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Entertainment Collection (page 97)

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Back Home in Tennessee, by Mrs F G Kimberley, WW1

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

Background imageEntertainment Collection: The Babes in the Wood, Grand Theatre, Islington, London

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

Background imageEntertainment Collection: A Little Entertainment, by Sewell Collins

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

Background imageEntertainment Collection: The Babes in the Wood and the Wicked Robbers, London

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

Background imageEntertainment Collection: The Babes in the Wood, Lyceum Theatre, London

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

Background imageEntertainment Collection: The Babes in the Wood, Harold Reading production

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

Background imageEntertainment Collection: The Babes in the Wood, Lyceum Theatre, Ipswich

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

Background imageEntertainment Collection: The Babes in the Wood, Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London

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

Background imageEntertainment Collection: The Babes in the Wood, John Walters Company production

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

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Autumn Manoeuvres, by Henry Hamilton

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

Background imageEntertainment Collection: At Dutys Call, by Fred C Harcourt

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

Background imageEntertainment Collection: At War With Women, by Frank Bateman

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

Background imageEntertainment Collection: At A Stepmothers Mercy, by Ward Bailey

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

Background imageEntertainment Collection: War Planes Card Game

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

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Aladdin, Kings Theatre, Hammersmith, London

Aladdin, Kings Theatre, Hammersmith, London
Aladdin, at the Kings Theatre, Hammersmith, London, 26 December 1904(?) A refined spectacular operatic and extremely funny presentment of the ever-popular Eastern Tale

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Aladdin, Winter Gardens Theatre, Morecambe

Aladdin, Winter Gardens Theatre, Morecambe
Aladdin at the Winter Gardens Theatre, Morecambe. 2 January 1939. The centre pages contain photos of the leading performers, including Violet Barrie as Aladdin (The Ideal Boy)

Background imageEntertainment Collection: That Haunting Melody by Hookway Cowles

That Haunting Melody by Hookway Cowles
Mirth and motley at the court of King Jazz. A jazz orchestra plays for people on the dance floor of a nightclub or restaurant. 1930

Background imageEntertainment Collection: M. Spadoni, juggler and balancer

M. Spadoni, juggler and balancer performing at the Alhambra pictured holding his assistant, who happens to be riding a bicycle, with one hand. Date: 1899

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Miss Topsy Sinden

Miss Topsy Sinden
Harriet Augusta Sinden (18781950), better known as Topsy Sinden, English dancer, actress and singer. She was best known for her performances in Edwardian musical comedy and pantomime

Background imageEntertainment Collection: The Apple of Eden, by G Carlton Wallace

The Apple of Eden, by G Carlton Wallace, a romantic play first produced at the Elephant and Castle, London, August 1910, then the Princes Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, April 1912

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Ann, or Through the Window, by Lechmere Worrall

Ann, or Through the Window, by Lechmere Worrall, first produced at the Criterion Theatre, London, June 1912. Touring to the Theatre Royal, Bournemouth, February 1914

Background imageEntertainment Collection: The Angel of His Dreams by George A Degray

The Angel of His Dreams by George A Degray, first produced Castleford, April 1909, then The Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, London, October 1910

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Amorelle by Barton White and Gaston Serpette

Amorelle by Barton White and Gaston Serpette
Amorelle by Barton White, with music by Gaston Serpette. First produced at the Comedy Theatre, London, January 1904. Postcard celebrating Willie Edouin (1846-1908)

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Ambrose Applejohns Adventure by Walter Hackett

Ambrose Applejohns Adventure by Walter Hackett, first produced as Spanish Treasure in Brighton and at the Criterion Theatre, London, July 1921

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Almost a Honeymoon by Walter William Ellis

Almost a Honeymoon by Walter William Ellis, first produced Grand Theatre, Croydon, January 1930 and Garrick Theatre, London, February 1930, touring to Grand Theatre, Swansea, January 1931

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Alsace by Gaston Leroux and Lucien Camille

Alsace by Gaston Leroux and Lucien Camille. First produced at the Theatre Rejane, Paris, November 1913. The German occupation of Alsace had long been an emotional issue for the French

Background imageEntertainment Collection: All Scotch, a Harry Grattan Production

All Scotch, a Harry Grattan Production, a revue by Harry Grattan, with music by Herman Darewski and Edward Jones, first produced Hippodrome, Newcastle, March 1915 and Apollo Theatre, London

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Aloma by John B Hymer and LeRoy Clemens

Aloma by John B Hymer and LeRoy Clemens, first produced in England at the Adelphi Theatre, London, May 1926. It was set on an island in the South Seas;

Background imageEntertainment Collection: The Cabaret Girl by Grossmith and Wodehouse

The Cabaret Girl by Grossmith and Wodehouse
The Cabaret Girl, a musical comedy with book and lyrics by George Grossmith and P G Wodehouse, music by Jerome Kern, produced by Grossmith and J A E Malone at the Winter Garden Theatre, London

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Tokyo, Japan - Asakusa (Theatre) Street

Tokyo, Japan - Asakusa (Theatre) Street/District. For most of the twentieth century, Asakusa was the major entertainment district in Tokyo

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Crazy theatrical costume

Crazy theatrical costume from the early 20th century, part Eastern, part mythical, part Cumberland sausage...!! Date: circa 1910s

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Billeted, by F Tennyson Jesse and H M Harwood

Billeted, by F Tennyson Jesse and H M Harwood
Billeted, a play by F Tennyson Jesse and H M Harwood. First produced at the Royalty Theatre, August 1917. A neighbour has told a woman whose husband is missing in the war that it is improper for her

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Betty in Mayfair, by J Hastings Turner

Betty in Mayfair, by J Hastings Turner, from his play The Lilies of the Field (Ambassadors Theatre, June 1923), with music by H Fraser-Simpson

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Evelyn Laye in Betty in Mayfair, by J Hastings Turner

Evelyn Laye in Betty in Mayfair, by J Hastings Turner
Evelyn Laye (1900-1996), English actress and singer, at the time she was appearing in the musical Betty in Mayfair at the Adelphi Theatre, London, in November 1925

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Between Two Women, by Frederick Melville

Between Two Women, by Frederick Melville. First produced at the Terriss Theatre, Rotherhithe, London, October 1904. The Rev Carton is depicted

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Biddy, by Laurence Cowen

Biddy, by Laurence Cowen
Biddy by Laurence Cowen (or Cohen). First produced at the Fortune Theatre, Covent Garden, London, December 1926. The title character depicted here is an Irish girl, as the shamrock suggests

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Bethlehem, music drama by Rutland Boughton

Bethlehem, music drama by Rutland Boughton
Bethlehem, a music drama by Rutland Boughton. First produced at the Regent Theatre, Kings Cross, London, December 1923. An adaptation of the Coventry mystery play of the nativity, set to music

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Betty, by Frederick Lonsdale and Gladys Unger

Betty, by Frederick Lonsdale and Gladys Unger
Betty, a play by Frederick Lonsdale and Gladys Unger, with music by Paul Rubens. Betty, shown here carrying a tray, is a maid who ends up marrying an aristocrat

Background imageEntertainment Collection: The Better Ole, by Bairnsfather and Eliot, WW1

The Better Ole, by Bairnsfather and Eliot, WW1
The Better Ole, by Bruce Bairnsfather and Arthur Eliot. First produced by Charles B Cochran at the Oxford Music Hall, London, August 1917

Background imageEntertainment Collection: The Best of Luck, by Hamilton, Raleigh and Collins

The Best of Luck, by Hamilton, Raleigh and Collins
The Best of Luck by Henry Hamilton, Cecil Raleigh and Arthur Collins. First produced at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, September 1916

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush, by Thomas and MacArthur

Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush, by Thomas and MacArthur
Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush, by Augustus Thomas and James MacArthur, from Ian MacLarens novel (1894). First produced at the Shakespeare Theatre, Liverpool, April 1905

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Ben Hur, by William Young, after Lew Wallace

Ben Hur, by William Young, after Lew Wallace
Ben Hur, a play by William Young, after the novel by Lew Wallace (1880). First produced in England at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, April 1902

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Ly Walker and Harry Wells, ballroom specialists

Ly Walker and Harry Wells, ballroom specialists
The latest ball-room specialists - Ly Walker and Harry Wells from U.S.A. 1930

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Le Palais de la Mediterranee at Nice

Le Palais de la Mediterranee at Nice
Cartoons showing the grand interior of Le Palais de la Mediterranee in Nice, opened in 1929 with a mermaid finding herself stranded on the staircase. 1930

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Arlette, by Austen Huron and George Arthurs

Arlette, by Austen Huron and George Arthurs from the French of Claude Roland and L Bourvet, with music by Ivor Novello et al. First produced at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, September 1917

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Are You The Man? by Frank Price

Are You The Man? by Frank Price, first produced at the Opera House, Buxton, March 1909. A New Drama of Romance and Mystery. Showing a pointing policeman (sergeant). Date: 1909

Background imageEntertainment Collection: The Arcadians by Mark Ambient and Alexander M Thompson

The Arcadians by Mark Ambient and Alexander M Thompson
The Arcadians, a musical comedy by Mark Ambient and Alexander M Thompson, with lyrics by Arthur Wimperis and music by Lionel Monckton and Howard Talbot

Background imageEntertainment Collection: Mr C. B. Cochran - caricature by Autori

Mr C. B. Cochran - caricature by Autori
Sir Charles Blake Cochran. (1872-1951). Theatrical producer, impresario and showman. Produced plays, revues, ballets. Associated with Diaghaliev, Houdini etc. 1930



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