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Entertainers Collection (page 3)

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Minstrels on Beach

Minstrels on Beach
Three brightly dressed minstrels entertain a group of holidaymakers on a beach Date: late 19th century

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Fairground scene - Christophers First Appearance in public

Fairground scene - Christophers First Appearance in public by John Leech from The Struggles and Adventures of Christopher Tadpole by Albert Smith. Date: circa 1848

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Fawkes and his sleight-of-hand trick

Fawkes and his sleight-of-hand trick
Fawkes, a sleight-of-hand man, performs a trick; acrobats appear in a vignette. Date: circa 1780

Background imageEntertainers Collection: TIGHTROPE / BLONDIN & ROPE TIGHTROPE / BLONDIN & ROPE

TIGHTROPE / BLONDIN & ROPE TIGHTROPE / BLONDIN & ROPE
Blondin (JEAN-FRANCOIS GRAVELET) - with his tightrope in London Date: 1861

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Violet Paget in School for Scandal and The Entertainers

Violet Paget in School for Scandal and The Entertainers at The Pavilion, Buckler-Keighley Concert Parties

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Indian snake charmers. Date: 1900s

Indian snake charmers. Date: 1900s

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Stage performers - The Norman Bros. - Tumblers - USA

Stage performers - The Norman Bros. - Tumblers - USA. Date: circa 1928

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Jolly Seaside Theatrical Troupe pose on a flatbed truck

Jolly Seaside Theatrical Troupe pose on a flatbed truck
Jolly Seaside Theatrical Troupe pose in costume on a flatbed truck Date: circa 1920s

Background imageEntertainers Collection: UK Entertainment Troupe, The Tanks, Striped Pierrot Costumes

UK Entertainment Troupe, The Tanks, Striped Pierrot Costumes
UK Entertainment Vaudeville Troupe, The Tanks, Striped Pierrot Costumes. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageEntertainers Collection: The E Floretty Trio - German Entertainers

The E Floretty Trio - German Entertainers
The E Floretty Trio - German Acrobatic Entertainers. A popular Trapeze Circus Act. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Chinese Theatrical Troupe

Chinese Theatrical Troupe
A stunning, completely hand-painted, original postcard of three members of a traditional Chinese Theatrical troupe, complete with staging (curtains and chairs)

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Kabuki Theatre - Japan - Three performers

Kabuki Theatre - Japan - Three performers
Traditional Japanese Kabuki Theatre - Japan - Three performers, one seated in an outdoor moonlight setting by a fence, the other two inside. Date: circa 1902

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Fred Collins Beach Pavilion Entertainers - Burntisland

Fred Collins Beach Pavilion Entertainers - Burntisland, Fife, Scotland, on the northern shore of the Firth of Forth - 1917 season. Date: 1917

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Two anthropomorphic cat entertainers as The Dolly Sisters

Two anthropomorphic cat entertainers as The Dolly Sisters
In the footsteps of the Dolly Sisters - two anthropomorphic cat entertainers in the performing guise of the Dolly Sisters

Background imageEntertainers Collection: The Mona Lisa Smile by Fortunino Matania

The Mona Lisa Smile by Fortunino Matania
Scene 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

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Female contortionist Diana Gaye relaxing

Female contortionist Diana Gaye relaxing
The female contortionist Diana Gaye stretching out and relaxing in her bikini. Date: 1971

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Female contortionist Diana Gaye washing up

Female contortionist Diana Gaye washing up
The female contortionist Diana Gaye helping (or hindering) her mother with the washing up. (1 of 2) Date: 1971

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Female contortionist Diana Gaye and car boot

Female contortionist Diana Gaye and car boot
The 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

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Female contortionist Diana Gaye making tea

Female contortionist Diana Gaye making tea
The female contortionist Diana Gaye in the kitchen with her mother, making a pot of tea. (2 of 2) Date: 1971

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Adelaide Hall outside her home 1A Collingham Road, London

Adelaide Hall outside her home 1A Collingham Road, London
Adelaide Hall outside her home 1A Collingham Road, Kensington and Chelsea, London SW5. Adelaide Hall (1901-1993) was a jazz innovator

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Adelaide Hall signed photo

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

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Bal Tabarin Nightclub, Paris

Bal Tabarin Nightclub, Paris
A 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

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Entertainment at Monte Carlo beach by Matania

Entertainment at Monte Carlo beach by Matania
An 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

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Streamline Silhouette, the Adorables cabaret act

Streamline Silhouette, the Adorables cabaret act
The 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

Background imageEntertainers Collection: A Trio of French Child Contortionists and Acrobats

A Trio of French Child Contortionists and Acrobats. Date: circa 1930s

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Josephine Baker at the Folies Bergere

Josephine Baker at the Folies Bergere
Dancing on Glass: The Super-Charleston. Josephine Baker performing the super Charleston, dancing on a glass dance floor at the Folies Bergere in Paris. 1927

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Folies Bergere Showgirl

Folies Bergere Showgirl
Ketty Mara, showgirl at the Folies Bergere, Paris. Date: 1930

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Lady de Frece (Vesta Tilley)

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

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Some leading Actresses of the late Victorian era

Some leading Actresses of the late Victorian era. (from top left, going clockwise): Miss Alice Atherton (1854-1899), Miss V

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Vesta Tilley - final performance with Dame Ellen Terry

Vesta Tilley - final performance with Dame Ellen Terry
Vesta Tilley (1864-1952), born Matilda Alice Powles, later Lady de Frece, music hall actress whose speciality was male impersonations

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Irene Vernon Castle

Irene Vernon Castle
IRENE CASTLE (nee FOOTE) Dancer, with her husband Vernon Castle known as Americas Dancing Sweethearts ; they were also in films. Date: 1917

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Les Rouges et Noirs army troupe at the Savoy, 1919

Les Rouges et Noirs army troupe at the Savoy, 1919
Les Rouges et Noirs, the concert troupe of the First Army pictured with the manager, Captain Makeham at the Savoy Theatre in 1919

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Vesta Tilley and Walter de Frece at home

Vesta Tilley and Walter de Frece at home
Miss 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

Background imageEntertainers Collection: China - Chinese Actors in elaborate costumes

China - Chinese Actors in elaborate costumes Date: 1910s

Background imageEntertainers Collection: U. S. O. Club operated by the Salvation Army - WWII

U. S. O. Club operated by the Salvation Army - WWII
U. 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

Background imageEntertainers Collection: The Follies by John Hassall

The Follies by John Hassall
The 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

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Eastbourne Patriotic Concert Party

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

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Balancing act at the Alhambra

Balancing act at the Alhambra
Les Kiners-Moulins performing The Tribulations of a Soubrette, an extraordinary balancing act at the Alhambra in London in 1903. Date: 1903

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Moscow State Circus dancers in Cornwall

Moscow State Circus dancers in Cornwall
Moscow State Circus dancers performing during a visit to Cornwall. Date: 1970s

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Company playing in the Elixir of Youth, 1899

Company playing in the Elixir of Youth, 1899
The merry company playing in the Elixir of Youth at the Vaudeville Theatre, striking a number of jolly or comic poses. Date: 1899

Background imageEntertainers Collection: M. Spadoni, juggler and balancer

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

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Miss Topsy Sinden

Miss Topsy Sinden
Harriet 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

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Ly Walker and Harry Wells, ballroom specialists

Ly Walker and Harry Wells, ballroom specialists
The latest ball-room specialists - Ly Walker and Harry Wells from U.S.A. 1930

Background imageEntertainers Collection: The Scarf Dance - Algeria, North Africa

The Scarf Dance - Algeria, North Africa Date: circa 1908

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Hindu Street Entertainers, India

Hindu Street Entertainers, India, including a juggler, two musicians (drum and pipes) and what appears to be an escapologist! Date: circa 1909

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Claire Luce in Schiaparelli

Claire Luce in Schiaparelli
Actress Claire Luce (1903-1989), actress and entertainer, photographed in a Schiaparelli evening dress worn in the film, Vintage Wine

Background imageEntertainers Collection: The Adorables, Grosvenor House Hotel cabaret act

The Adorables, Grosvenor House Hotel cabaret act
Bernice 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

Background imageEntertainers Collection: Flanagan and Allen - British comics - holding cards (1 / 2)

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)



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