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Connie Ediss (Ada Harriet Coates) - English actressConnie Ediss (Ada Harriet Coates) (1871-1934) - English actress best known as a jovial comedian in many of the popular Edwardian musical comedies around the turn of the 20th century
A river boat on the Seine, 1878. Woman in pink dress with parasol and fan on a tourist steamboat on the river Seine. The Bateaux Mouches launched at the Exposition universelle de 1867
Cartoon, A Blaze of Triumph! (Disraeli and Turkey)Cartoon, A Blaze of Triumph! Disraeli is the hero of the day, having made a deal over Cyprus with Turkey at the Anglo-Turkish Convention, thereby ensuring peace rather than war
Cartoon, The Celebrated Indian Crown Trick (Disraeli)Cartoon, The Celebrated Indian Crown Trick -- a satirical depiction of Benjamin Disraeli, Conservative Prime Minister, as Bendizzi the Great Faker, performing as a magician to various heads of state
Music cover, Change Partners, Fred Astaire, Ginger RogersMusic cover, Change Partners, featuring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, lyrics and music by Irving Berlin from the film Carefree. 1938
Miss Jessie Winter appearing at the Hippodrome, LondonMiss Jessie Winter appearing at the Hippodrome Theatre, London. 1911
Osca Marah, Australian soprano, appearing at the Hippodrome Theatre, London. 1911
Actress in dressing room preparing her makeup. 1926
The Sadness of her Sadness sung by Tom WoottwellThe Sadness of her Sadness, written and composed by Harry Wincott and Harry Leighton, sung by Tom Woottwell - Charles Sheard & Co. London. 1902
Feldmans 24th Song Annual - George RobeyFeldmans 24th Song Annual with Tonic Sol-fa setting. George Robey featured with his hit Shurr-up. circa 1910
Sahary Djeli, dancerSahary Djeli, oriental dancer who was performing at the London Hippodrome in 1911. Her act was notable for the sinuous, serpentine movement of her arms. Date: 1911
Marceline the Droll, Spanish-born clown. He became famous at the newly-opened Hippodrome in the early twentieth century and then went to New York to perform at the hippodrome there
Music cover, The Man on the Flying Trapeze, song waltz, words by George Leybourne, music by Alfred Lee, performed by Shaw and Weston. 1934
Marceline the Droll, the London Hippodromes clownMarceline, the popular clown at the London Hippodrome, where he famously influenced the young Charlie Chaplin when they appeared together in the Hippodromes first pantomime, Cinderella
Flying the Flume at Crystal Palace 1904French Mademoiselle Dutrien (le fleche humaine), the human arrow, performing at Crystal Palace, London. After riding down a curving track on her bicycle which falls some seventy feet
Zutka, the mystery turn at the London HippodromeZutka, one of the latest turns at the London Hippodrome in 1904. But is he a live man or a mechanical boy? asks The Bystander
Phroso, the puzzle man at the London HippodromePhroso, a performer who pretended to be a mechanical man by making his limbs go rigid. To be seen at the London Hippodrome in October 1902. Date: 1902
Mdlle. Milly Capell, famous equestrienne at the HippodromeMilly Capell, famous German equestrienne and specialist in haute ecole (dressage) who was performing at the London Hippodrome in March 1900 with her thoroughbred Arabian horse and her dogs. Date: 1900
Sandows marvellous feat of strength at London HippodromeEugene Sandow, strong man extraordinaire, seen supporting on his chest four men and ten women in addition to sundry cannon balls, part of his act at the London Hippodrome
Vera Vivian, performer, in full length portrait photoVera Vivian, performer, of the Reg Jecks and Vera Vivian Variety Theatre Company, seen here in a full length portrait photo. circa 1920s
Vera Vivian, performer, in a signed portrait photoVera Vivian, performer, of the Reg Jecks and Vera Vivian Variety Theatre Company, seen here in a signed portrait photo. 1916
Reginald Jecks, performer, in military costumeReginald Jecks, performer, of the Reg Jecks and Vera Vivian Variety Theatre Company, seen here in military costume. circa 1920s
Reginald Jecks, performer, as the Laughing CavalierReginald Jecks, performer, of the Reg Jecks and Vera Vivian Variety Theatre Company, seen here in the role of the Laughing Cavalier. circa 1920s
Reginald Jecks, performer, of the Reg Jecks and Vera Vivian Variety Theatre Company, seen here on stage at Gateshead. 1924
The Gaiety Girls - Constance Collier and Lily Harold, with an unknown actress. circa 1894
The Hippodrome Beauty Queens, London, May 1915. 1915
Cartoon portrait, Paul Martinetti, pantomime performerCartoon portrait, Paul Martinetti, American pantomime performer. 1880s
Portrait, Jean-Baptiste Faure, French opera singerPortrait, Jean-Baptiste Faure (1830-1914), French opera singer (baritone) and art collector. 1880s
Portrait, Henri Clark, singer. 1880s
Cartoon, George Leybourne, music hall singerCartoon portrait, George Leybourne (1842-1884), British music hall singer, described as a lion comique, famous for his song Champagne Charlie. 1880s
Cartoon, E W Mackney, Ethiopian entertainer (blackface minstrel). 1880s
Cartoon, Crabbed Age and Youth (One View). (1 of 2) 1880s
Cartoon, Crabbed Age and Youth (Another View). (2 of 2) 1880s
Lee and Harpers theatre booth, Bartholomew Fair, London. 1720s
Joe Miller, English actorJoe Miller (1684-1738), English actor. early 18th century
Giovanni Battista Belzoni at Sadlers Wells TheatreGiovanni Battista Belzoni, Italian explorer and archaeologist, at Sadlers Wells Theatre, London, as the Patagonian Samson, wearing a strongmans costume made of fur, and an ostrich feather headdress
Richard Tarleton, popular performer in Elizabethan theatreRichard Tarleton (or Tarlton, ?-1588), popular performer in the Elizabethan theatre. 16th century
Dolly Sisters on front cover of the Sketch 1921The Dolly Sisters photographed in their costumes for the new pantomime " The Babes in the Wood" by C B Cochran. The Dolly Sisters enjoyed immense success in London
Photograph of the dolly sisters in fluffy white costumes for their Pony Trot. Until the end of the League of Notions revue
The Company of the Co-optimists, October 1921Nine of the ten Co-Optimists, a variety revue in London. From left to right (top row) Phyllis Monkman, Laddie Cliff, Elsa Macfarlane, Stanley Holloway; (second row) Betty Chester
Photographs of Hippodrome Pogo Parade, October 1921Miss Mona Vivian and her " pogo platoon", performing for the Sketch in the Botanical Gardens although the Pogo Parade was performing at the Hippodrome at the time. Date: 1921
Norah Blaney in The Vagabond King 1927Norah Blaney (1894 - 1983), music hall performer and actress, appearing in the part of Huguette in The Vagabond King, playing at the Winter Garden Theatre in London in 1927. 1927
Music cover, Sister Ria, sung by Miss Lizzie FletcherMusic cover, Sister Ria, written by A J Mills, composed by Arthur Lennard, sung by Miss Lizzie Fletcher. 1895
Pickings from the Pantomimes, Judy magazinePickings from the Pantomimes, January 1882. 1882
Cartoon, Mr William Randall, comic singerCartoon, Mr William Randall, Music-Hall Types - the comic singer (old school). Thomas William (Harry) Randall (1857-1932) was a British Vaudeville actor
Cartoon, Messrs Bigwood and Reynolds, Two of the old hands at the Britannia (theatre in Hoxton, London). George Barnes Bigwood was the resident low comedian
Portrait, The Late Mr Fred Coyne, Music-Hall Types (A Recollection). Fred Coyne (1845-1886) was a music hall singer. 1886
Cartoon, Mr Charles Godfrey, His Newest CharacterCartoon portrait, Mr Charles Godfrey, music hall singer and songwriter, seen here as a barman - His Newest Character. 1885