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Poster advertising the D Oyly Carte Opera Company, famous for its Gilbert and Sullivan operetta productions. Pictured are scenes from The Gondoliers, The Mikado and The Yeomen of the Guard
Discovery of a Dandelion on Centre CourtThe crowd, groundsmen, officials and players on the Centre Court of Wimbledon are astonished to discover the presence of a cheeky dandelion on the court
Too Many Cooks by Lawson WoodA policeman on the beat around a smart London square appears to be blissfully unaware of the cooks emerging from each house to gaze adoringly at him
Dante Alighieri, Italian poet, sees his beloved BeatriceDante Alighieri, Italian poet, best known for his long narrative poem, the Divine Comedy, sees his beloved Beatrice Portinari on the Lung Arno, Florence
The Car That Touched a Policeman by H. M. BatemanAn entire queue of traffic, as well as pedestrians stop and look on in horror as a couple driving a small, yellow car accidentally bump an incandescently irate policeman in the middle of the road
Map of Purgatory / DanteA map of Purgatorio, in Dantes La Divina Commedia
Jeeves and WoosterIn Thank You Jeeves!, Jeeves gives notice when Bertie Wooster, his employer, insists on playing the banjolele
Vision of Angels / DanteDante and Beatrice, standing on a cloud, watch the angels as they circulate in Paradise
His Masters Breath - SatireHis Masters Breath Satirical play on the dog/gramophone logo for His Masters Voice, substituting the music player for a whiskey jar and funnel
Wedding of Dan Everard and Dollis BrookScene at the wedding reception of Dan Everard and Dollis Brook, performers in the Pelissier Follies. The wedding took place at Finchley Parish Church, north London
Hay Fever, by Noel Coward, Gaiety Theatre, HastingsHay Fever, a comedy by Noel Coward, at the Gaiety Theatre, Hastings, starring Kate Cutler
Blackpool, Grand TheatreInterior view during the performance of a musical comedy
Shakespeare - Alls Well That Ends Well - Bertram: This to my mother. circa 1830
Tango craze: British ballroom version imagined, 1913" The tango untangled, and made suitable for use in British ballrooms." The Bystander imagines a sanitised version of the tango, suitable for dancing in respectable British ballrooms
Theatre, A Cuckoo in the Nest 1925, NermanA scene from A Cuckoo in the Nest, a popular farce playing in London in 1925. Here, the impeccable husband is discovered by his wife and in-laws in a ladys bedroom (equally impeccable)
Dante / Map of ParadiseSchematic plan of Paradise, visited by Dante Alighieri in company with Beatrice
Irish gentleman in a whisky bar in Dublin prison, 1821Irish gentleman in Croftons whisky and beer bar in Dublin prison, 1821. Bankrupt Brian Boru with his friends in the taproom drinking with criminals and debtors. The Tap in Sheriffs Prison
WW2 - NaFI presents ENSA Production at Alexandria, EgyptWW2 - A playbill for a production of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde produced by N.A.A.F.I (Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes)
The Rules of Life by H. M. BatemanA baby in a highchair is presented with a long list of rules for life by a queue of influential people including his nurse, his parents, teacher, police officer, judge and vicar. Date: 1930
Little TichLITTLE TICH (Harry Relph) Music hall entertainer (1867 - 1928), posed in his famous 28" boots called slapshoes, for his Big Boot dance. Date: c.1905
James Doughty, oldest clown in EnglandJames Doughty of Brighton, at the time of this photograph the oldest clown in England, about to celebrate his 94th birthday. Seen here in costume with two of his performing dogs
Dante & Virgil on IceVirgil is Dantes guide on a tour of Inferno; they come across some evildoers punished by being placed up to their necks in ice
Charon / Styx / Dante / VirgilCharon ferries Dante and Virgil across the Styx, the river which separates this world of ours from the infernal regions
Dante Alighieri, Italian poet, best known for his long narrative poem, the Divine Comedy
Retro poster, Gilbert & Sullivan, D Oyly CarteRetro poster for Gilbert & Sullivan, D Oyly Carte, character from HMS Pinafore. 1960s
Manila Carnival, The Philippines - Miss Ilocos SurIllustration after Walter Dendy Sadler (18541923) of his painting Thursday (Tomorrow will be Friday) of 1880, showing a group of jovial monks out fishing. Date: 1880
La Poupee by Arthur SturgessPromotional postcard for La Poupee, a comic operetta by Arthur Sturgess from the French of Maurice Ordonneau (Theatre de la Gaiete, Paris, 21st October 1896); music Edmond Audran
A poster advertising Daisy Yates, Always Blooming. Date: C. 1913
Lady Charles Cavendish aka Adele AstaireAdele Astaire (1896 - 1981) comedy actress and dance partner of her brother, Fred Astaire from childhood until 1932, when she retired from dance to marry the British aristocrat Lord Charles Spencer
Theatre, Mercenary Mary 1925, NermanMercenary Mary, a successful comedy, playing at the London Hippodrome, staring Mr A. W. Baskcomb, Frank Masters, Peggy O Neil (Mary) Lew Hearn, June and Sonnie Hale
Poster advertising The Better Ole, Theatre Royal, ChathamPoster advertising a comedy produced by Charles Cochran, The Better Ole, or The Romance of Old Bill, at the Theatre Royal, Chatham. Performed twice nightly, with a Wednesday matinee
Lincoln Assass. / PlaybillThe playbill found in President Abraham Lincolns box after his assassination by John Wilkes Booth at Fords Theatre
Knitting ExpertA young man in an armchair gets himself in rather a tangle with his knitting!
Little TichLITTLE TICH (Harry Relph) Music hall entertainer (1867 - 1928), pictured in a school-themed costume with mortar board. Date: c.1905
Soho, London - Shaftesbury Avenue - Queens Theatre with neon sign for Private Lives by Noel Coward, directed by John Gielgud. 1973
Front of the Sketch featuring Marie LloydMarie Lloyd, born Matilda Alice Victoria Wood (1870 - 1922), British music hall singer, entertainer and comedienne. A global superstar in her day commanding the highest salary of any entertainer
Arthur Roberts, music hall entertainerARTHUR ROBERTS Music hall entertainer. Date: 19th century
Female Souls / PurgatoryDante and Virgil walk among female souls in Purgatorio
Scene from Shakespeares The Merchant of VeniceA scene from Shakespeares comedy, The Merchant of Venice, with Portia and other characters
Tim Brooke-Taylor and Caroline EllisTim Brooke-Taylor (1940-2020), English comic actor, pictured with British actress Caroline Ellis (1950-)
Heather Thatcher in The Cabaret Girl 1922Heather Thatcher (1896 1987), English actress in theatre and films. Making a very fascinating member of the All-Night Folly Troupe in a musical comedy The Cabaret Girl, at the Winter Garden Threatre
Walker, London, the successful comedy by J M Barrie at the Theatre Royal, Eastbourne, by Sydney Paxton and Company, from Tooles Theatre, London Date: early 20th century
Cats Balancing on Cat Date: 1905
Good Morning, Bill! By P. G. WodehousePromotional postcard for Good Morning, Bill! By P. G. Wodehouse, based on the Hungarian of Ladislas Fodor. First produced at the Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne
Mr Pastry, aka Richard Hearne, with lionMr Pastry, aka the comic actor Richard Hearne (1908-1979), with a lion. Date: circa 1960s
In the support trench by Bruce Bairnsfather, WW1 cartoon" Old Bill has practically decided to try to get Private Shinio (the ex-comedy-juggler-and-hand-balancer) transferred to another platoon." The stoicism of Captain Bruce Bairnsfathers
Classic Tight Scotsman Joke - Lured by six beautiesClassic Tight Scotsman Joke - A stereotype Jock doesn t hang on long to his tight purse strings as six pretty girls required a drink! " It wasn t long here till bang went saxpence
Clark Gable with Joan Crawford in Love on the Run 1936Clark Gable with Joan Crawford in Love on the Run a romantic comedy film. Date: 1936
Funny Face by Fred Thomson & Paul Gerard SmithPromotional postcard for Funny Face by Fred Thomson and Paul Gerard Smith; lyrics Ira Gershwin; music George Gershwin which was first produced in the Princes Theatre on 8th November 1928
The benefits of taking the water at Bad Wildungen, GermanyComic illustration of the wonderful benefits to a ladys urinary tract (!) having taken the water at Bad Wildungen - a German therapeutic spa Town with springs that bring forth water containing iron
Poster, Jersey AirwaysPoster, I m going by Jersey Airways, showing monkeys, a pig and a puppy rejecting alternative means of transport. Lawson Wood produced an number of posters for Jersey Airways which from its formation
Scene from Shakespeares Midsummer Nights DreamA scene from Shakespeares comedy, A Midsummer Nights Dream (Act II, Scene ii), in which Puck drops a love potion into the sleeping Titanias eyes
Scenes from Madame Sans-Gene (1925) starring Gloria Swanson, filmed in Paris. This lavishly produced romantic costume comedy-drama was directed by L鯮 ce Perret
Twelfth Night, Act II Scene iv, by William Heath RobinsonScene from the Shakespeare comedy, Twelfth Night, Act II Scene iv, illustration by William Heath Robinson. Showing a banquet at Orsinos house, with the clown Feste singing a sad love song
BERNSTEIN, Leonard (1918-1990). American composer, pianist and conductor. Candide, musical comedy. Poster advertising the performances
The Humorist Easter Number 1938The Humorist Easter Number front cover illustrated by William Heath Robinson featuring two exhausted cyclists sleeping off a picnic lunch, unaware that somebody is riding away on their tandem bicycle
Four comedians: Eric and Ernie, Eric Sykes and Max WallFour popular British comedians: from left to right, Ernie Wise (Ernest Wiseman, 1925-1999), Eric Sykes (b 1923), Eric Morecambe (John Eric Bartholomew)
Elsie Kay, Maie Ash & Katleen Dawn, The Catch of the SeasonElsie Kay, Maie Ash and Kathleen Dawn in a wonderful publicity photograph for the popular comedy musical, The Catch of the Season at the Vaudeville Theatre
The Folly Theatre, Peter Street, ManchesterPromotional postcard showing a playbill of the acts playing at the Folly Theatre of Varieties, (known as the Folly) Peter Street, Manchester for the week commencing Monday, 24th March 1889
Menander (ca. 342-ca. 292 BC). PortraitMenander (ca.342-ca.292 BC). Greek dramatist, representative of the athenian New Comedy. Roman copy of a Greek original. Glyptothek. Munich. Germany
Caricature of Harry Paulton and Johns Clarke, actorsCaricature of Harry Paulton (1842-1917) and Johns Clarke (1833-1899), actors -- The Two Dromios (of Ephesus and Syracuse respectively)
The Bing Boys are Here, 1916Scenes from the popular revue, The Bing Boys are Here starring Alfred Lester, George Robey, Lillian Davies and Blanche Stocker. The show was one of the most popular of the Great War period. Date: 1916
A horrible business - Butchers shop, 1851Humourous scene from a butchers shop, 1851. Master Butcher: " Did you take old Major Dumbledores ribs to No. 12?" Boy: " Yes
Half Past Eight by P Rubens and C H BovillPromotional postcard for Half Past Eight, One of those Musical Things by Paul Rubens & C. H. Bovill; music Paul Rubens. First produced at the Comedy Theatre on 10th August 1916
The Girl in the Taxi by F Fenn and A WimperisPromotional postcard for The Girl in the Taxi adapted by Frederick Fenn & Arthur Wimperis from Die Keusche Susanne (Wilhelm-Theater, Magdeburg, 26/2/1910) by George Okonkowski; music Jean Gilbert
The Divine Comedy. Dante and Beatrix meeting in Paradise. Gothic art. Miniature Painting
Federal WPA. Theatre Yiddish Unit presents The tailor becomes a storekeeper A comedy by David Pinski with music. Poster for Federal Theatre Yiddish Unit presentation of The Tailor Becomes a
Pantomime artist Will Evans with his childrenWill Evans (1866 -1931) was an eccentric comedian who performed in pantomime from a young age, and appeared on the music halls in the 1890s
Comedy Theatre, Panton Street, LondonThe Comedy Theatre (now the Harold Pinter Theatre) on the corner of Panton Street and Oxendon Street, in Londons West End. The Crime of Margaret Foley is playing. Date: 1947
Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, music sheetMusic sheet cover design, The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, written and sung by Mr Harry Clifton. Various scenes are depicted, with the discovery of the footprint in the sand at the centre
Very Well Meant by H. M. BatemanA well-meaning tourist offers a carrot to the horse of a Guard standing in its traditional sentry post in Whitehall, London, much to the horses astonishment. Not the done thing
A Very Cross Word Puzzle by William Heath RobinsonAs a golfer manages to hit a passer by forcefully on the head with a ball, the illustrator invites the reader to fill in the crossword puzzle: " Across: A Forceful Exclamation!"
Les Filles Jackson et Cie operetta posterPoster advertising the operetta " Les Filles Jackson et Cie" composed by J. Clerice, showing a scene with a lady halfway up a ships netting much to the astonishment of more conservative
Frances Kelly ActressFrances " Fanny" Kelly, immensely talented and popular Irish actress, appeared mostly at Drury Lane for 36 years with undiminished acclaim, renowned for comedy roles
Scene from Shakespeares Twelfth NightA scene from Shakespeares comedy, Twelfth Night, in which Sir Toby Belch encourages the reluctant duellists, Sir Andrew Aguecheek and the page Cesario (Viola disguised)
Some Sunny personalities at the London HippodromeCaricature by Nerman of the various performers appearing in the popular comedy musical, Sunny at the London Hippodrome in 1926. Top left Nancy Lovat, top right, Elsie Randolph
Poster, Gentleman Joe, a musical comedy, a Milton Bode production at the Grand Theatre
Franco-British Exhibition - We are Enjoying the ExhibitionBritish Comic Postcard - Franco-British Exhibition of 1908 at White City (in West London near Shepherds Bush) - " We are Enjoying the Exhibition" (written in French and English!). Date: 1908
Mr Albert Chevaliers RecitalsThis postcard titled Mr Albert Chevaliers Recitals shows the many characters Albert Chevalier played. As the coster, fourth from right in the front row, he sang his famous coster songs
The Best People, by Gray and HopgoodThe Best People, a comedy by David Gray and Avery P Hopgood. First produced in England at the Grand Theatre, Blackpool, March 1926, and later the same month at the Lyric Theatre, London
Music cover, Puss! Puss! Puss! Comedy song waltz, words by Robert Hargreaves and Stanley J Damerell, music by Tolchard Evans. 1932
The Merry Wives of Windsor - title page - Anne Page and Slender, an inept and unsuccessful suitor. 1862
Georges Guetary / SongGEORGES GUETARY (Lambros Worloou) Greek-Egyptian singer in French cabaret and musical comedy Date: 1915 -
