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Phyllis Dare - Edwardian Singer and ActressMiss Phyllis Dare (1890-1975) - Edwardian Singer and Actress, aged 16. Date: 1906
Dame Ellen Terry - British Stage actressDame Ellen Terry (1847-1928) - British Stage actress. Printed signature dated 28th April 1906. Date: 1906
Memorial postcard to Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905), featuring a portrait of the famed Actor ( Englands Greatest !) as well as his birthplace
Dan Leno as Mother Goose in her homely dress. Date: 1903
Mr Fred Terry and Miss Julia NielsonMr Fred Terry (1863-1933) - English Actor and his wife Miss Julia Nielson (1868-1957) whom he married in 1891. Date: 1912
Miss Lily Brayton - English actressMiss Lily Brayton (1876-1953) - English actress - she was married to the actor Oscar Asche. Date: circa 1910
Gerald Du Maurier - Actor ManagerSigned postcard portrait of Sir Gerald Hubert Edward Busson Du Maurier (1873-1934) - Actor Manager. Date: circa 1920
Pearl Argyle - South African dancer and actressPearl Argyle (1901-1947) - South African dancer and actress. Date: circa 1930
HMS Marlborough - Concert Party PerformersTwo members of a Concert Party in mid-performance! HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named in honour of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
Bebe Daniels - American film actressAmerican film actress, Bebe Daniels (1901-1971) Date: circa 1930s
Chinese Outdoor Theatre draws a large crowdA Chinese Outdoor Theatre performance draws a large crowd. Date: circa 1907
Chinese Actresses taking part in a traditional playThree Chinese Actresses taking part in a traditional play. Date: circa 1906
Clark Gable - American ActorA portrait of a young Clark Gable (1901-1960), American Film Actor. Date: circa 1932
Theatrical Troupe supporting Womens Suffrage MovementA Theatrical Troupe performing a play supporting Womens Suffrage Movement Date: circa 1908
Harry Monkhouse, Harry Parker and John le Hay in Maid MarionActors Harry Monkhouse, Harry Parker and John le Hay acting the fool in a scene from Maid Marion, which was staged at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London in 1891. Date: 1891
Caricature of Madge Kendal, English actress and managerCaricature of Madge Kendal (Margaret Shafto Robertson, 1848-1935), English actress and (with her husband William Hunter Kendal) theatre manager
Caricature of Henry Irving sweeping amateurs awayCaricature of the actor-manager Henry Irving (1838-1905) sweeping the amateur rubbish away from the theatre. 1883
Cartoon, Annie Mie, a Dutch play in LondonCartoon, Annie Mie, a Dutch play by Rosier Faarsen which was performed at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London, in November 1880, with Genevieve Ward in the title role
Francisco DuenasFRANCISCO DUENAS - Head of state, acting president and president of El Salvador 1852 - 1871, a time of revolt, civil war etc. He was finally kicked out and fled to Europe. Date: CIRCA 1860S
Steam Bus, London 1898A steam bus of the Self Acting Steam Omnibus Company plies its trade between Oxford Circus and Ealing. Date: 1898
War is a BusinessEnglish Foreign Minister Sir Edward Grey is depicted by the Germans as acting on the principle that War is a business like any other Date: August 1914
Dickens as Capt BobadilCHARLES DICKENS Dickens acting in the part of Captain Bobadil in Ben Jonsons Every Man in His Humour. Date: 1812 - 1870
British Actor David Niven (1910-1983). Date: 1950s
Mark Melford as HarlequinMr Mark Melford (c.1850-1914, actor and playwright) as Harlequin. Date: 1892
Mark Melford as HamletMr Mark Melford (c.1850-1914, actor and playwright) as Hamlet. Date: 1892
General Castros Home, Monterey, California, USA -- Jose Castro (1808-1860) was born in Monterey, and served as acting governor of Alta California from 1835 to 1836. Date: circa 1908
Lilian Braithwaite - English actressLilian Braithwaite (1873 - 1948), English actress, primarily of the stage. Date: 1907
La Belle Kerro, Edwardian French Theatre Stage Actress Date: 1906
Production of Vile Bodies at the Vaudeville Theatre, LondonProduction of Vile Bodies, by Evelyn Waugh, at the Vaudeville Theatre, London. Caption reads: When the sea is sick-making: Mrs Melrose Ape, the woman evangelist
Duchess of Westminster - amateur dramatics, Eaton HallA scene from Scaramouch an amateur theatrical production performed at Eaton Hall, Cheshire, the seat of the Duke and Duchess of Westminster
Harry Mason and Lily Bart - Novelty Comedy Gymnasts of Brixton, London. " Ah! But What Gymnasts!" It looks conceivable as if Harry Mason is here taking on the persona of King George V
Benoit-Constant Coquelin - French ActorBenoit-Constant Coquelin (18411909) - French actor. Coquelin is seen here in L Aiglon, a play in six acts by Edmond Rostand based on the life of Napoleon II. Date: circa 1905
Vietnam - Group of Actresses - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)A delightfully hand-tinted postcard showing a group of Traditional Vietnamese Actresses - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam. Date: circa 1909
Princess of Pless - amateur dramatics, Eaton HallDaisy, Princess of Pless performing with her brother George Cornwallis-West in some amateur dramatics at Eaton Hall, the Cheshire seat of the Duke and Duchess of Westminster
The Earl of Rosslyn - stage name, James ErskineJames Francis Harry St Clair-Erskine, 5th Earl Rosslyn (1869-1939), author and journalist. Also unusual in that he was a member of the peerage who trod the boards professionally
Remains of the Theatre of Marcellus, Rome, Italy. Date: 1927
Ian McKellen as Alvin in A Lily in Little IndiaIan McKellen (born 1939), British actor, appearing in the role of Alvin in Donald Howarths A Lily in Little India, playing at St. Martins Theatre in January 1966. Date: 1966
A Japanese actor plays a female roleA Japanese male actor plays a remale role. It is common in long plays for men to play a variety of different roles. Date: 1932
A Japanese actor dressesA Japanese male actor prepares to play a female role. It is common in long Japanese plays for the same actors with play many roles. Date: 1932
George Alexander - English actorSir George Alexander (18581918), born George Alexander Gibb Samson, English actor, theatre producer and theatre manager. He played many roles in the leading companies
Alfred Molina actor (kneeling on the left)Alfred Molina actor in the Tower Theatres production of The King-Stag. Date: 1970
Alfred Molina actor as the monsterAlfred Molina actor in the Tower Theatres production of Othello Date: 1971
Sian Phillips in Les JusteSian Phillips (far left) playing Dora in the Tower Theatres production of Les Justes (The Just) by Albert Camus. Date: 1956
Henry Woolf in PantagleizeHenry Woolf (centre) in the Tower Theatres production of Pantagleize by Michel de Ghelderode. Date: 1962
PantagleizeThe Tower Theatres production of Pantagleize by Michel de Ghelderode. Actor Bill Phillips. Date: 1962
George Couloris in The FatherGeorge Couloris playing the Captain in the Tower Theatres production of The Father by August Strindberg. Date: 1961
Raymond Cusick stage set for The Madwoman of ChaillotStage set designed by Raymond Cusick (designer of the Daleks for Dr Who). The Tower Theatres production of The Madwoman of Chaillot by Jean Giraudoux. Date: 1957
Harold Bennett in The Madwoman of ChaillotHarold Bennett playing the Baron in the Tower Theatres production of The Madwoman of Chaillot by Jean Giraudoux. Date: 1957