[The Great Levante [picture] : collection of posters, photographs]
- Bib ID:
- 1699582
- Format:
- Picture
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item. POSTER 2022-6053 copy
- Description:
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- [S.l. : s.n., between 1934 and 1960]
- 8 pieces : ill., ports (1 col.) ; 23 - 94 cm.
- Full contents:
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- Levante : the famous Australian illusionist
- The Great Levante : master of all modern magic and his revue mysterious "How's tricks"
- [Agreement between Bradford Alhambra Ltd and The Great Levante, dated 7th October 1957]
- [Two photographs of an elderly Levante with three female assistants]
- [Portrait of Esme Levante, his daughter and magician]
- The Great Levante : who is on a world tour : Les G. Cole presents the famous Australian illusionist
- Notes:
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- Australian illusionist, Leslie 'Les' George Vante Cole (1892-1978) used a number of stage names and is billed variously as Les G .Cole, Levant, Levante, The Great Levant and Magician Cole.
- One of the original variety posters of Les Levante at work...filled with clever detail, such as "Les G .Cole presents..." where Levante uses his real name to present himself... At the top of the poster is the insignia of The Macnaghten Vaudeville Circuit, rampart lion holding a star. - Karl Levett, Posters 2010
- POSTER 2022-6053 copy Also available online https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-146763952
- Related Material:
- Theatre programs for the Great Levante under J.C. Williamson and main sequence held in the PROMPT collection available through Petherick Reading Room ; biographical file [Levante, the Great] available through the Newspaper and Microcopy Reading Room.
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