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Mr and Mrs Claud Allister reading The TatlerClaud Allister and his wife (Barbara Fisher) pictured reading The Tatler magazine. Date: 1931
The Yellow JacketPhotograph showing various scenes from The Yellow Jacket, staged at the Duke of Yorks theatre in London in 1913. Date: 1913
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
Rupert Davies and Laurence Harvey on fishing trip, BrightonThe actors Rupert Davies (1916-1976) and Lawrence Harvey (1928-1973) on a fishing trip, with Brighton in the background, on a wet, cold winters day
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
Chinese Outdoor Theatre draws a large crowdA Chinese Outdoor Theatre performance draws a large crowd. Date: circa 1907
Chinese Actors holding up masks, a rake and a broomA Chinese Actor and Actress in a posed studio portrait holding up masks in one hand and a rake and broom in the other. Date: circa 1908
Theatrical Troupe supporting Womens Suffrage MovementA Theatrical Troupe performing a play supporting Womens Suffrage Movement Date: circa 1908
The Biscayan feigned (El Vizcaino fingido). Short farce by CMiguel de Cervantes (1547-1616). Spanish writer. Short farce The Biscayan feigned (El Vizcaino fingido). Colored engraving. 1868. Private collection
The Ruffian widower named Trampagos (El Rufian viudo llamadoMiguel de Cervantes (1547-1616). Spanish writer. Short farce The Ruffian widower named Trampagos (El Rufian viudo llamado Trampagos). Colored engraving. 1868. Private collection
The Divorce judge (El Juez de los divorcios). Short farce byMiguel de Cervantes (1547-1616). Spanish writer. Short farce The Divorce judge (El Juez de los divorcios). Engraving. 1868. Private collection
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
Henry Sinclair, actorHenry Sinclair (?-1879), actor. 1880
Cartoon, Henry Irving and Charles KeanCartoon, The Corsican Brothers. Showing Henry Irving kneeling in front of the ghost of Charles Kean (1811-1868), in whose footsteps he was following by performing in the play
Cartoon, statue of Charles Warner, actorCaricature of a frowning man, possibly a theatre manager, with a statue of Charles Lickfold Warner (1846-1909), actor -- When you set up an idol, you should provide against its running away. 1880
Caricature of William J Florence, actor and writerCaricature of William J Florence (William Jermyn Conlin, 1831-1891), American actor, songwriter and playwright. 1880
Cartoon, English actors will soon be crowded out. 1880
Caricature of the actor Edward TerryCaricature of the English actor and theatre manager Edward O Connor Terry (1844-1912), seen here playing a flute. 1880
Caricature of John Ruskin, English art criticCaricature of John Ruskin (1819-1900), English art critic -- a comment on his criticism of Henry Irving, seen here in a drawing on a blackboard in the character of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice
Caricature of George Rignold, English actorCaricature of George Rignold (1839-1912), English actor. He came from a family of actors and often performed with his brother, William Rignold. 1880
Caricature of William Rignold, English actorCaricature of William Rignold (1836-1904), English actor. He came from a family of actors and often performed with his brother, George Rignold. 1880
Caricature of Fred MacCabe, actor -- Multum in Parvo. 1880
William Belford, English actorWilliam Rowles Belford (1824-1881), English actor, about to perform at the Lyceum Theatre, London. 1879
Caricature of Benoit-Constant Coquelin, French actorCaricature of Benoit-Constant Coquelin (1841-1909), leading French actor. 1880
Caricature of the actress Dame Genevieve WardCaricature of the American-born British soprano and actress Dame Genevieve Ward (1837-1922). 1880
Cartoon, tailoring for actors, J L TooleCartoon, tailoring for actors -- Actors pieces may be made up nowadays with every consideration to peculiarity of figure. (This cartoon is not intended to apply to anybody in particular)
Caricature of John Ryder and Tom Mead, English actorsCaricature of John Ryder (1814-1885) and Tom Mead (1821-1889), English actors, shaking hands as a couple of legitimates (ie working in the legitimate theatre). 1883
Cartoon of three actors relaxing on Ash Wednesday, a day when theatres were closed for religious reasons. These gentlemen would not be sorry if Ash Wednesday came once a month
Caricature of Harry Paulton and Johns Clarke, actorsCaricature of Harry Paulton (1842-1917) and Johns Clarke (1833-1899), actors -- The Two Dromios (of Ephesus and Syracuse respectively)
Caricature, The Two Harry Ulphs, involved in the London theatre world as actors, singers and managers. 1882
Caricature of John Dallas, actor, in the role of Friar Tuck in a pantomime entitled Little Robin Hood, in production at the Gaiety Theatre, London. 1882
Caricature, Henry Irving and J L Toole, actor-managersCaricature, Henry Irving (1838-1905) and John Lawrence Toole (1830-1906), actor-managers. You scratch my back and I ll scratch yours. (Don t overdo it, Johnny!) 1881
Portrait of Samuel Emery, English actorPortrait of Samuel (Sam) Anderson Emery (1814-1881), English actor. 1881
Cartoon, A Sunday Morning Performance -- various actors including Henry Irving and Squire Bancroft bathing in the sea. 1881
Caricature of Dr Lennox Browne, ENT specialistCaricature of Dr Lennox Browne (1841-1902), Ear, Nose and Throat specialist whose patients included actors and singers. 1881
Caricature of John Hollingshead, theatre managerCaricature of John Hollingshead (1827-1904), at this time manager of the Gaiety Theatre, seen here reviving an actor (probably Edward Terry) and an actress (Sarah Bernhardt) in the form of puppets
Caricature of the actors Edwin Booth and Henry IrvingCaricature of the American actor Edwin Booth (right) and the English actor Henry Irving (left). Booth wonders why Irving is being so civilised
Portrait of E A Sothern, English actorPortrait of Edward Askew Sothern (1826-1881), English actor known for his comic roles in the UK and America. His most famous part was Lord Dundreary in Our American Cousin. 1881
Caricatures of Henry Irving and Edwin BoothCaricatures, Rival Hamlets. Showing Henry Irving and Edwin Booth, an English Hamlet and an American Hamlet looking quizzically at each other. 1880
Caricature of Dion Boucicault and three other actorsCaricature of Dion Boucicault (?1820-1890), Irish actor and playwright -- Address to the Players. Indicating a poster behind him
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
Cartoon, scene outside the Avenue Theatre, LondonCartoon, scene outside the recently opened Avenue Theatre, Northumberland Avenue, London -- Burked! Referring to the lessee, Edmund Burke
Portrait of Henry Forrester, actorHenry Forrester (Henry Frost, 1827-1882), Shakespearean actor. 1882
Caricature of W H Kendal, English actor and managerCaricature of William Hunter Kendal (1843-1917), English actor and theatre manager. 1882
Caricature of John Clayton, English actorCaricature of John Clayton (1843-1888), English actor -- He has courted honour. 1881
Caricature of Wilson Barrett, actor, manager and playwrightCaricature of Wilson Barrett (William Henry Barrett; 1846-1904), actor, theatre manager and playwright. One of the " Lights of London"
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, Actors from Drury Lane changing allegianceCartoon, Actors from Drury Lane Theatre changing allegiance. They were at Drury Lane for years, but this season they go over to the opposition shop. 1880