| Ref No | DDP/SHOW/RRH/8 |
| Collection | David Drummond Pantomime Collection |
| Title | Red Riding Hood |
| Name of creator | Taylors, Printers, Wombwell |
| Date | from 12 Jan [1959] |
| Extent | 2 showcards |
| Description | 1 showcard for Red Riding Hood at the Empire Theatre West Hartlepool in 1959. The card features an illustration (identical to that of the Portsmouth Empire showcard) in colour of Red Riding Hood approaching her Grandmother's cottage, whilst the Wolf peers out at her from behind a tree. The card lists cast and production credits, theatre information, showtimes and prices in red and green text surrounded by a decorative border of holly.
1 mockup showcard: the card template features the show title and an illustration (identical to the New Theatre Cardiff showcard) in colour of Red Riding Hood carrying a basket whilst the Wolf peers out at her from behind a tree; all text has been added in manuscript (predominantly in capital letters) in blue and black ink. |
| PhysicalDescription | 2 cards of different design |
| Arrangement | Chronological |
| Related Person | Sheckman, Sol, governing director |
| Best, M., manageress and licensee |
| Crossini, James, presenter |
| Whittaker, Reg, presenter |
| Modley, [Sidney] Allen, actor and dame |
| Williams, George, actor |
| Dexter, Roy, actor |
| Howard, Terry, actor |
| Sa[u]nders, Audrey, actor |
| Daye, Jill, actor |
| Cross, Lee, actor |
| Hogarth, Marlene, actor |
| Williams, Michael, actor |
| Related Organisation | Empire Theatre |
| Francis Langford's Top-Town Teenagers |
| Related Place | Hartlepool |
| Wombwell |
| Category | Promotional material |
| Access conditions | This 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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