Follies Collection

The Dolly Sisters, New York
The Dolly Sisters in the Greenwich Village Follies, New York, 1924. Photograph by Alfred Cheney Johnston 1924

Chelsea Follies Revue by Archibald de Bear and R. Arkell
Chelsea Follies Revue devised by Archibald de Bear (1882 - 1959) and Reginald Arkell (1889 - 1962). Presented by R.H. Gillespie with music by Wolseley Charles (1889 - 1962)

Wedding of Dan Everard and Dollis Brook
Scene at the wedding reception of Dan Everard and Dollis Brook, performers in the Pelissier Follies. The wedding took place at Finchley Parish Church, north London

John Mad Jack Fullers Obelisk The Brightling Needle, Sussex
John " Mad Jack" Fullers Obelisk: The Brightling Needle, Robertsbridge, East Sussex. Date: 1905

A scene from the touring Wylie-Tate production The Follies of 1919 Date: 1919

The Willow Pattern Scene in the Midnight Follies (1926), the cabaret show at the Metropole Hotel, London Date: 1926

Interior of the Queens Hall Roof cabaret
A sketch of the interior of the Queens Hall Roof cabaret with a show in progress, London, 1922. Situated at second floor level above the entrances

Rosita and Ramon at the Midnight Follies by Hynes
The Mexican dancers, Rosita and Ramon wowing audiences with their routines at The Midnight Follies at the Metropole Hotel in 1927. Date: 1927

Sketch by Fish of a scene at the Midnight Follies cabaret, L
Sketch by Fish of a scene at the Midnight Follies cabaret, Metropole Hotel, London, 1926 with Jeanne Aubert in the Valenica number. Date: 1926

Theatre Royal, Covent Garden Handbill
Theatre Royal Handbill advertising the Marriage of Figaro and Virtues Triumph. Date: January 13th 1785

Olga Valery - French actress - Roses
Olga Timchenko (aka Olga Valery) (1903-2002) - French actress of Ukrainian origin - performing at the Casino de Paris. The (remarkable) comment on the postcard reverse reads as follows

The dancing team of Georges Fontana and Marjorie Moss, December 1923 currently appearing in the cabaret show The Midnight Follies Date: 1923

Music cover, Au Roi des Folies, Cannes Carnival song
Music cover, Au Roi des Folies, official song of Cannes Carnival, an annual parade marking the 21-day period prior to Mardi Gras - words by Ed. Ned, music by Auguste Pastour (2 of 2) Date: 1933

Au Roi des Folies, official song of Cannes Carnival
Au Roi des Folies, official song of the Cannes Carnival 1933, an annual parade marking the 21-day period prior to Mardi Gras - words by Ed. Ned, music by Auguste Pastour (1 of 2) Date: 1933

Disparate 10
An etching from Goya's Los Disparates series of artworks (The Follies). This example shows a rearing horse, biting the garment of a flailing man in a barren landscape. Date: circa 1816-1823

Vera Lennox, actress, (1903-1984) theatrical portrait in jodhpurs and boots. Captioned, A Primrose by the River's Brim'

A tableau vivant arranged by Ben Ali Haggin from the Ziegfeld Follies of 1919, New Amsterdam Theatre, New York. Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Date: 1919

The Lady Godiva Tableau Vivant arranged by Ben Ali Haggin from the Ziegfeld Follies of 1919, New Amsterdam Theatre, New York. Produced by Florenz Ziegfeld Date: 1919

Wilda Bennet and the Beauty Chorus in a scene from Apple Blossoms at the Globe Theatre, New York (1919). Produced by Charles Dillingham Date: 1919

Portrait of the actress Enid Stamp-Taylor appearing in The Punch Bowl at the Duke of Yorks Theatre and Hotel Metropole Cabaret The Midnight Follies, 1925 Date: 1925

Advert for the Midnight Follies cabaret show at the Hotel Metropole, London, 1925 Date: 1925

Two photographs of Eddie Cantor, 1927
Two photographs of the American entertainer Eddie Cantor, 1927 Date: 1927

The American dancer Helen Brown premier dancer in the new Ziegfeld Follies, 1927 Date: 1927

The dancer Annie Pritchard in the latest edition of the Greenwich Village Follies, New York, 1928 Date: 1928

Follies poster by John Hassall
Poster by John Hassall for Harry Pelissiers entertainment troupe, The Follies, showing the audience rushing for the exit. This rather contrary approach by Hassall turned out to be incredibly popular

A scene from The Cabaret Girl staged at the Winter Garden Theatre, London, 1922. A representation of the Midnight Follies at the Hotel Metropole

A portrait of Gertrude Lawrence, London, 1920
A portrait of Gertrude Lawrence the leader of the cabaret Frolics given nightly at Murrays Club, London, 1920 Date: 1920

The Cinderella Finale from Ice Follies of 1939, a Joan Crawford vehicle, with some of Dolly Tree?s extravagant creations. There was a group of dancers wearing enormous crinoline

Hall of the Folies-Bergere, Paris, France

Monte Carlo Follies, showing bright young things relaxing on motor boats in Monte Carlo Bay waving to each other. The production was straight from New York and showing for the whole Summer Season

Chelsea Follies at the Victoria Palace Theatre, 1930
Chelsea Follies at the Victoria Palace, 1930. Some of the Chelsea Follies, who are models of deportment. Sketch by H H Harris. Date: 1930

Sketch by Fish of a scene at the Midnight Follies cabaret, Metropole Hotel, London, 1926 with Jeanne Aubert in the Valenica number. Date: 1926

A portrait of John Murray Anderson, July 1925, formerly a dancer and dance teacher and more recently stager and producer of the Greenwich Village Follies Date: 1925

Mary Leigh who was in Snap at the Vaudeville Theatre
A portrait of Mary Leigh who was in Snap at the Vaudeville Theatre and is now in the Cabaret Follies at the Queens Hall Roof - her number The Bamboo Babies is popular - London, 1923 Date: 1923

Vera Lennox, appearing in the Midnight Follies cabaret show
A portrait of Vera Lennox, appearing in the Midnight Follies cabaret show at the Hotel Metropole, London, 1923 Date: 1923

Carnival Follies, Pickering, RyedaleA, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1951
Carnival Follies, Pickering, Ryedale, Yorkshire, England. Date: 1951

Eastern Exchange Hotel in Port Said, Egypt
Eastern Exchange Hotel at Fuad el-Awal Street (Boulevard Eugenie) advertising the presentation of the Goldwyn Follies film and a Ritz Brothers film in Port Said, Egypt. Date: circa 1938

Beth Beri
Miss Beth Beri aka Elizabeth Kislingbury, one of the dancers with the Ziegfeld Follies pictured in The Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News at the time she was performing in cabaret entertainment at

Miss Jose Collins - Ziegfeld Follies Singer
Miss Jose Collins (1887-1958) - Ziegfeld Follies Singer and actress. Date: 1923

Zoe Palmer in her exotic Victorian gown for the Old Fashioned Girl number in the Midnight Follies cabaret show at the Hotel Metropole, London, 1924 Date: 1924

Mrs William Tudor Wilkinson aka Dolores by Olive Snell
Dolores, born Kathleen Rose, portrayed by Olive Snell in The Tatler. She was star of the Ziegfeld Follies and a leading mannequin working for designers including Lucile

Long Hair (Photo) 1927
The extremely long dark hair of Miss Margaret Mayer of the Ziegfeld Follies

H G Pelissier by Hon. John Collier
Promotional postcard of a painting of Harry Gabriel (H G ) Pelissier by Hon. John Collier, (27 January 1850 11 April 1934)

The Follies by Langfier
Promotional postcard showing the Follies, a pierrot troupe founded by H G Pelissier in 1895 taken by popular theatrical photographers Langfier of London

The Follies by The Hana Studios, London
Promotional postcard showing The Follies, a pierrot troupe founded by H G Pelissier in 1895. Taken by popular theatrical photographers Hana Studios of London

The Follies by Con Lomax
Promotional postcard showing Harry George (H G) Pelissier manager and leading performer of " The Follies", a pierrot troupe founded in 1895 during their run at the Empire Theatre

The Follies by John Hassall
The Follies, a pierrot troupe founded in 1895. In 1895, Harry Gabriel (H E) Pelissier was a member of amateur entertainers who performed at charity events around South London

Photograph of George Wolkowsky - Midnight Follies cabaret sh
Photograph of George Wolkowsky as he appeared in the Midnight Follies cabaret show at the Hotel Metropole in a Pierrot fantasy Date: 1924

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