Dance Collection (page 21)

The Afghan War - Sports and Games at Jellalabad. Date: 1879

Robert Nesbitt, Charles Reading, Joan Davis, Stella Moya
Robert Nesbitt, right, (11 January 1906 - 3 January 1995), theatre director, theatrical producer and impresario, particularly known for staging 25 instances of the Royal Variety Show

Robert Nesbitt and Joan Davis planning theatre production
Robert Nesbitt (11 January 1906 - 3 January 1995), theatre director, theatrical producer and impresario, particularly known for staging 25 instances of the Royal Variety Show

A Bare living by Wilton Williams
A cabaret dancer wearing very little entertains diners at a smart restaurant. Date: 1928

Music cover, Fiddle & I (Waltz) Music cover, Fiddle & I (Waltz)
Music cover, Fiddle and I (Waltz), dedicated to Charles Henfrey, based on Mrs Goodeves Popular Song by Otto Roeder. 19th century

Cartoon, The Bunny Hop, Dance of the Year in Berlin, by Victor Hicks. 1914

Music cover, The Song is Ended, by Irving Berlin
Music cover, The Song is Ended (But the Melody Lingers On), waltz song by Irving Berlin, featured by Jack Hylton and His Band. 1927

Music cover, Change Partners, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers
Music cover, Change Partners, featuring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, lyrics and music by Irving Berlin from the film Carefree. 1938

Boy and girl at a dance
Young boy in a red velvet suit with lace collar helps his girl with her fur trimmed white cloak. Artist: Ellen Jessie Andrews Date: 1904

Hoffman Girls at the London Hippodrome
The Gertrude Hoffman Girls in the British Empire Exhibition scene in Leap Year, the 1924 revue at the London Hippodrome. Date: 1924

The Hoffman Girls performing webbing act, London Hippodrome
The eighteen Gertrude Hoffman Girls performing their extraordinary acrobatic webbing act at the London Hippodrome, Leap Year, in 1924. Date: 1924

The Hoffman Girls in rehearsals
The Hoffman Girls, the dance troupe founded, managed and choreographed by Gertrude Hoffman, pictured in rehearsals for Leap Year which had had a successful run at the London Hippodrome

Second Waltz Medley - Piano solo with arrangement for piano accordion. Banks Music House, 25 County Arcade, Leeds. circa 1920s

The Jazz Mistress at the London Hippodrome
Some pictorial jazz jottings from the Hippodrome. Sketches by Hynes of various performers in The Jazz Mistress, the 1925 revue at the London Hippodrome

Simone de Beryl performing at the London Hippodrome
Dancer Simone de Beryl as The Fairy of the Fountains at the London Hippodrome. Her dance act consisted of her dancing amid a fountain illuminated by many ever-changing lights

Three Maidens from Sais at London Hippodrome
Three Maidens from Sais, a new dance act in which the dancers formed silhouette tableaux, performing at the London Hippodrome in 1910. Date: 1910

Swan Lake at the London Hippodrome, 1910
Dancers of the Imperial Opera House of St. Petersburg and Moscow, appearing at the London Hippodrome in May 1910 where they performed Le Lac des Cygnes or Swan Lake for the first time in the UK

Evelyn Nesbit and Mr Clifford
Evelyn Nesbit, aka Mrs Harry Thaw, pictured with Mr. Clifford with whom she was performing at the London Hippodrome revue, Hello Ragtime in 1913

Sahary Djeli, oriental dancer
Sahary Djeli, Oriental dancer, appearing at the London Hippodrome with a dance in which she displayed particularly sinuous arm movements in what was known as the, Les Danse des Bras Date: 1911

The Wiesenthal Sisters, appearing at London Hippodrome
The embodiment of joy, the three Wiesenthal sisters, Grete, Elsa and Berta, demonstrating their carefree and ecstatic form of dance

Sahary Djeli, dancer
Sahary Djeli, oriental dancer who was performing at the London Hippodrome in 1911. Her act was notable for the sinuous, serpentine movement of her arms. Date: 1911

Turkey Trot, The Agony of Terpsichore
Page from The Bystander showing Oscar and Suzette demonstrating various steps from the new ragtime dance, the Turkey Trot, which they were performing at the London Hippodrome in 1912

Sketches at the Hippodrome, 1909 by Norman Morrow
Various performers at the re-opened London Hippodrome in August 1909. Acts included the Ahearn Troupe who seem to be comedy cyclists, The Marvellous Schenk Brothers, Braatz Performing Dogs

The Sisters Wiesenthal at the London Hippodrome
The three Wiesenthal sisters, Grete, Elsa and Berta, who were causing a sensation at the London Hippodrome in 1909 when the theatre had re-opened after a four-month long refurbishment

Scene from Joy Bells at the London Hippodrome
A picturesque scene from the popular Albert de Courville revue, Joy Bells, at the London Hippodrome in 1919 with Phyllis Bedells and chorus

George Walker and chorus in In Dahomey
George Walker, and other members of the cast dancing in, " In Dahomey" at the Shaftesbury Theatre in 1903. The Tatler reports that the play was " produced with great success at Boston

Ginger Rogers by G. Cattermole
Ginger Rogers (1911 - 1995), dancer and actress, drawn by G. Cattermole for The Sketch at the time she was appearing in the new RKO movie Vivacious Lady. Date: 1938

Arab dance and costume, Syria. Date: 1840

An Al Fresco Ball in France
An al fresco ball in Paris, perhaps, since the scene is framed by palm trees, on the fashionable French Riviera. The cabaret turn in the spotlight is a pair of dancers

Russian ballet, The Cat by Saugue, Felix de Gray
Impression by Felix de Gray of a scene from the Russian ballets performance of The Cat by Saugues, performed at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in the summer of 1929. Date: 1929

Russian ballet, Stravinsky Apollo Musagetes, Felix de Gray
Illustration by Felix de Gray depicting the new Russian Ballet at the Royal Opera House in 1929. Scenes shows the Diaghileff production of Apollo Musagetes by Stravinsky. Date: 1929

Vanda Hoff, theatrical and interpretative dancer, and wife of band leader Paul Whiteman. The Tatler reports that, " Miss Vanda Hoff dances bewitchingly

Blackpool, The Babylon of the North by Tom Titt
Detailed double page spread by Tom Titt in The Tatler reflecting the vast range of amusements at Blackpool, described as, " the Babylon of the North...the wonder-city of non-stop pleasure by

Fantoche (puppet) ballet. circa 1890

A Caribbean Rhapsody (programme cover)
Katherine Dunhams dance company arrived in Britain in 1948 from America and their production A Caribbean Rhapsody opened to critical acclaim at the Prince of Waless Theatre in London. Date: 1948

The fairy dance
Young girl watching fairies dance by moonlight. Date: circa 1910

Dancing fairies
Come on, Lets Dance. Three fairies in a lively dance. Artist: Florence Mary Anderson Date: circa 1915

Ring-a-ring-roses
Dancing children. Date: circa 1915

Photograph of the dolly sisters in fluffy white costumes for their Pony Trot. Until the end of the League of Notions revue

Music cover (detail), The Pantomime Quadrille, performed at Julliens Promenade Concerts, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. circa 1849

Music cover, The Rochester Polka
Music cover The Rochester Polka by J C Callcott, with a night view of Rochester Castle, Kent. 19th century

Music cover, The Pantomime Quadrille, performed at Julliens Promenade Concerts, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. Including music for Girls and Boys Come Out to Play

Music cover, Grand Galop Militaire, Chatsworth Rifles
Music cover, Grand Galop Militaire, composed by John Lee, dedicated to the Colonel and Officers of the Chatsworth Rifles. circa 1850

Music cover, Paul Reveres Ride, March-Twostep, by E T Paull, respectfully inscribed to the Daughters of the American Revolution. 1905

Music cover, The Life Guards Polka by C C Amos. circa 1860

Music cover, The Wind-Up Galop by Charles Godfrey. 1867

Music cover, The Douglas Bay Polka by Carl Hirsch
Music cover, The Douglas Bay Polka composed by Carl Hirsch, drawn by Alfred Concanen. circa 1860

Music cover, The Guards Quadrille by Bushez. 19th century

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping