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The Party by Muriel DawsonA little girl in a pink dress entertains her toys with a tea party in her playroom
Hurdy-Gurdy Man 1867Victorian hurdy-gurdy man entertaining children
Christmas cracker box labelLabel for a box of Batgers crackers depicting three performing monkeys, one balancing with a parasol, another playing the ukelele and a third banginga drum
Josephine Baker singing to British Factory WorkersJosephine Baker (1906-1975) singing to British Factory Workers for ENSA (The Entertainments National Service Association) in July 1951, her first visit to England since the end of WW2. Date: 1951
Biddy The Tubman Stonham - Hastings, East SussexBiddy " The Tubman" Stonham - Hastings, East Sussex - Acrobat and Seaside Entertainer (1910s - 1930s). There are a number of (hilarious)
A Concert behind the Lines by Fortunino MataniaSomewhere in France - a concert behind the lines. A concert troupe or divisional entertainment company often made up of a mix of professional and amateur actors
Feasting in the Middle Ages by Pauline BaynesA detailed scene depicting a medieval feast with a jester and performing monkeys entertaining diners while they are served exotic looking roast birds (heron and peacock). 1958
Victoria Palace Theatre playbillFront and back page of a promotional booklet for the Victoria Palace Theatre, London for the week commencing December 19th, 1927
Asprey non-spill drink sets and trolleys advertisement, 1935Advertisement for a variety of cocktail trays and trolleys from the luxury brand, Asprey, in chrome and glass, all of which have the nifty advantage of never spilling your drinks
Reading The Tatler in Gallipoli, WW1A Topping Tonic after taking Turkish Trenches - some officers of the gallant Lancashire Fusiliers enjoying a short respite with an old and valued friend
Tango teas at the Queens Theatre, LondonThe Latest Fashion : " Pour Passer le Temps." Tango teas at the Queens Theatre, London (on Shaftesbury Avenue), where the stalls have been removed and replaced by tables
Firefighters in costume for an entertaining eveningMen and women in costume for an entertaining evening at Stoke Newington Fire Station, 17 March 1920. Date: 1920
The perils of sitting on a freshly-painted park benchA humorous postcard cataloguing in 6 frames, the perils of sitting on a freshly-painted park bench. A masher " the vacant seat
WW2 - A drag show by British PoWs held at Stalag XXI-D, a German World War II PoW Camp based in Poznan (Posnan), Poland - the scene seems to be about a beauty contest in USA as the "
Arab flute player, JordanArab flute player makes music during a horse race in the desert near Petra, Jordan. He wears a dagger - Janbiya - on his leather belt Date: circa 1995
Travelling Salesman failing to keep his expenses downA travelling Salesman (for Sweatem, Grand & Co.) is spectacularly failing to keep his expenses down! He is piling through the whiskey, occupying a private room
Fifty Weeks Labour and Fourteen Days Swank!Comic postcard - Fifty Weeks Labour... and Fourteen Days Swank! Date: 1930
L'Offre Et La DemandeThis illustration, titled Supply and Demand shows a large gentleman having dinner at a fine restaurant, with a lady opposite, a red coated waiter is standing between
Charles Bannister Singing His Way Through A Toll GateA cartoon by Steven Spurrier, showing an episode in the life of actor and singer Charles Bannister (1738-1804). Returning to London from Epsom
Fats Waller, legendary American jazz musicianFats Waller (Thomas Wright Waller, 1904-1943), legendary American jazz musician, composer, singer and entertainer. Date: circa 1930s
Noel Coward (1899 - 1973) (right), English playwright, actor and composer, talking to Lieut-General Sir H. Pownall during a tour of North Africa in 1943
After dinner at the Sailors'Home, in Wells Street, near the London Docks in the East EndAfter dinner at the Sailors Home, in Wells Street, near the London Docks in the East End. A sailor dancing the hornpipe accompanied by a harp. Date: 1873
A group of amused London children gather round to watch a traditional Punch and Judy, show on a street corner in New Oxford Street entertained by Mr. J Bland. Date: late 1890s
Market trader in Londons East EndMarket trader giving crowd of onlookers his sales pitch. Date: circa 1960s
Spotlight on five international dancers, 1928. Nila Nicolaska (top left) who has made a hit in the new Folies Bergere show in Paris
The ballroom dancing team of Barabara Bennett and Charles Sabin, 1931 entertaining at Delmonicos in New York. Sabin is the protege of Maurice Mouvet, the first true star of ballroom Date: 1931
A little girl does the splits in a jolly stage costume of striped trousers and top hat. Date: 1930s
Unknown Warrior procession going to Westminster Abbey 1920Various photographs of the Unknown Warrior travelling on a gun-carriage pulled by six black horses to Westminster Abbey, London with crowds of people watching. 11th November 1920
Muslim women entertaining themelves in their private quarters. Woman smoking hookah pipes, spinning yarn, embroidering, etc. Appartement d une dame Mahometane avec le tandour
Entertaining admirers in a Parisian theatre dressing roomFemale performers entertaining admirers in a Parisian theatre dressing room. circa 1900
Childrens Christmas party 1847Little ones in high glee, the room decorated with holly and brilliantly lighted with candles. Neighbouring children come to celebrate the Christmas season
Dickens scrap - Newman Noggs in Nicholas NicklebyCharles Dickens scrap - Newman Noggs entertaining three children in the novel Nicholas Nickleby, Chapter 65. 19th century
Madame Parsons and her Seven Daughters, the Little Lancashire Lasses, a family of performers. (There was also Papa Parsons and Boys.) Date: circa 1910s
Firefighters and guests, Whitefriars LFB Annual BallGroup photo, firefighters and their guests, some of them in fancy dress, at the Whitefriars LFB Annual Ball, 17 March 1920. Date: 1920
Christmas Dinner, How it was stolen & what became of it?Storyboard showing rich Victorians entertaining guests for Christmas dinner, while the cooks out of the kitchen the turkeys been swiftly stolen out of the window
Harry Seacome whilst entertaining troops in Aden Yemen Date: circa 1967
SOCIAL / COUNTRY CLUB 20CAdvertisement for Dunlop tyres showing a number of cars drawing up to a very modern house (or possibly club house) where an outdoor party is taking place
The only troupe of performing Geese in the World, pictured with their owner/trainer, Olga. Date: circa 1928
Summer Fun on a British Beach - lots of people in two seated rows forming a fun composition for this candid seaside snapper. Date: 1920s
Royal Italian Circus - Performing Goat and dogs" Royal Italian Circus" - Performing Goat Liza and dogs climbing up a Japanese ladder. Date: 1904
Hawkins electric hostess trolley advertisementAdvertisement for the Hawkins Electric Hostess Trolley for gracious living, enabling you to entertain with dignity even when domestic help is not available
The Tatler front cover - Christmas Number 1937Front cover of The Tatler magazines Christmas number featuring a jester laughing heartily. Date: 1937
Queen of Spain and Duchess of Westminster at Eaton HallQueen Ena of Spain (1887-1969), formerly Princess Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, granddaughter of Queen Victoria, pictured at Eaton Hall in Cheshire with her hostess, Shelagh
A Glass of Wine by Cesare Borgia by John CollierA Glass of Wine by Cesare Borgia and Pope Urban VI by John Collier. Date: 1893
Publicity for the whizz-bangs concert party, WW1A sign advertising the Whizz-bangs, one of the most well- known concert party troupes entertaining soldiers during the First World War, ensuring there would be absolutely no duds in their show
Female impersonator in trench pantomime, WW1Fair but False -The Coldstream " Girl." A Remarkable Impersonation in a trench pantomime. Among the numerous female impersonators among soldiers providing entertainment for the troops
The Varlets, WW1 entertainment troupeThe Varlets, a British troupe entertaining men on the Western Front during the First World War. Their theatres included barns, fields, dug-outs
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
Brahmins at a feast in a Maratha Camp, IndiaA Mahratta Surdar entertaining Brahmins. Brahmins at a feast in a Maratha Camp. Some are playing musical instruments while others are eating, and servants are carrying dishes of food
Readers Digest vending machine, Exeter stationA vending machine dispensing copies of the Readers Digest at Exeter St Davids station in Devon. At this date, before decimalisation of the currency
A dancing bear and musicianA musician singing and playing a tamborine and his dancing bear at Constantinople, Turkey
Blase by Webster MurrayA line of insouciant chorus girls doing high-kicks as the orchestra plays in the pit below. Date: 1929
Tatler cover - Gracie FieldsFront cover of The Tatler featuring photograph of Gracie Fields (1898 - 1979), British singer and actress, affectionately known as " Our Gracie" by millions
Lunchtime on Tower HillThe front cover of The Bystander magazine features two lorry drivers in Tower Hill, London enjoying a Brigade of the Guards band performance on their lunch-break. 1940
A stout, jolly housewifes enjoys a mid-morning cup of tea and a chat with her cat before getting on with her daily chores
Antique painting found in ruins of HerculaneumReproduction of an antique painting of a young man found in the ruins of Herculaneum, the ancient Roman town buried under solidified mud after the great eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. 1779
Lodge Park, Sherborne, Aldsworth, GloucestershireLodge Park, near Sherborne, Aldsworth and Northleach Gloucestershire. Built as a Grandstand for observing Deer Coursing in the 17th century. Date: circa 1910s
The Alhambra Theatre, LondonPromotional postcard showing the Alhambra Theatre, London. Built as Panoptican of Science and Art, which opened on 18th March 1854
A Night Out by George Grossmith and Arthur MillerFront page of a promotional flyer for A Night Out by George Grossmith & Arthur Miller; music Willie Redstone. From LHotel du Libre Echange by Maurice Desvallieres and Georges Feydeau
Advert for Asprey cocktail cabinets 1934Two designed cocktail cabinets, left, made in the shape of a traditional oak barrel with chromium plated bands, containing 6 English crystal cut glass tumblers with two bottle spaces for whiskey
MarcelinePromotional postcard for Marceline. The London Hippodrome opened 15th November 1900. In 1902, The Playgoer, said Since the opening of the Hippodrome, Marceline has scarcely been out of the bill
Harry Mason and Lily Bart - Novelty Comedy Gymnasts of Brixton, London. " Ah! But What Gymnasts!" It looks conceivable as if Harry Mason is here taking on the persona of King George V
Moulin Rouge, ParisPromotional postcard for the Moulin Rouge, Paris. The original house, which burned down in 1915, was co-founded in 1889 by Charles Zidler and Joseph Oller, who also owned the Paris Olympia
Maurice and Barbara Bennett (1925)A sketch by Ed Wynn of Maurice and Barbara Bennett while entertaining in Paris at the Champs Elysees Theater and Jardin de Ma Soeur (1925) Date: 1925
Illustration, Monkey on board shipIllustration, A monkey on board ship entertains the sailors by running off with someones hat. Date: 1832
Concerts at the Front: A Green Room in a campA green room in a camp: the facilities provided for artists involved in entertaining troops at concert parties at the front during World War I. Date: 1915
Ellaline Terriss entertaining soldiers at Boulogne hospitalThe theatrical trip to France - the concert party organised by Mr Seymour Hicks. Ellaline Terriss singing, Thank you for all you are doing, to the soldiers and nurses in the hospital at Boulogne
WW1 - Entertaining the Troops - Open Air Concert, France Date: 1915
Pierrot couple with pianoA Pierrot couple entertaining each other at the piano. (4 of 4)
Scouts blindfold boxing in Ghana, West AfricaScouts entertaining visitors with blindfold boxing, one of many activities at a Founders Day celebration in Ghana, West Africa
The Edelweiss Jodelling Club, Lucerne, SwitzerlandMen of the Edelweiss Jodelling Club, Lucerne, Switzerland, with the various trophies they have won, and a painted backdrop. Date: circa 1930
Entertainment within the two miles of the frontBritish troops as pierrots, only two miles from the trenches. Date: 1915
Bolling Air Force Base, Washington DC, USAEntertaining orphan boys on a DCFD fire department truck at Bolling Air Force Base, Washington DC, on Fathers Day, 18 June 1950. Date: 1950
The Food Problem, WW1 cartoon by FishProfessor of Economics (to Hostess): Pardon! - my bread, I believe. Polite society begin to squablle over portions as food shortages take hold in the latter part of the First World War. Date: 1917
The Onions, WW1 entertainment troupeThe Onions, a concert party entertaining troops on the Western Front during the First World War, so-called because they said they were always
A hospital ship Pierrot troupe, WW1A hospital ship Pierrot troupe for the entertainment of men on board during the First World War. From left to right are: STanding - Surgeon R. H. H. Jolly, R.N.V.R. Surgeon J. R. H. Turton, Mr E
Tatler front cover - Miss Vesta TilleyVesta Tilley (1864-1952), born Matilda Alice Powles, music hall actress whose speciality was male impersonations. During the First World War, she earned the nickname
Tatler front cover featuring Elsie Janis, 1916Elsie Janis (March 16, 1889 February 26, 1956), American singer, songwriter, actress, and screenwriter. Entertaining the troops during World War I immortalized her as " the sweetheart of
A Sing-Song within the Firing LineSketches drawn by a sergeant with the B.E.F. of an evenings entertainment at the Front, showing various talents on display from an opera singer giving a recital
Entertainment at the Front, WW1A view from the stage of one of the makeshift theatres rigged up in a barn near the French lines for the entertainment of troops
The Merry Mummers, World War One entertainment troupeThe Merry Mummers entertaining troops at a West African Concert Party organised by Major P. a Beckett, son of the late Arthur a Becket of Punch
The Gamecocks, WW1 entertainment troupeThe Gamecocks, one of the many divisional concert parties entertaining troops on the Western Front. Despite the deceptive appearance of the girl in the middle, she really is a man. Date: 1918
Chinese actors in France, Western Front, WW1Chinese actors entertaining British troops near the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916
A Star at the Front - Gladys Cooper on Tatler front cover, 1Gladys Cooper (1888 - 1971), English stage and screen actress, pictured on the front cover of The Tatler in January 1915. The magazine reports on her taking part in a concert party
