| Dates [yyyy/mm/dd] | Location (Link to cutting) | Notes |
| EARLY BEGINNINGS | ||
| 1877/09/02 | Bacup, Market Place The Era - 2 Sept 1877 | Robert Lomas is advertising for an assistant |
| 1879/03/03 | Rawtenstall, Lancashire The Era - 02 March 1879 | Robert Lomas sells business due to ill health and declining business. |
| PRE PENDER TROUPE | ||
| Lomas, Lomas and Lomas | ||
| 1894/04/14 | Empire Theatre, Brighton The Era - 14 Apr 1894 | “Stanley’s Troubles in Monkeyland” |
| 1894/05/24 | Alhambra Theatre, Hull The Stage - 24 May 1894 | |
| 1894/11/03 | Alhambra, Aberdeen The Era - 3 November 1894 | A Traveller’s Troubles in Monkeyland |
| 1894/11/17 | City Varieties, Leeds The Era - 17 Nov 1894 | |
| 1894/12/01 | Foresters Music Hall, Bethnal Green, London The Era - 1 Dec 1894 | A Traveller’s Troubles in Monkeyland. Description of act. |
| 1895/03/02 | Grand Hall, Bromley, Kent The Era - 2 March 1895 | Note that on the same bill is Miss Maggie Bowman, whom Robert will marry in 1896. |
| 1895/09/07 | Circus of Varieties, Blyth, Northumberland The Era - 7 Sep 1895 | Lomas Troupe |
| 1895/09/29 | Music Hall Gossip The Era - 28 Sept 1895 | Report that the troupe has signed with Mr Cazman to go to America |
| 1896/02/15 | Gaiety Theatre, Birmingham The Era - 15 Feb 1896 | Good description of their act, now entitled ‘Monkeymania’ |
| 1896/06/06 | The Star, Liverpool The Stage - 6 June 1895 | |
| 1896/08/22 | Empire Place, Hanley, Staffordshire The Era - 22 Aug 1896 | |
| 1896/09/?? | Parkshowburg Theatre, Amsterdam The Era - 15 August 1896 | Bristol and Bath music halls closed, so going to Amsterdam. |
| Jacko Man Monkey | There are some issues here as the act appears to have been originated by Richard Lomas pre 1905 but 1911 the name is being used by an artist called Almero. | |
| 1st Feb 1905 | The Hippodrome, Eastbourne Eastbourne Gazette 1st Feb 1905 | Note that ‘Madge Alwood’ is Margaret Lomas, Richard’s wife. |
| Lomas Troupe, Lomas Brothers | ||
| 1896/11/07 | Oxford Palace of Varieties, Middlesborough The Era - 7 Nov 1896 | Lomas Troupe “Monkeyland” |
| 1897/08/21 | Palace Theatre, Dundee The Era - 21 August 1897 | This is just after the act split and things would appear to be a fraught. Note the line ‘Slice off cut loaf is never missed’ which I think refers to the fact the the split was acrimonious. |
| 1898/09/12 | Empire Palace Theatre, Dublin Freeman's Journal - 13 Sep 1898 | A Traveller’s Troubles in Monkeyland |
| 1898/09/17 | Palace Theatre, Cork The Era - 17 Sep 1898 | ‘The only original R Lomas Troupe’Five in numberA Traveller’s Troubles in Monkeyland |
| 1898/10/08 | Budapest, Hungary The Era - 8 Oct 1898 | ‘The Lomas Troupe start on Sunday night for Budapest, for five weeks’ |
| 1898/12/24 | Fulham The Era - 31 Dec 1898 | Panto: ‘Dick Whittington’Lomas Troupe played ‘Jacko and Family’‘Monkeyland’ sketch |
| 1899/04/08 | Circus, Coventry Palace, Nelson The Era - 8 Apr 1899 | “Larks in a Goods Van” The Lomas Brothers (Two of the oringal Lomas Troupe) |
| 1899/04/29 | Park Palace, Liverpool The Era - 29 April 1899 | Original R Lomas TroupeFive in number‘Travellers’ Troubles in Monkeyland’Also new sketch ‘The Gueeza; or a trip to China”Picture of palm tree and photos of the five members:R Lomas, Jim Lomas, Maggie Lomas, Fred Lomas, W Lomas |
| 1899/05/06 | St Helens The Era - 6 May 1899 Wallsend, Liberty | Lomas, Original R Lomas Brothers (late Original Lomas Troupe) |
| 1899/05/13 | People’s Place, St Helens The Era - 13 May 1899 | The Lomas, Lomas and Lomas Troupe. A Traveller’s Troubles in Monkeyland |
| 1899/05/27 | Resting The Era - 27 May 1899 Grand Theatre, Stockton | Lomas Troupe, the Only and OriginalLomas Brothers – “Larks in a Goods Van” |
| 1899/05/27 | General Notice The Era - 27 May 1899 | Notice to Proprietors and Managers, I Bob Lomas am the originator of the Lomas Troupe. This is inserted to avoid managers being confusded with anyone else using the name of Lomas.This entry and the next are a bit of a spat between the brothers |
| 1899/06/03 | General Notice The Era - 3 Jun 1899 | Lomas Brother (Dick & Will) have no desire to be connected with anyone else using the name Lomas This entry and the previous are a bit of a spat between the brothers |
| 1899/06/10At least a month | Eastern Pavilion, Dennistoun, Glasgow The Era - 10 June 1899 | Original R Lomas Troupe ‘Travellers’ Troubles in Monkeyland’ |
| 1899/06/17 | Grimsby & Glasgow The Era - 17 June 1899 | R Lomas Troupe Refers to ‘Traveller’s Troubles in Monkeyland’ but mentions new act ‘A Night in China’ On Same page is advert for Lomas Brothers with their new act ‘Larks in a Goods Van’ Note their response to the earlier ‘Slice off cut loaf is never missed’ comment by Robert Lomas, ‘Why, anyone knows a slice off cut loaf is missed, especially when it’s a thick one’ |
| 1899/12/30 | Tivoli Theatre, GlasgowQueen’s Theatre, Glasgow The Era - 30 Dec 1899 | Lomas Troupe‘Troubles in Monkeyland’‘A Night in China’Appearing at two theatres at the same time |
| 1900/08/11 | Drury Lane Theatre The Era - 11 Aug 1901 | Mrs Lomas indisposed, Nellie Reed standing in |
| 1900/11/05 – One week | Metrolpolitan, Edgeware Rd., London The Era - 03 Nov 1900 Middlesex Music Hall, Drury Lane, London | Appearing at two theatres at the same time |
| 1901/08/17 | Haymarket Theatre, London The Era - 17 Aug 1901 | The Lomas Trio |
| 1901/12/19 | Grand Theatre, Croydon The Stage - 19 Dec 1901 | |
| 1902/01/30 | Royal Aquarium, Great Yarmouth The Stage - 30 January 1902 | Pantomime ‘Robinson Crusoe’. Names Jack Lomas*, Will Lomas, Robert Lomas, Maggie Lomas, Don Lomas*. Harlequinade arranged by Robert Lomas *Not Lomas family members |
| 1905/07/01 | The Hippodrome, Norwich Lomas & Pender 1905 | This bill features both The Lomas Troupe, stilt walkers and The Pender Troupe in ‘Hands Up or The Bold Bad Highwayman’. |
| POST PENDER TROUPE | ||
| 1923/06/02 – One week | Lafeyette Square Theatre, Buffalo, New York Buffalo Truth - 07 July 1923 | One of two headline acts.Late of the musical show ‘Tip Top’ at the New York Hippodrome |
| 1923/07/22 | Globe Theatre, Philadelphia Philadelphia Inquirer - 22 July 1923 | Lomas Troupe‘From the top to the bottom’ |
| 1923/08/06 | Pantages Theatre, Minneapolis Star Tribune - 06 Aug 1923 | ‘From the top to the bottom’Lomas troupe of acrobatic stars and stilt walkers is a dancing act. |
| 1923/09/03 | Pantages Theatre, Spokane, Washington Spokane Chronicle - 03 Sep 1923 | Lomas Troupe‘From the bottom to the top’Top of the bill |
| 1923/09/17 | Pantages Theatre, Vancouver Vancouver Daily World - 17 Sep 1923 Vancouver Sun - 17 Sept 1923 Vancouver Daily World - 19 Sep 1923 | Lomas Troupe‘Bottom to Top’There is a horse in the plot.Photo of Tom Lomas + 1 unidentified member. |
| 1923/10/28 | Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles Los Angeles Times - 28 Oct 1923 | Lomas troupe of acrobatic comedians.One of three headline acts.‘From the bottom to the top’ |
| 1923/11/03 | Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles Los Angeles Times - 3 Nov 1923 | |
| 1923/11/12 | Hoyt’s Theatre, Long Beach, California Long Beach Telegram - 12 Nov 1923 | Lomas Troupe |
| 1923/11/21 | Pantages Theatre, Salt Lake City Salt Lake Telegram - 21 Nov 1923 | Lomas Troupe |
| 1923/11/28 | Pantages Theatre, Ogden, Ohio Ogden Standard-Examiner - 29 Nov 1923 | The Lomas Troupe is composed of seven men and one woman. |
| 1924/02/12 | Regent Theatre & Miles Theatre, Detroit, Michigan Regent Theatre, Chicago - 1923 Miles Theatre, Michigan - 1923 | |
| 1924/05/01 | Polis Theatre,Wilkes-Barre Polis Theatre, Wilkes-Barre - 1924 | |
| 1924/08/05 | Sheridan Square, Pittsburgh Sheridan Square, Pittsburgh - 1924 | |
| 1924/09/18 | Library Theatre, Warren, PA Library Theatre, Warren - 1924 | |
| 1924/09/24 | Allentown Fair, PA Allentown Fair - 1924 Morning Call (Allentown, PA) - 16 Sep 1924 | Recently arrived from an engagement of over a year in London Reviews.Horse impersonators, “Spark Plug” |
| 1924/10/05 | Virginia State Fair, Richmond, Virginia Times Dispatch - 05 Oct 1924 | Recently arrived from an engagement of over a year in London Reviews.Horse impersonators, “Spark Plug” costume |
| 1924/10/18 | Lafayette Square Theatre, Buffalo, New York Buffalo Commercial - 18 Oct 1924 Reading Times (Reading PA) - 29 Oct 1924 | The Lomas Troupe 8 of Europe’s Funniest Clowns |
| 1924/10/27 | Lyric Theatre, Reading, PA Lyric Theatre, Reading PA - 1924 | |
| 1924/10/30to1924/11/02 | The American Theatre, Pittson, Pennsylvania American Theatre, Pitston, PA 1924 American Theatre, Pittston PA - 1924 | Top of the bill.‘Giants’ March on Stilts’Eight men.Came direct from New York |
| 1925/05/29 | Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles, California Covina Argus (Covina CA) - 29 May 1925 | Private party after the performance given in honour of the Lomas Troupe |
| 1925/07/04 | Calgary Stampede Calgary Herald - 4 July 1925 | Lomas Troupe |
| 1925/09/28to1925/10/02 | Dodge County Fair, Beaver Dam, Minnesota The Representative (Fox Lake, WI) - 17 Sep 1925 | Very good write up. |
| 1925/10/19to1925/10/24 | Alabama State Fair, Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham News - 02 Oct 1925 Birmingham News - 11 Oct 1925 | Very good write up |
| 1925/12/13 | Murray Theatre, Richmond, Indiana Richmond - 13 Dec 1925 | The Lomas Troupe with Wee Johnnie Barnes “The Half Pint” in “From the Bottom to the Top” |
| 1925/12/16 | Welle Theatre, Zanesville Zanesville Signal - 16 Dec 1925 | The Lomas Troupe |
| 1926/02/12 | Delmonte Theatre, St Louis, Missouri St Louis Globe-Democrat - 12 Feb 1926 | Lomas Troupe |
| 1926/08/02 | State Lake Theatre (Orpheum Circuit), Chicago, Illinois Chicago Tribune - 02 Aug 1926 | Lomas Troupe8 Midgets & Giants |
| 1926/09/20to1926/09/25 | West Texas Fair, Abiline Abiline Reporter - 19 Sep 1926 (1 of 2) Abiline Reporter - 19 Sep 1926 (2 of 2) | Has a good write up.3rd link has three poor quality photos |
| 1927/05/07 | Allyn Theatre, Hartford, Connecticut Hartford Courant - 04 May 1927 Hartford Courant - 05 May 1927 Hartford Courant - 07 May 1927 | ‘A Smashing Hit’2nd item has a photo of stiltswalkersGoing to Paris after Hartford. |
| 1927/08/08to1927/08/13 | Cedar Rapids Fair, Cedar Rapids, Iowa The Gazette - 07 Aug 1927 The Gazette - 09 Aug 1927 | Appearing every afternoon.Also probably in the evening parade.2nd item has 3 middling photos. |
| 1927/09/06to1927/09/08 | Dayton County Fair, Dayton, Ohio Dayton Herald - 3 Sep 1927 | Lomas Troupe of English Pantomimist will present masked comedy. |
| 1928/04/29 | Publix Theatre, Birmingham, Alabama Birmingham News - 29 Apr 1928 | Low down in cast list. |
| 1928/09/23 | Rochester Theatre, Rochester, New York Democrat & Chronicle - 23 Sep 1928 | ‘A Novel Notion from the Bottom to the Top’Features “Wee” Johnnie Barnes. |
| 1929/03/26 | Loew’s Valencia Theatre, Brooklyn, New York Times Union - 26 Mar 1929 | Comedy stilt walking act. |
| 1929/11/02 | Regent Theatre, Paterson, New Jersey The News (Peterson, NJ) - 2 Nov 1929 | Good write up. Eight players |
| 1929/12/30 | Uptown Theatre, Chicago, Illinois Chicago Tribune - 30 Dec 1929 | |
| 1929/12/30 | Uptown Theatre, Chicago, Illinois Chicago Tribune - 30 Dec 1929 | Lomas Troupe |
| 1930/06/01 | R-K-O Orpheum, Salt Lake City, Utah Salt Lake Tribune - 1 June 1930 | Tom Lomas and his company |
| 1930/07/05 | RKO State Lake, Chicago, Illinois Chicago Tribune - 5 July 1930 | Low down on bill. |
| 1931/02/08 | Loew’s Metropolitan Theatre, Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn Daily Eagle - 8 Feb 1931 Standard Brooklyn - 9 Feb 1931 | Lomas Troupe |
| 1931/10/23 | Shubert Rialto, St Louis, Missouri St Louis Globe-Democrat - 23 Oct 1931 | Lomas Troupe |
| 1932/05/25 | Astor Theatre, Reading, Pennsylvania Reading Times - 25 May 1932 | Lomas Troupe offering “A European Sensational Novelty” |
| 1933/02/20-25 | Shrine Circus, Hartford, Connecticut Shrine Circus - Hartfort, Conn - 1933 | |
| 1933/02/20-25 | Shrine Circus, Hartford, Connecticut Shrine Circus - Hartfort, Conn - 1933 | |
| 1932/08/21 | Sea Breeze Park, Rochester, New York Democrat & Chronicle - 21 Aug 1932 | Tom Lomas Troupe |
| 1932/09/22to1932/09/24 | Cricket Field, Altoona, Philadelphia Altoona Tribune - 19 Sep 1932 | Lomas Troupe |
| 1923/11/24to1923/12 | Metropolitan Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts Boston Globe - 24 Nov 1932 | Lomas Troupe |
| 1932/12/08 | State Theatre, Hartford, Connecticut Hartford Courant - 8 Dec 1932 | Tom Lomas TroupeTop of the bill |
| 1933/01/24 | State Theatre, Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore Sun - 24 Jan 1933 | Tom Lomas Troupe |
| 1933/02/21 | Annual Shrine Circus, Hartford, Connecticut Hartford Courant - 21 Feb 1933 | Troupe in mishap.Two collided and crashed to the matting. |
| 1933/03/04 | Fitchburg Theatre, Fitchburg, Massachusetts Fitchburg Sentinel - 4 Mar 1933 | Top of the vaudeville acts |
| 1933/08/02 | Radio City Music Hall, Brooklyn, New York Times Union (Brooklyn) - 2 Aug 1933 | Lomas Troupe |
| 1933/08/22 | Central Canada Exhibition, Ottawa, Canada Ottawa Journal - 22 Aug 1933 | An original performance by the Tom Lomas Troupe of eight persons. |
| 1933/09/19 | Allentown Fair, Allentown, Pennsylvania Reading Times (Reading PA) - 30 Aug 1930 | The Tom Lomas troupe is truly one of the world’s most spectacular and entertaining features.A good review |
| 1933/10/17 | Grauman’s Theatre, Hollywood, California Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 17 Oct 1933 | Appearing in the prologue.Mention of Cary Grant’s involvement with the troupe |
| 1933/11/16 | Loew’s State Theatre, Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Times - 16 Nov 1933 | Tom Lomas Troupe |
| 1933/12/08 | Loew’s Warfield Theatre, San Francisco, California San Francisco Examiner - 8 Dec 1933 | Lomas Troupe |
| 1934/01/07 | United Theatre, Detroit, Michigan Detroit Free Press - 7 Jan 1934 | Lomas Troupe |
| 1934/02/23 | St Louis Theatre, St Louis, Missouri St Louis Star & Times - 23 Feb 1934 | Lomas Troupe |
| 1934/03/15 | Lyric Theatre, Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis News - 15 Mar 1934 Indianopolis Star - 19 Mar 1934 | Tom Lomas Troupe ‘From the bottom to the top’2nd cutting references Cary Grant. Also says he inherited act from his father and brought it to New York in 1920. |
| 1934/04/02 | Strand Theatre, Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati Enquirer - 2 Apr 1934 | Tom Lomas and company |
| 1934/04/06 | Paramount Theatre, Munster, Indiana Times (Munster IN) - 6 Apr 1934 | The best act on the bill is the Tom Lomas Troupe |
| 1934/05/03 | St Joseph Retail Grocers Show, St Joseph, Missouri St Joseph Gazette - 3 May 1934 | Lomas Troupe |
| 1934/06/29 | Hershey Community Theatre, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Harrisburg Telegraph - 29 Jun 1934 | Lomas Troupe heads the program. |
| 1934/08/23 | Cameo Theatre, Hartford, Connecticut Hartford Courant - 23 Aug 1934 | Lomas Troupe |
| 1934/09/21 | RKO Boston, Boston, Massachusetts Boston Globe - 21 Sep 1934 Boston Globe - 22 Sep 1934 | Tom Lomas TroupeHeading the bill |
| 1934/10/05 | Paramount Theatre, North Adams, Massachusetts North Adams Transcript - 5 Oct 1934 | The Lomas Troupe, seven clever entertainers. |
| 1934/11/01 | Capitol Theatre, Binghampton, New York Press & Sun Bulletin - 1 Nov 1934 | Lomas Troupe |
| 1934/11/05 | Capitol Theatre, Scranton, Pennsylvania Tribune (Scranton PA) - 5 Nov 1934 | “America’s Greatest Gymnasts” Lomas Troupe in ‘The Higher Ups’ |
| 1934/12/03 | Unknown Theatre, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Wilkes-Barre Time Leader - 3 Dec 1934 | Tom Lomas Troupe‘The Higher Ups’ |
| 1935/03/01 | RKO State Theatre, New Brunswick, New Jersey Central New Jersey Home News - 1 Mar 1935 | Lomas Troupe |
| 1935/03/22 | Strand Theatre, Lansing, Michigan Lansing State Journa - 22 Mar 1935 | Lomas Troupe.Worth reading, if only for the bending of the truth. |
| 1935/04/13 | Stratford Theatre, Chicago, Illinois Chicago Tribune - 13 Apr 1935 | Lomas Troupe |
| 1935/08/20to1935/08/25 | Upper Peninsula State Fair, Escanaba, Michigan Escanaba Daily Press - 12 Jul 1935 Green Bay Press-Gazette - 17 Aug 1935 | Lomas TroupeGood write up and picture of stilt-walkers |
| 1935/11/16to1936/04/18 | Hippodrome, New York Times Union - 20 Oct 1935 | Lomas TroupeIn “Jumbo”, a musical circus by Billy Rose. |
| 1936/11/04 | Kearse Theatre, Charleston, West Virginia Charleston Daily Mail - 4 Nov 1936 | The Tom Lomas Troupe‘Direct from Billy Rose’s Jumbo’ |
| 1936/11/20 | Maryland Theatre, Cumberland, Maryland Cumberland Times (Cumberland MD) - 20 Nov 1936 | Tom Lomas TroupePoor quality photo showing 8 people. |
| 1937/11/27 | Drake Theatre, Franklin, Pennsylvania News Herald - 27 Nov 1936 | Tom Lomas Troupe‘Direct from Billy Rose’s Jumbo’ |
| 1936/12/02 | Liberty Theatre, Zanesville, Ohio Times Recorder - 2 Dec 1936 Time Recorder - 5 Dec 1936 | The Lomas Troupe Eight people All in troupe are related. |
| 1936/12/04 | Columbia Theatre, Greenville, Philadelphia Record Argus - 4 Dec 1936 | Tom Lomas Troupe |
| 1937/01/13 | Majestic Theatre, Paterson, New Jersey The News (Paterson NJ) - 13 Jan 1937 | Lomas Troupe |
| 1937/09/12to1937/09/19 | Reading Fair, Reading, Pennsylvania Reading Times (Reading PA) - 1 Sep 1937 Reading Times (Reading PA) - 6 Sep 1937 Elizabethville Echo - 9 Sep 1937 | Tom Lomas Troupe |
| 1937/10/08 | Unnamed Theatre, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Post Gazette - 08 Oct 1937 | Lomas Troupe |
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