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Newspaper cuttings about general music hall news and business; notably "200 raised by the Glasgow Theatrical and Vaudeville Charity Sports" and dispute between Oswald Stoll and the Variety Artists' Federation (VAF)

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall news and business; notably a competition run by E.H. Bostock to name a new elephant at his zoo in Glasgow, and financial position of the Grand Theatre

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall news and business; notably the procession of the Glasgow Theatrical and Vaudeville Charity Sports from the Theatre Royal to Ibrox Park, note about all-day cinematograph shows in Liverpool, and report from…

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall news and business; notably Moss Empires Ltd who had a meeting of shareholders and bought the Grand Theatre in Glasgow. Also variety artists' demand for a £2 weekly wage, court case involving boxer Tommy…

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall news and business; notably a shareholder's meeting for Howard and Wyndham Ltd., a fire at the Drury Lane Theatre, London, and the establishment of a national theatre.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall news and business; notably the establishment of a UK national theatre, Lafayette at the Glasgow Pavilion, exhibitions of living statues in Paris, and the gallery section of a theatre.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall news and business. Observations on audience behaviour in the gallery section of a theatre, sale of Glasgow's Queen Theatre/Star to Ralph Pringle, court case from Fred Karno regarding copyright of filmed…

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall news and business; notably a dispute between Moss Empires Ltd and performer Marie Lloyd, and other similar cases involving barring clauses.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall news and business; notably the licences of Edinburgh theatres, banning of 'Salome' in Manchester, case against Moss Empires for slander, and notes on changing nature of music halls.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall news and business; notably the rowdy behaviour of music hall audiences, and court actions involving Richard Waldon of the Palace and the Pavilion Theatres, Glasgow, the Grand Theatre, and the Victoria…

Newspaper cuttings about: a dispute between performer Mr Harry Relph and the London Animated Picture Company, an accident on stage at the Manchester Hippodrome, and a letter from Alexander Jack the Director of the New Century Theatre in Motherwell to…

Newspaper cutting about the Ibrox roller skating rink and an advert for the Metropole Theatre in the form of a judicial summons.

Newspaper cutting about the Ibrox roller skating rink and an advert for the Metropole Theatre.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall news and business: notably an article about memories of the Alhambra Theatre, London, Moss Empires planning expansion, and Lyceum Theatre Govan.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall news and business; notably the re-opening of the Grand Theatre formally the Prince of Wales Theatre, London.

Newspaper cutting about Anniesland Hall, Glasgow.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall news and business; notably music hall and theatre complaints. EH Bostock has acquired Victoria Hall Hamilton, new music hall being built in Coatbridge

Newspaper cuttings about: the suicide of theatre manager George Scott, a new music hall for Coatbridge, a fire at the Palace of Varieties in Aberdeen, plus a colouring in picture of an elephant.

Newspaper cuttings about: juggling, the obtaining of free theatre seats, the Glasgow Coliseum shareholders dividend, the death of showman George Wombwell, and an advert for stories of Harley the Hypnotist.

Newspaper cuttings about: the Royal Hippodrome and Opera house in Blackburn, advert for band Besses O' Th' Barn, piece about unnamed entertainer from England.

Newspaper cuttings about waiting at the theatre door, and the death of showman George Wombwell.

Newspaper cuttings about: the death of showman George Wombwell, Miss Maxine Elliott's New Theatre in New York, lucky charm Buy Jingo, the auction of a whale carcase, and ice on the Niagara River.

Newspaper cuttings about: a murder case and suspect Oscar Slater, the sale of Perth Theatre, a clairvoyant advert, and report on an incident at the Theatre Royal Dublin where a performance of "An Englishman's Home" was interrupted by the audience…

Newspaper cuttings about: a dispute between music hall performer Minnie Cunningham, Warden Ltd, and Dublin Theatre Co, plus cuttings about murder suspect Oscar Slater.

Newspaper cuttings about a dispute between Harry Day (Day's Variety Agency) and music hall performer Adelaide Mary Cotton, plus cuttings both about and advertising the St Louis Coliseum MO.

Newspaper cuttings about a dispute between the Kilmarnock Theatre Company and Robert Colburn Buchanan, plus an advert for film of the Kings derby by The Warwick Trading Co Ltd. listing the cinemas that had shown it, including the Panopticon

Newspaper cuttings about Skating rinks: Olympia, Zoo, and West End Roller Rink, and discussion in the Council about lease of ground on Camphill Road for a Skating Rink and Cinematograph Hall. Some local citizens were opposed as it was close to…

Newspaper cuttings about Skating rinks, abridged prospectus for Govan skating rink.

Newspaper cuttings about Skating rinks, including prospectus for the Aberdeen Skating Rink Co, Ayr Pavilion, and drawing of a new skating rink in Gourock, the Pavilion,

Newspaper cuttings about Skating rinks at Glasgow, Gourock, and Ayr, skating rink business, and Gallowgate carnival.

Newspaper cuttings about Skating rinks. Prospectus for City Rink and Winter Gardens, Birmingham, and Olympia Skating Rink. Glasgow.

Newspaper cutting from the Daily Mail, prospectus for the London Olympia skating rink

Newspaper cuttings about Skating rinks and the Edinburgh Marine Gardens, plus an invitation card for the opening of the Ayr Pavilion skating rink.

Newspaper cuttings about Skating rinks and the Edinburgh Marine Gardens, invitation card for the opening of the Ayr Pavilion skating rink, notice of plans for Govan skating rink,

Newspaper cuttings about Skating rinks and the Edinburgh Marine Gardens.

Newspaper cuttings about Skating rinks and skating rink business. Prospectus for the British-American Skate Manufacturing Co.

Newspaper cutting about skating rinks.

Newspaper cuttings about Skating rinks.

Newspaper cuttings about Skating rinks, including opening of the Olympia in Partick.

Newspaper cuttings about skating rinks and skating rink business. Prospectus for the Rochdale Skating Rink, Ltd.

Newspaper cuttings about skating rinks and skating rink business. Includes note on AE Pickard's lease of a site on Cromwell Street with intention to build the Great Western skating rink. Also notes on rinks in Dunoon, Great Eastern Hotel, Dennistoun.

Newspaper cuttings about roller skating and skating rinks. Article about Lillian Franks, American girl skater who was performing in Hamilton, contests, and 'Cinderella' ball with skaters in evening dress.

Handwritten letter.

Newspaper cuttings about roller skating and skating rinks, dance and competitions.

Newspaper cuttings about Skating rinks, tips for roller skating, case of racially-motivated exclusion from a skating rink in Birmingham, and case of false advertising against a skin cure product.

Newspaper cuttings about roller skating, skating rinks at Glasgow, Rothesay, Crosshill, and skating rink business. Prospectus for the Brixton Skating Rink Ltd.

Newspaper cuttings about roller skating and skating rinks.

Newspaper cuttings about skating rinks. Glasgow Roller Skating Competition. Management of Victoria Rd American Roller Rink offer a present to the first couple married on skates.

Newspaper cuttings about skating rinks.

Newspaper cuttings about skating rinks.

Newspaper cuttings about skating rinks. American Roller Skating Rink had put on a 'Barnyard' carnival

Newspaper cuttings about skating rinks in Glasgow and Birmingham, and article about Charities Day.

Newspaper cuttings about roller skating and skating rinks. Cinderella dance at Victoria Road skating rink.

Newspaper cuttings about roller skating and skating rinks. American Roller Skating Rink, Professor HA Simmons (expert skater) appearing.

Photograph of a roller skating fall.

Newspaper cuttings about roller skating and a photograph of Fred Scott, Allen Mitchell, Mabel Gandy, Oriol Bray, and Charles Day, skating instructors at the American Roller Skating rink, Glasgow.

Newspaper cuttings about roller skating and skating rinks. Notes on a 'Carnival on skates'.

Torn newspaper pages found in scrapbook. Different time period, probably 1930s.

Handwritten Index.

Handwritten Index.

Handwritten Index.

Handwritten index.

Handwritten note on the back of an envelope, presumably sent for limerick competition:
"Postman, hurry, you lazy old sinner
Move along as tho' running for dinner
This yellow env'lope
Contains let us hope
The "Pickard's Panopticon" winner."

Postcard of women with sewing machines. Not contemporary.

Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum from the Glasgow News, Evening Citizen, Record & Mail, Evening Times

Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum from the Evening Citizen, the Stage, the Era, Evening Times and Pollokshaws News, featuring the 'Bear Woman'. Printed flyer for 'The Irish Giant',

Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum from the Weekly Record, Helensburgh News, Scottish Referee, The Stage, Glasgow News, Evening Citizen, Record and Mail, and the Forward. Featuring the 'Bear…

Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E Pickard from the Evening Citizen, Daily Record, Weekly Record, Glasgow Programme, Scottish Referee, Evening Times. Also results from Pickard's Limerick competition with a winner and 43 consolation prizes…

Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum from Glasgow News, the Era, Citizen, Evening Times, Record & Mail, Scottish Referee, Forward, Weekly Record. Still presenting the Bear Woman and the bioscope.

Newspaper cuttings about the programme of A.E. Pickard's Britannia Panopticon and museum in the Evening Citizen, Glasgow News, Record and Mail, Evening Times, Glasgow Programme, The Stage, Pollokshaws News, still advertising the Bear Woman.
Also…

Newspaper cuttings advertising Panopticon programme in the Weekly Record and Forward. Classified ads in the Era and the Stage looking for artists. Two envelopes addressed to Miss Lucy Moore.

Two letters to Lucy Moore in response to advertisement seeking husband.
Newspaper cuttings about Panopticon programme in Glasgow News, Forward, Evening Citizen.

Newspaper cutting about a slander case

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall and entertainment news and business.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall news and business; notably the death of Mr George Washington Moore.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall news and business; notably the illness and death of Mr George Washington Moore.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall news and business.

Newspaper cutting about a misrepresentation case against a music hall performer

Newspaper cutting about a misrepresentation case against a music hall performer

Newspaper cutting about a misrepresentation case against a music hall performer

Newspaper cutting about misrepresentation case against a music hall performer

Newspaper cuttings about the reception of music hall performer Dr Walford Bodie

Newspaper cuttings about the reception of music hall performer Dr Walford Bodie

Newspaper cuttings about the reception of music hall performer Dr Walford Bodie

Newspaper cuttings about the reception of music hall performer Dr Walford Bodie

Newspaper cuttings about the reception of music hall performer Dr Walford Bodie

Newspaper cuttings about the reception of music hall performer Dr Walford Bodie

Newspaper cuttings about the reception of music hall performer Dr Walford Bodie

Newspaper cuttings about the reception of music hall performer Dr Walford Bodie

Newspaper cuttings about the reception of music hall performer Dr Walford Bodie

Newspaper cuttings about the reception of music hall performer Dr Walford Bodie

Newspaper cuttings about the trial of students arrested for rioting in the Coliseum Theatre, Glasgow.

Newspaper cuttings about the trial of students arrested for rioting in the Coliseum Theatre, Glasgow; plus a cutting about the Safety of Children at Entertainments, Children

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall news and business, plus a poem about Dr Walford Bodie

Newspaper cuttings and handwritten note about charity sports.

Entry form for the Scottish Amateur Athletic Association.

Programme for Glasgow Amalgamated Amusements Charity Sports.

Newspaper cuttings about charity sports, a new Glasgow theatre, and a drawing of a proposed procession route.

Newspaper cuttings about charity sports, a new Glasgow theatre, and the death of music hall manager Tom Barrasford.

Handwritten notes about the Glasgow Amalgamated Amusements Charity Sports.

Newspaper cuttings about Moss Empires annual shareholders meeting and arrests for rioting in Celtic Park, Glasgow.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall news and business; notably the death of music hall performer Lottie Collins.

Flyer for newspaper advertisements.

Note about a Glasgow Amalgamated Amusements Charity Sports meeting.

Charity sports sponsorship form.

Newspaper article about a new theatre for Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow.

Newspaper cuttings about incidents in the Prince of Wales Theatre London and Theatre Royal Glasgow.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall news and business; notably a fire at the Pavilion Theatre Glasgow.

Newspaper cuttings about the Olympia Theatre Glasgow.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall/cinema news and business.

Newspaper cuttings about: an incident at the Prince of Wales Theatre London, The Markets Committee, and The Theatres and Music Hall Committee.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall news; notably music halls vs. theatres and censorship.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall news; notably the first stained glass theatre curtain constructed for the National Theatre of Mexico.

Prospectus for the Savoy Theatre (Glasgow) Limited.

Plan for the Savoy Theatre Glasgow.

Newspaper cuttings about: the Argyle Picture Theatre, Edinburgh Marine Gardens, theatre manager Mr Percy Humphry, the influence of music halls on children, and Mr John Edwin Tussaud.

Newspaper cuttings about the history of the Alhambra Theatre, Glasgow.

Newspaper cuttings about: the effect of music halls on crime levels, the wedding anniversary of ventriloquist Prince Bendon, billposting, and a performance for the King at the Empire Theatre, Edinburgh.

Newspaper cutting about billposting.

Newspaper cutting about: billposting, a false representation case, president of the Wellcroft club John Lindsay, and a fire at the Empire Theatre in Edinburgh.

Newspaper cuttings about a fire at the Empire Theatre, Edinburgh.

Newspaper cuttings about a fire at the Empire Theatre, Edinburgh.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall news and business; notably a fire at the Empire Theatre, Edinburgh.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall news and business; notably the opening of the Olympia Theatre, Glasgow.

Newspaper cuttings about the 20th annual meeting of the Blackpool Tower Company.

Newspaper cuttings about the 20th annual meeting of the Blackpool Tower Company.

Portrait photographs.

Handwritten index.

Handwritten index.

Photo of one of the Pickard scrapbooks, open in the cardboard box in which they were acquired.

Handwritten letter and envelope addressed to A.E. Pickard.

Handwritten Letter.

Newspaper cuttings about: a Rothesay town council meeting, the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, the Palace Theatre and Hippodrome in Warrington, a book about money making, the financial value of advertising, and a sundial in Trongate…

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall news and business; notably the death of Mr George Adney Payne.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall news and business; notably the death of Mr George Adney Payne, and an accident in a Paris music hall.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall and entertainment news and business; notably a dispute between Moss Empires Ltd and music hall performer Marie Lloyd.

Newspaper cutting about the death of Mr George Adney Payne and the controversy of living statue exhibitions.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall news and business; notably the death of Mr George Adney Payne and a kitten born with 5 heads in Cheshire.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall and entertainment news and business; plus an article about a chemist in Detroit whose blood and skin is turning blue due to inhalation of fumes during experiments with aniline dyes.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall and entertainment news and business; notably a 16 year old girl who has been in a coma for a year.

Newspaper cutting with sketch about small tenements on Pollockshaws Road – the remainder of the village of Strathbungo.

Newspaper cuttings about: the experience of an actress, a one man municipal government in America, and a waxwork of an infant Spanish Prince.

Newspaper cutting about general music hall and entertainment news and business; notably an article about a shortage of wild men in New York, plus a poem

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall and entertainment news and business; notably an article about an oriental magic performance in London.

Newspaper cutting and sketch about changes to the Eglington area of Glasgow.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall news and business.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall news and business.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall and entertainment news and business; notably the controversy of living statues and a missing flea from a troupe of performing fleas.

Newspaper cutting with sketch about a painting of Glasgow Green.

Newspaper cutting with sketch about the Townhead district library, Glasgow.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall and entertainment news; notably the hatching of conjoined ducklings and a palmistry fraud case.

Newspaper cuttings about general entertainment news; notably an Italian boy whose pupils are surrounded by the 12 hours of the clock.

Handwritten letter and notes.

Handwritten letter and White Star Line ticket.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall, entertainment, and current news; notably an advert for A.E. Pickard exhibit Tom Thumb.

Newspaper cuttings about Glasgow landmarks.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall news and business, plus an article about the sale of the old Baileys Session House contents, plus the death of a conjoined twin.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall news.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall and entertainment news and business, plus a collection of wanted adverts.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall and entertainment news and business; notably the controversy of a living statue exhibition and a native choir from Jamaica.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall and entertainment news; notably an attempt to swim the English Channel.

Newspaper cuttings about: attempts to swim the English Channel, the death of Captain Matthew Webb in the whirlpool rapids at the bottom of Niagara Falls, palmistry in Glasgow, and a new automatic stamp delivery machine.

Newspaper cuttings about: improvements to the Theatre Royal, a dog born without front legs, and the death of detective Robert Pinkerton.

Newspaper cuttings about educationists, the log cabin where Abraham Lincoln was born, and a fire in a Falkirk cinema.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall and entertainment news and business; notably an attempt to swim the English Channel.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall and entertainment news; plus a short story

Newspaper cuttings about general entertainment news; notably

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall and entertainment news and business; notably the death of Mr Herbert Montague - manager of the Gaiety Theatre, Clydebank.

Newspaper cuttings about music hall news and business, plus an article with sketch about the laying of the foundation stone ceremony for the new Mitchell Library, Glasgow.

Newspaper cutting with sketch about

Newspaper cuttings about the master and matron of the London workhouse

Newspaper cuttings about the master and matron of the London workhouse

Newspaper cuttings about the concept of the

Newspaper cuttings about: the concept of the

Newspaper cuttings about: the concept of the

Newspaper sketch of children singing.

Newspaper cuttings about: a sea serpent, the ship Mauretania, a cockerel born with 3 legs and 3 tails, a sword swallowing performers accident, and old architecture in Glasgow.

Newspaper sketch and reference to Yachtsman Sir Thomas Lipton.

Newspaper cuttings about: Yachtsman Sir Thomas Lipton, rowdy music hall audience behaviour, the production of plays on passenger ships, and the decline of rats in Paris.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall and entertainment news and business; notably entertainment on passenger ships and the spotting of a giant sea serpent.

Newspaper cuttings about the Hull Fair.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall and entertainment news and business; notably Alexander Livesy who walked over 1000 miles between Ayr and London pushing a wheel barrow.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall news, plus an article about illegal expenditure by the Glasgow Corporation Municipal Buildings Committee.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall and entertainment news and business.

Newspaper cutting with sketch about the Garrick Hotel - a building on Stockwell Street Glasgow.

Newspaper cuttings about general entertainment news and business; notably Ituri Forrest Pygmies.

Newspaper cuttings with sketches about the Provand Lordships old Glasgow Exhibition.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall and entertainment news and business; notably a poster of

Handwritten letter and envelope addressed to A.E. Pickard.

Newspaper cuttings about general music hall and entertainment news and business; notably the legal status of peep shows, and wedding ceremonies in Gretna Green.

Handwritten note from George Marquis.

Newspaper cuttings about the financing of theatres.

Handwritten letter, envelope, postcard, and small flyer with date and excerpt from the bible.

Handwritten letter and envelope, plus small flyer with date and excerpt from the bible. Also postcard with advert for one of A.E. Pickard

Handwritten letter and newspaper cutting about the changing music hall and interview with performer Mr Shine.

Newspaper cutting about a small person Hayati Hassid (30in tall) plus 2 horse photos – one Linus the long maned Oregon wonder horse.