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Melodramas Collection

Background imageMelodramas Collection: Woman and Wine by Arthur Shirley and Ben Landeck

Woman and Wine by Arthur Shirley and Ben Landeck
Promotional postcard for Woman and Wine by Arthur Shirley and Ben Landeck. First produced at the Pavilion Theatre, 11th October 1897

Background imageMelodramas Collection: The Hypocrites by Henry Arthur Jones

The Hypocrites by Henry Arthur Jones. First produced in in England at the Hicks Theatre, 27th August 1907. The image shows Leonard Wilmore kisses Rachel Neve

Background imageMelodramas Collection: The Worst Woman in London by Walter Melville

The Worst Woman in London by Walter Melville. First produced at the Standard Theatre, 23rd October 1899. One of the many melodramas written by one or other of the Melville brothers. Date: circa 1899

Background imageMelodramas Collection: The Lights O London by George R Sims

The Lights O London by George R Sims
Promotional postcard for The Lights O London by George R. Sims. First produced Princesss Theatre, 10th September 1881. Centre pages of a four-page American flyer for H. R. Jacobs Company

Background imageMelodramas Collection: For His King and the Girl He Loved by Fred Maxwell

For His King and the Girl He Loved by Fred Maxwell
Promotional postcard of a poster for For His King and the Girl He Loved by Fred Maxwell. A wedding between hero and heroine was a common melodrama ending

Background imageMelodramas Collection: The Whip by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton

The Whip by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton
Promotional postcard for The Whip by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton. First produced at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, 9th September 1909

Background imageMelodramas Collection: Tiger Rose by Willard Mack

Tiger Rose by Willard Mack
Promotional postcard for Tiger Rose by Willard Mack. First produced in England, Bournemouth, 6th October and the Savoy Theatre, 16th October 1919. For the Savoy

Background imageMelodramas Collection: Nell Gwynne, The Kings Favourite by A Shirley & B Landeck

Nell Gwynne, The Kings Favourite by A Shirley & B Landeck
Promotional postcard for Nell Gwynne, The Kings Favourite by Arthur Shirley and Ben Landeck. First produced at the Lyceum Theatre, 9th February 1913

Background imageMelodramas Collection: In Holy (!) Russia by Lilian Clare Cassidy

In Holy (!) Russia by Lilian Clare Cassidy (Mrs. J. Rice Cassidy). First produced at the Princes Theatre, Preston, 29th May 1905

Background imageMelodramas Collection: King Amongst Men

King Amongst Men
Promotional postcard for King Amongst Men The British consul to Japan, Richard Trueworth, is tended on the ground after being knocked down by Oswald

Background imageMelodramas Collection: Kick-In by Willard Mack

Kick-In by Willard Mack
Promotional postcard for Kick-In by William Mack. First produced in England at the Vaudeville Theatre, 28th August 1915. Date: 1915

Background imageMelodramas Collection: An Indian Girls Devotion by F N Brownmann

An Indian Girls Devotion by F N Brownmann
Promotional 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

Background imageMelodramas Collection: In the Night Watch by Michael Morton

In the Night Watch by Michael Morton
Promotional 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

Background imageMelodramas Collection: In a Womans Grip by Frederick Melville

In a Womans Grip by Frederick Melville
Promotional postcard for In a Womans Grip by Frederick Melville. First produced at the Standard Theatre, 7th October 1901. Date: circa 1901

Background imageMelodramas Collection: If WInter Comes by As M Hutchison and Macdonald Hastings

If WInter Comes by As M Hutchison and Macdonald Hastings
Promotional 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

Background imageMelodramas Collection: If I Were King by Justin Huntly McCarthy

If I Were King by Justin Huntly McCarthy
Promotional 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

Background imageMelodramas Collection: Idols by Roy Horniman

Idols by Roy Horniman
Promotional 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)

Background imageMelodramas Collection: The Hope by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton

The Hope by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton
Promotional postcard for The Hope by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton. First produced at the Drury Lane Theatre, London on 14th September 1911

Background imageMelodramas Collection: Home Sweet Home by Frank Lindo

Home Sweet Home by Frank Lindo
Promotional 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

Background imageMelodramas Collection: The Heroine in Rags by Bartley Campbell

The Heroine in Rags by Bartley Campbell
Promotional postcard for The Heroine in Rags by Bartley Campbell. Date: circa 1877

Background imageMelodramas Collection: The Heathen and the Christian by Fred Maxwell

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

Background imageMelodramas Collection: A Wrecker of Men by C Watson Mill

A Wrecker of Men by C Watson Mill
Promotional postcard for A Wrecker of Men by C. Watson Mill. First produced Saltley, 10th December 1903 and Carleton, Greenwich, 18th October 1904

Background imageMelodramas Collection: The Marriages of Mayair by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton

The Marriages of Mayair by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton
Promotional 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

Background imageMelodramas Collection: Jealousy by Eugene Walters

Jealousy by Eugene Walters
Promotional postcard for Jealousy by Eugene Walters from the French of Louis Verneuil. First produced at the Fortune Theatre, 5th December 1928. Date: 1928

Background imageMelodramas Collection: John Lawrence Toole - English comic actor, actor-manager

John Lawrence Toole - English comic actor, actor-manager
John Lawrence (J. L.) Toole (1830-1906), English comic actor, actor-manager and theatrical producer, famous for his roles in farce

Background imageMelodramas Collection: Pietro Metastasio - 2

Pietro Metastasio - 2
PIETRO ANTONIO DOMENICO BONAVENTURA TRAPASSI, known as METASTASIO Italian writer known especially for his 26 melodramas

Background imageMelodramas Collection: Pietro Metastasio

Pietro Metastasio
PIETRO ANTONIO DOMENICO BONAVENTURA TRAPASSI, known as METASTASIO Italian writerknown especially for his 26 melodramas



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