Lost Show Files — The Bear at the Dome

Lost Show Files

Unsorted fragments from the Bear’s ruined seafront show

File note. Folder order is unreliable. Several items survive only as later copies. Captions describe the copy on hand, not a fixed date.

Fragment	Catalogue note
LF/01	Folklore programme. Purple cover, much handled. The Bear has been added to the billing in a smaller typeface and a larger mood.
LF/02	Marine Pavilion programme. The Bear has entered the cover design between title and chorus girl. A pencilled note inside reads “do not let him turn this into a comeback.”
LF/03	Transferred ride footage. Roundabout sequence from a later screen recording. The Bear is not visible. He nevertheless claimed repeat fees on the grounds that one animal “resembled an associate.”
LF/04	Runaway Coaster tape, 1997. Date is visible in the source footage. Sound track contains machinery, wind and no authorised singing.
LF/05	Cabaret rehearsal print. The barrel costume, fixed head and white straps correspond to the deposited Bear reference. A typed reverse says “one chorus only.”
LF/07	Roller Cola can. Bear-fronted can image following the Silver Spring red, white and blue design. Three cases were apparently supplied. Two were returned warm.
LF/07A	Rio’s Bear wrapper. Red wrapper, white lolly shape and the disputed use of the Bear’s face. The kiosk stock sheet writes “delicious” twice and “approved” nowhere.
LF/07B	Panda Shandy reference. Rival bear-branded soft drink shown beside the kiosk file. This is the item the Bear took personally, commercially and incorrectly.
LF/08	Club Shepway beast file. Later arts-company material through which the Bear was brought back into circulation. The accompanying risk assessment is absent.

Fragment

Catalogue note

1977 folklore programme featuring the Bear

LF/01

Folklore programme. Purple cover, much handled. The Bear has been added to the billing in a smaller typeface and a larger mood.

Starnite Spectacular programme featuring the Bear

LF/02

Marine Pavilion programme. The Bear has entered the cover design between title and chorus girl. A pencilled note inside reads “do not let him turn this into a comeback.”

Still of the Rotunda roundabout from transferred video

LF/03

Transferred ride footage. Roundabout sequence from a later screen recording. The Bear is not visible. He nevertheless claimed repeat fees on the grounds that one animal “resembled an associate.”

1997 video still from the Runaway Coaster

LF/04

Runaway Coaster tape, 1997. Date is visible in the source footage. Sound track contains machinery, wind and no authorised singing.

The Bear in a Marine Pavilion company photograph

LF/05

Cabaret rehearsal print. The barrel costume, fixed head and white straps correspond to the deposited Bear reference. A typed reverse says “one chorus only.”

LF/07

Roller Cola can. Bear-fronted can image following the Silver Spring red, white and blue design. Three cases were apparently supplied. Two were returned warm.

LF/07A

Rio’s Bear wrapper. Red wrapper, white lolly shape and the disputed use of the Bear’s face. The kiosk stock sheet writes “delicious” twice and “approved” nowhere.

LF/07B

Panda Shandy reference. Rival bear-branded soft drink shown beside the kiosk file. This is the item the Bear took personally, commercially and incorrectly.

LF/08

Club Shepway beast file. Later arts-company material through which the Bear was brought back into circulation. The accompanying risk assessment is absent.

Loose Notices

DO NOT FEED THE BEAR DURING THE FIRST HALF.
This notice has been corrected by hand to read “unless supplied by Rio’s.”

ROLLER COLA IS FOR PERFORMERS AND PAYING PUBLIC.
The Bear has underlined performers twice.

NO BARREL ADJUSTMENTS AFTER 7.30 P.M.
Found with a snapped redemption-ticket roll and one clean white strap.

STUDENT NIGHT: BEAR APPEARANCE SUBJECT TO DOOR POLICY.
Door policy survives. Appearance tape does not.

Lost CCTV / Tape Register

Reference	Alleged contents	Status
DOME-MPX-9	The Bear duplicated across nine amusement monitors, giving the appearance of a chorus.	Missing after clearance.
PRIZ-BAR-2	Argument concerning sponsor ice cream and a dressing-room freezer.	Over-recorded by student night.
ONYX-DOOR-6	The Bear explaining to a doorman that folklore has no guest list.	Case noted; tape not retained.

Reference

Alleged contents

Status

DOME-MPX-9

The Bear duplicated across nine amusement monitors, giving the appearance of a chorus.

Missing after clearance.

PRIZ-BAR-2

Argument concerning sponsor ice cream and a dressing-room freezer.

Over-recorded by student night.

ONYX-DOOR-6

The Bear explaining to a doorman that folklore has no guest list.

Case noted; tape not retained.