Bryan Collection (page 4)

Portrait, The Late Mr F B Chatterton. Frederick Balsir Chatterton (1834-1886), was a London theatre manager. 1886

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, Its your turn now, old man
Cartoon, small victim to bigger ditto - Its your turn now, old man! A dog wearing a muzzle speaks to a man in naval uniform, also wearing a muzzle

Cartoon, If it comes to that, who are you! (And collaborators, too, once!) Edward Solomon (left) and Henry Pottinger Stephens (right) collaborated on many theatrical projects

Cartoon portrait, Mr Harry Payne, pantomime clown at Drury Lane Theatre, London - Here we are again! 1884

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, Mr Poland to Notorious Person
Cartoon, Mr Poland (a lawyer) to Notorious Person (Arthur Roberts, music hall performer) - Now, my dear Arthur, I consider myself responsible for your good behaviour; so - be careful! 1884

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, Gus Harris and Tom Thorne
Cartoon, Mr Gus Harris - I m blest if there isn t Tom Thorne doing my Clergy-Testimonial trick! Augustus Harris (1852-1896), British actor, dramatist and impresario

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, William Sydney Penley in Private Secretary
Cartoon, William Sydney Penley (1851-1912), English actor, singer and comedian, in The Private Secretary, a farce by Charles Hawtrey. 1884

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, Messrs W Riley and W T Purkiss - Arranging the next tour. 1886

Cartoon, Mr J Ashby-Sterry, poet, novelist and journalist
Cartoon portrait, Mr Joseph Ashby-Sterry (c.1838-1917), English poet, novelist and journalist - One of the most entertaining of ramblers. 1886

Cartoon, Mr Herbert Beerbohm Tree, actor, seen here as the dashing Italian spy, Paolo Marcari, in Called Back, a production based on a novella by Hugh Conway. 1884

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, W E Gladstone, Be Careful, William
Cartoon, W E Gladstone as a sailor dancing a hornpipe - Be Careful, William! 1886

Cartoon, W J Hill as Mr Cattermole in Private Secretary
Cartoon, William Jones Hill (1834-1888) as Mr Cattermole in a theatre production of Private Secretary, a farce in three acts by Charles Hawtrey. 1884

Cartoon, Victimised Citizen - Here comes that cadger, Old Father Christmas, again! John Bull digs in his pocket for some change. 1884

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, One Charles to Another Charles - We can t give you a cat every year! Charles Lauri (left) was a pantomime performer who specialised in animal roles

Cartoon, Alexander Meyrick Broadley, barrister for Arabi Pacha (Ahmed Urabi or Ourabi), author, company promoter and social figure, founder of the Drury Lane Masonic Lodge, London. 1886

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, Bygone Times, Tom Cannon and William Day
Cartoon, Bygone Times - William Day gives his final instructions to Tom Cannon. Day was a member of the horseracing family for whom Cannon worked. 1884

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