Character Collection (#27)

Leo Genn / 20C Fox
LEO GENN British character actor Date: 1905 -

Henry Kemble / Vfair 1907
HENRY KEMBLE English actor, noted for his character and comic roles Date: 1848 - 1907

French Theatre / Horace
Horace A character from La Soeur by Rotrou. Date: 1645

French Theatre / Dorette
Dorette A character from La Belle Plaideuse by Bois-Robert. Date: 1654

French Theatre / Alizon
Alizon Fleurie A character from Alizon by L.C. Discret. Date: mid 17th century

Una Merkel (1903 - 1986), American character actress, double for Lilian Gish

James Delahunty / Vfair 72
JAMES DELAHUNTY Politician Date: -

Ang Kauffmann / Allegory
ANGELICA KAUFFMANN Swiss artist, resident in London (1766-81) and then in Rome; here depicted in the character of Design listening to the Inspiration of Poetry Date: 1741 - 1807

COSTUME / MAN, 1634
Philiste, a character in Corneilles comedy La Veuve Date: 1634

Corneille / LA Galerie
LA GALERIE DU PALAIS The character of Celibee Date: first performed 1634

French Theatre / La Dupre
La Dupre ( courtizanne ) A character from Le Railleur by Antoine Mareschal. Date: 1636

French Theatre / Philemon
Philemon A character from Les Vendanges de Suresne by Pierre du Ryer. Date: 1635

French Theatre / Finet
Finet A character from Les Escoliers by Francois Perrin. Date: 1589

French Theatre / Urbain
Urbain ( amoureux ) A character from Les Esprits by Pierre de Larivey. Date: 1579

Racine / Plaideurs
LES PLAIDEURS the character of La Comtesse Date: first performed 1668

Dorian Gray / Rosalind
Sibyl Vane, the actress who is the object of Dorians affections, on stage as Rosalind. Date: First published: 1891

Little girls in nursery rhyme fancy dress
Six little girls dressed up in fancy dress as various nursery rhyme characters. (At a guess), from left, Mary Mary, Quite Contrary, Little Jack Horner, Little Bo Peep, Little Boy Blue

Dan Bulger racehorse and Prince Monolulu at the races
Racehorse Dan Bulger with jockey on horseback, and Prince Monolulu, horseracing tipster, at the races. circa 1936

Beauty and the Beast, Lyceum Pantomime
Beauty and the Beast Pantomime, Lyceum Theatre, London. 1937

Alf Lawrence
Promotional postcard for Alf Lawrence. Female Impersonator. Character Comedian./ The Dame For Panto/ (A Woman in a Thousand)/ Latest Successes: / The Pugilists Wife/ Is Marriage A Failure

Hermann Vezin as Man O Airlie
Hermann Vezin (1829-1910), American-born Shakespearean actor, seen here in the role of a troubled Scottish poet, James Harebell, in the Man O Airlie by W G Wills. circa 1867

Tito Gobbi as Falstaff on a Christmas card
Tito Gobbi (1913-1984), Italian operatic baritone, in the role of Falstaff (in the opera by Verdi) on a Christmas card. (1 of 2) Date: 1950s

Sammys Bowery Follies, New York City, USA
Sammys Bowery Follies, Bowery, New York City, USA, showing the performers grouped together on stage. Date: 1944

The Man Who Had A Tale To Tell. Southbank, Teesside 1970s 1970s

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, fox terrier posing as model
Illustration by Cecil Aldin -- a fox terrier named Gyp, an accomplished model, seen here in different poses for her master to sketch. Date: 1927

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Cracker running with horse
Illustration by Cecil Aldin -- Cracker running in and out of the legs of Aldins horse. Date: 1927

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, sleeping bulldog
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, a sleeping bulldog. Date: 1927

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Saint Bernard posing
Illustration by Cecil Aldin -- a Saint Bernard posing for Aldin to sketch, looking rather unwilling, uninterested and sleepy. Date: 1927

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Cracker organising a dog show
Illustration by Cecil Aldin -- Cracker the bull terrier organising a dog show for mongrels at Porlock Weir, Somerset. Date: 1927

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, dog being given a bath
Illustration by Cecil Aldin -- Tatters, a wire-haired fox terrier, being given a bath in the scullery sink, an operation which he hated. Date: 1927

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Cracker under a table
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, his bull terrier, Cracker, sitting under a small table, before he learned to lie down properly. Date: 1927

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, buying a white French poodle
Illustration by Cecil Aldin -- the young Aldin in the rag and dog market at Bruges, Belgium, buying a large white French poodle. Date: 1927

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, bull terrier lying down
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, a bull terrier lying down (probably Aldins own dog, Cracker). Date: 1927

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, dogs at supper time
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Micky, Cracker and other dogs at supper time, waiting for their name to be called individually before they rush forward to their bowl of food. Date: 1927

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, foxhound puppy
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, a very cute foxhound puppy. Date: 1927

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Tatters exploring a town
Illustration by Cecil Aldin -- Tatters, a wire-haired fox terrier, exploring a town while on a trip with his master. Date: 1927

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, the mongrel dog show
Illustration by Cecil Aldin -- the mongrel dog show at Porlock Weir, Somerset, showing an entry for the dog with the most sympathetic eyes. Date: 1927

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, a basset hound
Illustration by Cecil Aldin -- a basset hound called Hector, or Hectorhippopotamus, or Hectopotamus, later abbreviated to Potamus. Seen above as a thin stray, and below as a well-fed dog. Date: 1927

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Sealyham terrier
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, a Sealyham terrier known as The Blighter, an accomplished cake-stand thief. Date: 1927

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, French poodle
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, a black French poodle ready for the show ring. Date: 1927

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Crackers dog show inventions (with the authors apologies to Heath Robinson). Smoothing the Scotch Collie, Pampering the Pom, and Improving the Kerry Blues Beard

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, a corgi dog. Date: 1927

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, study of a Chow
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, a black Chow named Sun-Yat-Sen, or Sunny, who went missing, and was reunited with his master, exhausted and thin. Date: 1927

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, terrier returning home
Illustration by Cecil Aldin -- a rough-haired terrier named Turk, returning home after being sent to live somewhere else. Seen here dragging himself under a gate

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, inspector counting hounds
Illustration by Cecil Aldin -- an excise officer counting hounds in the days when dog licences were required. Not surprisingly, he is having difficulty counting sixty couples who keep moving around

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, French hound
Illustration by Cecil Aldin -- comic sketch of an excitable French hound. Date: 1927

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, French Staghound
Illustration by Cecil Aldin -- a French Staghound. Date: 1927

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Alsatian curled up on a chair. Date: 1927

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