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Bryan Collection (page 8)

Background imageBryan Collection: Cartoon, F N Charrington, temperance worker

Cartoon, F N Charrington, temperance worker
Cartoon, Frederick Nicholas Charrington (1850-1936), English social reformer and evangelical Christian who devoted himself to temperance work. He was a member of the Charrington Brewery family

Background imageBryan Collection: Cartoon, Robert Soutar, actor, and Meyer Lutz, composer

Cartoon, Robert Soutar, actor, and Meyer Lutz, composer
Cartoon, Robert Soutar (left, 1830-1908), English actor, comedian, stage manager, writer and director, and Wilhelm Meyer Lutz (right, 1829-1903), German-born British composer and conductor -- A Month

Background imageBryan Collection: Cartoon, Edward Lloyd, British tenor

Cartoon, Edward Lloyd, British tenor
Cartoon, Edward Lloyd (1845-1927), British tenor, particularly in concerts and oratorios. 1883

Background imageBryan Collection: Cartoon, John O Shea -- The General

Cartoon, John O Shea -- The General. 1883

Background imageBryan Collection: Cartoon, Lord Garmoyle in India

Cartoon, Lord Garmoyle in India
Cartoon, Lord Garmoyle -- in India. Very hot here, but it would be hotter at home! Arthur William Cairns, Lord Garmoyle (1861-1890), was in trouble with his father over debts

Background imageBryan Collection: Cartoon portrait, Alfred Nelson, actor

Cartoon portrait, Alfred Nelson, actor. 1884

Background imageBryan Collection: Cartoon, the late Mr Joseph Eldred, operetta singer

Cartoon, the late Mr Joseph Eldred, operetta singer
Cartoon, the late Mr Joseph Eldred -- Poor Joe! He was an operetta singer who ran his own production company, Joseph Eldreds Dramatic and Opera Bouffe Company. 1884

Background imageBryan Collection: Cartoon, A W Pinero and Sir Squire Bancroft

Cartoon, A W Pinero and Sir Squire Bancroft
Cartoon, Sir Arthur Wing Pinero (1855-1934), English actor, playwright and stage director, and Sir Squire Bancroft (1841-1926), English actor-manager

Background imageBryan Collection: Cartoon, Henry Irving returning to the London theatre

Cartoon, Henry Irving returning to the London theatre -- Here he is again! Now, stand aside, all you second and third-rate mummers

Background imageBryan Collection: Cartoon, Monsieur Jacobi and Alexander Henderson

Cartoon, Monsieur Jacobi and Alexander Henderson
Cartoon, Monsieur Jacobi, theatre director (in the background) -- I had engaged to give those people a taste of The Beggar Student, and now there is Alexander Henderson on the same job

Background imageBryan Collection: Cartoon, Valentine Baker, British soldier

Cartoon, Valentine Baker, British soldier
Cartoon, Valentine Baker (1827-1887), British soldier, also known as Baker Pasha -- Penance! He served with both the British and Ottoman armies and took part in several wars

Background imageBryan Collection: Cartoon, Edward, Prince of Wales, Randolph Churchill

Cartoon, Edward, Prince of Wales, Randolph Churchill
Cartoon, Edward, Prince of Wales, and Randolph Churchill, who says: I don t mind shaking hands with you, but I must draw the line at some of your pals. 1884

Background imageBryan Collection: Cartoon, Ws Gilbert and May Fortescue

Cartoon, Ws Gilbert and May Fortescue
Cartoon, Ws Gilbert (1836-1911), and May Fortescue (1859-1950) --giving her a helping hand. The actress and singer appeared with the D Oyly Carte Opera Company

Background imageBryan Collection: Cartoon, Hamilton Aide, writer, artist and composer

Cartoon, Hamilton Aide, writer, artist and composer
Cartoon, Charles Hamilton Aide (1826-1906), French-born writer, artist and composer -- described here as All-Round Talent. 1884

Background imageBryan Collection: Cartoon, R D Albertson, theatre manager

Cartoon, R D Albertson, theatre manager, in charge of the Front of House at the Comedy Theatre in Panton Street, London SW1 (now the Harold Pinter Theatre). 1884

Background imageBryan Collection: Cartoon, William Gladstone asleep

Cartoon, William Gladstone asleep, with insect MPs hovering over his face -- How the Grand Old Man manages to take forty winks with a lot of pestiferous flies buzzing about him is a wonder! 1884

Background imageBryan Collection: Cartoon, Henry Irving crowned with a laurel wreath

Cartoon, Henry Irving crowned with a laurel wreath
Cartoon -- Bears his blushing honours thick upon him! The legendary actor-manager Henry Irving is crowned with a laurel wreath. 1883

Background imageBryan Collection: Cartoon, John Corlett of the Sporting Times

Cartoon, John Corlett of the Sporting Times
Cartoon, John Corlett (1841-1915), founder, proprietor and editor of The Sporting Times. Never mind how full our music halls may be, there is always room to squeeze a little one in! 1884

Background imageBryan Collection: Cartoon, Charles Bradlaugh, atheist MP

Cartoon, Charles Bradlaugh, atheist MP
Cartoon, Charles Bradlaugh (1833-1891), atheist politician, Liberal MP for Northampton. The lawyers (described here as The Three Wise Men of Madagascar) puzzle over how to deal with him. 1884

Background imageBryan Collection: Cartoon, group of London theatre managers

Cartoon, group of London theatre managers
Cartoon showing a group of disconcerted London theatre managers, including William Holland with the long, spiky moustache, and John Hollingshead just behind him -- Something really ought to be done

Background imageBryan Collection: Cartoon, John Hollingshead and two street musicians

Cartoon, John Hollingshead and two street musicians
Cartoon Comic Opera at the Gaiety. John Hollingshead (1827-1904), English theatre manager, producer, journalist and writer, calls out to two street musicians: I say poy

Background imageBryan Collection: Cartoon, Augustus Harris, British actor and dramatist

Cartoon, Augustus Harris, British actor and dramatist
Cartoon, Augustus Harris (1852-1896), British actor, dramatist and impresario. Why should that figure of Shakespeare be kept on the facade? Augustus Harris would look quite as well! 1883

Background imageBryan Collection: The Prince of Wales with the Duke of Clarence

The Prince of Wales with the Duke of Clarence
Cartoon of the future King Edward VII (1840-1910), pictured with his eldest son Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale (1864-1892), otherwise known as Eddie

Background imageBryan Collection: Cartoon, Claude Carton and A W Pinero

Cartoon, Claude Carton and A W Pinero
Cartoon, Richard Claude Carton (Richard Claude Critchett, 1856-1928), British actor and playwright, and Sir Arthur Wing Pinero (1855-1934), English actor, playwright and stage director

Background imageBryan Collection: Cartoon, James Fawn, performer

Cartoon, James Fawn, performer
Cartoon, James Fawn (1850-1923), music hall performer -- Why should London wait? 1884

Background imageBryan 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 imageBryan 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 imageBryan 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 imageBryan 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 imageBryan Collection: Cartoon, Next Weeks Bashers, W E Gladstone

Cartoon, Next Weeks Bashers, W E Gladstone
Cartoon, Next Weeks Bashers -- Waiting for the Old Man. Showing William Ewart Gladstone, Liberal Prime Minister, with ruffian MPs waiting for him round a corner. 1884

Background imageBryan Collection: Cartoon, music hall proprietor and theatre agent

Cartoon, music hall proprietor and theatre agent
Cartoon, music hall proprietor (Harry Hart) to theatre agent (Ambrose Maynard) -- Why don t you send all your Comic Singers to the Theatre, I say? We should know what to do then. 1883

Background imageBryan Collection: Cartoon, The Gaiety Rocket, Pinero

Cartoon, The Gaiety Rocket, Pinero
Cartoon, The Gaiety Rocket, with a caricature of Sir Arthur Wing Pinero (1855-1934), English actor, playwright and stage director, whose play, The Rocket

Background imageBryan Collection: Cartoon, Mr Pettitt, The Spiders Web

Cartoon, Mr Pettitt, The Spiders Web
Cartoon, Mr Pettitt takes the Spiders Web to a better Pitch. A satirical comment on Henry Alfred Pettitt (1848-1893), British actor and dramatist, with a reference to the title of one of his plays

Background imageBryan Collection: Cartoon, Edward and Clement

Cartoon, Edward and Clement. Edward: Let us no longer be estranged, dear Clement! Clement: Let us be like brothers, dear Edward

Background imageBryan 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 imageBryan Collection: Cartoon, C W Thompson

Cartoon, C W Thompson -- This is the gentleman who has done so much for actors benefits. 1883

Background imageBryan 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 imageBryan Collection: Cartoon, Lord Cairns and Miss Fortescue

Cartoon, Lord Cairns and Miss Fortescue
Cartoon, Lord Cairns to Miss Fortescue -- Delighted, my dear, that my son has shown such good taste! May Fortescue (1859-1950) was an actress, singer and actor-manager

Background imageBryan Collection: Portrait, the late Mr Frank Green

Portrait, the late Mr Frank Green
Portrait, Frank William Green (1842-1884), pantomime author. 1884

Background imageBryan Collection: Cartoon portrait of Henry James Byron

Cartoon portrait of Henry James Byron
Cartoon portrait, Henry James Byron (1835-1884), English dramatist, editor, journalist, director, theatre manager, novelist and actor. 1884

Background imageBryan Collection: Portrait, the late Mr Charles Reade

Portrait, the late Mr Charles Reade
Portrait of the novelist and dramatist Charles Reade (1814-1884). 1884

Background imageBryan Collection: Cartoon, William Tinsley, British publisher

Cartoon, William Tinsley, British publisher
Cartoon, William Tinsley (1831-1902), British publisher -- A Bill " Of the Play" (Not Shakespeare but Tinsley). Together with his brother Edward he he founded the firm of Tinsley Brothers

Background imageBryan Collection: Cartoon, The Two Herberts (Gladstone and Reeves)

Cartoon, The Two Herberts (Gladstone and Reeves)
Cartoon, The Two Herberts, Herbert Gladstone (left, 1854-1930) and Herbert Sims Reeves (right, 1855-1930) -- they have not distanced the old men yet

Background imageBryan Collection: Caricature, Tom Swinburne, actor

Caricature, Tom Swinburne, actor
Caricature, Thomas Swinburne, actor -- Old Tom. 1883

Background imageBryan Collection: Cartoon, Edward, Prince of Wales outside a music hall

Cartoon, Edward, Prince of Wales outside a music hall
Cartoon, Our Genial Prince -- what it may come to! Edward, Prince of Wales outside a music hall. The head waiter says: Our benefit comes off next week, Sir

Background imageBryan 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 imageBryan Collection: Cartoon, Charles Harris

Cartoon, Charles Harris -- He maketh joy among the Supers. He was in charge of supernumeraries or theatre extras, for example children in pantomimes at Drury Lane Theatre. 1884

Background imageBryan Collection: Cartoon, Lord Cairns annoyed by his sons debts

Cartoon, Lord Cairns annoyed by his sons debts
Cartoon, Hugh McCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl Cairns (1819-1885) -- Keep away from him, Garmoyle, while he is like this! He appears to be annoyed about a few bills which his son, Arthur William Cairns



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