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Snake Charmer - Sri Lanka Date: circa 1920s
Advert for Frascati Restaurant, London, 1927 Date: 1927
Some of the prize winners at The Dancing Worlds first birthday ball, London, 1921 Date: 1921
USA - New York - Luna Park at Coney Island - Main Lagoon. Date: 1910
Box cover design, Circus at the Zoo, Castle Films, 8mm movie film. circa 1950s
Amsterdam, a ballet by R Sims and C FletcherAmsterdam, a ballet in three scenes by George R Sims and Charles Fletcher, with music by Herman Finck. Described as new by The Stage Year Book 1910 when produced at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool
A La Russe, Lydia KyashtA La Russe - Lydia Kyasht, shown here, was a much admired Russian ballet dancer, who came to England in 1908. A La Russe was an entertainment which she devised herself to show off her talents
The Lotus Flower - Dancer of the Moulin Rouge, Paris Date: circa 1910s
The Scarf Dance - Algeria, North Africa Date: circa 1908
Scene from a pantomime produced as frontline entertainmentLantern slide showing a scene from a pantomime produced as frontline entertainment, January 1945; four soldiers of the Battleaxe Division on home leave find themselves in a pub scene with characters
Entertainment at Government House, Mahe, SeychellesEntertainment with fancy dress at Government House, Mahe, Seychelles, Indian Ocean. 1912
Fancy Dress Party, Mahe, SeychellesEntertainments at Government House, Mahe, Seychelles, often included fancy dress parties. 1913
Circus troupe procession with horse-drawn carriages. circa 1900
Circus troupe with camels and elephants proceeding along a road. circa 1900
Actors pretending to be Samurai - JapanFour actors pretending to be Samurai - Japan. Date: 1915
Hindu Street Entertainers, India, including a juggler, two musicians (drum and pipes) and what appears to be an escapologist! Date: circa 1909
Advertisement for a Music Shop in Vienna, Austria showing a very jovial woman (the reason for her joviality raised in her right hand!)
Oscar Asche - Theatre Writer & DirectorOscar Asche (1871-1936) - Theatre Writer & Director, responsible for Chu Chin Chow (which ran from 1916 to 1921). Date: 1907
Collinss Music Hall - Upper Street, Islington, London Date: circa 1910s
Soho, London - Great Windmill Street W1, showing the Nosh Bar (left) and Windmill Theatre (right). 1973
Theatre Characters - Comedy. 19th century
Mai Bacon in The Little Revue Starts at NineBritish Actress Mae (Mai) Bacon (18971981), starring in The Little Revue Starts at Nine. Date: 1923
Enjoying aperitifs at the Miramar bar, CannesSmart society enjoying aperitifs at the Miramar bar at the fashionable French Riviera resort of Cannes in 1934. Date: 1934
In the bay at Monte Carlo by MataniaIn the bay at Monte Carlo, with happy young holiday makers (in this case, nubile young women in swimsuits) enjoying a boat ride. Date: 1934
The Summer Sporting at Monte Carlo Beach by MataniaGuests at the Summer Sporting at Monte Carlo Beach on the French Riviera enjoy gambling in the open air as one of the evening entertainments on offer. Date: 1934
London Sketch - At a Music HallEngraving showing a crowded music hall in London. 1873
Musician in costume at an Arts Ball. circa 1962
The Tyrolese Singers -- a group of four men and one woman. 1827
Renee de Presles - French Entertainer, famous for her Folies Bergere performance Le Reveil d une Parisienne. Date: 1906
Miss May Page, French Theatre Actress and Opera SingerMiss May Page, Belle Epoque French Theatre Actress and Opera Singer. Date: 1906
The Gaitety Theatre, Aldwych, Strand, London - The show running at the time of this image was Our Miss Gibbs. Now the site of the ME London Hotel, designed by Foster & Partners. Date: 1909
Miss Rose Coghlan as Lady MarsdenMiss Rose Coghlan (1851-1932), English actress, in the role of Lady Marsden, in a production of All For Her, a play by Hermann Merivale and Palgrave Simpson, based on the Dickens novel
Miss Fannie Leslie, actress and singerMiss Fannie Leslie (1856-1935), actress and singer, seen here in the role of Mrs White. circa 1880s
Huet as Charles VII in the opera, Jeanne d Arc, ParisM Huet in the role of Charles VII in the opera Jeanne d Arc a Orleans by Michele Carafa di Colobrano, at the Opera Comique, Paris. circa 1821
Miss Rachel Sanger in The Bonnie FishwifeMiss Rachel Sanger in the role of Maggie MacFarlane in The Bonnie Fishwife, a comedietta or farce in one act by Charles Selby. circa 1880s
M Huet as Charles VII in the opera Jeanne d Arc, ParisM Huet in the role of Charles VII in Act 2 of the opera Jeanne d Arc a Orleans by Michele Carafa di Colobrano, at the Opera Comique, Paris. 1821
Old Batchelor benefit performance for Joe MillerThe Old Batchelor, benefit performance for Joe Miller at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. Joseph Miller (1684-1738) was an English actor who first played Sir Joseph Whittol in William Congreves
Goodmans Fields Theatre, Whitechapel, LondonGoodmans Fields Theatre, Alie Street, Whitechapel, London. 1801
Characters and adverts in Princess Ida programmeTwo characters and adverts in Princess Ida programme, Gilbert & Sullivan, Savoy Theatre, London. circa 1880s
Advertisement in Princess Ida programmeAdvertisement for Liberty Art Fabrics in Princess Ida programme, Gilbert & Sullivan, Savoy Theatre, London, with three men in armour. circa 1880s
George Sanger, English showman and circus proprietorGeorge Sanger (1825-1911), English showman and circus proprietor. circa 1890s
Harriet, Duchess of St Albans (nee Mellon, 1777-1837), actress, successively wife of the banker Thomas Coutts, and later of William Beauclerk, 9th Duke of St Albans. circa 1800s
Spooners Magic No. 21 - Harlequin reviving the Blue Pig circa 1840s
Spanish Flamenco Dancer with Guitarist. 1936
Music cover, Dearie Mine, by Meredith and ThorburnMusic cover, Dearie Mine, vocal waltz, with words by Joe Meredith and music by Billy Thorburn, featured and broadcast by The Savoy Havana Band and recorded by The Savoy Orpheans at the Savoy Hotel
Music cover, Waltz Medley, piano solo with arrangement for piano accordion, the most popular waltz melodies of the past 50 years. 1935
Music cover, I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus, words and music by Tommie Connor, featured and recorded by The Beverley Sisters 1952
Music cover, Belgravia Valse, by Dan GodfreyMusic cover, Belgravia Valse (Waltz), by Dan Godfrey. circa 1866
