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Cartoon, One Charles to Another Charles - We can t give you a cat every year! Charles Lauri (left) was a pantomime performer who specialised in animal roles
Cartoon, Alexander Meyrick Broadley, barrister for Arabi Pacha (Ahmed Urabi or Ourabi), author, company promoter and social figure, founder of the Drury Lane Masonic Lodge, London. 1886
Cartoon, Mr Hawes CravenCartoon, Henry Hawes Craven Green, English theatre scene painter. 1885
Cartoon, Will He Be Muzzled? A comment on Charles Bradlaugh, atheist, republican and Liberal MP for Northampton. 1885
Cartoon, Henry Irving as Mephistopheles with J L Toole - So you are about to burlesque me, Johnny? Probably a reference to a Faust burlesque, Faust and Loose, written by F C Burnand. 1885
Cartoon, Bygone Times, Tom Cannon and William DayCartoon, Bygone Times - William Day gives his final instructions to Tom Cannon. Day was a member of the horseracing family for whom Cannon worked. 1884
Cartoon, George Sanger and the Lord Mayors ShowCartoon, George Sanger was the Boss of the Lord Mayors Show. 1884
Cartoon, Mr Edward Clarke, QC, A Day Will Come! He was a British barrister and politician, serving as Solicitor-General in the Conservative government of 1886-1892. 1885
Cartoon, Political Anglers - Tory politicians Lord Salisbury and Randolph Churchill discuss where they obtained their bait (ie political policies)
Cartoon, The Last Chance! Lord Cairns (Arthur William Cairns, 2nd Earl Cairns) succeeded to the title on the death of his father on 2 April 1885. 1885
Portrait, Mr A Henry, The Circus. 1885
Cartoon, The Coming Rosalind, Violet Vanbrugh and F C Burnand - Shall I be safe in these, Mr Burnand? Burnand is holding a copy of the Fortnightly Review
Cartoon, Henry Irving being buttered upCartoon, Henry Irving, popular actor-manager, being buttered up by his professed friends. 1885
Cartoon, Mrs Weldon to Monsieur Gounod - I ll let you know, dear Charles, that you must not libel me! Georgina Weldon (1837-1914), classical singer
Portrait, Mr Henry Hersee, Musical Critic. He wrote for The Observer. 1886
Cartoon, Political Weather Sign, Queen Victoria and Gladstone - It is only when the old man retires from the front, that the good lady comes to London to open parliament. 1886
Cartoon, Haymarket Theatre, LondonCartoon, Who will succeed the Bancrofts at the Haymarket? Three theatre managers look up and speculate. 1884
Cartoon, Mr Holland and the injunction balloonCartoon, Don t let that injunction balloon stop you, Mr Holland - a comment on the attempt by the Duke of Bedford (freeholder) to stop the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
Cartoon, Eccentric Behaviour of the GOMCartoon, William Gladstone and Dr Andrew Clark (his doctor), Eccentric Behaviour of the GOM [Grand Old Man] on board the Sunbeam - Hold Him! 1885
Cartoon, George Grossmith as The SorcererCartoon, George Grossmith in the latest Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, The Sorcerer. 1884
Portrait, Miss Mary A Victor, Nothing Comes Amiss to HerPortrait, Miss Mary A Victor, actress, Nothing Comes Amiss to Her. 1885
Cartoon, High Art - two rival actresses. First Priestess: She only uses three costumes to my six! Second Priestess: Calls herself an actress, and has her dresses made in England! 1885
Cartoon, Music Hall Types, Mr Charles WilkinsCartoon, Music Hall Types, The Chairman, Mr Charles Wilkins of the Marylebone Music Hall, London. 1885
Cartoon, Sydney Alport, Acting Manager, Vaudeville Theatre, London. 1885
Cartoon, Two Obadiahs, the morals of the stageCartoon, Two Obadiahs. " Why don t you write an article on the morals of the stage? You ought to know something."
Cartoon, Acting Manager of a London Theatre - How is this for Huy? 1885
Cartoon, Lord Cairns, In A New PartCartoon, Lord Cairns (Arthur William Cairns, 2nd Earl Cairns) - In A New Part. He had just succeeded to the title on the death of his father. 1885
Cartoon, Mr G W Hunter, A Dry BrandCartoon, Mr G W Hunter, music hall singer and monologuist - A Dry Brand. 1886
Cartoon, Lord Lytton and the drama criticCartoon, Lord Lytton (Robert Bulwer-Lytton) insinuates that if you want the good word of a dramatic critic, you should first give him a good supper! 1884
Cartoon, Poor Blabby has been given no officeCartoon, Poor Blabby (Henry Labouchere, Liberal MP) has been given no office. And he wanted it badly, too! 1886
Cartoon, Mrs Weldon, in litigation again - Be sure you don t fall, Georgie! Georgina Weldon (1837-1914), classical singer, was frequently involved in lawsuits and libel cases with others
Cartoon, William Terriss as Squire Thornhill in a production entitled Olivia, an adaptation of The Vicar of Wakefield. 1885
Cartoon, Felix Morris as Scottish professor in On ChangeCartoon, Mr Felix Morris as Seneca Pickering Peck, the Scottish professor, in a Strand Theatre production entitled On Change. 1885
Cartoon, Js Fleming, Acting Manager, Drury Lane TheatreCartoon, Js Fleming, Acting Manager at Drury Lane Theatre, London. 1885
Cartoon, Brothers in Distress, Bishop v. Maskelyne and Labouchere. They were accused of defaming an American stage mentalist, Washington Irving Bishop
Portrait, The Late Mr Joseph Pope, The DoctorPortrait, The Late Mr Joseph Pope, nicknamed The Doctor, who had served in India as a staff surgeon in the Royal Artillery. He died at the age of 49. 1885
Cartoon, Miss Harriet Laurie, The Electric StarCartoon, Miss Harriet Laurie (singer and dancer), The Electric Star. 1885
Cartoon, Sir Julius Benedict, composer and conductorCartoon, Sir Julius Benedict, German-born composer and conductor - Let us hope he will be spared for many years yet. 1885
Cartoon, The Bishop of London and The Ballet, showing Frederick Temple, Bishop of London, and the ballerina Martha Wooldridge, who had recently been performing at the Alhambra
Cartoon, Drury Lane Pantomime, with Herbert Campbell and Harry Nicholls in costume. 1885
Cartoon, The Amenities of the Circus are positively surprising, showing London circus owners George Sanger (left) and Frederick Charles Hengler (right) with William Holland (centre)
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Ms Y 28. Relation de l entr饠de Henri II, roiMs Y 28. Relation de l entr饠 de Henri II, roi de France, ࠒ ouen, le 1er octobre 1550. (Story of the entry of Henry II, King of France, in Rouen, on October 1, 1550). Folio 70. Detail
Siege of Pamplona by the army of Charlemagne in 778. Illustration of the epic poem L entr饠 d Espagne, 14th C. that narrates Charlemagnes expedition to Spain. Gothic art. Miniature Painting