Entertainment Collection (page 20)

Dancer Chita
The dancer Chita, real name Gladys Hawking, active on the West End cabaret scene. Date: circa 1931

Roller Skating Show
Bella Avalon and Percy Athos perform an act on rollerskates in The New Prince's Frivolities at the New Prince's Theatre in London (later known as the Shaftesbury Theatre). Date: 1925

Gertrude Lawrence
British actress, singer, dancer and musical comedy performer Gertrude Lawrence (1898-1952). Around this time she was appearing in revue shows in London and New York. Date: circa 1925

Julie Sudo, Dancer
Oriental dancer Julie Sudo, appearing in Carnival Time at the Criterion Restaurant. Date: circa 1925

Playtime at the Piccadilly
Performers in Playtime at the Piccadilly, a cabaret show at the Piccadilly Hotel. The artists pictured are Mimi Jordan, Rene Lorrimore, Evelyn Wrentmor, Amelia Allen

Melville Gideon at the Piano
Melville Gideon (1884-1933) was an American composer, lyricist and performer. Here he is appearing in The Co-Optimists, a variety revue show that originally opened in London in 1921

The Revue Show Yoicks!
The revue show Yoicks! at the Kingsway Theatre, with images of performer Marjorie Gordon (1893-1983). Date: 1924

Membership Card, The Cavern Club, Liverpool Date: 1962

Barnum and Bailey's Show and Circus, Nottingham
Barnum and Bailey's Show and Circus passing St Peter's Church, Nottingham, May 1898 Date: 1898

RMS Queen Elizabeth, Theatre, January 1949 Date: 1949

RMS Mauretania, Theatre, January 1949 Date: 1949

Cunard White Star, RMS Queen Mary, Theatre

Cunard White Star, RMS Queen Mary, programme cover
Cunard White Star, RMS Queen Mary, Programme of Events, cover design Date: 1950

Cunard White Star, RMS Queen Mary, Horse Racing Card, cover design Date: 1950

Advert, Ipswich Hippodrome, St Nicholas Street, offering the cream of variety talent Date: 1912

Theatre goes rural
With many London theatres closed, this production of On Approval was rehearsed in a barn in Buckinghamshire, then toured the provinces. Date: 1940

British actors at a microphone
British actors Greer Garson (1904-1996), Leslie Howard (1893-1943), Vivien Leigh (1913-1967), Brian Aherne (1902-1986), Ronald Coleman (1891-1958) and Basil Rathbone (1892-1967) in Hollywood

Lydia Kyasht, ballet dancer
Lydia Kyasht (1885-1959) was a Russian ballerina and dance teacher. She moved to London in 1908, to be ballerina at the Empire Theatre. Date: 1910

Ruth Vincent with her son
Ruth Vincent (1877-1955), an English opera singer and actress. She began her career with the D'Oyly Carte opera company at the age of 17, and went on to appear in musical comedies

Mlle Ameta Butterfly Dancer
Performance artist Mlle Ameta uses costume, lighting effects and newly-invented machinery to perform her butterfly dance in Vienna. Date: circa 1910

Fred Terry and his daughter Phillida Terson
Fred Terry (1863-1933) was an English actor and theatrical manager. Here he is seen with his daughter Phyllis Neilson-Terry (1892-1977) who was then performing under the name of Phillida Terson

Gaby Deslys, variety star
Gaby Deslys (1881-1920), a French singer, actress and variety star. These photographs are being used to publicize her appearance in Les Caprices de Suzette at the Alhambra Theatre in London

3 Star Comedies, Ben Turpin, Snub Pollard, Poodles Hanneford
British & Foreign Films, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, 3 Star Comedies, featuring Ben Turpin, Snub Pollard and Poodles Hanneford Date: 1929

Christmas Festivities for Children at The Savoy Hotel, Londo
Christmas Festivities for the Children at The Savoy Hotel, London Date: 1911

Showplace, Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Centre, NYC
Programme cover, Showplace, Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Centre, New York City, USA Date: 1953

Race Card on board Cunard liner RMS Mauretania
Cover design, Race Card, 27 July 1953, on board Cunard liner RMS Mauretania Date: 1953

Horse Racing on board Cunard liner RMS Mauretania
Horse Racing programme on board Cunard liner RMS Mauretania, 27 July 1953 Date: 1953

Ocean Pier Wildwood New Jersey at night
The card is one of a series of finely printed Tichnor images of interesting sites in America. Wildwood is a tourist destination beside the Atlantic

A uniformed group of soldier entertainers - The Glee Party
Many entertainment groups were formed in the British Forces and they played an important role in maintaining morale. These chaps are Royal Engineers. WW1 Date: circa 1915

Shadow Puppet Show, The Rabbit on the Wall, by Sir David Wilkie Date: circa 1816

The Clown - Dancer of the Moulin Rouge, Paris Date: circa 1910s

The Great Blondini - walking the high wire above four lions
A slightly fanciful illustration of French tightrope walker Charles Blondin (Jean Francois Gravelet) (1824-1897) - walking the high wire above a pit of four large male lions. Date: circa 1850s

Mikado series by Raphael Kirchner - Acrobat
Raphael Kirchner design for his Mikado series - created in 1900 in Japonism style. Date: 1900

The Hippodrome, New York City, USA - hosting (twice daily) Andresonville and a Yankee Circus on Mars featuring a cast of thousands! Situated on 6th Avenue and 43rd Street. Date: circa 1906

Poster, Edinburgh International Festival, August 1959 - make your reservations here. Royal Opera Stockholm, Czech Philharmonic, The Thrie Estaites, Seefried Fischer-Dieskau, The Old Vic, Courbet

Poster, Spanish Dancers Date: 1948

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes - Los Zancos (Stilts) (1791-1792) - original on display at Museo Nacional del Prado. Date: 1792

Caricature of George Graves in Maggie at the Oxford Date: 1920

Carnival at Nice, France (2/2)
Carnival at Nice, France - Serenade to the Moon (small float) Date: 1896

Carnival at Nice, France (1/2)
Carnival at Nice, France - Spectacular float featuring an elaborately-dressed Gentleman rigding an eagle, carrying a large basket of wine! Date: circa 1920s

Southport, Merseyside, England -The Pleasure Beach
Southport, Merseyside, England - General View over the Pleasure Beach. Date: circa late 1920s

Southport, Merseyside, England - New Bandstand in the Municipal Gardens Date: circa late 1920s

Southport, Merseyside, England - Palais de Danse Date: circa late 1920s

The audience of the Old Time Music Hall TV show, entitled The Good Old Days, filmed at the City Varieties in Leeds. Dressed in Victorian and Edwardian costume, they were an integral part of the show

Two of the cast of the Old Time Music Hall TV show, known as The Good Old Days, filmed at the City Varieties in Leeds. The man on the left lights a candle, while the compere

Poster, Anita Orizona, actress and singer, Brazil. Date: circa 1925

Tessie O'Shea - Welsh entertainer, singer and actress
Tessie O'Shea (1914-1995), Welsh entertainer, singer and actress

Leslie Sarony - British songwriter and entertainer
Leslie Sarony (Leslie Legge Frye) (1897-1985) - British entertainer, singer, actor and songwriter

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