Chu Collection

Cast of Chu Chin Chow catch bus to Night of the Stage Ball
The cast of Chu Chin Chow at His Majestys Theatre board a bus and head for the Night of the Stage Ball at the Albert Hall held in aid of Sir Arthur Pearsons Fund for the children of blinded solders

Betty Blythe in costume from the film Chu Chin Chow
Betty Blythe in costume from the Herbert Wilcox film Chu Chin Chow, 1923 Date: 1920s

The Ammo Chu, a river between Tibet and Bhutan, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences to

View of the Ammo Chu River at Chumbi, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences to capture Lhasa

British Military Campaign to Tibet - Ammo Chu River
Ammo Chu River, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences to capture Lhasa, in 1904

Ammo Chu River, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences to capture Lhasa, in 1904

Chu Chin Chow by George Grossmith and Edward Laurillard, touring to the Theatre Royal, Glasgow, the Oscar Asche and Lily Brayton production from His Majestys Theatre, London. Kissing Time. Date: 1910s

FALL / TIBETAN SPANIEL / 74
Four generations of Braeduke Tibetan spaniels. Am-Ra with his mother Champion Ama Kuluh, his daughter Loma and male puppy (11 weeks old) Ambo-Chu. Date: 1974

British Home propaganda
The young girl in a sailor's uniform is wearing a hat with Iron Duke on it. On the reverse is a written message saying that the girl recipient has been to several theatre performances - ZigZag

Dacia the dancer (Miss D. Allwood)
Miss D. Allwood, aka the dancer Dacia, well-known for her role in the popular wartime musical, Chu Chin Chow. Appearing in The Tatler at the time her engagement to Colonel Critchley Salmonson of

Chu Chin Chow by Oscar Asche. The forty thieves descend into the robbers cave (scene 7). Despite the title, the story was taken from the Arabian Nights

Oscar Asche - Theatre Writer & Director
Oscar Asche (1871-1936) - Theatre Writer & Director, responsible for Chu Chin Chow (which ran from 1916 to 1921). Date: 1907

Portrait of the dancer Dacia, London, 1921, the premiere danseuse of the stage show Chu Chin Chow Date: 1921

Dacia by Madame Yevonde
Miss D. Allwood, aka the dancer Dacia, well-known for her lead dancing role in the popular wartime musical, Chu Chin Chow

Dacia - lead dancer in Chu Chin Chow
The dancer Dacia, famous for her role in Chu Chin Chow. In private life, her real name was Miss D. Allwood and in 1919 she became engaged to be married to Colonel Critchley-Salmonson of the Royal

Chu Chin Chow Allied Powers Display at his Majestys Theatre
The cast of the First World War hit West End revue show, Chu Chin Chow, dressed in costume for an additional scene which had been a feature of the show since Armistice Night - with members dressed up

Open-air Theatre, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. Showing a production of Chu Chin Chow Date: 1954

De Reske cigarettes advertisement, Lily Brayton
Advertisement for De Reske cigarettes featuring the actress Lily Brayton, who was playing the role of Zahrat Al-Kulb in the hugely popular wartime musical play, Chu Chin Chow

Childrens Jewel Fund Sale of Dolls, WW1
A variety of examples of dolls on sale at Sutherland House in aid of the Childrens Jewel Fund, which raised money for infant welfare centres around the country

Aileen D Orme in Chu Chin Chow, WW1
Aileen D Orme, actress and soprano singer, pictured in costume in the hugely popular wartime show, Chu Chin Chow, in which she played the role of Alcolom and sang the song, Any Times Kissing Time

Costumes in Chu Chin Chow, 1917
A selection of mannequins showing the latest costumes from the show, " Chu Chin Chow" which opened at His Majestys Theatre in 1916 and ran for five years and more than 2, 300 performances

Oscar Asche as Abu Hasan in Chu Chin Chow
Mr Oscar Asche in the lead role of Abu Hasan in Chu Chin Chow - a musical comedy based on the story of Ali Baba and the 40 Thieves he wrote, produced and also directed! Date: circa 1919

Hsi Tsung / China / Emperor
HSI TSUNG also known as CHU YUCHIAO and T IEN-CH I Emperor of China (1620-27) with his wife Date: 1605 - 1627

Myth / China / Fire God 1915
TCH E-TSING-TSE (also Chu Jiang), God of fire & king of the second court of hell which is a lake of ice

T UNG T IEN KIAO-CHU
T UNG-T IEN KIAO-CHU [variously spelt] regarded as the premier patriarch in the Taoist pantheon

Tz u-Hsi, Chinese Royal
TZU-HSI, aka Hsiao-ch in &c, Empress Dowager, concubine of emperor I-chu, mother of Tsai- ch un, regent for nephew Tsai-t ien, virtual dictator from 1875 to 1900

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