Singer Collection (#9)

The Singer Building, New York, USA - located on the north-west corner of Broadway and Liberty Street - 47 stories high Date: circa 1910s

Noel Coward, playwright, composer, director, performer
Noel Coward, English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, in a bowtie. Date: 1950

1860s Japan - portrait of a street singer with a shamisen Felice or Felix Beato (1832 - 29 January 1909), Italian-British photographer working mostly in India, Japan, China

1860s Japan - portrait of a group including a singer, musician, and tattooed man Felice or Felix Beato (1832 - 29 January 1909), Italian-British photographer working mostly in India, Japan, China

Arab singer, Morocco, c. 1900
Arab singer, Morocco, c.1900

An Evening with Beatrice Lillie, Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, from 18 October 1954. Direct from New York, prior to London. Date: 1954

Harry Taylor, song, The Maple Leaf and Rose. Date: 1917

Miss Lily Brayton in Hajj. Lily Brayton (1876-1953) was an English actress and singer. Date: early 20th century

Comic postcard, Singer with large repertoire Date: 20th century

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

Ellaline Terriss, British actress and singer, advertising a special flying matinee at the Hippodrome, Southampton, with full London company including Stanley Brett Date: early 20th century

May Success Be Thine Date: early 20th century

Page from The Bystander, 6th May 1931 featuring Ada May (1896-1978), American singer and dancer, one of the bright particular stars of C.B. Cochrans ill-fated " 1931 Revue"

The Singer Building of 1897 was an office building and early skyscraper in Manhattan, New York City and demolished in 1968

A portrait of Signora Maria Nelvi, opera singer and artist, 1925. married to Captain Edmonston Craig and as an artist known simply as Betty Craig Date: 1925

Portraits of the great lyrical soprano Frieda Hempel, 1925 Date: 1925

Sketch by Fish showing the scene Venetian Nights from CB Cochrans cabaret show Suppertime at the Trocadero, London, 1926. Dress and decor by Doris Zinkeisen Date: 1926

Sketch by Fish showing Joy St Helier singing at the piano at Chez Victor s, London, 1926 Date: 1926

Portrait of Rudy Vallee, 1929, Jazz band leader and singer and regarded as one of the first crooners Date: 1929

Two photographs of Eddie Cantor, 1927
Two photographs of the American entertainer Eddie Cantor, 1927 Date: 1927

A portrait of George M. Cohan, 1928 - American entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer and theatrical producer Date: 1928

A photograph of Anna Held aged 15 with her mother (top right) and a later photograph (bottom left) Date: 1929

Two poses of Anna Held taken in Paris before she came to America in 1898 - she had cultivated a naughty French stage persona Date: 1929

A portrait of Irene Delroy at Warner Brothers, 1930 (she had deserted Boradway for Hollywood) Date: 1930

A portrait of Bessie Love at MGM, 1930 - who appeared in Broadway Melody and will be in Good News Date: 1930

A portrait of George M. Cohan in the role of Happy Farrell in his revived play The Song and Dance Man, 1930 Date: 1930

Jeannette MacDonald who jumped from Broadway to Hollywood
The singer and dancer Jeannette MacDonald who jumped from Broadway to Hollywood, 1930 Date: 1930

Two 1930 Hollywood scenes one of dancers in Half Shot at Sunrise (RKO) and the other, the singer Lottice Howell (MGM) Date: 1930

Portrait of Jeanne Aubert, the French actress, singer and dancer, 1931. Imported to America by Connolly and Swanstrom for Princess Charming

Portrait of the Amercian singer Helen Morgan, 1930 Date: 1930

Portrait of Adelaide Hall, 1931 Date: 1931

Portrait of Harry Richman, 1931 Date: 1931

American actress and singer Barbara Streisand (1942-) featured on the cover of London Life magazine. Date: 1966

Dolls of ballet dancers Rosalie Taglioni and Caroline
The ballerina Mlle. Marie Taglioni doll in peasants cap with gold pins as Rosalie in La Resemblance, and ballerina Mlle. Caroline Brocard doll as Ninetta in The Maid of Palaiseau as dolls dressed by

Woman in costume as an imp for a masquerade ball
Woman in fancy dress costume as an imp (Diablotin) for a masquerade ball. Costume designed by M. Robin. Handcoloured lithograph published in Paris, 1880s

Woman in costume as a Marotte (jesters stick) for a masquerade ball. Handcoloured lithograph by Chatiniere published by Martinet, Paris, 1880s

Soprano Zulma Bouffar in Mille & Une Nuits
Zulma Bouffar, French soprano, in the role as Abou Hassan in One Thousand and One Nights at the Theatre du Chatelet, 1881. Handcoloured lithograph by Chatiniere published by Martinet, Paris, 1881

Alexina Desclozas as Dona Juana in La Camargo, 1879
Alexina Desclozas as Dona Juana in La Camargo performed at the Theatre de la Renaissance, 1879. Handcoloured lithograph by Chatiniere published by Martinet, Paris, 1879

Man in costume as a Bashkir (Baskir) for a masquerade ball. Handcoloured lithograph by Chatiniere published by Martinet, Paris, 1880s

French soprano Caroline Carvalho in Faust
Marie Caroline Miolan-Carvalho, French soprano, in the role of Marguerite in Charles Gounods Faust at the Theatre de l Opera, 1870s. Handcoloured lithograph by A

Woman in costume as a gypsy girl dancing with castanets
Woman in costume as a gypsy girl (zingara) dancing with castanets. Costume designed by M. Robin. Handcoloured lithograph published by Martinet, Paris, 1880s

Marguerite Chapuy, French soprano, in the opera Carmen
Marguerite Chapuy, French soprano, in the role of Micaela in Bizets opera Carmen at the Theatre de l Opera Comique, 1875. Handcoloured lithograph by Chatiniere published by Martinet, Paris, 1875

Woman in costume as a pansy for a masquerade ball
Woman in costume as a pansy (pensee) for a masquerade ball. Costume designed by M. Robin. Handcoloured lithograph by published by Martinet, Paris, 1880s

Sylvie Flour in Mille & Une Nuits at the Theatre du
Sylvie Flour as the First Bazaar Merchant in Mille & Une Nuits at the Theatre du Chatelet, 1881. Handcoloured lithograph by Chatiniere published by Martinet, Paris, 1881

Woman in the national costume of a Vlachs peasant (paysanne valaque). Costume for a fancy dress ball. Handcoloured lithograph after Stop published by Martinet, Paris, 1880s

Singer Marguerite Priola as Abeille in the comic opera l Ombre performed at the Theatre Imperial de l Opera-Comique, 1870. Handcoloured lithograph by Chatiniere published by Martinet, Paris, 1870

Woman in costume of Spring for a masquerade ball
Woman in costume of spring (le printemps) for a masquerade ball. Costume designed by M. Robin. Handcoloured lithograph by A. Morlon published by Hautecoeur Freres, Paris, 1880s

Woman in fancy dress costume as a shepherdess
Woman in costume as a shepherdess (bergere) of the era of Louis XV and Marie Antionette for a masquerade ball. Handcoloured lithograph after A. H. published by Martinet, Paris, 1880s

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