Cartoon Collection (#24)

Portrait, The Late Mr Fred Coyne, Music-Hall Types (A Recollection). Fred Coyne (1845-1886) was a music hall singer. 1886

Portrait, The Late Mr Alexander Henderson, theatre owner and director. 1886

Cartoon, Mr John Richard Somers-Vine (1847-1929), civil servant and journalist - The Inventions. 1885

Portrait, The Late Mr Flowers, Bow Street magistrate - Mercy seasoned his justice. 1886

Cartoon, Mr William Yardley, English cricketer and writer
Cartoon portrait, Mr William Yardley (1849-1900), English first class cricketer (Cambridge University and Kent) - Always good at scoring. He was also an actor, playwright and drama critic. 1884

Cartoon, The pantomime is coming
Cartoon, " The World" is withdrawn, but the pantomime is coming. Possibly a reference to an unsuccessful production coming to an end, just before the pantomime season begins

Cartoon, Mr Charles Godfrey, His Newest Character
Cartoon portrait, Mr Charles Godfrey, music hall singer and songwriter, seen here as a barman - His Newest Character. 1885

Cartoon, The Theatrical Outlook, Squire Bancroft and John Hollingshead, theatre managers. I am going to get out of it before I am hurt

Cartoon, Mr Rutland Barrington, The Mikado
Cartoon, Mr Rutland Barrington, A Savoyard - The Mikado, Gilbert and Sullivan. 1885

Cartoon, Gladstone, Hartington and Chamberlain. If you, Harty, will put on a little more pace, and you, Joe, don t hurry yourself quite so much

Portrait, The Late Mr John Ryder - He did his duty " in the ranks" till the last. John Nicholas Robins Ryder (1814-1885), English actor. 1885

Cartoon, Miss Nellie L Estrange, singer
Cartoon, Miss Nellie L Estrange, popular singer - Successful! Rather! 1885

Portrait, Mr C A Jecks, Acting Manager, Adelphi Theatre, London. 1885

Cartoon portrait, Prince Henry of Battenberg (1858-1896), who had just become engaged to Princess Beatrice, youngest child of Queen Victoria (they married in the summer of 1885)

Cartoon portrait, Mrs A de Parravicini, theatrical agent - He wouldn t care if all our theatres were turned into circuses. 1886

Cartoon, John Bull with Randolph Churchill as jockey
Cartoon, John Bull with Randolph Churchill as a jockey - Bull is not happy with his performance, and doesn t think Churchill is doing anything useful for him. 1885

Cartoon, Mr James (Jimmy) Davis (1853-1907), pen name Owen Hall (a pun on owing all, referring to his gambling and extravagant lifestyle), Irish-born theatre writer, librettist, racing correspondent

Cartoon portrait, Mr Dillon Croker
Cartoon portrait, Mr Thomas Francis Dillon Croker (1831-1912), antiquary, poet and theatre expert - In matters theatrical he is quite a walking dictionary. 1886

Cartoon, No More Closing on Ash Wednesday
Cartoon, No More Theatre Closing on Ash Wednesday - Hooray! 1885

Cartoon, The Gaiety Ghost
Cartoon, Edward O Connor Terry (1844-1912), actor and theatre proprietor, and The Gaiety Theatre Ghost - I ll follow thee! (No pride about Terry.) 1885

Cartoon, What Will He Do With It? A man holds a model of the Olympic Theatre, London. The building was about to be demolished and rebuilt. 1885

Cartoon, Mrs Leigh Murray, English actress
Cartoon, Mrs Elizabeth Leigh Murray (1815-1892), English actress. 1884

Cartoon, Brother Coleridge and Brother Cairns
Cartoon, Brother Coleridge (left) and Brother Cairns (right), discussing their respective sons. John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge (1820-1894), British lawyer, judge

Cartoon portrait, Mr J H Jennings, The Oxford
Cartoon portrait, Mr J H Jennings of the Oxford Music Hall, Westminster, London. 1885

Cartoon, The London Pavilion, Mr Villierss New Drum. Robert Edwin Villiers (1830-1904) was owner of the newly built London Pavilion music hall de luxe at Piccadilly Circus. 1885

Cartoon, Squire Bancroft and General William Booth
Cartoon, Squire Bancroft, actor-manager, and General William Booth of the Salvation Army. To think the little house should come to this! I wonder if he will make as much money here as I did

Cartoon, Mr Arthur Roberts, music hall performer
Cartoon, Mr Arthur Roberts (music hall performer) will sure to be in pocket with managers squabbling over him. 1885

Cartoon portrait, Justice Henry Hawkins
Cartoon portrait of Justice Henry Hawkins. Don t hang us for caricaturing you, please, Mr Justice Hawkins! Henry Hawkins, 1st Baron Brampton (1817-1907)

Cartoon, Little birds who can sing and don t sing must not be surprised if they have to pay fifty pounds sometimes. John Sims Reeves (1821-1900), operatic, oratorio and ballad singer

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

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