| Collection | David Drummond Pantomime Collection |
| Description | A collection of press cuttings relating to Emile Littler pantomimes. Pantomimes include Humpty Dumpty at the Royal Court Theatre in Liverpool and Cinderella at the Prince of Wales Theatre in Birmingham. These are mounted on 36 quarto sheets and have been taken from the following newspaper publications: Daily Dispatch, Daily Mail, Daily Post, Daily Sketch, Echo, Birkenhead News, Express, Weekly Post, Daily Express, Bootle Time, Catholic Herald, Evening Express, The Birmingham Post, The Birmingham Mail, Birmingham Gazette, Evening Despatch, Daily Herald, Thomson's, Empire News Aloe included are some loose items including other news cuttings, a news article titled 'Over the Footlights' from the Birmingham Weekly Post, the Tribune newspaper, which reports about the domination of the theatre industry by Prince Littler and Stewart Cruikshank, questions over profits and rent, and the need for an inquiry, and a programme for Emile Littler's Zip Goes A Million. Reference is made in these items to the designers Doris Zinkeisen and Anthony Holland, as well as actors such as Tommy Trinder. A poster for the Emile Littler Appeal Result is included, and links to the article 'A job for the Monopolies Commission Theatre Tycoons: A Starling Report' in the Tribune newspaper. |
| Related Person | Littler, Emile (1903-1985) |