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Mrs Ann Barry as Sir Harry Wildair in The Constant CoupleMrs Ann Barry in the character of Sir Harry Wildair, in George Farquhars comic play, The Constant Couple, saying: Here is a nest of the prettiest goldfinches that ever chirp d in a cage from Act II
Madge Mavis in role of Fay Collen, Spring Cleaning, LondonMiss 1925 - Actress Madge Marvis in the role of Fay Collen in the comedy play Spring Cleaning, by Frederick Lonsdale, in production at St Martins Theatre, London
Twelfth Night - Duke Orsino listens to music. 1862
Twelfth Night - title page - Malvolio cross-gartered before Olivia. 1862
The Two Gentlemen of Verona - title page - Valentine, Proteus, Launce and his badly behaved dog, Crab. 1862
The Taming of the Shrew - title page - Petruchio and his servant Grumio. 1862
Much Ado About Nothing - title page - the wedding between Hero and Claudio is interrupted. 1862
Loves Labours Lost - title page. 1862
Requirement for Two Bassinettes - Growing FamilyComic Postcard with a Financial Play on words - " Stocks as Good as Money", using a metaphor of a gowing family
Changes which marriage and children bring - Comic postcardComic postcard - " Look before you leap" - A cautionary tale of the changes which marriage and children bring - Alone = one pair of boots. Sallie and I = Two pairs of boots
Harry Tate - Music Hall StarHarry Tate - (Ronald Macdonald Hutchinson) (1872-1940) - English comedian who performed both in the music halls and in films. Date: 1905
Hand-drawn Greetings Card - Gnome riding a mouseHand-drawn Greetings Card - a Gnome (or elf) riding a mouse to post a letter of Best Wishes into a mushroom postbox (a sight often seen by those who may have had too many mushroom postboxes for)
Hand-drawn Greetings Card - Gnome riding a frogHand-drawn Greetings Card - a Gnome riding a frog to post a letter of Best Wishes into a mushroom postbox (a sight often seen by those who may have had too many mushroom postboxes for breakfast...!)
Hand-drawn Greetings Card - Goblin riding a hareHand-drawn Greetings Card - a Goblin riding a hare to post a letter of Best Wishes into a mushroom postbox (a sight often seen by those who may have had too many mushroom postboxes for breakfast)
Dan Leno as Mother Goose in her homely dress. Date: 1903
Comic Postcard - a play on the phrase Bar & Bolt (to secure the door). This gentleman was enjoying a light snack in the Station Buffet when he suddenly realised the time
This Vacant Lot for Sale - Comic Postcard - Three rather eager young men (all highly optimistic - possibly a little out of their league)
Titus Maccius Plautus. Colored. EngravingTitus Maccius Plautus (250-184). Latin playwright. Bacchides. Act I. Bacchides and Pistoclerus. Engraving. 1518. Colored
Comedies by Titus Maccius Plautus. Engraving. Paris, 1759. CTitus Maccius Plautus (250-184). Latin playwright. Engraving of his Comedies. Paris, 1759. Colored
Home Sweet Home - A Young wife invites her family to stayHome Sweet Home - A pretty young wife invites her family (Ma, Pa and Sister Gertie - from Scotland)to stay, to the alarm of her careworn older husband, already holding the babies! Date: circa 1905
Come see the Giant Highlander, but no short women allowedWalk up! Only 1d to see McNab - the Giant Highlander, 9ft in his socks. Notice! ladies under 4ft high not admitted. Date: 1912
Mi-Sol-Si - French comedy / clown musical act involving bellsMi-Sol-Si - French comedy/clown musical act involving bells. Date: circa 1920s
We are IT - a (slightly unlikely) couple of fashionistasWe are IT - a (slightly unlikely) couple each totally confident they are displaying the height of style. They both have everything they want. Date: 1915
Scene from Mr Faint-Heart by Tom TittA scene from Mr Faint Heart, a comedy play written by Ian Hay set on an ocean liner. Pictured in caricature by Tom Titt is Basil Foster as the stammering bank clerk, Jos Finch
An inquisitive Boy poses a puzzler to his Father. " Are we made of Dust Pa?" - " Certainly" - " Well, why don t we turn to mud when we drink?" !! Date: circa 1910s
Comic exaggeration card - The Wool Producers of Canada - giant sheep! Date: 1910
Royal Variety Performance, London PalladiumBob Hope, American comedian, taking part in the Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium, 13 November 1967. 1967
Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793), Italian playwright, reciting. EngCarlo Goldoni (1707-1793), Italian playwright, reciting one of his comedies in the Scotto Garden in Pisa. Engraving. Colored
Aristophanes (c. 446 BC c. 386 BC). Cover of his comediesAristophanes (c. 446 BC c. 386 BC). Comic playwright of ancient Athens. Cover of his comedies. Edition in Leiden (Lugdunum Batavorum), 1624. Library of Catalonia. Barcelona. Spain
Divine Comedy. Sixteenth Canto of the Purgatory. Who are youDivine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. Sixteenth Canto of the Purgatory. Who are you that you are among our smoke?. Engraving by Gustave Dore. Colored
Divine Comedy. Twelfth Canto of Hell. Dante and Virgil beforDivine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. Twelfth Canto of Hell. Dante and Virgil before the opprobrium of Crete. Engraving by Gustave Dore. Colored
Divine Comedy. Thirtieth Canto of the Purgatory. AppearanceDivine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. Thirtieth Canto of the Purgatory. Appearance of Beatrice. Engraving by Gustave Dore. Colored
Comedies, 1518 by Titus Maccius Plautus. Title coverTitus Maccius Plautus (250-184). Latin playwright. Title cover of his Comedies, 1518. Library University of Barcelona. Spain
Terence (195-159 BC). EngravingTerence (195-159 BC). Playwright during the Roman Republic. Portrait. Engraving in an edition of his works of 1518. Library University of Barcelona. Spain
Terence (195-159 BC). ComediesTerence (195-159 BC). Latin comic writer. Portrait of Terence at the title cover of his Comedies. Incunabula. Paris. 1505. University of Barcelona Library. Spain
Open Air Comedy theater (Corral de Comedias) (16th and 17th centuries). Corral scene and dressing side boxes sorrounded by 54 wooden supports and beams. Almagro. Spain
Jean Baptiste Poquelin, called Moliere (1622-1673). French playwright and actor. First performance of Tartuffe, 1667. Colored engraving
Terence. ComediesTerence (195-159 BC). Latin comic writer. Title cover of his comedies. Compiled by Elio Donato (4th century). 1518 edition
Terence (195-159 BC). Playwright during the Roman Republic. Engraving. 1736
Titus Maccius Plautus (250-184). Latin playwright. Bacchides. Act I. Bacchides and Pistoclerus. Engraving. 1518
Bartolome de Torres Naharro (c. 1485- c. 1530). Spanish dramatist and Leonese language writer. Aquilana comedy. Home. Edition, 1517
Dante Alighieri (1265-1321). Italian poet. Engraving by Pannemaker. Coloured
Scene from the musical comedy, Zuleika showing the scene in which Zuleika (played by Mildred Mayne), makes her first impact on the undergraduates of Cambridge. Date: 1957
Harry Monkhouse, Harry Parker and John le Hay in Maid MarionActors Harry Monkhouse, Harry Parker and John le Hay acting the fool in a scene from Maid Marion, which was staged at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London in 1891. Date: 1891
Theatre poster, John Loves Mary, Rochester Community Players. The play, by Norman Krasna, opened on Broadway, New York, in February 1948. The film version appeared the following year
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)
Caricature of Fred Leslie, English actor and singerCaricature of Fred Leslie (Frederick George Hobson, 1855-1892), English actor, singer, comedian and dramatist. Seen here in the role of Rip Van Winkle
Portrait of E A Sothern, English actorPortrait of Edward Askew Sothern (1826-1881), English actor known for his comic roles in the UK and America. His most famous part was Lord Dundreary in Our American Cousin. 1881