The bill includes Roy Davenport.
Posters & Showcards
The majority of posters in the collection are theatre posters. These are either letterpress posters for variety theatres, or pictorial posters for a single magician or show.
A small number of other posters advertise books, exhibitions or events such as conferences.
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Li-Chung-Soo was the stage name of the British magician Edmund Younger.
Lewis Davenport tops the bill. His billing is Lewis Davenport the bewilderist presenting a series of bewildering novelties, supported by Winifred Wynne.
Eric Mason in association with Bernard Slydel present The Great Masoni and other acts. This is a showcard.
This is a half sheet poster printed by Horrocks & Co. Ltd., Ashton-under-Lyne. Pasted onto the poster is a yellow sticker with the words: Hippodrome, Devonport. Twice nightly at 6-50 and 9.
The bill includes Lewis Davenport “The Bewilderist” presenting a series of bewildering novelties supported by Winifred Wynne & Co.
Ernest Noakes was at the Crystal Palace for an extended period from spring 1907, so the probable date of this poster is 1907 or 1908.
This was a show from the British Ring No. 25 of The International Brotherhood of Magicians. Although Lewis Davenport is shown topping the bill, he did not appear as he had a week’s engagement in Northampton. George Davenport appeared in the show. He is billed as Gilly Gilly in magic of 1932.
This poster advertises the Gala Show of the International Brotherhood of Magicians 1986 convention.
This poster publicises The Great Chang Polka. Chang was a giant who held audience at the Egyptian Hall in 1865. The caption tells us ‘Shaking hands with everybody within reach, and The Giant’s reach is long, to the tune of a very pretty Polka, composed by Chang’s “Aide de Camp”, Mr. Marquis Chisholm. (Vide Times, Sept 28th 1865)’. We are told the polka is performed at all levees at the Egyptian Hall. Much is written on the internet about Chang Woo Gow, The Great Chang, not all of which tells the same story. The lithograph is signed Alfred Concanen, a leading lithographer of the Victorian era. The Davenport Collection also has a handout from 1865 which contains Chang’s address, as well as that of Chung Mow, who is the small person on the right of the poster. See Ref. no. N1932.