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Caricature of Madge Kendal, English actress and managerCaricature of Madge Kendal (Margaret Shafto Robertson, 1848-1935), English actress and (with her husband William Hunter Kendal) theatre manager
Caricature of W E Gladstone and the ghost of Palmerston, his predecessor as Liberal Party leader. Palmerston wonders at Gladstone being in the House of Commons on Derby Day
Caricature of Paul John Merrit, playwright -- Great Paul! 1882
Caricature of Harriet Coveney, English actress, seen here as Eliza in a production of Billee Taylor by Stephens and Solomon at the Imperial Theatre, London
Caricature of Henry Hamilton, English playwright and actorCaricature of Henry Hamilton (c1853-1918), English playwright and actor, whose adaptation of Ouidas novel, Moths (published 1880), was in production at the Olympic Theatre, London
Caricature of Sir Hardinge Giffard and John Charles DayCaricature of Sir Hardinge Stanley Giffard, 1st Earl of Halsbury (later Lord Chancellor, 1823-1921) and John Charles Frederick Sigismund Day QC (1826-1908). Seen here having a drink and a biscuit
Cartoon, scene outside the Avenue Theatre, LondonCartoon, scene outside the recently opened Avenue Theatre, Northumberland Avenue, London -- Burked! Referring to the lessee, Edmund Burke
Caricature of A W Pinero, actor and playwrightCaricature of Sir Arthur Wing Pinero (1855-1934), English actor, playwright and stage director. Seen here outside the Globe Theatre, London, where an adaptation of Thomas Hardys novel
Caricature of The Two Willings, senior and junior. James Willing was actually a pseudonym for John Thomas Douglass (1842-1917), manager of the Standard Theatre, Shoreditch, London
Caricature, Fred Archer, jockey, and Lord FalmouthCaricature, Frederick James (Fred) Archer (1857-1886), English flat race jockey, riding on the shoulders of his patron, Evelyn Boscawen, 6th Viscount Falmouth (1819-1889)
Caricatures of George Harwood and George ParkesCaricatures of George Harwood, manager of the Variety Theatre (Harwoods Hall) and George Parkes, manager of the Elephant and Castle Theatre. 1880
Portrait of Henry Forrester, actorHenry Forrester (Henry Frost, 1827-1882), Shakespearean actor. 1882
Caricature of William Ballantine, Serjeant-at-lawCaricature of William Ballantine (1812-1887), Serjeant-at-law, a legal position abolished in the reforms of 1873. In the early 1880s he retired from the law and published several volumes of memoirs
Caricature of Jennings and Riley, Oxford and CambridgeCaricature of Jennings and Riley, rowers of the Oxford and Cambridge boat race crews. The 39th Boat Race took place on 1 April 1882. 1882
Cartoon, Burnand, Byron and Sims in hospital -- All InCartoon, three prominent writers ill in hospital -- F C Burnand (1836-1917), H J Byron (1835-1884) and G R Sims (1847-1922)
Caricature of Prince Leopold in ParliamentCaricature of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853-1884), youngest son of Queen Victoria -- The Royal Hat-Trick. A comment on a parliamentary debate about granting more money to Prince Leopold
Caricature of Florence St John, singer and actressCaricature of Florence St John (1855-1912), English singer and actress -- I am such an artless thing. Seen here in the role of Girola in Manteaux Noirs
Caricature of Mr A Austin, St Jamess Hall, LondonCaricature of Mr A Austin, who ran the ticket office of St Jamess Hall, 28 Piccadilly, London. 1882
Caricature of W H Kendal, English actor and managerCaricature of William Hunter Kendal (1843-1917), English actor and theatre manager. 1882
Cartoon, Bradlaugh, Gladstone and John BullCartoon, Charles Bradlaugh, atheist MP, W E Gladstone, Liberal Prime Minister, and John Bull as a magistrate. Bull says to Gladstone
Caricature of Prince Leopold and Princess HelenaCaricature of Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany (1853-1884), youngest son of Queen Victoria, and Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Duchess of Albany (1861-1922). They married on 27 April 1882
Caricature of Sir Michael Costa, conductor and composerCaricature of Sir Michael Andrew Angus Costa (1808-1884), Italian-born conductor and composer active in England. 1882
Cartoon, A G Vance and fellow-theatricals Henry Irving, Squire Bancroft and J L Toole. Vance comments on the fact that they are going to visit the Prince of Wales at Marlborough House -- not to seem
Caricature of John L Toole, English actor and managerCaricature of John Lawrence Toole (1830-1906), English comic actor, theatre manager and producer -- Now, George, down with the shutters, or the public will begin to think we ve retired from business
Caricature, Prince of Wales and Dion BoucicaultCaricature, Edward, Prince of Wales and the Irish actor and playwright Dion Boucicault. " Honor is said to be very weak
Caricature of Henry Pettitt, British actor and dramatistCaricature of Henry Alfred Pettitt (1848-1893), British actor and dramatist -- Taken from Life, a reference to one of his play titles. 1881
Caricatures of Alexander Henderson and H B FarnieCaricatures of Alexander Henderson, theatre owner and director, and Henry Brougham Farnie (1836-1889), author, librettist and adapter -- Not Exactly " Out of the Hunt"
Caricature, Mary Elizabeth Braddon and Charles H RossCaricature, Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1835-1915), popular English novelist, and Charles Henry Ross (1835-1897), English journalist, artist and novelist -- Fair Boiling-Down Fiction Trade
Cartoon, Music Hall Licensing -- anxious moments for proprietors. 1881
Cartoon, Unfettered Journalism! Showing a man tied to a chair by Turkish Bonds. A comment on the serious issue of Turkish debt. 1880
Caricature of Samuel Hayes, Italian Opera SeasonCaricature of Samuel Hayes, who was putting on an Italian Opera Season at the Lyceum Theatre, London, in the absence of Henry Irving. 1881
Caricature of John Clayton, English actorCaricature of John Clayton (1843-1888), English actor -- He has courted honour. 1881
Caricature of G A Sala, English journalistCaricature of George Augustus Henry Sala (1828-1895), English journalist -- What it may come to. A grocer asks him if he might supply something quotable about his brand of tea
Caricature of Wilson Barrett, actor, manager and playwrightCaricature of Wilson Barrett (William Henry Barrett; 1846-1904), actor, theatre manager and playwright. One of the " Lights of London"
Cartoon, Fancy Picture -- Primrose Hill. People climb the hill to do some sightseeing. A caricature of the comic actor J W Hill. 1881
Caricature of F B Chatterton and Leopold LewisCaricature of Frederick Balsir Chatterton (1834-1886), theatre manager, and Leopold Davis Lewis (1828-1890), dramatist. What will they do at the Wells? 1881
Portrait of Arthur Matthison, playwrightPortrait of Arthur Matthison (?-1883), playwright. 1883
Caricature of Sir Arthur Sullivan, composerCaricature of Sir Arthur Seymour Sullivan (1842-1900), composer and musician, with his colleagues Ws Gilbert (1836-1911) and Richard d Oyly Carte (1844-1901) in the background
Caricature of Edward Royce, actor and stage managerCaricature of Edward William Royce (1841-1926), actor and stage manager. 1883
Caricature of Alexander Henderson, theatre owner. If he had played Rip [van Winkle], would people have been got to believe he had been asleep for twenty years? 1883
Caricature of John F Sheridan, female impersonatorCaricature of John F Sheridan (1848-1908), female impersonator (often as pantomime dame), comic actor, singer and dramatist. 1883
Caricature of Squire Bancroft and Edgar BruceCaricature of Sir Squire Bancroft (1841-1926) and Edgar Bruce (1845?-1901), both actor-managers. Bancroft is portrayed as Shylock wanting his pound of flesh
Caricature of John Maddison Morton, playwrightCaricature of John Maddison Morton (1811-1891), English playwright specialising in one-act farces, as well as comic dramas and pantomimes. His greatest success was Box and Cox (1847). 1883
Caricature of Henry Irving sweeping amateurs awayCaricature of the actor-manager Henry Irving (1838-1905) sweeping the amateur rubbish away from the theatre. 1883
Caricature of Johnny Gideon and Charley HeadCaricature of Johnny Gideon (aka E Manuel), playwright, and Charley Head, theatre manager and bookmaker. 1883
Caricature of JosephHurst, Lyceum Theatre box office managerCaricature of Joseph Hurst, Lyceum Theatre box office manager. 1883
Portrait of Edward Saker, British actor and theatre managerPortrait of Edward Sloman Saker (1838-1883), British actor and manager of the Alexandra Theatre, Liverpool. 1883
Caricature of Tom Cannon, jockey and trainerCaricature of Tom Cannon (1846-1917), British flat racing jockey and trainer. 1883
