mail_outline sales@mediastorehouse.com
Cartoon, Bradlaugh, Gladstone and John BullCartoon, Charles Bradlaugh, atheist MP, W E Gladstone, Liberal Prime Minister, and John Bull as a magistrate. Bull says to Gladstone
Caricature of Prince Leopold and Princess HelenaCaricature of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853-1884), youngest son of Queen Victoria, and Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Duchess of Albany (1861-1922). They married on 27 April 1882
Caricature of Sir Michael Costa, conductor and composerCaricature of Sir Michael Andrew Angus Costa (1808-1884), Italian-born conductor and composer active in England. 1882
Cartoon, A G Vance and fellow-theatricals Henry Irving, Squire Bancroft and J L Toole. Vance comments on the fact that they are going to visit the Prince of Wales at Marlborough House -- not to seem
Caricature of John L Toole, English actor and managerCaricature of John Lawrence Toole (1830-1906), English comic actor, theatre manager and producer -- Now, George, down with the shutters, or the public will begin to think we ve retired from business
Caricature, Prince of Wales and Dion BoucicaultCaricature, Edward, Prince of Wales and the Irish actor and playwright Dion Boucicault. " Honor is said to be very weak
Caricature of Henry Pettitt, British actor and dramatistCaricature of Henry Alfred Pettitt (1848-1893), British actor and dramatist -- Taken from Life, a reference to one of his play titles. 1881
Caricatures of Alexander Henderson and H B FarnieCaricatures of Alexander Henderson, theatre owner and director, and Henry Brougham Farnie (1836-1889), author, librettist and adapter -- Not Exactly " Out of the Hunt"
Caricature, Mary Elizabeth Braddon and Charles H RossCaricature, Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1835-1915), popular English novelist, and Charles Henry Ross (1835-1897), English journalist, artist and novelist -- Fair Boiling-Down Fiction Trade
Cartoon, Music Hall Licensing -- anxious moments for proprietors. 1881
Cartoon, Unfettered Journalism! Showing a man tied to a chair by Turkish Bonds. A comment on the serious issue of Turkish debt. 1880
Caricature of Samuel Hayes, Italian Opera SeasonCaricature of Samuel Hayes, who was putting on an Italian Opera Season at the Lyceum Theatre, London, in the absence of Henry Irving. 1881
Caricature of John Clayton, English actorCaricature of John Clayton (1843-1888), English actor -- He has courted honour. 1881
Caricature of G A Sala, English journalistCaricature of George Augustus Henry Sala (1828-1895), English journalist -- What it may come to. A grocer asks him if he might supply something quotable about his brand of tea
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"
Cartoon, Fancy Picture -- Primrose Hill. People climb the hill to do some sightseeing. A caricature of the comic actor J W Hill. 1881
Caricature of F B Chatterton and Leopold LewisCaricature of Frederick Balsir Chatterton (1834-1886), theatre manager, and Leopold Davis Lewis (1828-1890), dramatist. What will they do at the Wells? 1881
Portrait of Arthur Matthison, playwrightPortrait of Arthur Matthison (?-1883), playwright. 1883
Caricature of Sir Arthur Sullivan, composerCaricature of Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan (1842-1900), composer and musician, with his colleagues Ws Gilbert (1836-1911) and Richard d Oyly Carte (1844-1901) in the background
Caricature of Edward Royce, actor and stage managerCaricature of Edward William Royce (1841-1926), actor and stage manager. 1883
Caricature of Alexander Henderson, theatre owner. If he had played Rip [van Winkle], would people have been got to believe he had been asleep for twenty years? 1883
Caricature of John F Sheridan, female impersonatorCaricature of John F Sheridan (1848-1908), female impersonator (often as pantomime dame), comic actor, singer and dramatist. 1883
Caricature of Squire Bancroft and Edgar BruceCaricature of Sir Squire Bancroft (1841-1926) and Edgar Bruce (1845?-1901), both actor-managers. Bancroft is portrayed as Shylock wanting his pound of flesh
Caricature of John Maddison Morton, playwrightCaricature of John Maddison Morton (1811-1891), English playwright specialising in one-act farces, as well as comic dramas and pantomimes. His greatest success was Box and Cox (1847). 1883
Caricature of Henry Irving sweeping amateurs awayCaricature of the actor-manager Henry Irving (1838-1905) sweeping the amateur rubbish away from the theatre. 1883
Caricature of Johnny Gideon and Charley HeadCaricature of Johnny Gideon (aka E Manuel), playwright, and Charley Head, theatre manager and bookmaker. 1883
Caricature of JosephHurst, Lyceum Theatre box office managerCaricature of Joseph Hurst, Lyceum Theatre box office manager. 1883
Portrait of Edward Saker, British actor and theatre managerPortrait of Edward Sloman Saker (1838-1883), British actor and manager of the Alexandra Theatre, Liverpool. 1883
Caricature of Tom Cannon, jockey and trainerCaricature of Tom Cannon (1846-1917), British flat racing jockey and trainer. 1883
Caricature, Edward, Prince of Wales -- is he a little stage-struck? The heir to the throne stands pensively at the Stage Door of a theatre. 1883
Cartoon, Matinees! Matinees!! Matinees!!! Trixie Southbank, who is tired of being an extra and wants to play Juliet, asks John Hollingshead (1827-1904), manager of the Gaiety Theatre
Caricature of F C Leader, theatre managerCaricature of F C Leader, lessee and manager of Her Majestys Theatre, London. Her Majestys Punch Show, Box Office now open. 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
Caricature of David James, English comic actorCaricature of David James (1839-1893), English comic actor, seen here dressed as Mr Punch. 1881
Caricature of Thomas Gibson Bowles, magazine founderCaricature of Thomas (Tommy) Gibson Bowles (1841-1922), founder of Vanity Fair and The Lady magazines. 1881
Caricature, Mr Cooper of the Albion Hotel -- Stout and Mild. 1881
Caricature of Sir John Astley, English soldier and sportsmanCaricature of Sir John Dugdale Astley, 3rd Baronet (1828-1894), English soldier and sportsman, and former Conservative MP. 1881
Caricature of Edward Terry, actor and theatre managerCaricature of the English actor and theatre manager Edward O Connor Terry (1844-1912) - Now that Mr Edward Terry has been elected a Guardian
Cartoon, Gladstone, Bradlaugh and LabouchereCartoon, Charles Bradlaugh, atheist, republican and Liberal MP for Northampton, supported by his fellow-MP Henry Labouchere but a worrying presence for the Liberal leader W E Gladstone. 1881
Caricature of Arthur Sullivan and Ws Gilbert -- The Latest Converts to Aestheticism. A reference to their latest operetta, Patience, a satire on the aesthetic movement. 1881
Henry Irving and Ellen Terry in The Belles StratagemHenry Irving and Ellen Terry, actors of the Lyceum Theatre, dancing in 18th century costume in a production of The Belles Stratagem, a play by Hannah Cowley
Lord Randolph Churchill, British politicianLord Randolph Henry Spencer Churchill (1849-1895), British politician, at this time MP for Woodstock. At the time he was making his mark at Westminster by criticising members of both political
Caricature of Mrs Fletcher and Mrs Hart-DaviesCaricature of Susan Willis Fletcher, spiritualist, and Mrs Juliette Hart-Davies, her victim. Fletcher was convicted of obtaining jewellery by deception from Mrs Hart-Davies. 1881
Caricature of Henry Labouchere, politician and writerCaricature of Henry Du Pre Labouchere (1831-1912), English politician, writer, publisher and theatre owner. A commentary on a libel case between Henry Labouchere
Caricature of Wiliam Wilde, Irish journalist and poetCaricature of Wiliam Willie Charles Kingsbury Wilde (1852-1899), Irish journalist, poet and drama critic, elder brother of Oscar. Seen here sitting in the theatre stalls. 1881
Caricature of Montagu Williams, actor, playwright and lawyerCaricature of Montagu Stephen Williams (1835-1892), English actor, playwright, barrister, magistrate and teacher. A commentary on a libel case between Henry Labouchere
Caricature of Kyrle Bellew, British actorCaricature of Harold Kyrle Money Bellew (1850-1911), British actor. Seen here in a Shakespearean role on tour in Glasgow. The comment reads
Caricature of Henry James Byron, dramatistCaricature of the English dramatist, editor, journalist, director, theatre manager, novelist and actor, Henry James Byron (1835-1884) -- A " Special" Engagement. 1881