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Caricature of Augustus Harris and Henry PettittCaricature of Augustus Harris (1852-1896), British actor, dramatist and impresario, and Henry Alfred Pettitt (1848-1893), British actor and dramatist -- Never mind, Pettitt
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"
The Whip by Cecil Raleigh and Henry HamiltonPromotional postcard for The Whip by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton. First produced at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 9th September 1909
Tiger Rose by Willard MackPromotional postcard for Tiger Rose by Willard Mack. First produced in England, Bournemouth, 6th October and the Savoy Theatre, 16th October 1919. For the Savoy
Nell Gwynne, The Kings Favourite by A Shirley & B LandeckPromotional postcard for Nell Gwynne, The Kings Favourite by Arthur Shirley and Ben Landeck. First produced at the Lyceum Theatre, 9th February 1913
Madame X adapted by John Raphael from the French of Alexandre Bisson. First produced at the Globe Theatre, 1st September 1909
In Holy (!) Russia by Lilian Clare Cassidy (Mrs. J. Rice Cassidy). First produced at the Princes Theatre, Preston, 29th May 1905
King Amongst MenPromotional postcard for King Amongst Men The British consul to Japan, Richard Trueworth, is tended on the ground after being knocked down by Oswald
Kick-In by Willard MackPromotional postcard for Kick-In by William Mack. First produced in England at the Vaudeville Theatre, 28th August 1915. Date: 1915
An Indian Girls Devotion by F N BrownmannPromotional postcard for An Indian Girls Devotion by F. N. Brownmann. First produced in England at the Holloway Empire 26th January 1914, according to The Stage Year Book 1915
In the Night Watch by Michael MortonPromotional postcard for In The Night Watch by Michael Morton, adapted from La Veillee dArmes by C. Farrere & L. Nepoty (1917). First produced Oxford Theatre, London, 2/12/1918
In a Womans Grip by Frederick MelvillePromotional postcard for In a Womans Grip by Frederick Melville. First produced at the Standard Theatre, 7th October 1901. Date: circa 1901
If WInter Comes by As M Hutchison and Macdonald HastingsPromotional postcard for If Winter Comes by A. S. M. Hutchison and B. Macdonald Hastings from Hutchisons novel (1921) of that name. First produced at the Hippodrome, Margate, 3rd August 1922 and St
If I Were King by Justin Huntly McCarthyPromotional single sheet flyer for If I Were King by Jutin Huntly McCarthy the St. Jamess, showing verses used in the play, and listing the star and theatre manager, George Alexander as Villon
Idols by Roy HornimanPromotional postcard of the Idols by Roy Horniman. From W. J. Lockes novel. First produced in Birmingham on 24th August and at the Garrick 28th September 1908. The Great Trial Scene (Act III)
The Hope by Cecil Raleigh and Henry HamiltonPromotional postcard for The Hope by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton. First produced at the Drury Lane Theatre, London on 14th September 1911
Home Sweet Home by Frank LindoPromotional postcard for Home Sweet Home by Frank Lindo. First produced at the Carleton Theatre, Greenwich, 18th May 1903 and Grand Theatre, Islington, 4th July 1904
The Heroine in Rags by Bartley CampbellPromotional postcard for The Heroine in Rags by Bartley Campbell. Date: circa 1877
The Heathen and the Christian by Fred Maxwell. First produced Edmonton (in one-act) 31st March 1902 and Greenwich Theatre, (in four acts) 25th January 1909
The Green Goddess by William ArcherPromotional postcard of The Green Goddess by William Archer. First produced at the St. Jamess Theatre, 6th September 1923
A Wrecker of Men by C Watson MillPromotional postcard for A Wrecker of Men by C. Watson Mill. First produced Saltley, 10th December 1903 and Carleton, Greenwich, 18th October 1904
Mary from Tipperary by Henrietta Schrier and Lodge PercyMary From Tipperary by Henrietta Schrier and Lodge Percy. First produced Theatre Royal, Chatham, 28th June and Woolwich, 16th August 1915. Later called Her Sisters Secret
The Marriages of Mayair by Cecil Raleigh and Henry HamiltonPromotional postcard for The Marriages of Mayfair by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton. First produced Drury Lane Theatre, 21st Septembe 1908. The box with the lid open
Jealousy by Eugene WaltersPromotional postcard for Jealousy by Eugene Walters from the French of Louis Verneuil. First produced at the Fortune Theatre, 5th December 1928. Date: 1928
British Country Scene - Girl and HorseColour lantern slide of a girl with a horse and foal.. Part of Box 197 Sayings, Boswell Collection. The Whip is a melodrama by Henry Hamilton (playwright) and Cecil Raleigh
Victorian PuppetsThree Victorian puppets on a miniature stage, with all the props (aspidistra, piano, piano stool etc) necessary for a period melodrama. Date: 19th century
Federal Theatre Project presents The drunkard or the fallen saved Originally produced by PT Barnum in his museum: A rip-roaring melodrama with thrills & laughter!
A Tammany tiger a melodrama of New York life by H. Grattan Donnelly. Date c1896
A startling melodrama, A ragged hero by Maurice J. Fielding. Date c1906
Carl A. Haswin in the new romantic melodrama, A lions heart an honest, earnest production of a great play. Date c1899
Pollocks characters in DouglasPollocks toy theatre characters in the play Douglas, namely Glenalvon, Lady Randolph, Norval, Lord Randolph, and Old Norval. Date: circa 1840
German Melodrama 3A scene from a popular melodrama Moisasuras Hexenspruch - presumably something to do with witchcraft ?
German MelodramaA dramatic moment in a spectacular popular melodrama
German Melodrama 4A dramatic confrontation from a popular melodrama Konig Enzio
Bernhardt / Phedre 1899SARAH BERNHARDT French actress in the role of Phedre in 1899
Lunar InfluenceFull Moon has sensuous influence on scantily clad woman
Wilkie Collins / SambourneWILKIE COLLINS English novelist: a satire on his novels of mystery and melodrama
Wilson BarrettWILSON BARRETT British actor, chiefly in melodrama, seen here as Marcus Superbus in his own pseudo- religious play The sign of the cross