Entertainment Collection (page 96)

Broadway by Philip Dunning & George Abbott
Broadway by Philip Dunning and George Abbott. First produced by Jed Harris in England at the Strand Theatre on 22nd December 1926. It went on to become one of the most successful plays of the 1920s

Lady Diana Cooper (1892 1986), actress and socialite, was previously Lady Diana Manners, before her marriage to Duff Cooper, and later Diana, Viscountess Norwich

The Boy by Fred Thompson
The Boy, a musical comedy by Fred Thompson and Percy Greenbank, adapted from The Magistrate by A. W. Pinero which was first produced on 21st March 1885

The Member of the Beauty Chorus who Got out of Step by H. M. Bateman. Date: 1928

Tatler cover - Gracie Fields
Front cover of The Tatler featuring photograph of Gracie Fields (1898 - 1979), British singer and actress, affectionately known as " Our Gracie" by millions

Children with Punch and Judy show
Children dressed in fashions from Liberty excitedly watch a Punch and Judy show. Date: 1933

Laying the Tables at the Gordon Services Club
A volunteer lays the tables at the Gordon Services Club, based at the former Gordon Hospital in London. The Club, established in June 1940 by the Canadian Red Cross

The Gordon Services Club, 1940
Margerie Doutie writing up the menu for the Gordon Services Club, based at the former Gordon Hospital in London. The Club, established in June 1940 by the Canadian Red Cross

The Maple Leaf Club, Brabazon House
Two soldiers share a joke with Mrs Murray, matron of the Maple Leaf Club, established during the War to provide food, medical treatment and accommodation for Canadian soldiers stationed in Britain

Lunchtime on Tower Hill
The 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

Group of native actors, Sierra Leone, West Africa
Group of native actors in costume for a Mendi play, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1920

The Bells, by Leopold Lewis, starring H B Irving
The Bells, by Leopold Lewis, first produced at the Lyceum Theatre, London, November 1871. Pictured here is Harry Brodribb Irving (1870-1919) in the role of Mathias

The Belle of the Skies, by Squiers and Jones
The Belle of the Skies, a musical play by Graham Squiers and Guy Jones, with music by Guy Jones. First produced at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham, May 1911

The Belle of New York, by Cs McLellan
The Belle of New York, a musical by Cs McLellan, with music by Gustave Kerker. First produced in England at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, April 1898

Illustration to a story, There -- there is my child
There -- there is my child! A woman in desperate search for her missing child catches sight of her performing on an outdoor stage

The Adelphi Theatre, Strand, London. Date: circa 1900s

The Belle of Mayfair, by Brookfield and Hamilton
The Belle of Mayfair, a musical comedy by Charles H E Brookfield and Cosmo Hamilton, with lyrics by George Arthurs and music by Leslie Stuart

The Beetle, by Fagan, Freeman and King
The Beetle, by J B Fagan, Charles Freeman and Georges King from the novel by Richard Marsh (1897). First produced at the Repertory Theatre, Plymouth, November 1925

The Belle of Brittany, by Leedham Bantock and P J Barrow, with music by Howard Talbot. First produced at the Queens Theatre, London, October 1908

The Beauty Prize, by Grossmith and Wodehouse
The Beauty Prize, by George Grossmith and P G Wodehouse, with music by Jerome Kern. First produced at the Winter Garden Theatre, London, September 1923, produced by George Grossmith and J A E Malone

The Beauty Spot, by Arthur Anderson, from the French of P-L Flers, with music by J W Tate. First produced at the Theatre Royal, Manchester, November 1917, then at the Gaiety Theatre, London

Beethoven, a play by Rene Fauchois, freely adapted by Louis N Parker, starring Herbert Beerbohm Tree in the title role. First produced at His Majestys Theatre, London, January 1909

The Beauty of Bath, by Hicks and Hamilton
The Beauty of Bath by Seymour Hicks and Cosmo Hamilton, with music by H E Haines, George Dances Company. First produced at the Aldwych Theatre, London, March 1906

Beauty and the Barge, by Jacobs and Parker
Beauty and the Barge, by W W Jacobs and Louis N Parker. First produced at the New Theatre, London, August 1904 (preceded by That Brute Simmons). Date: 1904

The Beauty Baths revue, by George Ray. First produced at the Hippodrome Theatre, Devonport, April 1915. Ray is advertised as producer of Splash Me, Chase Me, Have a Dip and Something Doing

The Bear-Leaders, by R C Carton. First produced at the Comedy Theatre, London, February 1912. The children in bear costume reflect the idea, central to the play

Dance club in London, 1929
The dance floor of a nightclub in London in 1929 frequented by a mixed crowd of Bohemians and the ultra smart. Date: 1929

Bauldry, by A Patrick Wilson. First produced at the Palace Theatre, Arbroath, October 1915, later at the Dalston Theatre (probably in Hackney, London), March 1917

Barnum and Baileys circus, the Greatest Show on Earth, showing a woman on a tightrope with doves. Date: circa 1902

The Barretts of Wimpole Street, by Rudolf Besier, production by Prince Littler. First produced at the Malvern Festival, August 1930, then at the Queens Theatre, London, September 1930

Banished from Home, by Emma Litchfield
Banished From Home, by Emma Litchfield. First produced at the Britannia Theatre, May 1911. Nell, the gypsy heroine, looks back at her caravan for the last time, before leaving for London in despair

The Balkan Princess, by Frederick Lonsdale & Frank Curzon
The Balkan Princess, the musical comedy success, by Frederick Lonsdale and Frank Curzon, with music by Paul Rubens. First produced at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London, February 1910

Baby Mine, by Margaret Mayo, first produced in England at the Criterion Theatre, London, February 1911. This version was for the Vaudeville Theatre, where it transferred in May 1911. Date: 1911

Baby Bunting, by Fred Thompson and Worton David
Baby Bunting by Fred Thompson and Worton David, from Jane by Harry Nicholls and William Lestocq, with music by Nat D Ayer. First produced at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, September 1919. Date: 1919

Back Home in Tennessee, by Mrs F G Kimberley, WW1
Back Home in Tennessee, by Mrs F G Kimberley. First produced at the Junction Theatre, Manchester, November 1916, then the Elephant & Castle Theatre, London

The Babes in the Wood, Grand Theatre, Islington, London. Date: 1904-1905

A Little Entertainment, by Sewell Collins (1876-1934), depicting Margaret Moffat (1883-1942), actress and comedienne, and Nathaniel Davis Ayer (1887-1952), composer, pianist

The Babes in the Wood and the Wicked Robbers, London
The Babes in the Wood and the Wicked Robbers, Crystal Palace Theatre, London, December 1904 -- Mr Humphrey E Brammalls Fourth Grand Pantomime

The Babes in the Wood, Lyceum Theatre, London. Date: 1913

The Babes in the Wood, Harold Reading production
Babes in the Wood, Harold Readings Grand 1921 Pantomime, One Long Continuous Laugh. For three nights only. On tour at the Pier Theatre, Bognor Regis, February 1921. Date: 1921

The Babes in the Wood, Lyceum Theatre, Ipswich, Peter Daveys Brilliant Pantomime, December 1906, with young girl actresses in both roles. Date: 1906

The Babes in the Wood, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
The Babes in the Wood, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, Christmas 1907. Both as Drury Lane manager and part author (with Frank Dix) of the pantomime

The Babes in the Wood, John Walters Company production
The Babes in the Wood, flyer for Mr and Mrs John Walters Company, who have made arrangements to tour the West of England with their Superbly Beautiful Production

Autumn Manoeuvres, by Henry Hamilton, adapted from the German version, Herbstmanoever (Vienna, 1909), in turn based on the Hungarian version, Tartarjaras (Budapest, February 1908)

At Dutys Call, by Fred C Harcourt, touring to various theatres, including the Gaiety Theatre, West Hartlepool. Other plays by Harcourt are mentioned: The Patriot, Jeanne d Arc, Enlisted

At War With Women, by Frank Bateman, first produced at the Metropolitan Theatre, Manchester, July 1902, then at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, London, June 1903

At A Stepmothers Mercy, by Ward Bailey, first produced at the Metropolitan Theatre, Manchester, March 1916. In the mill at Dead Mans Pool, Barbara Holcroft attacks her stepdaughter

War Planes Card Game
" War Planes is a new card game for teaching Jim Crows how to tell a friend from an enemy." The aircraft depicted on the card is a Boulton Paul Defiant. 1940

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