Performer Collection (#33)

Mary Ellis by Madame Yevonde
Mary Ellis (1897-2003) by Madame Yevonde. She was an American-born actress and singer, popular on the British stage. Seen here at the time she was appearing in a production entitled Music in the Air

Valerie Taylor by Madame Yevonde
Valerie Taylor (1902-1988) by Madame Yevonde. She was an English actress of stage and screen who had just returned to England from Hollywood. She was married to the actor Hugh Sinclair. Date: 1933

Mademoiselle Lucienne Dervyle by Madame Yevonde
Shining Lights of Revue from La Ville Lumiere. Mademoiselle Lucienne Dervyle by Madame Yevonde (main photo). She was a French actress and singer

Dorothy Bouchier by Madame Yevonde
Dorothy (or Chili) Bouchier (1909-1999) by Madame Yevonde. She was a British film and stage actress. Seen here modelling a draped turban by Lady Victor Paget. Date: 1932

Miss Faith Celli by Madame Yevonde
Miss Faith Celli (Dorothy Faith Standing, 1888-1942), by Madame Yevonde. She was an actress in plays including The Blue Lagoon and the comedy Threads at the St Jamess Theatre, London. 1921

Miss Innis Shawen by Madame Yevonde
Miss Innis (or Innes) Shawen, actress and singer, by Madame Yevonde. Seen here in one of the costumes she wore in The Music Box, a revue taking place at the Palace Theatre, London. Date: 1923

Clarice Mayne in 1922
Clarice Mayne (1886 1966), singer and performer of music halls and variety shows. Starring here in Jack and the Beanstalk in London Hipprodrome

Bonzo a star turn again... by George Studdy
Bonzo a star turn again in " From Dover Street to Dixie" : the Studdy Curtain at the London Pavilion. He appeared in a Cochran revue

Silhouette portrait of Harry Weldon, music hall performer
Silhouette portrait of Harry Weldon (1881-1930), English comedian and music hall performer. Date: 1923

Silhouette portrait of Charles Coborn, music hall performer
Silhouette portrait of Charles Coborn (1852-1945), music hall singer and comedian. Date: circa 1910s

Silhouette portrait of Stanley Holloway, actor
Silhouette portrait of Stanley Holloway (1890-1982), actor and comedian. Date: circa 1930s

Silhouette portrait of Yoshiro Ohta, tennis player
Silhouette portrait of Yoshiro Ohta (c1900-?), Japanese tennis player who played at Wimbledon and elsewhere. Date: circa 1920s

Group of actors, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Ancient General (actor), Japan
Actor in the role of an Ancient General, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Samurai and attendant (actors), Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Theatrical performers, Japan
Two theatrical performers, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Street performers, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Theatrical performer, Japan
Theatrical performer in elaborate costume and hat, Japan. Date: circa 1890s

Douglas Fairbanks, American film star
Douglas Fairbanks (1883-1939), American film star, screenwriter, director and producer, and co-founder of United Artists. Date: 20th century

Alla Nazimova, Russian American actress and producer
Alla Nazimova (1879-1945), Russian American film and theatre actress, screenwriter and film producer. Date: 20th century

Tallulah Bankhead, American actress
Tallulah Bankhead (1902-1968), American film and theatre actress, and talk show host. Date: 20th century

Kathleen Kelly, film and theatre actress. Date: 20th century

Gladys Reese (Ahern), American vaudeville entertainer. Seen here as a child performer. She was part of a comedy duo with her husband Will Ahern from 1919 onwards. Date: early 20th century

Bebe Daniels, American performer, writer and producer
Bebe Daniels (1901-1971), American film actress, singer, dancer, writer and producer. She began as a child performer in the Hollywood silent era, appeared in musicals

Kathryn Perry, American stage and film actress
Kathryn (or Katherine) Perry (1897-1983), American stage and film actress. She appeared in 36 films between 1920 and 1936. Date: 20th century

Maud Branscombe, actress and singer
Maud (or Maude) Branscombe, actress and light opera singer. She performed in New York and London. Date: circa 1870s

Louise Litta, American actress and singer. Date: late 19th century

Mrs Patrick Campbell, English stage actress
Mrs Patrick Campbell (Beatrice Stella Tanner, 1865-1940), legendary actress, seen here in an exotic gipsy costume. Date: early 20th century

Effie Mann, Edwardian actress, in costume
Effie Mann, Edwardian actress, in an ornate costume with jewellery. Date: early 20th century

Ethel Matthews, musical comedy actress. Date: early 20th century

Laura Walker in the role of Mary Latimer, nun
Laura Walker, actress, in the role of Mary Latimer, nun. Date: early 20th century

Actor performing in a play, Merely Mary Ann
An actor named Howard performing in a play by Israel Zangwill entitled Merely Mary Ann (written 1903). It was later adapted into a film (1931). Date: 20th century

Gaynor Rowlands, performer, with cat and dog
Gaynor Rowlands (1883-1906), English actress, singer and dancer, seen here with a Siamese cat and a British bulldog. Date: early 20th century

Actor playing The Chairman in a play, Heartsease
An unnamed actor playing the role of The Chairman in a play entitled Heartsease, probably by Edmund Falconer (Edmund O Rourke). Date: early 20th century

Tom Breneman talking to Eddie Cantor - Radio Show
Tom Breneman (1901-1948) talking to Eddie Cantor (1892-1964) (American " illustrated song" performer, comedian, dancer, singer)

Marie Lloyd, entertainer, and her 20 hp Austin car
Marie Lloyd, born Matilda Alice Victoria Wood (1870-1922), British music hall singer, entertainer and comedienne, seen here getting into her 20 hp Austin car. Date: 1914

Phyllis Neilson-Terry, actress, with dog
Phyllis Neilson-Terry (1892-1977), actress, seen here leaning on a cushion holding a dog. She was about to leave for America

Laura Cowie, actress, in costume
Laura Cowie (1892-1962), actress, seen here in costume peeping from behind a curtain. She was about to sail for America with Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson as his leading lady. Date: 1914

Portrait of Buffalo Bill
Portrait photgraph of Buffalo Bill. Soldier, bison hunter and showman

Portrait of Major Gordon W. Lillie, Pawnee Bill
Portrait of Major Gordon W. Lillie Pawnee Bill. Wild West showman and performer

The Clown Grimaldi Performing on a Cart
An illustration of the famous clown Grimaldi (1777-1837) performing, presumably the pantomime " Golden Fish". He is shown in a cart being pulled by dogs

Powell - Conjuror
A 19th century substantially moustached magician named Powell, holding a rose Bouquet. Date: 19th century

George Davenport
The stage magician George Davenport (or Gilly-gilly ) in profile performing a cigarette lighting trick. Date: circa 1910

Houdini Preparing for Bridge Jump
The prolific Austrian-Hungarian escape artist Harry Houdini preparing for one of his many daring feats of escapology, this time a highly publicised Bridge Jump whilst in metal chains. Date: circa 1910

John Nevil Maskelyne (1838 to 1917) was an English stage magician and inventor. Date: circa 1900

French Magician / Robert Houdin Performing
French conjuror Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin (1805-1871) performing a magic trick using a Impression instantanee (instant printing) machine in the mid 19th century. Date: circa 1840

Magician / Robert Houdin Performing
French magician Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin (1805-1871) blowing smoke onto stage during performance. Date: circa 1840

E. M. Sturgess, Stage Illusionist
E.M. Sturgess a heavily moustached illusionist, standing behind an assortment of his performance paraphernalia. Date: cica 1900

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