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Entertainment Collection (page 11)

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Butlins - Mosney

Butlins - Mosney
Butlinland Mosney - The Ballroom

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Butlins - Clacton-on-Sea

Butlins - Clacton-on-Sea
Butlins Clacton-on-Sea - The Amusement Park

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Butlins - Barry Island

Butlins - Barry Island
Butlins Barry Island - The Nursery

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Reverend Robin Morrison (now Canon)

Reverend Robin Morrison (now Canon) who regularly dressed in pierrot costume and performed for charity. Birmingham, England. The Times Date: 1989

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Tyrolean Austrian Musicians and Singers

Tyrolean Austrian Musicians and Singers. The band features a Harpist, an accordion player and a Guitarist. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Russo-Japanese War - Propaganda - Sinking toy Russian Ships

Russo-Japanese War - Propaganda - Sinking toy Russian Ships
A superb Russo-Japanese War propaganda postcard - Japanese children (in uniform) and a Geisha sink toy Russian Ships with blowpipes and darts at a fair

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Arthur Askey - English comedian

Arthur Askey - English comedian
Arthur Askey (1900-1982) English comedian with the catchphrase - hello playmates Date: circa 1940

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Acrobates - acrobats

Acrobates - acrobats
A delightful illustration from Larousse Encyclopedia detailing a variety of acrobatic entertainers performing impressive physical feats. Date: 1930

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Performers of the Folies Bergere, Paris, France

Performers of the Folies Bergere, Paris, France - seemingly on a giant musical carousel set with horses. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Bruno Kastner - German stage and film actor

Bruno Kastner - German stage and film actor
Bruno Kastner (18901932) - German stage and film actor, screenwriter and film producer whose career was most prominent in the 1910s and 1920s during the silent film era

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Promotional card for Margarita Spanish Restaurant, London

Promotional card for Margarita Spanish Restaurant, London
Promotional postcard for the Margarita Spanish Restaurant, 17 Cork Street, London. - Spectacular Cabaret - Spanish Music and Dance featuring Alec Alexander and his music (during Dinner and Dancing)

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Wee Georgie Wood music hall comedian and actor 1894?-1979

Wee Georgie Wood music hall comedian and actor 1894?-1979
Wee Georgie Wood comedian, actor and writer. Here dressed as Vesta Tilley in uniform with cigar and cane. Card entitled Vesta Tilley. Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Georgina Preston as Polly Perkins in Robinson Crusoe

Georgina Preston as Polly Perkins in Robinson Crusoe, Grand Theatre, Islington, London Date: 1890s

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Master Franz Ebert, German actor-comedian on a pony

Master Franz Ebert, German actor-comedian on a pony Date: 1890s

Background imageEntertainment Collection: George Grossmith, comedian, four views playing piano Date: 1890s

George Grossmith, comedian, four views playing piano Date: 1890s

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Poster design, Billy Smarts Circus

Poster design, Billy Smarts Circus

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Stephano in The Tempest by William Shakespeare, at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham

Stephano in The Tempest by William Shakespeare, at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham, 4 December 1905 for one week, Herbert Beerbohm Trees production which opened at His Majestys Theatre on 14 September

Background imageEntertainment Collection: A Royal Divorce, a Story of Waterloo, by W G Wills, first produced at the Avenue Theatre

A Royal Divorce, a Story of Waterloo, by W G Wills, first produced at the Avenue Theatre, Sunderland, 1 May and the Olympic Theatre, 10 September 1891

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Charles Coborn, The Great Comedian - The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo - a

Charles Coborn, The Great Comedian - The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo - a portrait drawn by himself Date: 20th century

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Eleanor Nellie Souray (1886 - 1931), Lady Torrington. A popular stage actress

Eleanor Nellie Souray (1886 - 1931), Lady Torrington. A popular stage actress and Gaiety girl, she was a number of performers who married into the peerage during the Edwardian era

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Theatre programme front cover for the London Palladium in 1952

Theatre programme front cover for the London Palladium in 1952, with glamorous theatre goers arriving for its autumn variety show, Wonderful Time, starring, among others

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Advert for Selva and Sons. Dancing Footwear, New York, 1929

Advert for Selva and Sons. Dancing Footwear, New York, 1929
Advert for Selva & Sons. Dancing Footwear, New York, 1929 Date: 1929

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Bessie Love and Anita Page dancing in MGMs Broadway Melody

Bessie Love and Anita Page dancing in MGMs Broadway Melody, 1929 Date: 1929

Background imageEntertainment Collection: The George Sisters - Doris and Phyllis - American

The George Sisters - Doris and Phyllis - American
The George Sisters (Doris and Phyllis), American dancers of the stage and vaudeville 1927 - to be seen in the Broadway show Allez-Oop Date: 1927

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Vera Mirova in her snake dance, 1928

Vera Mirova in her snake dance, 1928
Vera Mirova, who specialises in authentic oriental (from Burma, Java, Japan and East India) dances, in her snake dance, 1928 which she was performing in New York Date: 1928

Background imageEntertainment Collection: The Peruvian dancer Helba Huara, on tour with

The Peruvian dancer Helba Huara, on tour with A Night in Spain, 1928 - she had a unique style using ethnic dances (Peruvian and Spanish) and was exotic looking wearingnumerous original costumes Date

Background imageEntertainment Collection: The four Cohans, the famous vaudeville act that

The four Cohans, the famous vaudeville act that included George M. Cohan (left) - also with hs sister, father and mother. Date: 1928

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Tony Sarg and one of his dancing marionettes, 1928

Tony Sarg and one of his dancing marionettes, 1928
Tony Sarg (regarded as Americas puppet master and one of his dancing marionettes, 1928 Date: 1928

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Wallace and Sanna in one of their adagio dance numbers, 1928

Wallace and Sanna in one of their adagio dance numbers, 1928
Earlyne Wallace and John Sanna in one of their adagio dance numbers, 1928 Date: 1928

Background imageEntertainment Collection: The English Adagio dancing team of Gaston and Andree, 1930

The English Adagio dancing team of Gaston and Andree, 1930 Date: 1930

Background imageEntertainment Collection: The Magic Workshop - adagio dance training - with

The Magic Workshop - adagio dance training - with Earle Wallace and the Three Phantoms, 1930 Date: 1930

Background imageEntertainment Collection: The Demon Machine Dance performed by the Bodenwieser

The Demon Machine Dance performed by the Bodenwieser Ensemble during a summer season in London, 1929 Date: 1929

Background imageEntertainment Collection: A portrait of the concert dancer Martha Graham

A portrait of the concert dancer Martha Graham by Soichi Sunami, 1930. Graham was sometimes called the Picasso of Dance Date: 1930

Background imageEntertainment Collection: A portrait of the Hollywood actress Bessie Love, 1930

A portrait of the Hollywood actress Bessie Love, 1930 Date: 1930

Background imageEntertainment Collection: A portrait of the dancer Harriet Hoctor, 1930

A portrait of the dancer Harriet Hoctor, 1930, to be seen in Ed Wynns Simple Simon Date: 1930

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Portrait of the dancer Albertina Vitak appearing

Portrait of the dancer Albertina Vitak appearing at the Capitol Theatre, New York, 1930 Date: 1930

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Image of Sue Carol showing a Christmas scene in

Image of Sue Carol showing a Christmas scene in front of a fireplace, 1930 Date: 1930

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Portrait of Spanish singer and dancer Conchita

Portrait of Spanish singer and dancer Conchita Montenegro, signed to MGM, 1931 Date: 1931

Background imageEntertainment Collection: A portrait of the British adagio and acrobatic

A portrait of the British adagio and acrobatic dancers Divina and Charles, 1929 Date: 1929

Background imageEntertainment Collection: A portrait of the Epp Sisters appearing in

A portrait of the Epp Sisters appearing in
A portrait of the Epp Sisters (Inge and Lola) appearing in the Deutsches Theatre show Nur Mit Dir (only with You) in Munich, Germany, 1931 Date: 1929

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Portraits of the British ballroom dancers Marjorie

Portraits of the British ballroom dancers Marjorie Moss and George Fontana, 1931 Date: 1931

Background imageEntertainment Collection: The bird-charmer in the new Tuileries Gardens, 1880

The bird-charmer in the new Tuileries Gardens, 1880. Two fashionable women in the new Jardin des Tuileries near one of the famous bird charmers. Handcoloured lithograph by R.V

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Advertisement for the famous Ace of Spades road house, the progenitor of a number of road

Advertisement for the famous Ace of Spades road house, the progenitor of a number of road houses that attracted fun-seeking motorists during the inter-war years

Background imageEntertainment Collection: The Ivy, 1946

The Ivy, 1946
Illustration of the interior of the original Ivy restaurant in West Street, Seven Dials, Covent Garden. Famously frequented by the great and the good

Background imageEntertainment Collection: The Dolly Sisters and Laddie Cliff in Jig-saw at Hippodrome

The Dolly Sisters and Laddie Cliff in Jig-saw at Hippodrome
Page from The Tatler featuring photographs of the delectable Dolly Sisters performing their first London revue, Jig-saw at the London Hippodrome

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Rival Chinese magicians Chung Ling Soo & Ching Ling Foo

Rival Chinese magicians Chung Ling Soo & Ching Ling Foo
Rival Chinese magicians, Chung Ling Soo (real name, Billy Robinson) seen top putting his wife Suee Seen (aka Olive or Dot ) into a cannon as part of his act at the London Hippodrome

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Champion Australian axemen at the London Hippodrome

Champion Australian axemen at the London Hippodrome
Peter McClaren, the champion axeman of Australia) and Harry H. Jackson, giving an exhibition of tree cutting at the London Hippodrome in 1907. Date: 1907

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Mlle. Anita, the Doll Lady, and her brother

Mlle. Anita, the Doll Lady, and her brother
Mlle. Anita, measuring about twenty-six inches in height, and known as The Doll Lady or the Living Doll, pictured with her ordinary-sized brother, Herr Ignatz Zachowly during a visit to England



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