1884 Collection (page 4)

Cartoon, The New Hamlet - Waiting for the Verdict - the Shakespearean actor Wilson Barrett (1846-1904) waits for the reviews of his new production to come in. 1884

Cartoon, Mr William Yardley, English cricketer and writer
Cartoon portrait, Mr William Yardley (1849-1900), English first class cricketer (Cambridge University and Kent) - Always good at scoring. He was also an actor, playwright and drama critic. 1884

Cartoon, The pantomime is coming
Cartoon, " The World" is withdrawn, but the pantomime is coming. Possibly a reference to an unsuccessful production coming to an end, just before the pantomime season begins

Cartoon, Mrs Leigh Murray, English actress
Cartoon, Mrs Elizabeth Leigh Murray (1815-1892), English actress. 1884

Cartoon, Brother Coleridge and Brother Cairns
Cartoon, Brother Coleridge (left) and Brother Cairns (right), discussing their respective sons. John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge (1820-1894), British lawyer, judge

Cartoon, If it comes to that, who are you! (And collaborators, too, once!) Edward Solomon (left) and Henry Pottinger Stephens (right) collaborated on many theatrical projects

Cartoon portrait, Mr Harry Payne, pantomime clown at Drury Lane Theatre, London - Here we are again! 1884

Cartoon, Mr Poland to Notorious Person
Cartoon, Mr Poland (a lawyer) to Notorious Person (Arthur Roberts, music hall performer) - Now, my dear Arthur, I consider myself responsible for your good behaviour; so - be careful! 1884

Cartoon, Gus Harris and Tom Thorne
Cartoon, Mr Gus Harris - I m blest if there isn t Tom Thorne doing my Clergy-Testimonial trick! Augustus Harris (1852-1896), British actor, dramatist and impresario

Cartoon, William Sydney Penley in Private Secretary
Cartoon, William Sydney Penley (1851-1912), English actor, singer and comedian, in The Private Secretary, a farce by Charles Hawtrey. 1884

Cartoon, Mr Herbert Beerbohm Tree, actor, seen here as the dashing Italian spy, Paolo Marcari, in Called Back, a production based on a novella by Hugh Conway. 1884

Cartoon, W J Hill as Mr Cattermole in Private Secretary
Cartoon, William Jones Hill (1834-1888) as Mr Cattermole in a theatre production of Private Secretary, a farce in three acts by Charles Hawtrey. 1884

Cartoon, Victimised Citizen - Here comes that cadger, Old Father Christmas, again! John Bull digs in his pocket for some change. 1884

Cartoon, Bygone Times, Tom Cannon and William Day
Cartoon, Bygone Times - William Day gives his final instructions to Tom Cannon. Day was a member of the horseracing family for whom Cannon worked. 1884

Cartoon, George Sanger and the Lord Mayors Show
Cartoon, George Sanger was the Boss of the Lord Mayors Show. 1884

Cartoon, Haymarket Theatre, London
Cartoon, Who will succeed the Bancrofts at the Haymarket? Three theatre managers look up and speculate. 1884

Cartoon, Mr Holland and the injunction balloon
Cartoon, Don t let that injunction balloon stop you, Mr Holland - a comment on the attempt by the Duke of Bedford (freeholder) to stop the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden

Cartoon, George Grossmith as The Sorcerer
Cartoon, George Grossmith in the latest Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, The Sorcerer. 1884

Cartoon, Lord Lytton and the drama critic
Cartoon, Lord Lytton (Robert Bulwer-Lytton) insinuates that if you want the good word of a dramatic critic, you should first give him a good supper! 1884

Cartoon, Mrs Weldon, in litigation again - Be sure you don t fall, Georgie! Georgina Weldon (1837-1914), classical singer, was frequently involved in lawsuits and libel cases with others

The Cherub - Chamberlain keeping watch on Poor Jack
The Cherub - Joseph Chamberlain looking out for the interests and security of Poor Jack with his Merchant Shipping Bill. Date: 1884

Advert, Russells, Diamond and Jewellery Merchants
Advert for Russells, Diamond and Jewellery Merchants, Church Street, Liverpool. 1884

Advert for photography lessons 1884
An advertisement for photography lessons with the London Stereoscopic Company based on Regent Street, London, England. Date: 1884

The Parcels Post by N G Travers
Promotional music sheet for The Parcels Post, music hall song by N. G. Travers, and sung with immense success by G H Macdermott

Grand procession with Edisons electric lamps, New York, USA
Grand procession lit by Edisons electric lamps, worn on the head, in a New York street, USA. Date: 1884

Man wearing Edisons electric lamp on his head, New York
Man wearing Edisons electric lamp on his head, in a grand procession in New York, USA, 31 October 1884. Date: 1884

Old England and the New Song by Harry Adams and E Jonghmans
Promotional music sheet for Old England and the New, song of 1884 by Harry Adams & E. Jonghmans, sung amidst the most enthusiastic applause, by popular singer of the time Charles Godfrey

61st Lower Rhenish Classical Music Festival, Dusseldorf, Germany - portraits include Johannes Brahms and Julius Tausch. 1884

Violet Gordon Charlesworth
A portrait of Miss Violet Gordon Charlesworth(b.1884), showcasing her elaborate and expensive clothing. She became notorious for faking her own death in 1909 by allegedly being thrown from her motor

New Government Offices at Whitehall
Drawing of The New Government Offices at Whitehall by Leeming and Leeming. 1884

The Sale of the Royal Windsor Castle Menagerie 1884

The Imperial Parade at Lommersum, 1884
The Imperial Parade at Lommersum, Germany, 1884. 1884

The Australian Cricket Team 1884. 1884

Smokers v Non-Smokers Cricket Teams. 1884

SMS Oldenburg at the AG Vulcan shipyard, Stettin
The building of the SMS Oldenburg, a German armoured warship, at the AG Vulcan shipyard, Stettin (then in Germany, now Szczecin in Poland), by Carl Hochhaus. She was launched in December 1884. 1880s

Cartoon, T W Barrett, A Noblemans Son! 1884

The late Mr George Leybourne, British music hall singer, described as a lion comique, famous for his song Champagne Charlie. 1884

Caricature, Polly Solomon -- Edward Solomon, English conductor, composer, orchestrator and pianist. 1884

Cartoon, H A Jones: I don t think Saints and Sinners at all a bad piece. 1884

Cartoon, John Hare to business partner Kendal
Cartoon, the English actor and theatre manager Sir John Hare to his business partner William Hunter Kendal: If your Missus intends to make more social science speeches, Kendal

Cartoon, General Gordon, Called Back -- Gladstone sees a vision of Gordons death in the Sudan. 1884

Cartoon, Father Time to Sir Moses Montefiore: You ought to know better than to look so comfortable at your time of life! 1884

Staffordshire pottery 1884
Flat presser, making plates. Date: 1884

Cover design, The Entr acte Annual for 1884, containing theatrical cartoons by Alfred Bryan. 1884

Cartoon, Used Up
Cartoon - Used Up - a comment on Henry Irving and the so-called legitimate theatre. 1884

Cartoon, The Present Style - Squire Bancroft with Edward, Prince of Wales. 1884

Cartoon, The Old Style
Cartoon - The Old Style - Queen Victoria and Prince Albert arriving at the theatre. 1884

Cartoon, John D Auban, Ballet Master, with a list of all the theatres where he has worked. 1884

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