Lilac Gallery

Sleeping Beauty ballet, reawakening scene

While the King and Queen sleep, Prince Charming, with the blessing of the Lilac Fairy, bends to kiss the Sleeping Princess and thereby awaken her. Illustration to a fairytale by Charles Perrault, first published 1697, and performed as a ballet in several versions, the most famous being set to music by Tchaikovsky, first performed in 1890

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

Lady Lavery - A Self-Portrait

Hazel, Lady Lavery (1886 - 1935), formerly Hazel Martyn and second wife of the celebrated portrait Sir John Lavery who painted her portrait hundreds of times. A renowned beauty, she was also a talented artist in her own right a this self-portrait, entitled, The Lilac Muslin proves. The accompanying text in The Sketch magazine mentions that she had been ill for a long time. She died on 1 January 1935, less than four months after this portrait was published. Date: 1934

© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

Lilac Time by Adrian Ross

Lilac Time by Adrian Ross from Das Dreimaederlhaus by A. M. Willner and H. Reichert; music from the melo-dies of Franz Schubert (Raimundttheater, Vienna 15/1/1916). First produced Lyric Theatre, 28th January 1922. This image was produced for the original Lyric production. By 1933, Lilac Time had played over 3, 000 performances and was described as ..."still the most beautiful of all musical plays. Never fails to attract, never fails to please, never been a better cast. This is the Tenth Annual Tour. Date: 1927

© The Michael Diamond Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library