Entertainers Collection (page 2)

MERRY WIDOW CHORUS/1905
The chorus from a Viennese production of The Merry Widow ('Die Lustige Witwe') by Lehar. Date: 1905

In Warsaw, a man tightrope walks along a tramway cable, is arrested and taken to a psychiatric hospital Date: 1937

TIGHTROPE ACCIDENT
Acrobat Giacomo Gullotti dies when his tightrope wobbles violently while performing the stunt over the Piazza Nicastro. Date: 1930

Showgirls Die Dame Entertainment Entertainers
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Cyclist Vanderwoort loops the loop at the Olympia Music Hall, Paris. Date: 1903

WALL OF DEATH, 1936
WALL OF DEATH Al Johnson rides an Indian Scout 101 on the Wall of Death at Whitstable, Kent Date: 1936

The Smart Set Entertainers - who performed at Tunbridge Wells in 1906. Date: 1906

Comic postcard, Performing couple taking a bow on stage Date: 20th century

The Flying Reos, Have a Bouquet? Date: 1922

Entertainers perform for Margate holidaymakers, Kent
Harry Golds Margate Entertainers perform for holidaymakers on Margate sands in Kent. Date: circa 1930s

The Scarlet Mr Es and their Jester, the Famous Masked Entertainers, Palace Theatre, Brighton Date: early 20th century

A band, most of whom are wearing disguise of heavy eyebrows and moustaches, presumably a gimmick during a performance, or just for the hell of it

Two women pose for a photograph in identical fancy dress costumes, given patriotic flair with Union Jack skirts. Date: late 1920s

Street entertainers or Savoyards, 1818
Man and woman of Savoy or Savoie, 1818. The man ia street entertainer with box of props on his back, the woman plays a lute and the boy plays a triangle

Nosegays, Watercress girl, Brewers Dray, Twopenny-Post
Nosegays, Watercress girl, Brewers Dray and Twopenny-Post Boy. Itinerant sales girls selling nosegays 19, and watercress on the street 20

Traditional Austrian dancers and band - Innsbruck
Traditional Austrian National dancers and band - Innsbruck, Austria. The Funny Wipptaler Date: circa 1910s

An all-girl pierrot troupe from the First World War, together with one chap (who is perhaps their musician?). The back of the postcard goes

George Walker and chorus in In Dahomey
George Walker, and other members of the cast dancing in, " In Dahomey" at the Shaftesbury Theatre in 1903. The Tatler reports that the play was " produced with great success at Boston

Claire Heliot, lion tamer
Madame Claire Heliot, renowned female lion tamer with one of her dangerous pets at the time she was wowing audiences at the London Hippodrome

The good-humoured crowd at the London Hippodrome
Street entertainers amuse the crowds waiting outside the London Hippodrome. Date: 1901

Jack Buchanan and Elsie Randolph in Thats a Good Girl
Jack Buchanan and Elsie Randolph, stars of Thats a Good Girl at the London Hippodrome in 1928, caricatured by Sallon. They were a popular pairing

Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square by Autori
Group caricature by Autori of music and stage stars of various nationalities who would, if the contemplated restrictions on foreign artistes in London were passed, leave Londons West End

Norah Blaney and Gwen Farrar in The House that Jack Built
Theatrical double act Norah Blaney and Gwen Farrar dressed as what appears to be Mickey and Minnie Mouse in a scene from " The House That Jack Built"

Norah Blaney & Gwen Farrar playing tennis
Entertainment stars and variety double act Gwen Farrar and Norah Blaney, pictured as doubles partners in a tennis match in a tournament at the London Country Club at Hendon between the two respective

Norah Blaney and Gwen Farrar in Pot Luck, 1922
Miss Norah Blaney and Miss Gwen Farrar in Pot Luck at the Vaudeville Theatre, 1922. Date: 1922

Norah Blaney & Gwen Farrar at Olympia Dog Show
Entertainers, Gwen Farrar and Norah Blaney with a pair of Schnauzer dogs at the Ladies Kennel Association Dog Show at Olympia in 1930. The dogs belonged to Gwens sister Marjorie. Date: 1930

Music Sheet - Tutankhamen - Gwen Farrar and Norah Blaney
Music sheet cover for the song, In the Day of Tut-ankh-amen written and composed by Reg Low and J. P. Long, and sung by Norah Blaney and Gwen Farrar in the Andre Charlot revue, Rats

British entertainers fly into Deauville
Jack Hylton, the famous band leader, Mrs Jack Hylton, actress Enid Stamp-Taylor and comedian, Leslie Henson photographed just after arriving in fashionable Deauville by plane

Golders Green Hippodrome theatre programme - Adelaide Hall
Golders Green Hippodrome theatre programme featuring Adelaide Hall. Adelaide Hall (1901-1993) was a jazz innovator & Broaway star of the 1920s Harlem Renaissance who made her home in London in 1939

Jeni Le Gon by Madame Yevonde
Jeni LeGon (August 14, 1916 December 7, 2012), also credited as Jeni Le Gon, American dancer, dance instructor, and actress

Claude Hulbert and Vera Lennox in Tell Me More
Claude Hulbert and Vera Lennox performing in Tell Me More at the Winter Garden in 1925, significant because of the fashionably wide Oxford bags trousers worn by Hulbert. Date: 1925

Madame Parsons and her Seven Daughters, the Little Lancashire Lasses, a family of performers. (There was also Papa Parsons and Boys.) Date: circa 1910s

Performing troupe, Famous Merrie Men of Rhyl
Performing troupe, E H Williams Famous Merrie Men of Rhyl, in their 8th Season. They performed twice daily on the sea front. Date: circa 1900s

A thimble-rigger in a London street tries to trick members of the crowd with clever sleight-of-hand Date: 1853

Henglers Grand Water Pantomime, in Argyll Street, near Londons Oxford Circus. Taken from the successful show La Grenouilliere, in Paris

The Pavilion, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales, opened in April 1951. Pop concerts by entertainers such as Cliff Richard have been held here, plus sporting events. Date: 1951

The stage magician, Monsieur Philippe, performs a magic trick involving a cannon at the Strand Theatre, London Date: 1845

Uncle Joes Entertainers from Northern Ireland. 1913

Italian Comedians by Antoine Watteau (1684-1721) - painting on canvas Date: 1720

Japanese Acrobats. The Gentleman in the centre has turned away in disgust at himself as he managed to lose his fan that morning.... Date: 1904

STAGE MAGICIAN
A stage magician about to perform a trick with a top hat and magic wand Date: circa 1915

KRISTAN VON HAMLE
Kristan von Hamle, German poet and musician. Date: 13th century

KRAFT VON TOGGENBURG
Count Kraft III von Toggenburg, Swiss poet and singer, died in 1339. Date: early 14th century

ARCHIE ARMSTRONG / JESTER
ARCHIBALD ARMSTRONG (ARCHIE) Scottish court jester to James I and Charles I. Enjoyed royal favour and political influence until dismissed in 1637 for insulting Archbishop Laud. Date: - 1672

SHOWGIRL 1925
From the show Garrick Gaieties - lyrics by Lorenz Hart, music by Richard Rodgers Date: 1925

STREET ACROBATS / C. 1816
A Paris street acrobat stands on one leg on a candlestick which her partner holds steady, while their child does a handstand and a mother gives her daughter a coin for them Date: circa 1816

STREET ACROBATS / C. 1815
A street acrobat stands on his head on a small support, while passers-by in a Paris street admire his skill Date: circa 1815

MAN SHOT FROM GUN
A human shell is seemingly shot from a cannon. In truth, he is propelled by a spring, and the explosion occurs a fraction of a second later... Date: 1884

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