[Collection of performing arts ephemera] [electronic resource], ca. 1830-1930 1850-1920.

Author
National Fairground Archive (Great Britain) [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Marlborough, England : Adam Matthew Digital ; [Chicago, Ill.] : Adam Matthew Education [North American distributor, 2010]

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Subject(s)
Series
  • Victorian popular culture. Music hall, theatre and popular entertainment. [More in this series]
  • Victorian popular culture. Section III, Music hall, theatre and popular entertainment
Compiled/​Created
ca. 1830-1930 1850-1920.
Summary note
Electronic reproduction of selected rare printed materials from the National Fairground Archive (NFA), University of Sheffield. The NFA, housed in the Western Bank Library, University of Sheffield, is a unique collection of photographic, printed, manuscript and audiovisual material covering all aspects of the culture of travelling show people, and the artefacts and machinery of fairgrounds. The present selection covers a range of subjects, focusing on unusual popular entertainments including the magic lantern, waxworks and exhibitions. It also includes a wide selection of posters, programmes and playbills from a variety of London and regional theatres. A highlight is the wonderful and very rare collection of playbills from the Argyle Theatre in Birkenhead.
Notes
Title from Library page (viewed on 25 May 2011)
Location of originals
National Fairground Archive, University of Sheffield
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