"CYRK WEIGHT LIFTING SKATER " Original Circus Poster, Jan KOTARBINSKI 1974

Fabulous first edition Polish cyrk (circus) poster from 1975 with an inventive Hanging Acrobats design by Polish School of Posters artist Jan ...

Wonderfully quirky and colourful design by Bohdan Bocianowski features on this original Cyrk Polish Circus poster from 1974, its very first print...

A wonderfully inventive and stylish design by Witold Janowski features on this fabulous original Polish CYRK (circus) poster from 1974. Utterly captivating. The ‘Cyrk” circus poster...

Polish Cyrk/Circus Star Elephant poster from 1974. Featuring powerfully melancholy artwork by Mieczyslaw Wasilewski. Sumptuous and striking, it's simpl...

Witty and clever design by Jan Mlodozeniec features on this original Polish Cyrk/Circus poster. This poster was officvally printed three times, this one is from its very first print ...

We love the wonderfully whimsical design by Danuta Żukowska that features on this original Polish CYRK (circus) poster from 1970. A rare poster. The ‘Cyrk” circus poster in Poland a...

Original vintage advertising poster for a Ukrainian circus stage act. Featuring an image of a performer riding a unicycle with one foot whilst balancing plates and cups on his head and a cup and saucer on one stretched out leg, his arms outstretched...

Original vintage Soviet advertising poster - Circus for Children - featuring a fun illustration of a bear in a traditional style yellow shirt and bl...

Original vintage advertising poster for the Alibek Circus / ?????? ???? featuring a great design depicting a horse and rider jumping at speed above a traditional hat held up by a han...

Original vintage Polish circus advertising poster - Cyrk - featuring a fun and colourful image of an acrobat clown performing a balancing act backwards on a bike with his head on the...

Speedway, one sheet 1968 art of Elvis Presley dancing with the very sexy Nancy Sinatra in her famous white boots! An original vintage theatrical one-sheet mo...

Very rare late 19th Century, "The Original Holden's Mannikins", original vintage theatrical Vaudeville play linen backed one-sheet movie poster (one sheet; measures 28" x 42", actual poster size 27" x 41". Early Vaudeville Marionette, Automata and Mannequin poster with vibrant colors, another one can't be found. The playbill poster features vibrant illustrations of Clowns, Skeletons, Royalty, Cowboys, Mimes, Nurses, Fairies... This poster has an address for a theatre in St. Martin Paris, France. From the book; The Holdens: Monarchs of the Marionette Theatre by John McCormick The Holden family were the most celebrated English marionette performers of the nineteenth century. The trajectory of the Holdens provides a vivid example of developments in entertainment across the century. Having begun on the fairgrounds, they moved on to large halls, theatres and music halls. At the height of their popularity, when they had two main companies in operation, the Holdens were even better known abroad than at home. Their name was almost synonymous with puppetry, and they were credited with every innovation in marionette theatre. Then, with the advent of cinema, their business suffered a rapid decline. Based on extensive archival research and lavishly illustrated with photographs, sketches, diagrams, playbills and posters, The Holdens: Monarchs of the Marionette Theatre explains why the Holden shows had such impact and were so frequently imitated. Below are two newspaper reviews from 1903 and 1907. Holdin’s Mannkins Location: New York City Theater: New York Date: 1903 Type: Marionette, Automata and Manikin This is another of Mr. Keith’s acts and it is safe to say that we have never seen marionettes in this country before. The general fitting up of the act is great—had a fine stage with a full set of scenery, and everything is first class order—strongly, and it is hardly possible to conceive how people can produce the effects that they do by the manipulation of strings. Every move made by these little figures is absolutely natural and life-like, and the audience were quick to appreciate this fact and were most hearty in their applause. The act is closed with a transformation feature which was very pretty and attractive. It is an exceptionally strong turn throughout. 24 minutes, full stage. Source: University of Iowa, Keith-Albee Vaudeville Collection, Manager Reports, 2 September 1902-3 September 1903. Holden’s Manikins Location: Philadelphia Theater: Keith's Date: 1907 Type: Marionette, Automata and Manikin 22 min, F.S., 2 shows. On at 8:04. This is a children’s feature. I doubt whether it would be so well received at any other than about Christmas time, but it quite won the house. The manikins performs various simple stunts, such as dancing, Punch and Judy comedy, etc. The finish of the act was a spectacular feature without moving figures, which did not run as smoothly as it should have done. However, the act will certainly please the little folks and it cannot be conceived how the wooden manikins can be manipulated so life-like. Holden got a good hand on his appearance after the act...