Laughing Gallery

Hard lines on the hard court by George Studdy

Hard lines on the hard court -- the Bonzolines dig in their search for the ball, which Bonzo is holding in his mouth. George Ernest Studdy (1878-1948), was the creator of Bonzo, a small dog with saucer-like eyes and indiscriminate breeding who first appeared in the Sketch in 1922. The Bonzo craze swept the world resulting in postcards, annuals, toys and other merchandise. Credit should read: Estate of George Studdy/Gresham Marketing Ltd./ILN/Mary Evans Date: 16 May 1923

© Estate of George Studdy/Gresham Marketing Ltd./ILN/Mary Evans

John Street, Hanley, Stoke

Two young boys with their bicycles smile for the camera by the John Street sign in Hanley, Stoke of Trent. Vintage black and white photograph. The area of Hanley is unrecognisable today. It has all been demolished and redeveloped Date: 1987

© Philip Dunn / Mary Evans Picture Library

Boys, Child, Childhood, Down, Happy, Houses, Laughing, Laughs, Photography, Play, Potteries, Relaxed, Row, Smile, Staffordshire, Stoke, Stoke On Trent, Street, Streets, Teens, Terreced, Trent, Young, Youth

Charleys Aunt by Brandon Thomas

Charleys Aunt by Brandon Thomas. Much the same design as the previous item, but in black and white, with a border of flowers. Top of the flyer reads Under the direction of the Author'. The other lines are the same as before, "Its Enough to make a Cat Laugh" and "From Brazil where the Nuts come from". Touring to the Theatre Royal in Bath on 11th September 1908. Date: 1908

© The Michael Diamond Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library