Panto Collection (page 3)

Ada Blanche, actress, as Dick Whittington, Drury Lane. Theatrical portrait as Dick Whittington. I have come back from China's distant shore, With diamonds, rubies and with gold galore

Marie Montrose, actress, as Alice, in Dick Whittington
Marie Montrose, actress as Alice, in Dick Whittington, Drury Lane. Theatrical portrait, captioned On the ocean so bright and blue, My heart will fondly follow you

Mother Goose Pantomime
A production of Mother Goose at the London Hippodrome, featuring Shaun Glenville (1884-1968) as Mother Goose, Isobel Elsom (1893-1981) as the daughter, and Fred Conquest

Advert, Dick Whittington pantomime, London Palladium
Advert, Dick Whittington pantomime at the London Palladium, starring Frankie Howerd, Mr Pastry (Richard Hearne) and Sonnie Hale Date: 1952

Queen of the Redskins by Emma Litchfield
Promotional postcard for Queen of the Redskins by Emma Litchfield. First produced at the Elephant & Castle Theatre, 18th September 1911. The heroine Wahneetah is shown here holding her dead daughter

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Lew Lakes Colossal Comedy Company of Comedians
Promotional postcard for Lew Lakes Colossal Comedy Company of Comedians. Popular music hall sketch company set up by Lew Lake (1874-1939)

George Robey and Clarice Mayne as Dame Trot and Jack in the 1921-2 pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk at the London Hippodrome. Inset picture shows child actor, Kiddy Kennedy. Date: 1921

People of Panto-land, Jack & the Beanstalk at Hippodrome
Page from The Sketch featuring photographs of the pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk at the London Hippodrome, 1921-2, featuring George Robey as Dame Trot

Caricature of (Sir) Edward Moss, chairman of Moss Empires and the man behind the London Hippodrome, talking to his stage director Frank Parker

Minnie Terry as the Sylph Coquette in Cinderella Date: 1890s

Ellaline Terriss as Cinderella Date: 1890s

Cinderella, Adelphi Theatre, London, Christmas pantomime with Phyllis Dare in the title role, Carrie Moore as the Prince, Dan Rolyat as the Baron, John Humphries as the Baroness

Augustus Harriss pantomime, Babes in the Wood, Drury Lane, London. Date: late 19th century

Red Riding Hood and Little Boy Blue, grand Christmas pantomime by W Younge, directed by E F Edgar, at the Imperial Theatre, Westminster, London, under the management of Marie Litton. Date: circa 1880s

Aladdin pantomime, Ye Olde Sadlers Wells Theatre, London, from 24 December 1902, twice nightly, including 100 local children, comic harlequinade. Blue and white Chinese plate design. Date: 1902

Cinderella, Theatre Royal, Bognor - collecting firewood Date: early 20th century

Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, Almanack 1869 - Puss in Boots, Christmas Pantomime Date: 1869

Pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk, or the Seven Champions, Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London, with Fanny Leslie as Jack Date: early 20th century

Pantomime, Cinderella, by H B Maxwell, produced by J E Cowell, West Pier Date: early 20th century

Pantomime, Puss in Boots, Aquarium, Great Yarmouth, produced by Ernest E Norris, direct from the Elephant and Castle Theatre, London Date: early 20th century

Pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk, Sheffield
Pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk, Theatre Royal, Sheffield, from 24 December 1910, produced by John Hart. Date: 1910

Madame Sans-Gene by Victorien Sardou and Emile Moreau. First produced Theatre du Vaudeville, Paris, 27th October 1893.Henry Irving starred in J

A photograph of a young woman called Lily, dressed up as Aladdin, either for a fancy dress or event, or perhaps a pantomime. Date: 1927

Buddy Bradleys dance school
Principal Boys, including Patricia Burke and Jean Gillie, practising their dance moves for the pantomime season at Buddy Bradleys dance school. Date: 1940

Mother Goose at the London Hippodrome
Scene from Mother Goose, the 1924-5 pantomime at the London Hippodrome. Shaun Glenville as Mother Goose, Isobel Elsom as her daughter and the unfortunate Fred Conquest as the goose. Date: 1925

Dick Whittington at the London Hippodrome, 1903
Dick Whittington at the London Hippodrome in 1903. Top left, Dick and his sweetheart played by Ruth Lytton and Fanny Dango. Top right, Dick with his cat (played by Mr Fred Farren Jnr)

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

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

Fay Compton in Dick Whittington at London Hippodrome
Fay Compton in the role of Dick Whittington for the pantomime Dick Whittington at the London Hippodrome in 1932-3. Date: 1932

Cartoon portrait, Paul Martinetti, pantomime performer
Cartoon portrait, Paul Martinetti, American pantomime performer. 1880s

Cartoon portrait, E L Blanchard, English writer
Cartoon portrait, Pantomime - Edward Litt Laman Blanchard (1820-1889), English writer, dramatist and drama critic, best known for his Drury Lane pantomimes. 1880s

Pickings from the Pantomimes, Judy magazine
Pickings from the Pantomimes, January 1882. 1882

Cartoon, The pantomime is coming
Cartoon, " The World" is withdrawn, but the pantomime is coming. Possibly a reference to an unsuccessful production coming to an end, just before the pantomime season begins

Cartoon portrait, Mr Harry Payne, pantomime clown at Drury Lane Theatre, London - Here we are again! 1884

Cartoon, West-End Waits, a reference to the rival pantomimes at Drury Lane and Covent Garden Theatres, London. 1885

Cartoon, One Charles to Another Charles - We can t give you a cat every year! Charles Lauri (left) was a pantomime performer who specialised in animal roles

Cartoon, Drury Lane Pantomime, with Herbert Campbell and Harry Nicholls in costume. 1885

Pantomime poster, Robinson Crusoe

Puss in Boots - Childrens Dance and Lullaby by W Slaughter
Promotional music sheet for Puss in Boots - Childrens Dance and Lullaby of 1887 by Walter Slaughter. The Drury Lane pantomime opened for Christmas 1887. Date: 1887

Pantomime poster, The Babes in the Wood

Pantomime poster, Red Riding Hood

Playbill, Dick Whittington, Theatre Royal, Birmingham
Pantomime playbill, Dick Whittington and His Cat, Theatre Royal, Birmingham

Pantomime playbill design, Dick Whittington and His Cat, Theatre Royal, Birmingham

Playbill, Beauty and the Beast, Theatre Royal, Birmingham
Pantomime playbill, Beauty and the Beast, Theatre Royal, Birmingham

Pantomime playbill design, Beauty and the Beast, Theatre Royal, Birmingham

Poster, Dick Whittington on ice
Pantomime poster, Dick Whittington on ice, skating on the frozen River Thames with the Houses of Parliament in the background. circa 1900

Pantomime poster, Dick Whittington and his cat, ten miles from London

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