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What a Splendid Entertainer

Advertisment for the Ibrox Picture Palace

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Wealthiest Man in Europe

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Waverly F.C. Benefit

Waverly F.C.'s invite to the palace and what they saw

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Voice of the People. Both Sides of the Question.

A letter to the Editor of the Glasgow News protesting the plan to sell off the animals comprising The Scottish Zoo. The author suggests that some of the most well-loved animals be relocated to an area named the Rouken Glen which would be converted…

Tags: closing down, J.B.M., Rouken Glen, The Scottish Zoo, Zoological Garden

Under the Hammer - The Last of Glasgows Zoo.

Article from the The Evening Times describing the events which took place at the auction of the animals comprising the Scottish Zoo. According to the author, the excitable atmosphere of the occasion seemed to register with the animals as well as the…

Tags: animals, Bostock, The Scottish Zoo, zoo auction

Training Alligators at the Zoo.

Photograph of a zookeeper holding a small alligator. The text which accompanies the photograph asserts that the alligator is one of nine which the zookeeper has been able to train over a period of three months.

Tags: Alligators, animals, Ellerby, Graham, zookeeper, zoological gardens

Town Council Jottings.

Town Council Jottings is a very interesting piece of writing from the Evening Times. The piece consists of a narrator explaining the daily activities of a council official, recounted using very poetic, decorated language. It is unclear whether the…

Tags: clerk, council, Evening Times, satire, Town Council Jottings

To Help the Fund: Mr A.E. Pickard.

Short article explaining how Pickard agreed to help raise money for the Relief Fund by kicking off a charity football match between the Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society and the Co-operative Drapery and Furnishing Department at Ibrox Park. The…

Tags: charity, Clan Gordon, Co-operative, Football, Ibrox, kilt, Pickard, Relief Fund, tartan

Third Annual Report by Secretary

Report

Tags: bowling, choir, competition, Concert, Ibrox, Ibrox Picture Palace, meetings, outing, Palace, Pickard, Picture, roll, success, summer, supper

The Two Stars

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The Scottish Zoo. Admission to Sale.

Ticket admitting the owner entry to the auction of the animals comprising The Scottish Zoo. The ticket states that a refund of the ticket price (2/6) will be given to those who purchase animals, perhaps an incentive designed to encourage bidding.

Tags: animals, auction, sale, The Scottish Zoo, ticket

The Scottish Zoo (admission ticket).

Ticket for The Scottish Zoo designed to give the Children of Glasgow a chance to see the attraction before it FINALLY closes. By encouraging specifically the children of the city to see the zoo before its closure, the ticket reinforces the idea that…

Tags: closure, The Scottish Zoo, ticket

The Rights of the Worker.

Cartoon of two baboons reading newspapers and an accompanying caption. The piece is entitled The Rights of the Worker and is presumably a satirical comment on the rights of the working classes to a fair share of the profits they help turn over for…

Tags: baboons, cartoon, humour, satire, Simian, the Evening Times, working classes

The Passing of the Zoo.

A drawing of several distinguished-looking men and women who, according to the drawings caption, represent the types at yesterdays sale (of the Scottish Zoo animals). Printed below the drawing is a charming poem written from the perspective of the…

Tags: auction, bidders, drawing, poem, sketch, The Scottish Zoo, wallaby kangaroo

The Parrots Egg.

A letter addressed to the editor of the Glasgow News describing how a pet parrot, who has been in the readers family for 30 years, marked the occasion of its birthday by laying a nice white egg. The sender of the letter believes that this may be some…

Tags: egg, Glasgow News Editor, Parrot, world record

The Palace Theatre of Varieties Complimentary Ticket

Pink Complimentary Ticket stub admitting entry to The Palace Theatre of Varieties on the Main Street in Gorbals, Glasgow. According to the ticket, the establishment was then under new management.

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The Missing Link.

Article from the Daily Record and Mail detailing the acquisition of a new female chimpanzee for The Scottish Zoo. The article describes how the chimpanzee is intended to fill the shoes of the late Wee Macgreegor, a beloved creature who the writer…

Tags: Bostock, chimpanzee, Congo, Darwin, Missing Link, monkeys, The Scottish Zoo, Wee Macgreegor

The Millionaires Gratitude: A Tale In One Spasm.

Short story entitledThe Millionaires Gratitude which seems to be a somewhat autobiographical account of Pickards life. In the story, an affluent, well-dressed man approaches a poor old lady and explains how the generosity she showed him many years…

Tags: Millionaires Gratitude, Panopticon, Pickard, short story

The Man, The Show, The Company: A.E. Pickard'.

Newspaper advert proclaiming the successes of Pickards five Glasgow attractions: the Casino, the Panopticon, the Ibrox Palace, the Clydebank Theatre, and the Waxwork at the Trongate. The venues are listed and each is given a brief, bombastic account…

Tags: casino, Clydebank Theatre, Glasgow Fat Boy, Ibrox Palace, Panopticon, trongate, waxwork

The Jockey of Death.

Newspaper advert for agreat picture exclusive at the Townhead Casino cinema: a four-reel film entitledThe Jockey of Death. According to the advert, the film was being shown on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday only of the week commencing November 15th,…

Tags: casino, cinema, Jockey of Death, picture exclusive

The Eagle Portrait Gallery. No. XLII.

Article from The Eagle detailing the Glasgow Corporations promotion of Superintendent William Waddell to the position of Chief of the City Fire Brigade. The article celebrates the illustrious career of Waddell, proposing that his promotion was very…

Tags: eagle, fire brigade, Glasgow Corporation, promotion, William Waddell

The Casino.

Evening Times weekly review of the Casino cinemas programme. Notable is the mention of a screening of Charlie Chaplins Charlie at Work, described by the journalist asa screamer from beginning to end.

Tags: casino, Charlie at Work, Charlie Chaplin, comedy

The Casino.

Short article detailing the weekly programme of The Casino. Most interesting is the mention of an attraction entitled Dalmeres Table Circus, which is said to feature performingcats, dogs, doves and monkeys. Also mentioned is the screening of a film…

Tags: animals, casino, Dalmeres Table Circus, dark comedy, The Suicide

The Casino.

Short article describing the weekly programme of Pickards Casino cinema. Most notable is the mention of a film being screened, entitledOrders Under Seal, an epic drama whose film spans over 6000 feet in length and has a 90 minute running time.…

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The Casino.

Short account of the weekly programme of Pickards Casino cinema. Most notable is a reference to the popularity of the song and dance group Wilsons Eight Jolly Juveniles, who, according to the journalist, aremeeting with great success for their…

Tags: casino, song and dance, The Observer, Wilsons Eight Jolly Juveniles

The Casino.

Short newspaper cutting from the Observer describing the weekly programme of the Casino. Mentioned are the performances of Will Starr,the chocolate-coloured comedian and dancer and Cissie Norton,the popular male impersonator. Though an appraisal of…

Tags: casino, Cissie Norton, Pickard, Townhead, Will Starr

The Argyle Electric Theatre, Limited. Form of Application for Preference Shares.

Application form for Preference Shares in The Argyle Electric Theatre, Limited. The form dictates that applicants must be willing to accept less than the amount of shares they originally applied for, perhaps suggesting the demand for shares of this…

Tags: application form, Limited., Preference Shares, The Argyle Electric Theatre

The Argyle Electric Theatre, Limited.

The Memorandum of Association of The Argyle Electric Theatre, Limited. offers a meticulous account of the terms and conditions regarding share ownership of the company. Interesting to note is the handwritten arithmetic on the far-right of the…

Tags: Limited. Memorandum of Association, prospectus, shares, The Argyle Electric Theatre

Test

Terrible Disaster

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Talking pictures advert

Advert for the Britannia Panopticon promising "living, singing and talking pictures"

Summertown Cripple Children's School

Free entertainment for the children of Summertown's Cripple School

Tags: Bailie, Children, Christmas, cinema, Cripple, Henderson, Ibrox, Matinee, Music, Musicians, Palace, Pickard, Picture, School, Singers, Summertown, Vaudeville

Stone-Eating Elephant.

Short article detailing the peculiar case of an elephant who consumed vast quantities of stones, precisely 168 stones, weighing altogether 7lb. 13oz. The case was presented to the Zoological Society by Dr. A. Smith Woodward and the stones were found…

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Still Raining

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St. James Hall Picture Palace Privilege Ticket

Privilege Ticket stub admitting entry to the balcony area of the St. James Hall Picture Palace on Stirling Road, Glasgow.

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St. James Hall Picture Palace Entry Ticket.

Green ticket stub admitting one persons entry upon payment of one penny to the audience area or balcony of St. James Hall Picture Palace on Stirling Road, Glasgow. Ticket states that children under the age of 14 are unable to use this ticket,…

Tags: cinema, Glasgow, St James Picture Palace, Stirling Road, ticket

Snapshots at the Zoo.

Collection of five photographs depicting the auction of the animals comprising The Scottish Zoo. The text below the photographs details the gentleman in the third photo from the top as Mr Wallace, the auctioneer, who is seen to be in the process of…

Tags: auction, bidders, camels, dromedaries, lion, Mr Wallace, The Scottish Zoo, tiger

Secrets of Freemasory

Justice Cheated and public interest harmed by the sign of the right angle

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Scrapbooks in boxes

Photo of one of the Pickard scrapbooks, open in the cardboard box in which they were acquired.

Scottish Sea Serpent.

Drawing of 8 sailors presenting the rare oar-fish they caught, referring to the real-life capture of the fish which was caught near Dunbar. According to the pictures caption the fish measured 13 feet 10 inches in length. Judging from the drawing, the…

Tags: Dunbar, fishing, haul, oar-fish, rare fish, Sailor

Savoy Variety and Pictures Complimentary Ticket

Complimentary Ticket stub admitting half-price entry to the Savoy Variety and Pictures establishment on the corner of Renfrew Street and Hope Street, Glasgow.

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Quo Vadis?.

Newspaper advert for a film showing at the Townhead Casino cinema entitledQuo Vadis?. The advert goes into detail in conveying the high production value of the film and the critical acclaim it has received. For example, according to the author of the…

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