£22.50
Date 25/09/1950
Grand Theatre Animal Crackers – Theatre Flyer Leaflet 1950
A single sheet theatre flyer leaflet, 5.5 x 8.5 inches, for Animal Crackers at the Grand Theatre, dated 25 September 1950.
The bill includes Eddie Mendoza & his Spivs, G H Carlisle, Paul Raymond, Frank Hines, Evelyn & her pigeons, The Aristocrats and Walters Dog Revue, a true variety bill with animal acts to match its title.
A charming survivor of touring variety, and a great piece of theatre memorabilia for collectors of post-war music hall.
| Size | 5.5" X 8.5" – single sheet |
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Condition: V Good, vlcr, a few tiny marks, pin holes in the corners
Did you know?
- Paul Raymond, the future Soho impresario who opened the Raymond Revuebar in 1958, began his career touring variety theatres as a mind-reading act around this time.
- ‘Spivs’, the wide boys of the post-war black market, were a popular comic theme in 1940s and 1950s variety.
- Animal acts such as performing dogs and pigeons were a regular feature of variety bills until the 1950s.
SKU: T03856
