mail_outline sales@mediastorehouse.com
Minstrels on BeachThree brightly dressed minstrels entertain a group of holidaymakers on a beach Date: late 19th century
Fairground scene - Christophers First Appearance in public by John Leech from The Struggles and Adventures of Christopher Tadpole by Albert Smith. Date: circa 1848
Fawkes and his sleight-of-hand trickFawkes, a sleight-of-hand man, performs a trick; acrobats appear in a vignette. Date: circa 1780
TIGHTROPE / BLONDIN & ROPE TIGHTROPE / BLONDIN & ROPEBlondin (JEAN-FRANCOIS GRAVELET) - with his tightrope in London Date: 1861
Violet Paget in School for Scandal and The Entertainers at The Pavilion, Buckler-Keighley Concert Parties
Indian snake charmers. Date: 1900s
Stage performers - The Norman Bros. - Tumblers - USA. Date: circa 1928
Jolly Seaside Theatrical Troupe pose on a flatbed truckJolly Seaside Theatrical Troupe pose in costume on a flatbed truck Date: circa 1920s
UK Entertainment Troupe, The Tanks, Striped Pierrot CostumesUK Entertainment Vaudeville Troupe, The Tanks, Striped Pierrot Costumes. Date: circa 1910s
The E Floretty Trio - German EntertainersThe E Floretty Trio - German Acrobatic Entertainers. A popular Trapeze Circus Act. Date: circa 1910s
Chinese Theatrical TroupeA stunning, completely hand-painted, original postcard of three members of a traditional Chinese Theatrical troupe, complete with staging (curtains and chairs)
Kabuki Theatre - Japan - Three performersTraditional Japanese Kabuki Theatre - Japan - Three performers, one seated in an outdoor moonlight setting by a fence, the other two inside. Date: circa 1902
Fred Collins Beach Pavilion Entertainers - Burntisland, Fife, Scotland, on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth - 1917 season. Date: 1917
Two anthropomorphic cat entertainers as The Dolly SistersIn the footsteps of the Dolly Sisters - two anthropomorphic cat entertainers in the performing guise of the Dolly Sisters
The Mona Lisa Smile by Fortunino MataniaScene painted by Fortunino Matania depicting the reason behind the famous smile of Leonardo da Vincis Mona Lisa Da Vinci. employs a variety of musicians, clowns and monkeys to keep his model amused
Female contortionist Diana Gaye relaxingThe female contortionist Diana Gaye stretching out and relaxing in her bikini. Date: 1971
Female contortionist Diana Gaye washing upThe female contortionist Diana Gaye helping (or hindering) her mother with the washing up. (1 of 2) Date: 1971
Female contortionist Diana Gaye and car bootThe female contortionist Diana Gaye sitting half in and half out of an open car boot, helped by a young male assistant. (2 of 5) Date: 1971
Female contortionist Diana Gaye making teaThe female contortionist Diana Gaye in the kitchen with her mother, making a pot of tea. (2 of 2) Date: 1971
Adelaide Hall outside her home 1A Collingham Road, LondonAdelaide Hall outside her home 1A Collingham Road, Kensington and Chelsea, London SW5. Adelaide Hall (1901-1993) was a jazz innovator
Adelaide Hall signed photo. Adelaide Hall (1901-1993) was a jazz innovator & Broaway star of the 1920s Harlem Renaissance who made her home in London in 1939
Bal Tabarin Nightclub, ParisA glitzy show at the Bal Tabarin nightclub in Paris is appreciated by the smartly-dressed audience. Seen here is the final show on 3 June 1966 before the club closed down. Date: 1966
Entertainment at Monte Carlo beach by MataniaAn evening cabaret entertainment on the terrace at Monte Carlo Beach on the French Riviera during the 1930s. The caption mentions that gambling took place on the Terrace in the open air - an entirely
Streamline Silhouette, the Adorables cabaret actThe Adorables, an American all-comedy floor-show playing with huge success at the Grosvenor House Hotel in the autumn of 1938. Introduced to London the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dance, The Yam
A Trio of French Child Contortionists and Acrobats. Date: circa 1930s
Josephine Baker at the Folies BergereDancing on Glass: The Super-Charleston. Josephine Baker performing the super Charleston, dancing on a glass dance floor at the Folies Bergere in Paris. 1927
Folies Bergere ShowgirlKetty Mara, showgirl at the Folies Bergere, Paris. Date: 1930
Lady de Frece (Vesta Tilley)Vesta Tilley (1864-1952), born Matilda Alice Powles, later Lady de Frece, music hall actress whose speciality was male impersonations. Pictured around 1929 after she had retired from the stage
Some leading Actresses of the late Victorian era. (from top left, going clockwise): Miss Alice Atherton (1854-1899), Miss V
Vesta Tilley - final performance with Dame Ellen TerryVesta Tilley (1864-1952), born Matilda Alice Powles, later Lady de Frece, music hall actress whose speciality was male impersonations
Irene Vernon CastleIRENE CASTLE (nee FOOTE) Dancer, with her husband Vernon Castle known as Americas Dancing Sweethearts ; they were also in films. Date: 1917
Les Rouges et Noirs army troupe at the Savoy, 1919Les Rouges et Noirs, the concert troupe of the First Army pictured with the manager, Captain Makeham at the Savoy Theatre in 1919
Vesta Tilley and Walter de Frece at homeMiss Vesta Tilley (1864-1952), music hall entertainer best known for her male impersonations, pictured at her home, the Homestead at Maidenhead, Berkshire, with her husband, Mr Walter de Frece
China - Chinese Actors in elaborate costumes Date: 1910s
U. S. O. Club operated by the Salvation Army - WWIIU. S. O. Club operated by the Salvation Army - the United Services Organization Inc. a private, non-profit organization that provides morale and recreational services to members of the U.S. military
The Follies by John HassallThe Follies, a pierrot troupe founded in 1895. In 1895, Harry Gabriel (H E) Pelissier was a member of amateur entertainers who performed at charity events around South London
Eastbourne Patriotic Concert Party - 1914-18 - who performed at the RAF Cadet Brigade at its training camp at Saint Leonards-on-Sea (near Hastings). Performers (from top left): Kathleen McIntyre, S
Balancing act at the AlhambraLes Kiners-Moulins performing The Tribulations of a Soubrette, an extraordinary balancing act at the Alhambra in London in 1903. Date: 1903
Moscow State Circus dancers in CornwallMoscow State Circus dancers performing during a visit to Cornwall. Date: 1970s
Company playing in the Elixir of Youth, 1899The merry company playing in the Elixir of Youth at the Vaudeville Theatre, striking a number of jolly or comic poses. Date: 1899
M. Spadoni, juggler and balancer performing at the Alhambra pictured holding his assistant, who happens to be riding a bicycle, with one hand. Date: 1899
Miss Topsy SindenHarriet Augusta Sinden (18781950), better known as Topsy Sinden, English dancer, actress and singer. She was best known for her performances in Edwardian musical comedy and pantomime
Ly Walker and Harry Wells, ballroom specialistsThe latest ball-room specialists - Ly Walker and Harry Wells from U.S.A. 1930
The Scarf Dance - Algeria, North Africa Date: circa 1908
Hindu Street Entertainers, India, including a juggler, two musicians (drum and pipes) and what appears to be an escapologist! Date: circa 1909
Claire Luce in SchiaparelliActress Claire Luce (1903-1989), actress and entertainer, photographed in a Schiaparelli evening dress worn in the film, Vintage Wine
The Adorables, Grosvenor House Hotel cabaret actBernice Thomas, Christine Forsyth, Christine Harris, Olava Layne and Iris Marshall, five members of The Adorables, an American cabaret act appearing at the Grosvenor House Hotel
Flanagan and Allen - British comics - holding cards (1 / 2)Flanagan and Allen - a British singing and comedy double act popular during World War II. Formed of: Bud Flanagan (18961968) and Chesney Allen (18931982) - pictured here holding playing cards (1/2)