1885 Collection (page 7)

Cartoon, Squire Bancroft and General William Booth
Cartoon, Squire Bancroft, actor-manager, and General William Booth of the Salvation Army. To think the little house should come to this! I wonder if he will make as much money here as I did

Cartoon, Mr Arthur Roberts, music hall performer
Cartoon, Mr Arthur Roberts (music hall performer) will sure to be in pocket with managers squabbling over him. 1885

Cartoon portrait, Justice Henry Hawkins
Cartoon portrait of Justice Henry Hawkins. Don t hang us for caricaturing you, please, Mr Justice Hawkins! Henry Hawkins, 1st Baron Brampton (1817-1907)

Cartoon, Little birds who can sing and don t sing must not be surprised if they have to pay fifty pounds sometimes. John Sims Reeves (1821-1900), operatic, oratorio and ballad singer

Cartoon, Only One, Henry Pettitt and George Sims
Cartoon, Only One, Henry Pettitt (actor and dramatist, right) and George Sims (journalist, poet, dramatist and novelist). Am I to stand in next time, George? I shouldn t like to promise, Henry! 1885

Cartoon portrait, Mr E B Hartt, Acting Manager at the Gaiety Theatre, London. 1885

Cartoon portrait, Mr Paul Meritt, author and farmer
Cartoon, Mr Paul Meritt (c1843-1895), author and farmer. 1885

Cartoon, Drury Lane Theatre, London, with balloon
Cartoon, No more pictorial posters for Drury Lane; the newspapers and a balloon will do the necessary advertising! 1885

Cartoon, West-End Waits, a reference to the rival pantomimes at Drury Lane and Covent Garden Theatres, London. 1885

Cartoon, Mrs Conover, Olympic Theatre, London
Cartoon, Mrs Anna Conover, manager of The Olympic Theatre, London. 1885

Cartoon, J L Shine, director of the Gaiety Theatre
Cartoon, J L Shine (left), director of the Gaiety Theatre, London - Now, Mr Shine, what does all this rumpus mean? 1885

Cartoon portrait, Mr H A Freeman, Acting Manager at the Grand Theatre, London (there were several theatres named the Grand, in places including Clapham, Croydon, Islington, Fulham and Woolwich). 1885

Cartoon, outside the Gaiety Theatre, London
Cartoon, outside the Stage Door of the Gaiety Theatre, London - We hope this will bring good business. The man in the foreground is J L Shine, director of the theatre. 1885

Cartoon, Henry Irvings return from America - The peoples idol is none the worse for his sojourn in America. Showing the famous actor-manager smoking a cigar and sitting on a pile of money. 1885

Cartoon, Randolph Churchill, Cave Canem - seen here as a terrier protecting The House of Lords. 1885

Cartoon, Messrs Stephens and Yardley don t like being harassed, and are now running the " Vicar" themselves. Possibly a reference to the comic operetta, The Vicar of Bray

Cartoon, Thought-Reading, a comment on John Nevil Maskelynes doubts about the American stage mentalist, Washington Irving Bishop. 1885

Cartoon, Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1864-1892) - Hes not to have ten thousand a year, tiddy-fol-lol! 1885

Cartoon, Wilson Barrett and G R Sims, Called Back
Cartoon, Called Back. Wilson Barrett (left), actor, manager and playwright - Glad to have you back, Mr Sims. George Robert Sims (right), English journalist, poet, dramatist and novelist

Cartoon, Mr Joseph Ms, English tenor singer
Cartoon, Mr Joseph Ms (1847-1886), English tenor singer, before he sacrificed his moustache. He was principal tenor with the Carl Rosa Opera Company. 1885

Cartoon, Lord Coleridge, A Good Judge, Too
Cartoon, What! Again, Lord Coleridge? A Good Judge, Too. John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge (1820-1894), British lawyer, judge, and Lord Chief Justice of England

Portrait, The Late Mr Harry Jackson, actor. 1885

Cartoon, A Japanese Village at the Savoy, a reference to the popular Gilbert and Sullivan operetta at the Savoy Theatre, London. 1885

Cartoon portrait, Mr J H Stead
Cartoon portrait, James Hurst Stead (1828?-1886), comic singer, music hall performer. Disabled: Now is the time to give him a helping hand

Cartoon, Charles Hawtrey, actor and theatre manager
Cartoon, Charles Hawtrey (1858-1923), English actor, director, producer and manager - Don t put your fingers into too many pies, Mr Hawtrey! 1885

Cartoon portrait, Mr Charles Abud, Acting Manager, Lyceum Theatre, London. 1885

Cartoon, Miss Mary Anderson, actress - The good girl who would give up her play to go to church. 1885

Cartoon, Music Hall Proprietors
Cartoon, The dismay of the Music-Hall Proprietors when they heard of the threatened destruction of the Inventions Exhibition, knew no bounds

Cartoon, Mr John Corlett, Sporting Times editor
Cartoon, Mr John Corlett - Yea, more than a prophet. John Corlett (1841-1915) was the founder, proprietor and editor of The Sporting Times. 1885

Cartoon, Stage Amenities, Mary Anderson - So sorry you are going, dear! 1885

Cartoon portrait, Mr John Dallas, actor - Is it true that he is about to give the music halls a turn? 1885

Cartoon, The Duke of Edinburgh - So take my advice, and don t go to sea, And you may become ruler of the Queens Navee (a quotation from Gilbert & Sullivans operetta, HMS Pinafore). 1885

Cartoon, Jones and Herman, The Silver King Lawsuit. A reference to a popular melodramatic play of 1882 by Henry Arthur Jones and Henry Herman. 1885

Cartoon, Mr Hawes Craven
Cartoon, Henry Hawes Craven Green, English theatre scene painter. 1885

Cartoon, Will He Be Muzzled? A comment on Charles Bradlaugh, atheist, republican and Liberal MP for Northampton. 1885

Cartoon, Henry Irving as Mephistopheles with J L Toole - So you are about to burlesque me, Johnny? Probably a reference to a Faust burlesque, Faust and Loose, written by F C Burnand. 1885

Cartoon, Mr Edward Clarke, QC, A Day Will Come! He was a British barrister and politician, serving as Solicitor-General in the Conservative government of 1886-1892. 1885

Cartoon, Political Anglers - Tory politicians Lord Salisbury and Randolph Churchill discuss where they obtained their bait (ie political policies)

Cartoon, The Last Chance! Lord Cairns (Arthur William Cairns, 2nd Earl Cairns) succeeded to the title on the death of his father on 2 April 1885. 1885

Portrait, Mr A Henry, The Circus. 1885

Cartoon, The Coming Rosalind, Violet Vanbrugh and F C Burnand - Shall I be safe in these, Mr Burnand? Burnand is holding a copy of the Fortnightly Review

Cartoon, Henry Irving being buttered up
Cartoon, Henry Irving, popular actor-manager, being buttered up by his professed friends. 1885

Cartoon, Mrs Weldon to Monsieur Gounod - I ll let you know, dear Charles, that you must not libel me! Georgina Weldon (1837-1914), classical singer

Cartoon, Eccentric Behaviour of the GOM
Cartoon, William Gladstone and Dr Andrew Clark (his doctor), Eccentric Behaviour of the GOM [Grand Old Man] on board the Sunbeam - Hold Him! 1885

Portrait, Miss Mary A Victor, Nothing Comes Amiss to Her
Portrait, Miss Mary A Victor, actress, Nothing Comes Amiss to Her. 1885

Cartoon, High Art - two rival actresses. First Priestess: She only uses three costumes to my six! Second Priestess: Calls herself an actress, and has her dresses made in England! 1885

Cartoon, Music Hall Types, Mr Charles Wilkins
Cartoon, Music Hall Types, The Chairman, Mr Charles Wilkins of the Marylebone Music Hall, London. 1885

Cartoon, Sydney Alport, Acting Manager, Vaudeville Theatre, London. 1885

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