Oct19 Collection (page 3)

The Rossow midgets at the London Hippodrome
The Rossow midgets, brothers Frank and Charlie, performing at the London Hippodrome. The highlight of their act was a boxing match. Date: 1902

Babs the tiger cub at the London Hippodrome
Babs, a male tiger cub bred by Herr Richard Sawade, who was exhibiting his troupe of performing wild animals at the London Hippodrome

Performing bear at the London Hippodrome
A Bright Little Bruin at the Hippodrome. A bear cub performing at the London Hippodrome in 1905. His act consisted of him riding on the back of a pony

Fish-catching cormorants at the Hippodrome
Four cormorants, brought from China to appear at the London Hippodrome in 1905. Their act consisted of retrieving fish thrown into the water tank and when a large trout was put in

Machnow eating breakfast at the London Hippodrome
Feodor Machnow, the Russian giant, pictured next to his manager and (possibly) members of the staff at the London Hippodrome, eating breakfast during his time performing there

Starlets and show-girls of Black Velvet at London Hippodrome
Page from The Sketch featuring photographs of the starlets in Black Velvet, a revue at the London Hippodrome in 1939. Featured are Iris Lockwood (who married theatre producer Robert Nesbitt)

Machnow the Giant & Madame Chiquita, London Hippodrome
Machnow the Giant, alleged to be 9 3 " tall (more likely 7 10" ) appearing at the London Hippodrome in 1905 with the diminutive Madame Chiquita who is only 18" high. Date: 1902

Consul the monkey
Consul the chimpanzee, the man monkey who delighted audiences at the Hippodrome, Aquarium and other venues in the early Edwardian era

The Typhoon at the London Hippodrome by Matania
The Typhoon, the latest water spectacle at the London Hippodrome, where a storm was created in the theatres state-of-the-art water tank

Joe Carstairs in her motor boat, 1925
Canvas and power: Miss M B Carstairs in her racing motor-boat, part of the Women in Sport series in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News

Sketch card design to Edward Moss of the London Hippodrome
A mock New Year card drawn by A. A. F. Kennett and published in The Sketch, address to Edward Moss, managing director of the London Hippodrome

Cinderella at the London Hippodrome, 1900-01
Illustration summarising the delights of the newly-opened London Hippodromes first annual pantomime - Cinderella - which the management claimed was the most expensive ever to be staged

Rolling up the floor covering at the London Hippodrome
Illustration showing stage hands quickly rolling up the floor covering of the arena at the London Hippodrome. The Hippodromes fulsome programme of variety required numerous quick changes between

Edward Moss with children at the London Hippodrome
Cartoon of Sir Horace Edward Moss ((1852 - 1912), British theatre impresario and the founder, chairman and joint managing director of the Moss Empires Ltd

Performing seals at the London Hippodrome
Humorous illustration of Captain Woodwards performing seals at the London Hippodrome. One looks anxiously out at the audience and tells his co-worker he can see another party in sealskin jackets

Marceline the Droll & Otto Twigg, London Hippodrome
Marceline the Droll, the Spanish clown who who performed at the London Hippodrome in the first three years of it opening in 1900. Pictured with the Hippodromes ring master Mr Otto Twigg. Date: 1901

Performers emerge from the water tank, London Hippodrome
Horses and riders, performing in the water jump hunting scene at the London Hippodrome, emerge from the tank to cheers from the enthusiastic audience. Date: 1901

Herberts Dogs at the Hippodrome
Herberts Dogs, appearing at the London Hippodrome in 1901. The Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News comment that they, " are not the least expert and interesting

Tally ho at the London Hippodrome, through the splash pane
The grand finale of Tally-ho, the latest water spectacle at the London Hippodrome as viewed by the audience through the splash pane - glass barriers, which rose up to encircle the arena

Herr Sawade, with two tigers, part of his troupe of performing lions, tigers and bears, appearing at the London Hippodrome in 1901. 1901

Siberia at the London Hippodrome
Siberia, the water spectacle at the London Hippodrome showing the final scene in the last act with Mr Henglers wonderful plunging horses. Date: 1900

English and American netball teams at the Alhambra
The English and American teams of ladies that play " net-ball" at the Alhambra in 1900. Date: 1900

Seeths lions in swing boats at the London Hippodrome
Herr Julius Seeth, renowned lion tamer, seem in the arena at the London Hippodrome with some of his boys obediently enjoying a swing boat ride. Date: 1903

George Walker and chorus in In Dahomey
George Walker, and other members of the cast dancing in, " In Dahomey" at the Shaftesbury Theatre in 1903. The Tatler reports that the play was " produced with great success at Boston

Herr Julius Seeth and his lions in a car, London Hippodrome
Herr Julius Seeth of the London Hippodrome, taking his forest-bred lions for a trip on a Daimler motor car while performing there in 1903

An extraordinary motoring turn at the London Hippodrome
Strongman Herr George Lettl between two 8 1/2 h.p. cars at the London Hippodrome. The cars both started off at top speed in opposite directions and by sheer strength

Zutka of the Hippodrome in Fleet Street
Zutka, the famous man/doll appearing at the London Hippodrome in 1904 flies by accident out of his box opposite Andertons Hotel in Fleet Street on his way to a photographers studio

Zutka, the mystery turn at the London Hippodrome
Zutka, one of the latest turns at the London Hippodrome in 1904. But is he a live man or a mechanical boy? asks The Bystander

Mr Fords arrival at the Hippodrome in 15 hp Darracq car
Mr A. Ford appearing in the arena of the London Hippodrome where he finally came to a stop after completing a record-breaking non-stop drive of 2, 390 miles between Liverpool, Brighton

Captain Woodwards seals at the London Hippodrome
Two of Captain Woodwards performing seals at the London Hippodrome demonstrating their balancing skills. Date: 1903

Marquis of Anglesey in costume
Henry Paget, the 5th Marquess of Anglesey, aristocrat renowned for his eccentric love of theatre, pictured in a particularly flamboyant costume for a part in a production at his own theatre

Queen Alexandra with tiger cub at the London Hippodrome
Queen Alexandra, during a visit to the London Hippodrome on 22 November 1905 with her brother, King George I of Greece, and Prince and Princess Nicholas of Greece

Captain Woodward & his seals at the London Hippodrome
Captain Woodward (called Dr. Woodward here), with his troupe of trained seals, seen shaking hands/flippers with one of them at the time they were delighting audiences at the London Hippodrome

Mechanical monster head at the London Hippodrome
The wonderful head worked at the Hippodrome by the Kluks. In the first icture it roars for more food, then its eyes rolls with delight over the repast after which it falls into a slumber

Dick Whittington and his cat at the London Hippodrome
Scene from Dick Whittington, the 1903 pantomime at the London Hippodrome starring Ruth Lytton as Dick and Fred Warren as the cat. The pictures shows the dance at the Moroccan court. Date: 1903

Phroso, the puzzle man at the London Hippodrome
Phroso, a performer who pretended to be a mechanical man by making his limbs go rigid. To be seen at the London Hippodrome in October 1902. Date: 1902

Marquis of Anglesey in his Bardic robes
Chairing the bard of the year at the Bangor Eisteddfod in 1902. Henry Pagt, 5th Anglesey, famously eccentric, fond of dressing up and amateur dramatics

Mr Goodnight, performing horse at the London Hippodrome
Mr Goodnight, the performing horse at the London Hippodrome who undressed and put himself to bed, much to the delight of the audience. Date: 1900

Mdlle. Milly Capell, famous equestrienne at the Hippodrome
Milly Capell, famous German equestrienne and specialist in haute ecole (dressage) who was performing at the London Hippodrome in March 1900 with her thoroughbred Arabian horse and her dogs. Date: 1900

The Ralli Sisters - The Ruthven Twins in Shake Your Feet
Well-known socialites, the Ruthven twins, aka the Hon. Alison and the Hon. Margaret Ruthven, who briefly took the stage as the Ralli Twins in the 1920s

Performing cats and dogs at the London Hippodrome
Professor Leonidas and his troupe of performing cats and dogs at the London Hippodrome, shortly after the new theatre had opened in January 1900. Date: 1900

Sonia Henie
Sonja Henie (1912 - 1969), Norwegian figure skater and film star. She was a three-time Olympic Champion (1928, 1932, 1936) in Ladies Singles

Lady Marguerite Strickland by Olive Snell
Lady Marguerite Strickland (1913 - 2002), only daughter of the Earl of Darnley, one of the loveliest of the young married women in society. Her marriage to Mr

Constance Marie de Masirevich, daughter of the recently retired Hungarian ambassador. The Sketch reports, " she has many friends in London and is very Anglophile

Duke of Marlborough dressed as his ancestor
John Albert William Spencer-Churchill, 10th Duke of Marlborough, (1897 - 1972), dressed as his ancestor, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, the victor at the Battle of Blenheim. Date: 1938

Ginger Rogers by G. Cattermole
Ginger Rogers (1911 - 1995), dancer and actress, drawn by G. Cattermole for The Sketch at the time she was appearing in the new RKO movie Vivacious Lady. Date: 1938

Frances Day in The Fleets Lit Up at the London Hippodrome
Frances Day riding a horse as Polly Brown in the musical comedy, The Fleets Lit Up at the London Hippodrome in 1938. The Sketch writes, " she gives her usual delightful, elusive

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