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Christmas festivities in an Elizabethan hall. Date: 16th century
People at a funfair, sliding down a chute
Yule Tide in Canada. 1879
Box lid, The Game of Madcap
Box lid, The Favorite Mechanical Race Game
Box lid, The Auctioneer Game
Silhouette, A Barrow-load of Happiness, girl pushing her brother in a wheelbarrow
Poster, Super Dodgems at the Fairground
Christmas frieze, Santa Claus dancing with children in snow
Christmas frieze, Children playing on Yule Log in Snow
The General Up To Date, by John Southey and G W HunterPromotional music sheet for The General Up To Date music hall song of 1892 by John Southey and G. W. Hunter. The General in question refers to General William Booth of the Salvation Army to which
Don t Stop, Let Progress Be The Word, J English & W CorriPromotional music sheet for Dont Stop, Let Progress Be The Word song by John English and William Corri and was sung by Mr Green
The Rat Tat or Postmans GalopPromotional music sheet for The Rat Tat or Postmans Galop by A Postage Stamp Esquire. Date: circa 1850s
The Postman of Mayfair, by G H WItt and Hs MayPromotional music sheet for The Postman of Mayfair music hall song by G. H. Witt and Hs May and sung with unbounded applause by W Randall
The Postman, by Arthur LloydPromotional music sheet for The Postman music hall song of about 1867, written, composed and sung with immense success by Arthur Lloyd. The postman has to knock at the door as there is no letter box
The Parcels Post by N G TraversPromotional music sheet for The Parcels Post, music hall song by N. G. Travers, and sung with immense success by G H Macdermott
Watching Em by A J Mills and F CarterPromotional music sheet for Watching Em music hall song of about 1899 by A. J. Mills and F. Carter and sung by popular singer Harry Ford. Ford is pictured in the policemans uniform
Thats Enough!, by Harry Boden and Bert BrantfordPromotional music sheet for Thats Enough! music hall song of 1905 by Harry Boden and Bert Brantford and sung by Harry Ford. The lyrics to the chorus seem to suggest anti-police feeling by the public
Night Duty, by Albert PerryPromotional music sheet for Night Duty, music hall song of 1899 by Albert Perry, and sung by T E Dunville. The lyrics suggest that the average bobby on night duty can only get through it with
Great Nonsense Song, by Harry Poulton and Arthur LloydPromotional music sheet for (Harry Paultons) Great Nonsense Song by Harry Paulton and Arthur Lloyd. introduced in the burlesque The Idle Prentice, which was first performed at the Strand Theatre
Its Part of a P licemans Duty, by E W RogersPromotional music sheet for Its Part of a Plicemans Duty music hall song of 1906 by E. W. Rogers. The part was played by Vesta Tilley, shown here in the centre photograph
The Happy Policeman, by Harry CliftonPromotional music sheet for The Happy Policeman song of 1867 by Harry Clifton for himself and his partner Fanny Edwards in his own show
The New Zazel Valse by Charles DuboisPromotional music sheet for The New Zazel Valse by Charles Dubois, circa 1877. Zazel was the first artiste to be shot from a cannon, and was also a trapeze artist and tight rope walker
Zazel, by G W HuntPromotional music sheet for Zazel by G W Hunt, music hall song of 1877, the year the young girl made a sensation by being fired from a cannon. Zazel was the first artiste to perform the act
Romah Waltz, by James CowardPromotional music sheet for the Romah Waltz of 1874 by James Coward. We can only assume that Romah was the stage name of an acrobat as he is seen here flying over the Crystal Palace where he
The Girards Quadrille, on airs by M JacobiPromotional music sheet for The Girards Quadrille of about 1876 on airs by M Jacobi, arranged by Charles Coote Junior. Date: circa 1876
The Farini Waltzes, by R CootePromotional music sheet for The Farini Waltzes of circa 1860s by R. Coote. The Great Farini (real name William Leonard Hunt) was famous as a trapeze artist
The Blondin Galop by W GuernseyPromotional music sheet for The Blondin Galop by W. Guernsey. Charles Blondin is shown crossing Niagara falls on a tight-rope, the feat which had made him famous in 1859
The Lions Roused At Last by J E Mitchell and J H LesterPromotional music sheet for The Lions Roused At Last music hall song of 1878 by J. E. Mitchell and J. H Lester, sung with unbounded applause by Sam Torr
The Lion and the Bear by W JohnsonPromotional music sheet for The Lion and the Bear, song of 1878 by W. Johnson which reflects the anti-Russian jingoism of 1877-8, helped by memories of the Crimean War
England For The English, by Fred Bowyer and John BakerPromotional music sheet for England For The English music hall song of 1888 by Fred Bowyer & John S. Baker, sung with immense success by Herbert Campbell
Robinson Crusoe Quadrilles by Clarence C CorriPromotional music sheet for Robinson Crusoe Quadrilles of 1887 by Clarence E. Corri for the 1887 Christmas pantomime by R J Hughes at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin. Date: 1887
The British Lion, by Henry WalkerPromotional music sheet for The British Lion song by Henry Walker. First published in 1859, it shows a rather portly and smug lion sitting in a comfy chair with a copy of The Times in his pocket in
Puss in Boots - Childrens Dance and Lullaby by W SlaughterPromotional music sheet for Puss in Boots - Childrens Dance and Lullaby of 1887 by Walter Slaughter. The Drury Lane pantomime opened for Christmas 1887. Date: 1887
The After Dark Galop, by Charles Coote JuniorPromotional music sheet for the After Dark Galop of 1868 by Charles Coote Junior, sung by Tommy Dodd. An archetypal Victorian melodrama image of the last-minute rescue of a man tied to a railway
The Streets of London QuadrillesPromotional music sheet for The Streets of London Quadrilles of 1864, dedicated with sincere esteem to Mr Vining. The image shows shows Trafalgar Square with the the National Gallery
The Wreck Off London Bridge, by G W HuntPromotional music sheet for The Wreck Off London Bridge, Will Jones and Susan Jane, music hall song of about 1871 by G. W. Hunt and sung by Fred French, who is pictured here as Will Jones
Nancy Green or a Trip to Kew, by G W HuntPromotional music sheet for Nancy Green or A Trip To Kew music hall song by G. W. Hunt, circa 1866, and sung by the popular singer Alfred Vance aka The Great Vance
Isabella, The Barbers Daughter, by Harry CliftonPromotional music sheet for Isabella The Barbers Daughter, song written and sung by Harry Clifton, 1863. The song tells the tale of a gentleman, pictured, who meets Isabella, the barbers daughter
Go-A-Head by Charles Merion and F MusgravePromotional music sheet for Go-A-Head, music hall song of about 1868 written for the singer Annie Adams by Charles Merion and F. Musgrave
The Swell on the Stock Exchange by Carr LynnPromotional music sheet for The Swell on the Stock Exchange, music hall song of 1876 by Carr Lynn and sung with immense success by Fred Coyne
The Lights O London Quadrille, by Charles Coote, JuniorPromotional music sheet for The Lights O London Quadrille of 1881 by Charles Coote. The image shows a scene from The Lights O London, a melodrama by George R
The Piccadilly Circus Girl, by T W ConnorPromotional music sheet for The Piccadilly Circus Girl cover of music hall song by T. W. Connor of 1897, and sung with the greatest possible success by Tom Costello
Walking in the Zoo by Hugh Willoughby SwenyPromotional music sheet for Walking in the Zoo, a very popular music hall song of 1867/8. It was written by Hugh Willoughby Sweny with music by Alfred Lee
Jumbos March, by George BarnhamPromotional music sheet for Jumbos March by George Barnham of 1882. Inspired by the huge controversy of that year when Jumbo the elephant from London Zoo was sold to the American impresario, P
Oh! She Didn t Seem To Like It, by G FrenchPromotional music sheet for Oh! Didnt She Seem To Like It music hall song by G. French. Sung by W Templeton at The Royal, and Alhambra and J H Stead at Westons
Bells of Islington Galop, by C H R MarriottPromotional music sheet for Bells of Islington Galop composed by C. H. R. Marriott in 1861. The scene shows the good people of Islington walking together
Driving In The Park, by L H F TerreauPromotional music sheet for Driving In The Park by L H F Terreau, sung by Miss Clara Leslie at Howard Pauls Entertainment
