Robert Jackson - photograph album, news cuttings album and ephemera items, ca. 1910-1940s

PXE 935

fonds

ca. 1910-1940s

Graphic Materials, Textual Records, Ephemera, Clippings

442320

1 photograph album
1 newscuttings album
Textual Records - printed
Ephemera

Robert (Bobby / Bobbie) E. Jackson, professional ice skater, pantomime dancer, and musical comedy actor was born in Australia (thought to be from Sydney). Jackson performed in Australia, America, and South Africa. He died in London in 1955. -- Reference: ML 885/03

1. Photograph album (195 photographs) : Postcards, snapshots and professional photographs recording places visited, friends and images of theatre productions (chiefly Melbourne productions photographed by C.J. Frazer), ca. 1918-1940s
2-33. Loose photographs: includes group portrait of the Victorian Ice Hockey players in 1910; portraits of Robert Jackson; with dancing partner Louise Larsson; cast from "Puss in Boots panto 1914"; portraits of Mamie Watson (by Romney Studios, Sydney), Enid Lowe and George Neil
34. News Cuttings album: newscuttings relating to Robert Jackson's career, theatre programmes, and various ephemera items including photographs, ca. 1916-1930s
Theatre Programmes:
35. 1917-18. Season at the New York Hippodrome
36. June 1920. J.C. Williamson "A Pageant of Empire" & "Kissing Time" at Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney. Souvenir programme in honour of His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales.
37. Nov 1920. J.C. Williamson "The Boy" at Her Majesty's, Melbourne
38. 1923. Hugh J. Ward "The O'Brien Girl" at The New Princess Theatre, Melbourne. 150th performance souvenir programme.
39-40. Hugh J. Ward "Little Nellie Kelly" at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Adelaide; "Tangerine" at the New Princess's Theatre, Melbourne
41. 1936. La Fiesta, Ice Carnival at the Sydney Glaciarium, programme
Journals:
42-43. Ice Skating in Australia Vol.4 No.9, Aug 1931 and Vol.V No.1, May 1932
44. Glaciettes Vol.14 No.15 July 1937
45. Loose ephemera items including postcards and dinner menu for the Victorian Ice Hockey players, 1910