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Actors Collection (page 10)

Background imageActors Collection: Dick Whittington. The Pavilion Theatre in Torquay

Dick Whittington. The Pavilion Theatre in Torquay
Dick Whittington. Second page of four-page flyer for The Pavilion in Torquay on 26th December 1939 for 3 weeks. Headed " Laughter

Background imageActors Collection: Cinderella Flyer for the Theatre Royal in Huddersfield

Cinderella Flyer for the Theatre Royal in Huddersfield
Cinderella. Page three of an eight page flyer for the Theatre Royal in Huddersfield on 24th December 1930. Here we see photos of the three stars, Rosa Stoakes as Cinderella

Background imageActors Collection: Hugh Wakefield by Giuseppe Amisani

Hugh Wakefield by Giuseppe Amisani
Portrait of English actor Hugh Wakefield (1888-1971), possessing, according to The Sketch in which this painting was reproduced, a genius for the portrayal of inoffensive inebriates

Background imageActors Collection: Amateur theatre performance, The Pyjama Game

Amateur theatre performance, The Pyjama Game. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageActors Collection: Theatre Rotto, Sancreed Village Hall, Penzance, Cornwall

Theatre Rotto, Sancreed Village Hall, Penzance, Cornwall
Theatre Rotto in action, Sancreed Village Hall, Sancreed, near Penzance, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageActors Collection: Street theatre on the beach, St Ives, Cornwall

Street theatre on the beach, St Ives, Cornwall -- five actors (male and female) from the National Theatre Company, Bath, in teeshirts and miniskirts holding boxes of Kelloggs Cornflakes

Background imageActors Collection: Actors performing in The Land of Hearts Desire

Actors performing in The Land of Hearts Desire
Miss Winifred Fraser, as Maire Bruin, and Miss Dorothy Paget, as a fairy child, performing in The Land of Hearts Desire, by William Butler Yeats. Date: 1894

Background imageActors Collection: Forbes Robertson and Patrick Campbell

Forbes Robertson and Patrick Campbell
Forbes Robertson (1853 - 1937) and Mrs. Patrick Campbell (1865 b 1940). Johnston Forbes Robertson was an English actor and theatre manager

Background imageActors Collection: Lewis (Kate Terry) and Mabel Terry-Lewis

Lewis (Kate Terry) and Mabel Terry-Lewis
Lewis, previously Miss Kate Terry (1844 - 1924), English actress and member of the Terry-Gielgud dynsasty of actors. Pictured here with her daughter: Mabel Gwynedd Terry-Lewis (1872 - 1957)

Background imageActors Collection: Charles Wyndham

Charles Wyndham, actor-manager (1837-1919) pictured in The Sketch at the time of the opening of his theatre, Wyndhams Theatre in 1899

Background imageActors Collection: Group of native actors, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Group of native actors, Sierra Leone, West Africa
Group of native actors in costume for a Mendi play, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1920

Background imageActors Collection: The Bells, by Leopold Lewis, starring H B Irving

The Bells, by Leopold Lewis, starring H B Irving
The Bells, by Leopold Lewis, first produced at the Lyceum Theatre, London, November 1871. Pictured here is Harry Brodribb Irving (1870-1919) in the role of Mathias

Background imageActors Collection: The Belle of Brittany, by Leedham Bantock and P J Barrow

The Belle of Brittany, by Leedham Bantock and P J Barrow, with music by Howard Talbot. First produced at the Queens Theatre, London, October 1908

Background imageActors Collection: Beethoven, a play by Rene Fauchois

Beethoven, a play by Rene Fauchois, freely adapted by Louis N Parker, starring Herbert Beerbohm Tree in the title role. First produced at His Majestys Theatre, London, January 1909

Background imageActors Collection: The Beauty of Bath, by Hicks and Hamilton

The Beauty of Bath, by Hicks and Hamilton
The Beauty of Bath by Seymour Hicks and Cosmo Hamilton, with music by H E Haines, George Dances Company. First produced at the Aldwych Theatre, London, March 1906

Background imageActors Collection: At War With Women, by Frank Bateman

At War With Women, by Frank Bateman, first produced at the Metropolitan Theatre, Manchester, July 1902, then at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, London, June 1903

Background imageActors Collection: At A Stepmothers Mercy, by Ward Bailey

At A Stepmothers Mercy, by Ward Bailey, first produced at the Metropolitan Theatre, Manchester, March 1916. In the mill at Dead Mans Pool, Barbara Holcroft attacks her stepdaughter

Background imageActors Collection: Company playing in the Elixir of Youth, 1899

Company playing in the Elixir of Youth, 1899
The merry company playing in the Elixir of Youth at the Vaudeville Theatre, striking a number of jolly or comic poses. Date: 1899

Background imageActors Collection: Mr C. Hayden Coffin

Mr C. Hayden Coffin
Charles Hayden Coffin (22 April 1862 8 December 1935) English actor and singer known for his performances in many famous Edwardian musical comedies, particularly those produced by George Edwardes

Background imageActors Collection: The Angel of His Dreams by George A Degray

The Angel of His Dreams by George A Degray, first produced Castleford, April 1909, then The Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, London, October 1910

Background imageActors Collection: Amorelle by Barton White and Gaston Serpette

Amorelle by Barton White and Gaston Serpette
Amorelle by Barton White, with music by Gaston Serpette. First produced at the Comedy Theatre, London, January 1904. Postcard celebrating Willie Edouin (1846-1908)

Background imageActors Collection: Tatler cover - Jack Buchanan

Tatler cover - Jack Buchanan
Walter John " Jack" Buchanan (2 April 1891 20 October 1957), Scottish theatre and film actor, singer, dancer, producer and director

Background imageActors Collection: Are You The Man? by Frank Price

Are You The Man? by Frank Price, first produced at the Opera House, Buxton, March 1909. A New Drama of Romance and Mystery. Showing a pointing policeman (sergeant). Date: 1909

Background imageActors Collection: The Arcadians by Mark Ambient and Alexander M Thompson

The Arcadians by Mark Ambient and Alexander M Thompson
The Arcadians, a musical comedy by Mark Ambient and Alexander M Thompson, with lyrics by Arthur Wimperis and music by Lionel Monckton and Howard Talbot

Background imageActors Collection: Carnival by H C M Hardinge and Matheson Lang

Carnival by H C M Hardinge and Matheson Lang, adapted from the Italian play, Sirocco, by Pordes-Milo, set in Venice at carnival time

Background imageActors Collection: The Captain of the School by Parry and Mouillot

The Captain of the School by Parry and Mouillot
The Captain of the School, by Edward A Parry and Frederick Mouillot, first produced at the Gaiety Theatre, Manchester, in November 1910 and at the Gaiety Theatre, London, in December 1910

Background imageActors Collection: The Calendar by Edgar Wallace

The Calendar by Edgar Wallace - scene in the Stewards Room, where a jockey is speaking to five men. First produced at the Palace Theatre, Manchester, and Wyndhams Theatre, London. Date: 1929

Background imageActors Collection: The Water King in the Silver Palace

The Water King in the Silver Palace. early 19th century

Background imageActors Collection: Cartoon, A new man in Oldacres part

Cartoon, A new man in Oldacres part. A reference to a three-act comedy entitled The Candidate, at the Criterion Theatre, London

Background imageActors Collection: Cartoon, James Fernandez, actor

Cartoon, James Fernandez, actor
Cartoon, James Fernandez (Jimmy) (1835-1915), actor. 1883

Background imageActors Collection: Cartoon, Henry Irving setting off on his American tour

Cartoon, Henry Irving setting off on his American tour
Cartoon, Henry Irving, legendary actor-manager, setting off on his American tour -- Mr Irving is packing up. 1883

Background imageActors Collection: Cartoon, Henry Irving in America

Cartoon, Henry Irving in America -- Got em again! The legendary actor-manager during his American tour. 1883

Background imageActors Collection: Cartoon, Lionel Brough, British comic actor

Cartoon, Lionel Brough, British comic actor
Cartoon, Lionel Brough (1836-1909), British comic actor -- La(l) Vie! 1883

Background imageActors Collection: Cartoon portrait, Alfred Nelson, actor

Cartoon portrait, Alfred Nelson, actor. 1884

Background imageActors Collection: Cartoon, Alfred Reed, performer

Cartoon, Alfred Reed, performer
Cartoon, Alfred German Reed (1846-1895), actor and theatre manager, as Wisdom Pinfold in A Moss Rose Rent. 1884

Background imageActors Collection: Cartoon, John Lawrence Toole as Hamlet

Cartoon, John Lawrence Toole as Hamlet
Cartoon of John Lawrence Toole (1830-1906), English comic actor, theatre manager and producer. Seen here in an imaginary performance of Hamlet

Background imageActors Collection: Cartoon, Tom Lovell, clown performer

Cartoon, Tom Lovell, clown performer
Cartoon, Tom Lovell (18??-1909) -- The Motley. He was a clown performer at the Britannia Theatre in Hoxton, East London. 1884

Background imageActors Collection: Cartoon, Corney Grain, performer

Cartoon, Corney Grain, performer
Cartoon, Richard Corney Grain (1844-1895), entertainer and songwriter, seen here in the role of Sir Plumley Partridge in A Moss Rose Rent. 1884

Background imageActors Collection: Cartoon, Henry Irving and Edward, Prince of Wales

Cartoon, Henry Irving and Edward, Prince of Wales -- an invitation to Marlborough House. Irving says: The fact is, I am so pestered with invitations to dinner, that you really must excuse me! 1883

Background imageActors Collection: Cartoon, departure of Henry Irving for America

Cartoon, departure of Henry Irving for America
Cartoon, departure of the actor-manager Henry Irving for America -- With Henry leaving, there is a fine chance for some of our legitimate actors. 1883

Background imageActors Collection: Mr Warde as the Prince of Wales in Shakespeares Henry IV

Mr Warde as the Prince of Wales in Shakespeares Henry IV
Mr Warde (probably James Prescott Warde, 1792-1840) as the Prince of Wales (Hal) in Shakespeares Henry IV. 1827

Background imageActors Collection: Cartoon, Wilson Barrett, actor, manager and playwright

Cartoon, Wilson Barrett, actor, manager and playwright
Cartoon, Wilson Barrett (William Henry Barrett; 1846-1904), actor, manager and playwright. Seen here wondering whether to take advantage of Henry Irvings absence from London during the latters visit

Background imageActors Collection: Cartoon, Horace Wigan, actor, dramatist and manager

Cartoon, Horace Wigan, actor, dramatist and manager
Cartoon, Horace Wigan (c.1815-1885), actor, dramatist and theatre manager, best known for his detective roles. A very amiable gentleman, though he doesn t always look cheerful. 1884

Background imageActors Collection: Charles Kemble as Falstaff in Henry IV

Charles Kemble as Falstaff in Henry IV
Charles Kemble in the role of Sir John Falstaff in Shakespeares King Henry IV. 1827

Background imageActors Collection: Actors in historical costume

Actors in historical costume in a scene from Shakespeare. circa 1962

Background imageActors Collection: Adrian Brunel, film director, with female cast members

Adrian Brunel, film director, with female cast members
Adrian Brunel (1892-1958), English film director and screenwriter, with female cast members for the film The First of the Few. 1942

Background imageActors Collection: Leslie Howard, Adrian Brunel and Georges Perinal

Leslie Howard, Adrian Brunel and Georges Perinal
Leslie Howard (1893-1943), English actor, with Georges Perinal (1897-1965), French cinematographer, and Adrian Brunel (1892-1958), English film director and screenwriter

Background imageActors Collection: Abies Irish Rose by Anne Nichols

Abies Irish Rose by Anne Nichols - The Jewish and Irish fathers do not like their children marrying out. Rosemary, the Irish girl, is seen here with Solomon, the Jewish father



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