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Angel Musician - WindowOne angel helps Saint Cecilia play the organ, while another holds a lyre : thanks to this heavenly instruction, she will become the patron saint of musicians
Lady Plays Lute at KnoleAn aristocratic lady plays her lute in a room at Knole, Kent
Opera Quadrilles 19CSolos and duets from four operas: Lucrezia Borgia and Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti), Norma and La Sonnambula (Bellini)
Two golden harps on a cutout greetings card with a country scene. Date: circa 1890s
Kirk and Saraski music hall aquatic acrobats. Sisters known as ?the aquatic marvels?. Performed dives, acrobatics and endurance feats in a tank of heated water
Florrie Forde music hall singer 1875-1940Florrie Forde (Flora Flanagan) born in Australia, music hall singer known for popular chorus songs, pantomime principal boy. Sang ?It?s a long way to Tipperary? in World War I
Maude Edwards ventriloquistMaude Edwards (1886 - 1976), female ventriloquist, with her puppeteered dummy Nobbler, stable boy seated upon her knee. Date: 1905
The Boys Of The New Home GuardAn illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for The Boys Of the New Home Guard, printed as a contibution to the Home Guard Spitfire fund
DER ROSENKAVALIER Octavian presents the Silver Rose to Sophie in Act II: from the Covent Garden production with Delia Reinhardt and Elizabeth Schumann Date: 6 June 1925
Chocolate Coloured Coons, The Palace of Chocolate, with G H Elliott and Alf Lawrence. G H Elliott was a music hall star and singer of the song, Frys Chocolate Major, words by A J Mills
Minnie Duncan music hall coster actMinnie Duncan of the music hall double act Duncan and Godfrey (Arthur Godfrey). Wearing coster costume of long black skirt with full-length white apron, shawl and large hat with ostrich feathers
Arthur Godfrey music hall coster actArthur Godfrey of the music hall coster double act Duncan and Godfrey with Minnie Duncan. Wearing coster costume of suit with long jacket and bell bottomed trousers trimmed with pearly buttons
Marie Loftus music hall dancer and singer 1857-1940Marie Loftus music hall dancer and singer, pantomime star. Reputation for singing risqu songs. Mother of Cissie Loftus, music hall mimic. In costume holding rose
Flo Dixie - impersonating a male army officerFlo Dixie, Music Hall Performer - impersonating a male army officer. Known as the bantam male impersonator'. Dressed as an army officer with cane, monocle and cigar. Signed card.. Date: circa 1921
Bessie Bonehill music hall male impersonator 1855-1902Bessie Bonehill started on the halls as a clog dancer as part of the Sisters Bonehill act and became a male impersonator. Jaunty pose with hands in pockets
Meat Loaf in concert, Penwith Rock Festival, CornwallMeat Loaf (Michael Lee Aday, b. Marvin Lee Aday, 1947), American rock musician and actor, performing on stage with a female singer at the Penwith Rock Festival in 1983. Date: 1983
Retro poster, Gilbert & Sullivan, D Oyly CarteRetro poster for Gilbert & Sullivan, D Oyly Carte, character from HMS Pinafore. 1960s
Chelsea Follies Revue by Archibald de Bear and R. ArkellChelsea Follies Revue devised by Archibald de Bear (1882 - 1959) and Reginald Arkell (1889 - 1962). Presented by R.H. Gillespie with music by Wolseley Charles (1889 - 1962)
Music cover, Les Patineurs Valse, by Emile WaldteufelMusic cover, Les Patineurs Valse (Skaters Waltz), by Emile Waldteufel, with two elegant women skating on ice. circa 1880s
London Trade Card - William Bull, Musical Instruments - trumpets, kettledrums, French horns, speaking trumpets, hearing horns for deaf people, powder flasks
Music cover, On the Good Ship Lollipop, Shirley TempleMusic cover, On the Good Ship Lollipop, words and music by Sidney Clare and Richard A Whiting, as sung by Shirley Temple in the film Bright Eyes. 1934
Music cover, Animal Crackers in My Soup, Shirley TempleMusic cover, Animal Crackers in My Soup, music by Ray Henderson, words by Ted Koehler, Edward Heyman and Irving Caesar, sung by Shirley Temple in the film Curly Top. 1935
Music cover, Hello, Dolly! Louis ArmstrongMusic cover, Hello, Dolly! Words and music by Jerry Herman, recorded by Louis Armstrong. 1963
Music cover, High NoonMusic cover, Gary Cooper High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darlin ), depicting Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly in a still from the film. Words by Ned Washington, music by Dimitri Tiomkin. 1952
Music cover, When I Fall in Love, Nat King ColeMusic cover, When I Fall in Love, music by Victor Young, words by Edward Heyman, recorded by Nat King Cole on Capitol Records. 1952
Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - trumpeter. circa 1910s
Louis Wain, Daddy Cat - playing the piano. circa 1910s
Female contortionist Diana Gaye playing recordsThe female contortionist Diana Gaye in the sitting room, putting a record on the record player, with an array of the latest LP covers on display. Date: 1971
Angel playing a lute, Melozzo da ForliMelozzo da Forli (1438-1494). Italian painter. Fresco depicting an Angel playing a lute. From the Church of the Twelve Holy Apostles. Pinacoteca Vaticana. Vatican City. Date: circa 1480
Interior of Golden Temple at Amritsar, 1858Interior of the Golden Temple at Amritsar, India (spelt here as Umritzir), 1858. Gurus reading the Grunt h (or Granth). The Guru is sitting before the Grunt h (sacred text)
Chinese musical instrumentsA selection of Chinese musical instruments, including a bell(1), gong, (2), cymbals(4), a guqin or seven-stringed zither(7), a pipa or four-stringed lute (8), Yueqin or moon-shaped lute(11)
Advert for Harrods piano sale 1919Selection of bargain pianos, prices start at 148 gns for a Cramer Baby Grand in rosewood to a Chappell upright Boudoir Grand at 64 gns. 1919
1798 Irish Rebels CampThe Camp on Vinegar Hill : Irish rebels encampment - field kitchen, firing squad, music, dance and holy mass
Comic postcard, Scotsman with whisky barrel bagpipes. Date: circa 1900s
Sable Fern, music hall singer and dancerSable Fern, music hall singer, dancer and actor, seen here in Boer War uniform. late 19th century
Jennie Benson music hall comedienne and mimicJennie Benson comedienne and mimic. Known for her character studies. Dressed as a soldier during the First World War in greatcoat and cap, smoking a cigarette. Signed card. Date: circa 1917
The Great Athelda music hall strongwomanThe Great Athelda (Frances Rheinlander) born in Manchester, England. Music hall strongwoman and great rival to Vulcana (Kate Williams). Signed card. Date: circa 1913
Bluebell in Fairyland by Seymour Hicks and Ellaline TerrissFlyer for the revival of the musical Bluebell in Fairyland on 26th December 1927 at The Scala Theatre, by Seymour Hicks and Ellaline Terriss, with music by Walter Slaughter
Emperor Nero watches Rome burn, whilst playing his LyreRoman Emperor Nero watches Rome burn from the Tower of Maecenas on the Esquiline Hill, whilst singing and playing the lyre. Painting by Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846-1916). Polish Artist Date: 64 AD
Deana Martin and Ray Williams dancing at a 1960s nightclubDeana Martin (1948-), daughter of American singer Dean Martin, dances with music producer Ray Williams (1947-) in Tiles, a swinging nightclub in Oxford Street, London. 1966
Choirbook number 3. Gregorian chant. 15th. century. CoronatiChoirbook number 3. Gregorian chant. 15th. century. Antiphonary By Master of Burgo de Osma. Parchment. Coronation of the Virgin surrounded by Saints and Bishops. Miniature. Letter U. Spain
Funny Face by Fred Thomson & Paul Gerard SmithPromotional postcard for Funny Face by Fred Thomson and Paul Gerard Smith; lyrics Ira Gershwin; music George Gershwin which was first produced in the Princes Theatre on 8th November 1928
Kitten with a violin on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Advertisement for Bechstein Hall, Brook Street, LondonAdvertisement for the Bechstein Hall, Brook Street, London, in a building containing a concert hall, practice rooms, offices and showroom, built in 1929 by Bechstein, the German piano manufacturers
Ballet Petrouschka. Vaslav NijinskyBallet Petrouschka, music by Igor Stravinsky (1911). Illustration by Georges Lepape with the dancer Vaslav Nijinsky. Art Deco. Drawing
A bell ringer in a church, 1866A bell ringer in a church chimes the bell with his foot. The scene is frames by vignettes from a young womans life. Date: 1866
SPAIN. David Bisbal. 18 / 06 / 2010SPAIN. David Bisbal. 18/06/2010
Charles MortonCHARLES MORTON Theatrical impresario, known as The Father of the Halls from his association with the Canterbury, Oxford, Alhambra and the Palace music halls. Date: 1819 - 1904