| Ref No | DDP/SHOW/RC/12 |
| Collection | David Drummond Pantomime Collection |
| Title | Robinson Crusoe |
| Name of creator | Electric (Modern) Printing Co. Ltd., Manchester |
| Date | from 24 Dec [1971] |
| Extent | 1 showcard |
| Description | 1 showcard for Tom Arnold and Bernard Delfont's pantomime Robinson Crusoe, at the Empire Theatre Liverpool c. 1971. The poster lists cast and production credits, showtimes and theatre information in black, white and neon orange text against a brown background with border illustrations palm fronds and a ship, hula dancer and silhouetted tribesmen carrying spears in the bottom left. It also features a black-and-white headshot photograph of Norman Wisdom. |
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| PhysicalDescription | 37.8 x 25.3 cm. |
| Arrangement | Chronological |
| Related Person | Littler, Prince (born Prince Frank Richeux, 1901-1973), chairman |
| Benjamin, Louis, managing director |
| Jones, Terence, theatre licensee |
| Delfont, Bernard, presenter |
| Wisdom, Norman (1915-2010), actor and comedian |
| Grimaldi, Marion (b. 1926), actor and singer |
| Iddon, Barry, actor and local celebrity |
| Josephs, Elroy (1939-1997), actor and dancer |
| Platts, Stanley (1919-2001), actor |
| Fayne, Tony, actor |
| Barnes, George, actor |
| Whittaker, Billy, actor |
| Wray, Maxwell, director |
| Leachman, Russell, choreographer |
| Related Organisation | Empire Theatre |
| Tom Arnold & Bernard Delfont Enterprises |
| Moss Empires Ltd. |
| Taverner Singers |
| Six Maljohns |
| Related Place | Liverpool |
| Manchester |
| Category | Promotional material |
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| Level | Item |