Melodramatic Collection

Harry Brodribb Irving as Mathias in The Bells, a role made famous by his father, Sir Henry Irving. He was appearing at the Grand Theatre, Southampton. 1910s

Theatre Villains, The Smuggler, Ideal and Real Date: 1863

The World, Boston Theatre Company, USA - Tableau II, a dramatic scene from The Infernal Machine. Date: late 19th century

Shadows of a Great City by Joseph Jefferson and L R Sherwell. First produced in England, at the Princesss Theatre, 14 July 1887

The Days of Cromwell by Charles Rogers and Carter Livesey. First produced at the Borough Theatre, Stratford, on 19 October 1896. Touring to the Avenue Theatre, Sunderland, July 1896. Date: 1896

C Aubrey Smith, The Creaking Chair, Comedy Theatre, Panton Street, Haymarket, London. Also starring Tallulah Bankhead. Date: 1924

Trompe-La-Mort, after a story by Honore de Balzac, interpreted by M Arquilliere of the Theatre de la Renaissance, Director Charles Krauss. Date: 1914

Cartoon, Jones and Herman, The Silver King Lawsuit. A reference to a popular melodramatic play of 1882 by Henry Arthur Jones and Henry Herman. 1885

Toy Theatre, Mr Connor as Pizarro. 19th century

Toy Theatre, Edmund Kean as Richard III. 19th century

The Bad Man, comedy by Porter Emerson Browne
The Bad Man, a melodramatic comedy by Porter Emerson Browne, starring Matheson Lang, at the New Theatre, St Martins Lane, London

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

The Convent of Chaillot, Louis XIV and La Valliere -- scene outside the convent of Sainte Marie de Chaillot, with King Louis XIV (1638-1715) holding the hand of Louise

Sir Henry Irving in The Bells
Sir Henry Irving in the role of Mathias in The Bells, a melodrama by Leopold Lewis. circa 1870s

Lady Mornford separating from her children, as she believes she is going to die -- illustration to a story entitled Family Secrets by Mrs Ellis (Miss Stickney). circa 1840s

Caricature of Augustus Harris and Henry Pettitt
Caricature of Augustus Harris (1852-1896), British actor, dramatist and impresario, and Henry Alfred Pettitt (1848-1893), British actor and dramatist -- Never mind, Pettitt

Thomas Erskine / Carlton
THOMAS ERSKINE 1st Baron Statesman and lawyer, satirised as The Patriotic Pleader Date: 1750 - 1823

Garrick as Hamlet / Wilson
David Garrick as Hamlet: he sees the ghost of his father for the first time

Mary from Tipperary by Henrietta Schrier and Lodge Percy
Mary 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

Teresa Elizabeth Furtado, Victorian actress
Teresa Elizabeth Furtado (1845-1877), Victorian actress who appeared in leading melodramatic roles at the Adelphi Theatre, London. She married the English actor, John Clarke. Date: circa 1870s

Pollocks characters in Douglas
Pollocks toy theatre characters in the play Douglas, namely Glenalvon, Lady Randolph, Norval, Lord Randolph, and Old Norval. Date: circa 1840

Siddons / Rehearsing
SARAH SIDDONS Actress rehearsing in the Green Room with her father, Roger Kemble

Verdi / Trovatore / Iv. 1
IL TROVATORE Act 4, Scene 1 Leonora promises to marry the Count di Luna if he will only release Manrico, the man she loves

Verdi / Trovatore / I. 3
IL TROVATORE Act 1, Scene 3 Leonora caught between two suitors - Manrico, whom she loves, and the Count di Luna, whom she definitely doesn t

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