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General Tom Thumb : the celebrated American dwarf : exhibiting every day and evening, Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.

[Leaflet advertising appearances by The Lancashire Prodigy, a male child with 2 bodies and 1 head at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, London. Born 27 May 1837].

Mr. C. French Anga's New Zealand and Australian exhibition ... : comprising upwards of 300 full-length portraits, from life, of the prinicipal New Zealand Chiefs, with their wives and children.

[Folded leaflet (turquoise paper - copies on purple paper exist) advertising appearances of 'The Pygopagi Twins', Josepha and Rosalie Blazek, conjoined twins, in some sort of performance at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, London, in late 1880. The "Bohemian" twins were under the patronage of the Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary, Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and other distinguished personages. The twins both died at the age of 45. ].

Egyptian Hall, open daily from 2 till 5 : The Pygopagi Twins.

[Theatre programme for performances at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, London by Maskelyne & Cooke, the Royal illusionists and anti-spiritualists with 4 plays (one about quack doctors : Decapitation, or no cure, no pay) and a display of Chinese plate dancing. Advert for E. Rimmel's perfumes and choice novelties on the back].

[Handbill advertising appearances from Chang, the great Chinese Giant, and chung Mow, the tartar rebel dwarf, at the Egyptian Hall (Piccadilly, London)].

Puns, puppets of Shakespearian characters, fashions in bonnets, the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, etc., representing Albert Smith's performance 'Ascent of Mont Blanc'. Lithograph after J.O. Parry, 185-.

Albert Smith standing on the balcony of a chalet in front of the painted backdrop of Mont Blanc at midnight by William Beverley, addressing a large audience. Lithograph after J.O. Parry, 185-.

Bushmen children.

[Folded leaflet (purple paper - copies on turquoise paper exist) advertising appearances of 'The Pygopagi Twins', Josepha and Rosalie Blazek, conjoined twins, in some sort of performance at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, London, in late 1880. The "Bohemian" twins were under the patronage of the Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary, Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and other distinguished personages. The twins both died at the age of 45. ].

[Undated newspaper cutting (March 1869) advertising The Nova Scotia Giantess, Anna Swan, the Siamese twins and the Circassian Lady at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, London].

The Highland Youth : this youth, whose miraculous powers of double sight have surprised all who have visited him. Exhibits every day from twelve to half-past five, at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly ...

The Pygopagi Twins : the greatest and most astonishing natural phenomenon in the world : opinions of the press ... daily receptions  between 2 and 5 p.m. / Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.

The English Tom Thumb at the Egyptian Hall Piccadilly, daily, from 2 to 4, evening, 7 to 9 ...

The Pygopagi Twins : the greatest and most astonishing natural phenomenon in the world : opinions of the press ... daily receptions  between 2 and 5 p.m. Admission 2s 6d. Evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. Admission 1s. / Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.

Maskelyne and Cooke : the royal illusionists and anti-spiritualists ; in addition to Messrs. Maskelyne and Cooke's marvellous performance, Fritz Renhard, the cleverest facial artiste & ventriloquist in the world ; pianist, Mr. Chas. Mellon.

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The Pygopagi Twins : the greatest and most astonishing natural phenomenon in the world : opinions of the press ... daily receptions between 2 and 5 p.m. / Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.

The English Tom Thumb at the Egyptian Hall Piccadilly, daily, from 2 to 4, evening, 7 to 9 ...

The Pygopagi Twins : the greatest and most astonishing natural phenomenon in the world : opinions of the press ... daily receptions between 2 and 5 p.m. Admission 2s 6d. Evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. Admission 1s. / Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.

Maskelyne and Cooke : the royal illusionists and anti-spiritualists ; in addition to Messrs. Maskelyne and Cooke's marvellous performance, Fritz Renhard, the cleverest facial artiste & ventriloquist in the world ; pianist, Mr. Chas. Mellon.