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Blood and Iron play in The Strand, October 1917. Blood and Iron, a play in one act, by Perley Poore Sheehan and Robert H Davis, illustrations by Steven Spurrier
Yosyp Stadnyk - Ukranian Theatre director and actorYosyp Stadnyk (1876-1954) - Theatre director and actor. Stadnyk played over 100 roles, mostly character roles in a realist style, in plays by Mykhailo Starytsky, Marko Kropyvnytsky
Twelfth Night - Duke Orsino listens to music. 1862
Twelfth Night - title page - Malvolio cross-gartered before Olivia. 1862
Troilus and Cressida - title page - Cressida handed over to the Greeks. 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
Richard III - title page - on the throne. 1862
Pericles - title page - he finds Thaisa in the temple. 1862
Much Ado About Nothing - title page - the wedding between Hero and Claudio is interrupted. 1862
Measure for Measure - title page - Duke Vincentio disguised as Friar Lodowick. 1862
Richard III - pretending he is too holy to want to become king. 1862
Chinese Outdoor Theatre draws a large crowdA Chinese Outdoor Theatre performance draws a large crowd. Date: circa 1907
Chinese Actresses taking part in a traditional playThree Chinese Actresses taking part in a traditional play. Date: circa 1906
Caricature of Joseph Knight, drama critic and historianCaricature of Joseph Knight (1829-1907), English drama critic for various newspapers, and theatre historian. 1880
Cartoon, Henry Irving and Charles KeanCartoon, The Corsican Brothers. Showing Henry Irving kneeling in front of the ghost of Charles Kean (1811-1868), in whose footsteps he was following by performing in the play
Caricature of John Ruskin, English art criticCaricature of John Ruskin (1819-1900), English art critic -- a comment on his criticism of Henry Irving, seen here in a drawing on a blackboard in the character of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice
Scene from The Colleen Bawn by Dion BoucicaultScene from The Colleen Bawn, a melodrama by the Irish dramatist Dion Boucicault, in which the hero, Myles na Coppaleen (sometimes played by Boucicault himself), rescues the heroine, Eily O Connor
Music cover, The Forty Thieves Lancers, by W Meyer Lutz. circa 1880s
Caricature, Archbishop of Canterbury, Augustus HarrisCaricature, Edward White Benson (1829-1896), Archbishop of Canterbury, and Augustus Harris (1852-1896), British actor, dramatist and impresario, shaking hands
Cartoon, Henry Irving and Alfred Tennyson. " The Cup will be produced on Monday. Let us hope there will be something in it." The play, written by Tennyson after a story from Plutarch
Caricature of G Edwardes and E L BlanchardCaricature of George Joseph Edwardes (1855-1915), English theatre manager and producer, and Edward Litt Laman Blanchard (1820-1889), English writer, dramatist and drama critic -- The Era. 1882
Caricature of Walter Webling and Alfred WatsonCaricature of Walter Webling (seated, aka Walter Clifford Weblyn, 1846-1928), owner of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, and Alfred Edward Thomas Watson (on horseback, 1849-1922)
Caricature, Prince of Wales and Dion BoucicaultCaricature, Edward, Prince of Wales and the Irish actor and playwright Dion Boucicault. " Honor is said to be very weak
Caricatures of Alexander Henderson and H B FarnieCaricatures of Alexander Henderson, theatre owner and director, and Henry Brougham Farnie (1836-1889), author, librettist and adapter -- Not Exactly " Out of the Hunt"
Caricature of Wilson Barrett, actor, manager and playwrightCaricature of Wilson Barrett (William Henry Barrett; 1846-1904), actor, theatre manager and playwright. One of the " Lights of London"
Caricature of John Maddison Morton, playwrightCaricature of John Maddison Morton (1811-1891), English playwright specialising in one-act farces, as well as comic dramas and pantomimes. His greatest success was Box and Cox (1847). 1883
Caricature of Wiliam Wilde, Irish journalist and poetCaricature of Wiliam Willie Charles Kingsbury Wilde (1852-1899), Irish journalist, poet and drama critic, elder brother of Oscar. Seen here sitting in the theatre stalls. 1881
Caricature of A W Pinero, John Hare and W H KendalCaricature of A W Pinero (left, 1855-1934), John Hare (centre, 1844-1921) and William Hunter Kendal (right, 1843-1917), toasting the success of Pineros play, The Squire, at St Jamess Theatre, London
Caricature of E L Blanchard, English writerCaricature of Edward Litt Laman Blanchard (1820-1889), English writer, dramatist and drama critic -- The Best of the Christmas Fairies. He is best known for his Drury Lane pantomimes. 1882
Caricature of Claude Carton, British actor and playwrightCaricature of Richard Claude Carton (Richard Claude Critchett, 1856-1928), British actor and playwright. Seen here in the role of Barnes Durant in A W Pineros play, Imprudence
Caricature of Sir Henry Irving as ShylockCaricature of the English actor and actor-manager Sir Henry Irving as Shylock in Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice. circa 1879
Caricature of the English writer E L BlanchardCaricature of the English writer, dramatist and drama critic, Edward Litt Laman Blanchard -- Ask Him If He Remembers. circa 1870s
Caricature of the theatre manager John HollingsheadCaricature of the English theatre manager, producer, journalist and writer, John Hollingshead -- King John. circa 1870s
Caricature of the comic writer F C BurnandCaricature of the English comic writer and playwright, and Editor of Punch magazine, Sir Francis Cowley Burnand. circa 1880s
Caricature of the comic author Robert ReeceCaricature of the British comic playwright and librettist Robert Reece -- Jokes on Job or Hire. circa 1880s
Caricature of the actor and dramatist Harry PaultonCaricature of the comic actor and dramatist Harry Paulton in the role of The Abbe. circa 1880s
Caricature of the novelist and dramatist Charles Reade -- The Reade is as the Oak. circa 1870s
David Erskine Baker Writer, notably on the drama Date: circa 1760
KATE RORKE English actress and drama teacher Date: 1866 - 1945
Photos of partygoers going to Happy New Year Ball, 1925Black and white photographs in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 5th December 1925 showing revellers trying on costumes for the Happy New Year Costume Ball being held at the Albert Hall
Photo of the Whaddon Chase Fozhounds at Adstock FollyBlack and white photograph in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 21st November 1925 showing a meet of the Whaddon Chase Foxhounds at Adstock Folly, near Buckingham. Date: 21st November 1925
Photo of Queen Alexandra inspecting hounds at a showBlack and white photo in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 28th November 1925 of the (recently deceased) Her Majesty Queen Alexandra inspecting the hounds at Barwick Stanhoe
Photo of Champion Jockey Gordon RichardsBlack and white photo in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 28th November 1925 showing jockey Gordon Richards. Richards was the British flat racing Champion Jockey 26 times
Photo of Miss Joan MurickBlack and white photograph in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 21st November 1925 showing Miss Joan Murick, a member of the chorus of Midnight Follies (a popular show of the time)
Photo of Carry on, Sergeant by Captain Bruce BairnsfatherBlack and white photographs in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 21st November 1925 showing cast members from Carry on, Sergeant
Photo of kite-flying on skis, Finse, NorwayColour photo from the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 14th November 1925 showing a young lady enjoying kite-flying on skis at Finse, Norway. Date: 14th November 1925
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