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The carnival in the port of Spain, Trinidad

The carnival in the port of Spain, Trinidad, 1888. People cavort in fancy dress through the street, some playing banjos, others brandishing what looks like bladders on sticks. Rather more conservatively dressed people watch from the pavement and from balconies above street level. Date: 1888

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

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Photo of The Dolly Sisters

Black and white photograph of popular revue stars the Dolly Sisters in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 19th December 1925. The sisters, Jenny and Rosy, were starring in a new revue Paris en Fleurs at the Casino de Paris.
19th December 1925

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Music cover for Two Marionettes Polka

Music cover for Two Marionettes Polka, composed by May Ostlere. Two puppets (without strings!) are depicted dancing on a small stage, framed by red and gold curtains. A mouse in the lower right corner is imitating them. The female dancer on the left is wearing a frilly bonnet, stripy blouse and spotty apron. The male dancer on the right is dressed in a red and white pierrot costume

© Mary Evans Picture Library