971-42nd International Circus 1950/22nd International Circus 1971/1972-43rd International Circus 1951/23rd International Circus 1972/1973-44th International Circus 1952/24th International Circus 1973/1974-45th International Circus 1955/27th International Circus 1974/1975-46th International Circus 1956/28th International Circus 1975/1976-47th International Circus 1957/1958-29th International Circus 1976/1977-48th International Circus 1958/1959-30th International Circus 1977/1978-49th International Circus 1959/1960-31st International Circus 1978/1979-50th International Circus 1960/1961-32nd International Circus 1979/1980-51st International Circus 1963/1964-35th International Circus 1980/1981-52nd International Circus 1964/1965-36th International Circus 1981/1982-53rd International Circus 1965/1966-37th International Circus

Kelvin Hall-20 items 1958/1959 1961/1962 1963/1964

1964/1965 1972/1973 1979/1980 1965/1966 1973/1974 1980/1981 1966/1967 1974/1975 1981/1982 1968/1969 1976/1977 1982/1983 1969/1970 1976/1977 1983/1984 1970/1971 1978/1979 1984/1985 1971/1972 1977/1978

Chipperfield’s Bingly Hall -6 items 1957/1958 1958/1959 1960/1961 1961/1962 1962/1963 1963/1964

Big Top Circus-3 items 1955 1969 1970

Various-6 items 1951-WH Wikie’s Mammoth circus and Zoo, New Brighton 1968-The Big Top continental Circus, Pavillion Theatre, Rhyl 1969/1970-Christmas Festival Circus-Sophia Gardens Pavillion, Cardiff 1971-Robert Brothers Circus, Rhyl 1977/1978-Gandy’s Circus , Bolton 1984-Circus Hassani-Alton Towers

A4 items Billy Russell’s Circus Spectacular-3 items 1971 1973 1978

Hippodrome, Great Yarmouth. Jack and Peter Jay Present:-7 items 1979-Jimmy Chipperfield’s Circus World 1981-Yasmine Smart’s Circus 1983/1984-Christmas Super Circus 1984-All New Super Circus 1991-Superdrome Circus 1992-Superdrome Circus 1995-Superdrome Circus

Box 5-UK and Eire/Blackpool Tower and Europe excluding the USSR Blackpool Tower Circus  1 envelope containing newspaper cuttings.  Bundle of A5 programmes-36 items

 1950-1982 duplicates of 59,64,68,69,75,78 and no 1963.  10 large programmes  4 packets of photographs and 7 ticket stubs, 2 page photocopy  2 manila folders of miscellaneous cuttings and correspondence  1 folder containing Tower Blackpool programmes of 1934,42,45,46,47,48 and photocopies.  packet of photographs from BT circus clown

Europe excluding the USSR  Cirkuskalender 1990-calendar  Bouglione programme with poster  13 large programmes-various  13 small programmes-various  5 photograph packages  1 pack negatives  1 loose photograph  1 bundle notes  3 medium programmes  photocopied notes from various journals  2 folded programmes  1 large manila folder

Box 6-Festivals  9 typescripts  1 magazine pullout-Cosmorama  1 newspaper photocopy plus one journal photocopy  3 folded leaflets  1 packet postcards  1 packet tickets  Name tag for Malcolm Airey and convention programme for Clown Convention  A5 programme for 13th Annual Clown Convention, World, Clown Association Gala Show and convention  Southport Clown Festival, 1996. Programme  2 small programmes (Czech):  Cyrk  Gwiazdy Jubileuszoweig  Festival du Cirque De Monte Carlo  Festival Humour, Prague, 1985.  Gwiazdy Jubileuszoweij Areny, Czech, 1984 13 large programmes:  Festival mondial du Cirque de Demain, 7th, 8th, 9th and 11th  Festival du Cirque De Monte Carlo 2nd-20th (5th missing)

 World, Clown Association Gala Show and convention, 1995  1 packet photographs

Box 7-Mainly French, Swiss

1. Photocopied article from Sir Robert Fossett’s newspaper, April 1953 2. 1 Cirque D’Hiver, Bouglione de Paris magazine. 3. 1 Nice Martin-Dec 1981 4. 1 La Gazette-La Gazette. No 46, 1st Dec c1990s 5. 4 Chipperfields circus papers. 6. 1 Cottle and Austin’s paper 7. Lancashire Evening Post insert, June 11 1954 8. 4 cob emckuti-newspaper 9. 1 ’50 years of fun, 1942-1992’ Lincolnshire Echo publication 10. 1 Kine Aktuaticaten newspaper 11. 8 Large Kine programmes 12. 11 die Circus programmes 13. 2 Nalgo publicity-folder with various clippings 14. 2 Cirque nos. 7&29 15. 1 La voix du cirque 16. 1 Small Kine programme with 2 tickets 17. 1 Meccano magazine vol. xxxv, No.2, Feb 1950 18. Moscow State Ballet programme

Soviet Union 1. 1 large manila envelope entitles ‘Soviet Union Circus’ 2. 15 programmes and King Pole 1979/Echo Nov 1972-1 Sunday Times magazine from June 1995 3. 1 envelope containing  15 programmes  1 poster  8 miscellaneous items 4. 1 large envelope containing  26 miscellaneous items  miscellaneous newspaper cutting  Slides  Small calendar photographs  miscellaneous correspondence and photocopies Moscow Circus on ice. 2 A4 programmes, 1993,1997 Moscow State Circus programme, 1996

Box 8-various programmes  3 A5 folders with details of magazines and articles and misc programmes  18 large programmes  Envelope with 43 A5 programmes  11 handbills  7 foldout leaflets.

All need listing

Box 9-Theatre Programmes  3 manila envelopes of photocopies  1 manila envelope of various notes, mainly on theatre acts and tour dates.

 1 plastic wallet of notes  1 plastic wallet of photocopies  1 plastic wallet containing ‘Musician’ magazine, August, 1995 (Live Aid), notes and 3 photocopies. Theatre Programmes-some items contain inserts  London-32 programmes  Regional-53 programmes  Manchester-21 programmes 28 handbills (mostly duplicates) 1 Opera House compliment slip. The Red Army Ensemble, 1998 Tour. A4 programme

Box 10- Bradford Alhambra and associated Theatres. 1. Box for Bradford Alhambra receipts 1st Aug, 1921-16th Mar, 1929 2. Box for Bradford Alhambra receipts 2nd May, 1938-22nd Jan, 1949 3. Box for Bradford Alhambra and associated Theatres-one programme 4. Felt poster for Zirkus Busch 5. Cassette tapes-2 ‘Frank Randle’-Jeff Nuttall, radio programme a. 1 Andy Prior and his Night Owls b. 1 Jimmy Jewel remembers with Derek Batey. Six 15 minute c. Programmes, July 1986. Pus part Last night at the Hulme Playhouse. 6. Photograph pack-Soviet Union, Aug, 1983 7. Photograph pack-Smart circus, 28th Sept, 1996, Bristol, Durdham Downs

Box 11-overseas  I envelope of various correspondence and notes, mainly DDR, including: o 2 A4 photographs o 4 flags, 8 stamps and 2 stickers o Brief History of the Century theatre (theatre on wheels) o 12 Christmas cards sent to Malcolm Airey. o 5 Postcards, 2 envelopes, 2 stamps  5 Sunday Chronicle Pantomime Annual. 1911-12, 1917-18 (cover missing)1920-21, 1921-22, 1924-25,  1 blue notebook from circus travels in Soviet Union  2 scrapbooks of circus. Some items loose.  1 Knie circus chocolate wrapper  1 bundle of theatre note, possibly acts and takings.

Box 12-notes and cuttings 1. 1 folder, Manchester Palace, 1907-11 2. 1 folder, East Lancs. 3. 1 folder, Lancashire County Archives 4. 1 folder, Manchester 5. 1 folder, St Helens building plans 6. 1 folder, Birmingham 7. 2 folders not labelled containing various notes and photocopies.

Box 13-notes and cuttings

1. Yellow foolscap folders containing notes including London Alhambra. 2. Dark pink foolscap folder containing notes on cataloguing and indexes. 3. Dark pink foolscap folder containing research of artists including theatre routes. 4. Dark pink foolscap folder containing research of artists including theatre routes. (envelope labelled ‘Associates T-Z’ empty) 5. Blue foolscap folder. Photocopies of Theatres in the United Kingdom from the Era Almanack/Annual 1900-1918 6. 1 manila folder containing notes and cuttings about Blackpool. One Programme. 7. 1 envelope labelled Sales/Spares (lists)-programmes for sale and sold 8. 1 folder labelled ‘Pending’-Handbills, circus of Horrors, Great Yarmouth Hippodrome Super Circus and ‘She Knows You Know’ play about Hylda Baker. 9. 1 box labelled ‘Hylda Baker, Lancs. county archives’-research notes from Lancashire County Archives. 10. 1 folder labelled ‘Monthly film bulletin (BFI) & Kinematograph Weekly’ research notes 11. 1 envelope of various newspaper cuttings, personal correspondence etc. 12. Manila envelope containing lists from 1922-1954 13. Envelope containing addresses. Restricted to archivist only.

Box 14-notes and cuttings  7 ring notepads containing information of theatres and acts: St Helen’s Manchester Wigan Birmingham Lancashire 2 not labelled.  1 orange index book containing names and page numbers possibly for ‘Who’s Who?’  1 set index cards listing theatres and acts.

Box 15-Blackpool Programmes from various Blackpool Theatres from 1940s-1980s

Bundle 1  Opera House-47 programmes and one ticket  Blackpool Central Pier-11 Programmes (1 photocopy)  South Pier-9 programmes  North Pier-15 items  Royal Pavillion-4 programmes  Queens Theatre-12 programmes

Bundle 2  Hippodrome/ABC theatre-32 programmes (4 photocopies)  CADS-2 programmes  Blackpool presents-foldout leaflet-15 leaflets  Winter Gardens- 16 programmes, 1 handbill (plus 2 restricted items)

 Blackpool and Flyde Light Opera Company-2 programmes (plus 2 restricted items)  Grand Theatre-11 programmes

Bundle 3  Various-3 programmes (1 photocopy)  Ice Drome-5 programmes  Palace Theatre-10 programmes plus 19 small programmes

Touring shows in Blackpool  Kalanag ,Magical Musical Review, Blackpool December 20th, 1954 A4  Madison Square Garden Ice Review, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, 1982, A4  European Ice Review, Blackpool Pleasure Beach, c1981  Russ Stevens. The Theatre of illusion. Royal Pavillion, Blackpool, 1996

 1 notebook titled Gaz and Herald Blackpool (Jack Taylor 1926-1958)  1 wooden picture of Charles Coburn caricature, A5

Box 16-Preston  8 smaller programmes and handbills  34 programmes from the Preston Palace Theatre1950-1954  39 fold out programmes, Royal Hippodrome, 1950-1956  1 Preston repertory Company Under 20 club membership card for Malcolm Airey, 1953  1 Ted Heath and his Band ticket  Preston Guild 1992-History of the Guild and Diary of Events. A4 book  18 large programmes-includes Royal Hippodrome, Oct 30th 1950

 Various  1 envelope entitled ‘Broadhead’  1 loose photocopy  1 envelope cuttings and notes

Box 17-UK & Ireland, Lancashire A-Z 1. 36 A5 programmes from various places c1940s-1980s 2. 12 A4 programmes and catalogues including 1 photocopy Chatham Empire programme and Moss Empires Jubilee, 1899-1949 3. Envelope containing 9 programmes-2 fragile 4. 1 wallet notes and cuttings mainly related to ‘Annie get your gun’ 5. 1 bundle of notes and cuttings labelled ‘Lancs A-L’ 6. 1 bundle of notes and cuttings labelled ‘Lancs M-W’ 7. 1 bundle of notes and cuttings labelled ‘Listings’ 8. Plastic wallet containing 3 tickets, foldout leaflet for Rhyl Suncentre newspaper clipping and photocopy of research.

Box 18-various notes and cuttings Manila Envelopes

 Blackpool: not circus  The World’s Fair: old copies  Circus and Circuses  Circus: personalities  Theatre: Performance and Producers  Circus: Anti activities etc.  Show Business; Miscellaneous  Theatre: Personalities  Circus Layouts  Folder-who’s Who in variety  Purchases  Folder-calendars and balance sheets  Various Posters  CFA record of Appointments  Folder containing photocopies of Era almanck1880s  Annual Leave Card for Malcolm Airey, 1985-86  Carbon paper and Letraset  Envelope containing various notes and cuttings, including some programmes  2 notebooks, theatre and circus  4 card posters, 2 Fiddler on the roof, Hair, 1970, Cinderella c1970  Collection of King Pole article and obituary

Box 19-Magazines  Cue Technical theatre review (with Index 1979-1983) 1979-1985. 39 magazines  CYRK. Le Monde du Cirque: an International, historical and educational publication on the Circus Theme. Vols 1-8 (no. 4 missing) plus Special Programme of Displays.  Plays and Player magazine Jan 1971-Oct 1972 (June 1971 and May 1972 missing)  4 tenant flags

Box 20-Notes and Clippings  Large amount of notes and clippings from various sources  1 box of ‘The Performer’ for years 1915,1936,1937,1938,1946,1943,1952, 1920, 1952,1956, some photocopies

Box 21  4 index card boxes

Box 22 and 23  1 box containing magazines, Organ 1972-1974 and Echo 1970-1973

Box 24 and 25  1 box containing magazines, Organ 1969-1971

Box 26  1 Clarks shoe box containing newspaper cuttings of various subjects

 1 Clarks shoe box containing circus notes A-Z

Box 27  1 box of index cards  1 box containing 5 programmes of Royal Variety performance 1972

Box 28 Previously in files (see MA re plan in box 1)  3 files of circus notes with some programmes  1 file on Charlie Chaplin research

Box 29 Previously in files (see MA re plan in box 1)  4 files on notes and acts

Box 30 Previously in files (see MA re plan in box 1)  Various notes and copies of ‘Call Boy’ magazine

Box 31 Previously in files (see MA re plan in box 1)  File with notes on Fred Karno (many blank pages)  File with notes on John Blakely  Notebook

Box 32 Previously in files (see MA re plan in box 1) Malcolm Airey research

Box 33 Previously in files (see MA re plan in box 1) Frank Randle research

Box 34 Previously in files (see MA re plan in box 1) Various research

Box 35 Previously in files (see MA re plan in box 1) Various research, circus and Billy Smart

Box 36 Previously in files (see MA re plan in box 1) Published books index cards

 1 box photocopied newspaper cuttings

 1 box containing World’s Fair-various years

Box Files  Box file programmes London  Box file programmes Overseas  Box file programmes Manchester  Box file personalities  Box file obituaries annual list  Box file Lancashire Towns  Box file Blackpool  Box file circus buildings/tents etc  Box file circuses

Box Files  Box file Blackpool notebooks  Box file World’s Fair notebooks  2 Box files unmarked  Box file programmes Liverpool  Box file St Helens Theatre  Jack Taylor

1 rolled tube of seating plans for King Hall Belfast

178R3.3 W. H. Wilkies Circus New Brighton. 4th Jul-Sep, 1953 Printed: Merseyside Entertainments Ltd Colour print. 251mm x 373mm Malcolm Airey collection

178R3.5 Royal Danish ‘Meta’ Circus Lord Street car park, Douglas, Isle of Man. 1954 Presented by Charles Hawtry. Handwritten notes on reverse. Printed: Strickett, Printer, Ramsey. 165mm x 373mm Malcolm Airey collection

178R3.7 Charlie Keith’s Grand Circus East Common, Bournemouth. Fri 9th Sep, 1893 250mm x 378mm Photocopy of original printed on silk Malcolm Airey collection

178R3.57 Bertram Mills Circus and Menagerie Gloucester 1st-5th April 1958 Printed: W.E. Berry, ltd., Bradford. Colour with horse illustration 315mm x 505mm Malcolm Airey Collection

178R3.58 Bertram Mills Circus and Fun Fair Olympia Grand Hall, London. Dec 17th –Feb 1st, 1963/64 Printed: W.E. Berry, ltd., Bradford Colour Illus. 285mm x 445mm Malcolm Airey Collection

178R3.60 Bertram Mills Circus Fulham. 18th Dec 1964- 30th Jan 1965 Colour illus. 505mm x 316mm Malcolm Airey collection

178R3.61 Bertram Mills Circus Staines. 27th-30th Mar, 1963 Three clowns illustration Red, Yellow and blue. 315mm x 520mm Malcolm Airey collection

178R3.62 Bertram Mills Circus and Fun Fair Olympia Grand Hall, London. 18th Dec 1959-30th Jan 1960 Colour illustration of the Francescos, clowns. Colour illus. 325mm x 507mm Malcolm Airey collection

178R3.63 Bertram All New Mills Circus Supershow FRAMED Sefton Park, Liverpool Thursday 22nd- Saturday 31st October c1960s Great stars from the mystic Orient The Hungarian State Circus and Olympia London With Cossacs, beautiful girls, laughter and music Colour illustration of trapeze act hanging from a rocket, a moon and a star, oriental man in red robe and golden head dress, Cossacs riding horses. Russian women dancing and a woman playing a large parade drum in a white outfit with tall hat all on blue background with white stars Printed: W.E. Berry Ltd. Bradford 307mm x 507mm (print) 348mm x 538mm (framed) Malcolm Airey collection

178R3.113 W.H. Wilkie’s Mammoth Circus and Zoo New Brighton 1952 Bob Kion & Co. High wire act. First appearance in England And many others Colour print. 250mm x 760mm Malcolm Airey Collection

178R3.123 Robert Bros. Hip Hip Zoo Ray Mammoth Circus and Zoo Padiham recreation ground 1st October, 1948

Printed: W.E. Berry Ltd., Nesfield Printing Works, Bradford Red, Yellow and blue. 250mm x 760mm Malcolm Airey Collection

178R3.127 Cody’s Collosal Continental Circus and Zoo FRAMED Queen’s Road, Preston. 6th - 8th September 1948 Red and blue type on off white background listing all the acts Printed by: W.E. Berry Ltd Nesfield Printing Works Bradford 246mm x 750mm (poster) 308mm x 810mm (framed) Malcolm Airey Collection

178R3.205 Poster for Russian Circus Details Unknown c1983 Illustration of elephant and other animals Colour. 560mm x 850mm Malcolm Airey Collection

178R3.206 Poster for Russian Circus Details Unknown c1983 Illustration of performer and animals including elephant Colour. 610mm x 910mm Malcolm Airey Collection

178R3.207 Poster for Russian Circus Details Unknown c1983 Illustration of musicians of Bremen? Colour. 565mm x 870mm Malcolm Airey Collection

178R3.208 Poster for Russian Circus Details Unknown 1983 Calendar for 1983 Colour. 580mm x 870mm Malcolm Airey Collection

178R3.218 Russian Circus Poster Reproduction Colour illustration of Monkey on a bike 1968 Modern reproduction printed in Poland 665mm x 955mm Malcolm Airey Collection

178R3.219 Zirkus Aeros Poster for East German Circus c1970s Colour illustration of clown 810mm x 1150mm Malcolm Airey Collection

178R3.250 Le Cirque de Moscow in tubes Palais des Sports, Paris. Dec 19th- Feb 15th c1980 Large lion Illustration French Colour illus. 1000mm x 1500mm Malcolm Airey Collection

178R4.3 Wilmslow Carnival Field Wilmslow, Cheshire. 26th Feb-3rd Mar, 1985 Blue type. 145mm x 427mm Malcolm Airey collection

178R4.4 Pleasureland Circus. Southport. 4th Jul-2nd Sep, 1990 Presented by Mary Chipperfield Box Office Card. 243mm x 381mm Malcolm Airey collection

178R4.64 Moscow State Circus Heaton Park, Manchester. Wed 6th Jul-Sun 10th Jul, 1988 Colour illus. Cossack Riders 415mm x 595mm Malcolm Airey collection

178R4.65 Moscow State Circus Hillsborough Park, Sheffield. Tues 27th April, Mon 3rd May, 2004 Photo of Trapeze artists 419m x 587 Malcolm Airey collection

178R4.69 Circo Ingles (Gandey’s) Funchal, Portugal 13th Dec 1986-11th Jan 1987 Portuguese/English text Colour clown photo. 400mm x 567mm Malcolm Airey collection

178R4.92 Welephants Circus Prestwich. Tues 13th-18th Sep, 1991 Elephant illustration Yellow and red. 400mm x 563mm Malcolm Airey Collection

178R4.116 Gerry Cottle’s Circus Swansea. Tues 11th Apr- Sun 23rd Apr. c1989 Printed: WE Berry Ltd, Bradford. Colour illus. 330mm x 735mm Malcolm Airey Collection

178R4.117 Gerry Cottle’s Circus Swansea. Tues 11th Apr- Sun 23rd Apr. c1989 Printed: WE Berry Ltd, Bradford. Duplicate of 178R4.60 Colour illus. 330mm x 735mm Malcolm Airey Collection

178R4.136 Friedrichstadtpalast Berlin Poster for performance Circus, Berlin c1980s/90s Colour photograph of chorus girl line-up See: http://www.friedrichstadtpalast.de/040000e_information.asp 810mm x 570mm Malcolm Airey Collection

178R4.137 The Moscow State Circus Poster left Blank for Overprinting c2000s Presented by the Entertainment Company Photographs by Snowdon Poster design; Adrian Gray Msiad Colour photo. 500mm x 760mm Malcolm Airey Collection

178R4.138 Revuezirkus c1990s Friedrichstadtpalast Berlin Colour Illustration by K. Gunther 570mm x 810mm Malcolm Airey Collection

178R4.139 Circus Unpk Russia, c1982 Illustration of black panthers round a shield 555mm x 830mm Malcolm Airey Collection

178R14.210 Komische Opera Berlin-Tanztheatre Berlin, Germany c1990 ‘Ein Neuer Sommernachtstrum’-A Midsummer nights Dream Woodcut poster for Ballet performance Rolled Item 810mm x 1145mm Malcolm Airey Collection