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Canterbury Theatre of Varieties (London, England)

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  • Monday, Dec. 20th first appearance of the wonderful Belgian giant (8 ft. high) Alfredo Devartos : (24 years of age) trumpeter in the guards of the King of Belgium, & the tallest man in the whole army) ... last five nights of the Schaffer Troupe ... / Canterbury Theatre of Varieties, Westminster Bridge Road.
  • Re-engagement owing to enormous success of Joe Elvin in a personally conducted trip on The Tram ("Fares, please.") ... : The extraordinary, phenomenal colossal Russian Fat Girl, Miss Lucie, the heaviest girl in the world. Aged 16 years. Weight 350 lbs. ... / Canterbury Theatre of Varieties, Westminster Bridge Road, S.E.
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    Monday, Dec. 20th first appearance of the wonderful Belgian giant (8 ft. high) Alfredo Devartos : (24 years of age) trumpeter in the guards of the King of Belgium, & the tallest man in the whole army) ... last five nights of the Schaffer Troupe ... / Canterbury Theatre of Varieties, Westminster Bridge Road.

    | Date: [1886?]
    • Ephemera
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    Re-engagement owing to enormous success of Joe Elvin in a personally conducted trip on The Tram ("Fares, please.") ... : The extraordinary, phenomenal colossal Russian Fat Girl, Miss Lucie, the heaviest girl in the world. Aged 16 years. Weight 350 lbs. ... / Canterbury Theatre of Varieties, Westminster Bridge Road, S.E.

    | Date: [between 1885 and 1900?]
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