The pictures below show larger views of the (5) 1954 – 1956 Bertram Mills Circus Olympia Season Advertising Souvenir Items in this lot. These are from the 29th Season of the Bertram Mills Circus which went from 20 December 1955 to 4 February 1956. The two tickets that are included are dated from 27 December, 1955. There is a larger program advertising booklet , and a smaller booklet with circus shows acts. They both have many pages filled with pictures and information on the many different acts that performed. They are as follows: Alex Kerr and His Mixed Wild Animal Group The Two Orions Kruse’s Elephant Revue Schaefer’s Midgets The Mascotts The Flying Sylvests Benneweis Sea Lions The Arentine Express The Arriola Family The Mathurins Knie’s High School Elephant and Horseshoe The Parade The Clowns Dany Renz Reco and May Interval Coco and Co. Fredy Knie’s 12 Lippizana Horses Sonny Moore’s Roustabouts Lenz’ Boxing Chimpanzees The Circus Band The Benneweis Tigers From Denmark Oscar Fischer’s 3 World famous Elephants The New De Riaz Sensational Ace Aerialists Ria & Romes On The High Perch A Whirl of Skill The 5 Skating Olandos Rupert’s Bears The Pusztai Whirlwind Hungarian Spring Board Acrobats The Danish Knapstruper Horses Gindl and His 16 Liberty Horses Jacqueline Anita Glamorous Queen of The Air The Boisterous Bullys The 7 Eagles Superb Artistes of The High Wire The 12 Arvings Kossmayer’s Unrideable Mule The Amazing 5 D’Angolys World Finest6 Hoop and Club Jugglers The Musical Dancing Waters The Keynotes Borra King of The Pickpockets The smaller booklet does not have advertising besides the circus acts themselves. Thelarger program booklet, besides the circus itself, some of the advertisements inside the program include the following: Ovaltine Breakfast Beverage Lucas Car Batteries Daily Mail Ideal Home Exhibition – Olympia “BABES IN THE WOOD” On Ice Empire Pool: Wembly Cossor Model 522 Radio & Record Player Firestone Tyres Margo’s Tonic Hair Cream Hong Kong Restaurant – Hong Kong Emporium Barclays Bank Limited Circus Refreshments By Lyons Guinness Beer Gilbry’s Whisky Beever’s Uniforms Daily Sketch Britains Brightest Picture Paper The Circus Fans’ Association of Great Britain Sharps Toffee Mazda Lamps Also included in this lot is a 1954 – 1955 Christmas & New Year Entertainments paper flyer from Theatre Tickets and Messengers Ltd., and Ashton & Mitchell Ltd.. It has a schedule for Circuses, Ice Shows, Pantomimes & Children’s Plays. It was found with the other items because the Bertram Mills’ Olympia Circus is listed on it. All five of these old Circus items for one price! To judge the sizes the larger souvenir programme measures about 7-1/4'' x 8-1/4'' x 1/8''. The small booklet and the tickets appear to be in mint condition as pictured. The program and flier have some light wrinkling from handling. |