Clown Collection (page 7)

Caricatures of Alexander Henderson and H B Farnie
Caricatures of Alexander Henderson, theatre owner and director, and Henry Brougham Farnie (1836-1889), author, librettist and adapter -- Not Exactly " Out of the Hunt"

Music cover, Broken-Hearted Clown, a song by Art Noel and Don Pelosi. 1937

Caricature of A W Pinero as a clown
Caricature of Sir Arthur Wing Pinero (1855-1934), English actor, playwright and stage director. Seen here as a Christmas pantomime clown at St Jamess Theatre, London

Caricature of Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales
Caricature of Queen Victoria and Edward, Prince of Wales, in a theatre box, watching a Christmas pantomime. 1881

Caricature of Harry Payne and Augustus Harris
Caricature of Harry Payne (1833-1895) clown and pantomime entertainer, and Augustus Harris (1852-1896), British actor, dramatist and impresario, seen here dressed as a policeman

Christmas card, Clown and lady with cracker
Christmas card, Clown and lady pulling a cracker. early 20th century

Boy in clown costume
Boy in a clown costume decorated with patches. Date: 1970s

Three frogs and rocking horse on a cutout card
Three frogs dressed as clowns on a rocking horse on a cutout greetings card. circa 1890s

Autumn and winter style hats 1882 - 83
American catalogue, showing women wearing the latest fashionable hats. 1882 -1883

Disraeli / Reform 1859
The Last Pantomime of the Season Disraelis Reform Bill is rejected at the last minute, to the delight of MPs Bright, Russell and Palmerston. Date: 19 March 1859

Advert / Meat / Villette Ham
Jambon Villette Date: circa 1924

Female Type / Shimmy 1922
A young woman of the 1920s having fun doing the Shimmy. Date: circa 1922

Satire on The Yellow Book
Punchs satirical view of the fin-de-siecle publishing phenomenon, The Yellow Book, whose art editor was Aubrey Beardsley caricatured here

Only teasing at the carnival
Clown with his mandolin feigns sleep on a chaise longue. Late Victorian.Date: circa 1900

Music hath charms
Clown with a mandolin and dancer with a Chinese lantern. Late Victorian.Date: circa 1900

Confidants
A clown with mandolin and female partner in cloak and mask enjoy a joke together. Late Victorian.Date: circa 1900

Jolly comrades at the carnival
Female dancer with fan, and clown having fun. Late Victorian.Date: circa 1900

A gallant at the carnival
Female dancer and clown on the dance floor. Late Victorian.Date: circa 1900

Music cover, Joy-Bells, Hippodrome Revue, music by Frederick W Chappelle, Fox-Trot arranged by Henri Jaxon. 1919

Sychronised Swimming Team, Bournemouth - group of performers
Aquashow Sychronised Swimming Team, Bournemouth - group of male performers - some obviously in clown roles surrounding the hunky star of the show. Date: 1961

Posada, Book cover, El Clown Mexicano
Book cover, El Clown Mexicano -- The Mexican Clown, Book 4, showing a clown in a star-covered costume, published by Arsacio Vanegas Arroyo. Date: circa 1890s

Studebaker flatbed truck with men in cage, USA (possibly Florida), and men in the street wearing fancy dress. circa 1918

The New Clown by
Promotional postcard for The New Clown by H. M. Paull. First produced at the Grand Theatre, Margate, 3rd February and Terrys Theatre

Sweethearts
Two children dressed in Pierrot and Pierrette clown costumes stand close together on a snowy hill. Artist: Florence Hardy Date: 1910

Secrets
Two children dressed in Pierrot and Pierrette clown costumes share a secret on a snowy hill. Artist: Florence Hardy Date: 1910

Marceline
Promotional postcard for Marceline. The London Hippodrome opened 15th November 1900. In 1902, The Playgoer, said Since the opening of the Hippodrome, Marceline has scarcely been out of the bill

Made in England by Albert de Courville
Promotional postcard for Made in England revue by Albert de Courville; music Herman Darewski. First produced at the Grand Theatre, Clapham, 29th April 1915. Date: circa 1915

The Lure by James Sabben
Promotional postcard for The Lure by James Sabben. First performed at the Strand Theatre, 25th March 1923. The image shows a masked man on the balcony; one of several characters with different

Christmas and New Year card (inside pages) -- Police Sergeant, Clown and Jester. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Three musical dogs and a clown on a greetings card
Three musical dogs and a clown conducting them on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Clown with pudding on a Christmas card
Clown carrying a pudding on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Two clowns with cockerels on a New Year card
Two clowns separating fighting cockerels on a New Year card, with a comic verse. circa 1890s

Two musical clowns on a Christmas card
Two musical clowns shaking hands on a Christmas card -- May Mirth and Music join hands this Christmastide. Date: circa 1890s

Three clowns with a ladder on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Clown stealing goose on a Christmas card
Clown stealing a goose from an angry woman on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Clown on a triangular Christmas card
Clown bending down to write a greeting on a triangular Christmas card with an ornate border. Date: circa 1890s

Clown writing on a slate on a Christmas card
Clown writing on a childs slate on a Christmas card. Date: early 20th century

Clown with paper hoop on a greetings card
Clown grinning through a paper hoop on a greetings card. (1 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Clown and jester on a Christmas card -- the clown has dropped all the food and drink from his tray. Date: circa 1890s

Black clown playing concertina on a Christmas card
Black clown playing the concertina on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Four clowns on a Christmas and New Year card, performing in the circus ring. Date: circa 1890s

Acrobatic clown on a Christmas card
Acrobatic clown in a colourful costume on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Clown with food and drink on a Christmas and New Year card, with Harlequin and Columbine on either side of him (they are stealing from Pantalones table on the other side of the windows)

Four laughing clowns on a Christmas card, with seasonal verse. Date: circa 1890s

Clown with cup and ball on a Christmas and New Year card
Clown playing with cup and ball on a Christmas and New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Clown falling from a donkey on a greetings card, with accompanying verse. (2 of 2) Date: circa 1890s

Clown with head through paper hoop on a greetings card
Clown with his head through a paper hoop on a greetings card. circa 1890s

Victorian Scrap, clown in red and yellow costume. circa 1880s

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