Will Catlin Archive

An archive of Dr. Tony Lidington (a.k.a Uncle Tacko!)’s extensive collection of photographs, postcards, posters and programme relating to Will Catlin’s pierrot troupes in Scarborough, Withernsea, Llandudno, Colwyn Bay, Great Yarmouth, Saltburn, Whitley Bay; Will in Drag; Posters and Programmes; Individual Pierrots and Stars of their day.

Sections on this page – Catlin’s Posters & Programmes, Images of Will Catlin, Will Catlin in drag (just scroll down this page)

Catlin’s Posters

Catlin’s Llandudno Programmes

Catlin’s Royal Pierrots Programmes

Catlin's Royal Pierrots programme, Montgomery Hall, Sheffield — Catlin’s Royal Pierrots programme, Montgomery Hall, Sheffield

Catlin's Royal Pierrots programme, Great Yarmouth, 1914 — Catlin’s Royal Pierrots programme, Great Yarmouth, 1914

Catlin's Royal Pierrots programme, Biggleswade, 1903 — Catlin’s Royal Pierrots programme, Biggleswade, 1903

Catlin's Royal Pierrots Programme, Scarborough — Catlin’s Royal Pierrots Programme, Scarborough

Catlin's Royal Pierrots Programme, 1929, Scarborough — Catlin’s Royal Pierrots Programme, 1929, Scarborough

A-Catlin-programme-of-repertoire — A Catlin programme of repertoire

Images of Will Catlin

Will-Catlin-as-a-young-man

Will-Catlin-as-a-pierrot — Will Catlin as a pierrot

Will-Catlin-seaside-pierrot-impresario — Will Catlin seaside pierrot impresario

Will Catilin portrait "Proprietor Catlin's Royal Pierrots" — Will Catilin portrait ,”Proprietor Catlin’s Royal Pierrots”

Will Catlin dark with hat — Will Catlin, dark background, with hat

Will Catlin standing posed with straw-boater — Will Catlin, standing, posed with straw-boater

Will Catlin in dark pierrot costume posed on pillar — Will Catlin, in dark pierrot costume, posed on pillar

Will Catlin in dark pierrot costume perched on bench — Will Catlin, in dark pierrot costume perched on bench

Will Catlin studio photo seated hands on knees — Will Catlin, studio photo seated, hands on knees

Will Catlin, profile portrait

Will Catlin pierrot leaning on white fence — Will Catlin, as pierrot leaning on white fence

Will Catlin at Llandudno, older in suit

Will Catlin as Minstrel

Will Catlin seated with cigar — Will Catlin, seated with cigar

Will Catlin headshot, with pierrot hat and ruff

Will Catlin as pierrot behind lecturn — Will Catlin, as pierrot behind lecturn

Catlin at Scarborough outside Arcadia

Catlin from Rotunda, Scarborough

Catlin Scarborough

Catlin, 1915-ish

Catlin possibly — Catlin possibly – Frank Blyth

Will Catlin (Jane Smith archive)

Will Catlin in drag