Zeelos, Jon
Production date
1968
Description
In 1968, Jon Zeelos travelled throughout New Zealand with mobile theatre in which adult shows were performed. These performances were based on women posing, imitating classic nude art works. Admission was two pounds and the minimum age of those attending was 21 years.
The collection consists of a letter to the New Plymouth Town Clerk requesting permission to park the trailer and perform the show, a letter to the local Jaycees asking for support, a programme, complete with illustrations and explanations of the changing roles and attitudes of women in the 1960s and a letter of refusal from the New Plymouth District Council.
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Object detail
Part 1
1. Letter to the New Plymouth Town Clerk from Jon Zeelos asking for permission to perform in New Plymouth. 1 page, typed. Received by New Plymouth City Council 26/08/1968.
2. Letter to Jaycee's from Jon Zeelos asking for support. 1 page. 'Copy' written in bottom left quadrant.
3. Programme for the "Bunny Showboat." Yellow front and back cover with an illustration of a rabbit and a man driving a boat. Illustrations of the show are included. 7 pages.
4. Letter to Jon Zeelos from W.J. Conner (town clerk) informing him of council's decision to refuse the show. 1 page typed. Dated 8 October 1968.
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