J. Theobald and Company's extra special illustrated catalogue of magic lanterns, slides and apparatus (circa 1900)

76 A New Humorous, Comical and Side- splitting Entertainment, entitled:— “ The Funny Showman; ” or, Ethair’s Museum of Funniosities. Barnum Outdone! Most of these are Movable Slides. 1 Title Picture 2 The Spotted Babe of Peru 3 “ Ye Kommern Khow ” (Bovis Kimmonus) 4 “ Simpson,” the Cow with the Iron Tail 5 Mr. O’Rang O’Tang 6 Giant Swallowall '7 The Prickly Polliwog, or Caclious Ipicus of the Ipecacuana Mountains 8 Ye Scissors Bill 9 Mr. Tim Raffe 10 A feline swell 11 A ’Orse 12 Portraits of Noah and Wife. From life — (a long way) Price 30/-. the Set. Humorous Lecture to above, price 6d. “The Fairy Wand.” A Splendid Set of Photographic Slides, to illustrate the beautiful and pathetic Poem of “ The Fairy Wand.” By special per- mission of G. K. Sims, Esq., (Dagonet). Six of the Slides are moveable. 1 Title Picture la Effect, Lace curtain (to roll up by curtain shutter) ib Effect (Title) 2 “ Horrible dens, Sir” 3 “ Knock at the door! ” “ Pooh, nonsense ” 4 “ That’s Lucky, the place is empty ” 5 The Father gets drunk 6 The land of Shadows, in frame, and effect of moving eyes 6a Effect, Rack Slide, Smoke from Torch 7 The Land of Shining Day 8 The Land of Shining Night 8a Effect, Panorama for Sky 8b Effect, Panorama for water 8c Effect, Rising Moon and Ripple on Water 8d Fairy Queen rises out of Water, in basket of Roses, and drops Flowers 9 She knelt by the wretched pallet 10 With her shawl wrapped over something 11 Then raising her wand, she waved it na Effect of raising wand, Lever 12 While a man from the playhouse watched her 12a Effect, Angel and Mother 13 He told how he watched her waving 14 The Manager takes charge of Sally 14a Effect, Angel and Mother The Complete Set, 45/-. A copy of the Poem, with others, by “ Dagonet” (G. R. Sims, Esq.), Price i/-. A New and Original Humorous Set, entitled :— “Mr. Larkin’s Christmas Turkey, and what came of it.” 1 Title Curtain 2 Mr. Larkin having received his Christmas Box, decides on purchasing a Turkey 3 For which purpose he proceeds to the Poulterer’s 4 He at length purchases one which he con- siders a bargain 5 On his road home he meets with an Old Friend 6 With whom he drinks until he becomes quite merry 7 On returning home slightly elevated, his Landlady orders him to bed 8 Where he dreams of an imaginary fight with a Turkey 8a Single slip slide effect of fight with Turkey 8b Continuation of the combat, single slip slide 8c On awaking he finds it is nothing more than Cats, triple slip frame for movement of Cats and disclosing Moon 9 He rises with strange misgivings as to the • safety of his Turkey, but on descending to the pantry, is pleased to find it still there ro But while at breakfast, he is thunderstnick at the sight of a large Dog rushing off with the Turkey. In starting up to pur- sue the Dog, he drags the breakfast things off the table^ loa. Effect slide for door to open showing Landlady 11 On reaching the street, blind with rage, runs against a milkman 12 Upsets a Pastrycook with tray full of Mince Pies 13 Astonishes an Organ Man and Monkey 14 Smashes an Orange Woman, and 15 Doubles up an Old Gentleman who is out for a stroll 16 Who in turn cushions with the Policeman, and fixes him against the lamp-post 17 Having recovered the Turkey, he sinks down exhausted on a door-step, where he is surrounded by the persons with whom he has come in contact 18 Excited by their threats he dashes the Turkey in the Policeman’s face, and makes off followed by the crowd 19 The Policeman is gaining on him, when seeing the door of a Millinery Establish- ment open, he rushes in and throws him- self and the Turkey at the feet of a girl of the period 19a Effect of Panorama of figures passing the window 20 Who kindly screens him from the obser- vation of the enemy, whom she sends away on a wrong scent 21 And Mr. Larkin in a passion of gratitude, offers her his hand and heart 22 And on Christmas Day he and his beloved sit down to the undisturbed enjoyment of the Turkey This set is 50/-.