Ref NoDDP/SHOW/RC/4
CollectionDavid Drummond Pantomime Collection
TitleRobinson Crusoe
Name of creatorG. & M. Organ, Thearical [sic] Printers, Wrington, Bristol
Datefrom 10 Jan 1955
Extent1 showcard
Description1 showcard for Robinson Crusoe at the Picture House Bude, presented by Reg Lever, in 1955. The card features a coloured illustration of an island scene: Crusoe is female wearing feathered crop top and hot pants or skirt, seated on a boulder with a parrot on her shoulder and rifle in hand; a goat looks up at Friday who is suspended half way up a palm tree - he is depicted as male, dark brown, with big hooped earing, red lips and loincloth; the background comprises a hut in the sand, ferns and palm trees, bright sun and blue sea. The card lists cast credits, show times and ticket prices in navy with a decorative red border.
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PhysicalDescription31.4 x 21 cm; card with string.
ArrangementChronological
Related PersonLever, Reg, presenter
Winsor, Elsie, actor
Allison, Bart, actor
Willcox, Eddie, actor
Dickson, Irene
Petronelle
MacDonald, Kenneth
Hampson, Jimmy (xylophonist)
Shearer, Rita (organist)
Ash, Robert
Headley, Patricia
Related OrganisationPicture House
Izna Roselli's Corps-de-Ballet
Related PlaceBude
Bristol
CategoryPromotional material
Access conditionsThis material is available for consultation at the University of Kent's Special Collections & Archives reading room, Templeman Library, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NU (specialcollections@kent.ac.uk).
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