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The Huntsman, painting by W Smithson BroadheadColour photograph in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 24th October 1925 of The Huntsman painting by W Smithson Broadhead. Date: 24th October 1925
Photo of The Dolly SistersBlack and white photograph of popular revue stars the Dolly Sisters in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 19th December 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)
Silhouettes of a fox hunt in the York and Ainsty countryBlack and white silhouette pictures by Captain H L Oakley in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 12th December 1925
Photo of Miss Alice DelysiaBlack and white photograph in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 21st November 1925 showing Miss Alice Delysia in On with the Dance at the London Pavilion. Date: 21st November 1925
Photo of HRH Prince of Wales aboard HMS RepulseBlack and white photograph in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 24th October 1925 of HRH Prince of Wales aboard HMS Repulse on the way home from a South American tour
The Quinlan Opera CompanyPromotional postcard for The Quinlan Opera Company. Billed as The Greatest Touring Company Ever Organized
Advert for Happy New Year Costume Ball 31st December 1925Black and white advertisement in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 28th November 1925 for the Happy New Year Costume Ball at the Albert Hall on 21st December 1925
Man and Superman by George Bernard ShawPromotional postcard for Man and Superman by George Bernard Shaw. First produced at the Royal Court Theatre, 21st May 1905
Mr Waller dressed at d'ArtagnanMr. Lewis Waller dressed his part of d'Artagnan in The Three Musketeers for the Lyceum theatre
Scene from The Merchant of VeniceErnest Milton (1890-1974) as Shylock and Lydia Sherwood (1906-1989) as Jessica, in a production of The Merchant of Venice at the St James's Theatre. Date: 1932
The Miracle at the Lyceum TheatreScenes from Max Reinhardt's production of The Miracle at the Lyceum Theatre, a story told entirely in mime. Inset is Lady Diana Duff Cooper (1892-1986) as the Madonna. Date: 1932
Horace Hodges in LightninActor Horace Hodges (1863-1951) performing in the play Lightnin at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London. Date: 1925
General Post by J E Harold TerryDate: 1917
Photo of Miss Billie Shaw and Mr Barrie OliverBlack and white photo in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 24th October 1925 of Miss Billie Shaw
Photo of Rudoloh Valentino paintingBlack and white photo in the Illustrated Sporting
Interference by Roland Pertwee and Harold DeardenPromotional postcard for Interference by Roland Pertwee and Harold Dearden. First produced at the St. Jamess Theatre, 29th January 1927
The Hypocrites by Henry Arthur Jones. First produced in in England at the Hicks Theatre, 27th August 1907
Grand Hotel by Edward KnoblockPromotional postcard of Grand Hotel by Edward Knoblock from Vicki Baums novel (1929 - original German title Menschen im Hotel). First produced at the Adelphi Theatre, 3rd September 1931
Yosyp Stadnyk - Ukranian Theatre director and actorYosyp Stadnyk (1876-1954) - Theatre director and actor
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
BJORNSON, 1880BJORNSTJERNE BJORNSON Norwegian writer, best known for his social dramas. Date: 1832 - 1910
BJORNSON, 1901BJORNSTJERNE BJORNSON Norwegian writer, best known for his social dramas. Date: 1832 - 1910
Bjornson, Circa 1900BJORNSTJERNE BJORNSON Norwegian writer, best known for his social dramas. with his autograph Date: 1832 - 1910
Emile Augier, SeatedGUILLAUME VICTOR EMILE AUGIER French writer, exhausted after producing a steady stream of popular social dramas, sits by a table in 1888, towards the end of his life. Date: 1820-1889
Emile Augier, StandingGUILLAUME VICTOR EMILE AUGIER French writer, poet and playwright of popular social dramas, leans casually on a desk. Date: 1820-1889
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 Champion Jockey Gordon RichardsBlack and white photo in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 28th November 1925 showing jockey Gordon Richards
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
Advertisement for High Life Shoe CompanyAdvertisement in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 14th November 1925 for Avona shoes from the High Life Shoe Company
Colonels: by H M BatemanFour sketches by H M Bateman in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 31st October 1925 of colonels in various sporting guises
Photograph of Miss Dorothy DicksonBlack and white full page photograph of Miss Dorothy Dickson in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 31st October 1925. Date: 31st October 1925
Photograph of Mr Lynne Overman and Miss Dorothy TetleyBlack and white photograph in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 7th November 1925 of Mr Lynne Overman and Miss Dorothy Tetley from the cast of Just Married, a popular play of the time
Photo of Lady Constance BairdBlack and white photograph of Lady Constance Baird in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 10th October 1925, with her sailing trophies
Advertisement for Dewars by Edmund J SullivanBlack and white sketch by celebrated artist Edmund J Sullivan for Scotch whisky brand Dewar s, entitled The Spirit of Wisdom in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 10th October 1925
Photo of Leslie Henson entertaining Tell Me More companyBlack and white photograph in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of comedian
What A Woman Did! by Florence Marriott-WatsonPromotional postcard for What A Woman Did! By Florence Marriott-Watson. First produced at the Royal Artillery Theatre, Woolwich, 5th October 1903. The wicked marquis has blackmailed Elise
The Vortex by Noel CowardPromotional postcard for The Vortex by Noel Coward. First produced at the Everyman Theatre, 25th November 1924
Second to None by Walter HowardPromotional postcard for Second To None by Walter Howard. First produced at the Junction Theatre, Manchester, 1st April and West London Theatre, l9th August 1907
Resurrection by Henri Bataille (from Leo Tolstoys novel)Promotional postcard for Resurrection from Henri Batailles dramatisation of Leo Tolstoys novel. First produced at His Majestys Theatre, 17th February 1903. Artist: Albert Morrow
The Pride of the Prairie by H F HousdenPromotional postcard for The Pride of the Prairie by H. F. Housden. First produced at the Elephant and Castle Theatre, 2nd September 1912
The Night Hawk by Roland OliverBack page of a promotional booklet for The Night Hawk by Roland Oliver. First produced in London Queens Theatre, 13th August 1934, transferred to Vaude-ville Theatre, 17th September 1934
The Never-Never Land by Wilson BarrettPromotional postcard for The Never-Never Land by Wilson Barrett. First produced at the Grand Hull, 1st February and Kings Hammersmith, 21st March 1904
My Lady Frayle by Arthur Wimperis and Max PembertonMy Lady Frayle by Arthur Wimperis & Max Pember-ton.; music Howard Talbot. First produced at the Prince of Wales, Birmingham, as Vivien, and Shaftesbury Theatre, 1st March 1916
Marie-Odile by Edward KnoblauchPromotional postcard for Marie-Odile by Edward Knoblauch. First produced in England at His Majestys Theatre, 8th June 1915. Marie Lohr is shown here in the named part
The Man Who Was dramatised by F Kinsley PeilePromotional flyer for The Man Who Was by F. Kinsley Peile from Rudyard Kiplings story. First produced His Majestys, matinee 8th June 1903 and 18th January 1906. Flyer for Herbert Tree and Co
The Man Who Came Back by Henrietta SchrierPromotional postcard for The Man Who Came Back by Henrietta Schrier & Lodge Percy. First produced as The Slacker, Grand Theatre, Nottingham, 27th March 1916
Man to Man by W BournePromotional postcard for Man to Man by W. Bourne. First produced Queens Theatre, Manchester, 24th March 1884 and Surrey Theatre, 4th July 1887. Date: circa 1887
The London Fireman by George Conquest and Arthur ShirleyPromotional postcard for The London Fireman by George Conquest and Arthur Shirley. First produced at the Surrey Theatre, 13th October 1902.The Successful Drama
Kismet by Edward KnoblauchPromotional postcard for Kismet by Edward Knoblaugh First produced at the Garrick Theatre, London on 19th April 1911
In Holy (!) Russia by Lilian Clare Cassidy (Mrs. J. Rice Cassidy). First produced at the Princes Theatre, Preston, 29th May 1905
King Renes Daughter by W G WillsPromotional postcard for King Renes Daughter by W. G. Wills. First produced as Iolanthe Lyceum Theatre, 29th May 1880. Dorothea Baird is shown as the blind girl, whose sight is miraculously restored
King Amongst MenPromotional postcard for King Amongst Men The British consul to Japan, Richard Trueworth, is tended on the ground after being knocked down by Oswald
Kick-In by Willard MackPromotional postcard for Kick-In by William Mack. First produced in England at the Vaudeville Theatre, 28th August 1915. Date: 1915
An Indian Girls Devotion by F N BrownmannPromotional postcard for An Indian Girls Devotion by F. N. Brownmann
In the Night Watch by Michael MortonPromotional postcard for In The Night Watch by Michael Morton, adapted from La Veillee dArmes by C. Farrere & L. Nepoty (1917). First produced Oxford Theatre, London, 2/12/1918
In a Womans Grip by Frederick MelvillePromotional postcard for In a Womans Grip by Frederick Melville. First produced at the Standard Theatre, 7th October 1901. Date: circa 1901
If WInter Comes by As M Hutchison and Macdonald HastingsPromotional postcard for If Winter Comes by A. S. M. Hutchison and B. Macdonald Hastings from Hutchisons novel (1921) of that name. First produced at the Hippodrome, Margate, 3rd August 1922 and St
If I Were King by Justin Huntly McCarthyPromotional single sheet flyer for If I Were King by Jutin Huntly McCarthy the St. Jamess, showing verses used in the play, and listing the star and theatre manager, George Alexander as Villon
Idols by Roy HornimanPromotional postcard of the Idols by Roy Horniman. From W. J. Lockes novel. First produced in Birmingham on 24th August and at the Garrick 28th September 1908. The Great Trial Scene (Act III)
The Hope by Cecil Raleigh and Henry HamiltonPromotional postcard for The Hope by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton. First produced at the Drury Lane Theatre, London on 14th September 1911
Home Once More by Emma LitchfieldPromotional postcard for Home Once More by Emma Litchfield. First produced in Macclesfield, 26th July 1915 and at the Elephant and Castle Theatre, 24th January 1916. Date: 1916
Home Sweet Home by Frank LindoPromotional postcard for Home Sweet Home by Frank Lindo. First produced at the Carleton Theatre, Greenwich, 18th May 1903 and Grand Theatre, Islington, 4th July 1904
Home on Leave by Edward KnoblockHome On Leave by Edward Knoblock. First produced at the Royalty Theatre, 18th October 1916 Date: 1916
Havoc by Harry WallPromotional postcard for Havoc by Harry Wall. First produced at the Regent Theatre, 4th November 1923 and Haymarket, 16th January 1924
Theatre Pompadour, ParisPromotional postcard for Barcet Theatre Pompadour, 34 passage de l Opera, Paris theatrical institute, directed by M.A. Gromier
The Geisha by Owen HaltThe Geisha by Owen Hall; music Sidney Jones produced by George Edwardes. First produced at Dalys Theatre, London 25th April 1896
The Light That Failed by George FlemingPromotional postcard for The Light That Failed by George Fleming (Julia Constance Fletcher) from Rudyard Kiplings (1890) novel. First produced at the Lyric Theatre, 7th February 1903
Jealousy by Eugene WaltersPromotional postcard for Jealousy by Eugene Walters from the French of Louis Verneuil. First produced at the Fortune Theatre, 5th December 1928. Date: 1928
The Girl on the Film adapted by James TannerPromotional postcard for The Girl on the Film adapted by James Tanner from Filmzauber( Film Magic, Berliner Theater, 19/10/1912) by Rudolf Bernauer & Rudolf Schauzer; music Walter Kollo
General Post by J E Harold TerryPromotional postcard for General Post by J E Harold Terry. Percy Hutchison and Herbert Jay Present Touring to the New Theatre in Taunton, from 17th February 1918. Date: 1918
Miles Mander and June in Riding for a King (1926) one of the Stephen Donaghue racing dramas Date: 1927
Stephen Donaghue and Madge Stuart in one of the racing dramas (1926) Date: 1926
Stephen PhillipsSTEPHEN PHILLIPS writer of poems and verse- dramas such as Christ in Hades and The new inferno Date: 1864 - 1915
Eden PhillpottsEDEN PHILLPOTTS writer of rustic tales and dramas Date: 1862 - 1960
Franz NeumayrFRANZ NEUMAYR German Jesuit churchman, preacher and author of 112 books and pamphlets, including religious dramas in Latin. Date: 1697 - 1765
Scandinavian FurnitureThe kind of furniture you d see on the stage for one of Ibsens dramas of domestic life. Date: 1869
VICTORIAN HATA Victorian style hat, worn with a boa, made poplular again in the 1940s, when so many period dramas were being made into popular films
