Collection of Al Golem Persian Acrobat Troupe photos and ephemera. V.p., ca. 1900s. 12 pieces, including several personal effects belonging to?the troupe including a name badge, National Vaudeville Artists card, advertising leaflet, and photographs (large cabinet photos with ink inscriptions). The troupe was billed as Persian Entertainers and their shows were described as including acrobatics, rope tricks, water juggling, dancing with tambourines, a display of Persian carpets and rugs, pantomime, multiple stage sets, food juggling, and dwarf tossing. A description of the troupe's New York performance appeared in Variety in 1915: ?Programmed as the court artists to his Majesty, the Shah of Persia, the Al Golem Co., composed of 15 principals (including three women and two male midgets), present an acrobatic production that easily surpasses anything in its own line previously shown around here in?many months. The real value lies in the versatility of the performers, who run through a length routine of various feats without a minute's rest from curtain to curtain."?Several photos heavily worn, one trimmed; size of largest 14 x 11".