Pantomime Collection (page 8)

The Girl Who Took The Wrong Turning by Walter Melville
Promotional postcard for The Girl Who Took The Wrong Turning by Walter Melville. First produced at the Standard Theatre, 1st October 1906. The wording is full of innuendo. Date: circa 1906

Robin Hood by Henry Hamilton & William Devereux
Promotional postcard for Robin Hood by Henry Hamilton and William Devereux. First produced at the Lyric Theatre, 17th October 1906. This is for Lewis Wallers Co

Mary Latimer-Nun by Eva Elwes
Promotional postcard for Mary Latimer-Nun by Eva Elwes. First produced Osborne Theatre, Manchester, 15th September 1913. From the Stories Appearing Weekly in the Heartsease Library. Artist: E. P

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

Gipsy Love by Basil Hood & Adrian Ross
Promotional postcard of Gipsy Love adapted by Basil Hood and Adrian Ross. First produced Dalys Theatre, London on 1st June 1912. Artist Richard Pannett

Jimmy Edwards and cat in a pantomime, Puss in Boots
Jimmy Edwards (1920-1988), English comic actor and writer, as King Jim, with a cat (played by Freda Wyn, aka Winifred A Ryeland, 1916-1989) in a pantomime, Puss in Boots, at Streatham Hill Theatre

Vesta Tilley in pantomime at Drury Lane
Vesta Tilley (1864-1952), born Matilda Alice Powles, later Lady de Frece, music hall actress whose speciality was male impersonations

Female impersonator in trench pantomime, WW1
Fair but False -The Coldstream " Girl." A Remarkable Impersonation in a trench pantomime. Among the numerous female impersonators among soldiers providing entertainment for the troops

Cinderella meets a princess at a spinning wheel
A composite illustration of two childrens stories -- Prince Charming fits the glass slipper on Cinderella (right), and a prince encounters a princess (possibly Princess Aurora)

Pantomime Demon
A popular image of the Devil - more a figure of fun than a menace to be taken seriously

Scene in the wings during a pantomime, with performers in costume waiting for their next entrance

A portrait of Jacques Cartier, July 1925, as the Harlequin in Carnival presented by the Rasch dancers at Carnegie Hall. He has also appeared in concert with the Alberti Pantomime Company Date: 1925

From Convent to Throne by J A Campbell
Promotional postcard for From Convent to Throne by J.A. Campbell by artist E P Kinsella. First produced at the Rotunda in Liverpool, 26th July and the Lyric, Hammersmith on 6th September 1909

Fresh Fields by Ivor Novello
Promotional postcard for Fresh Fields, a comedy in three acts by Ivor Novello playing at the Criterion Theatre in London from 5th January 1933 to 17th February 1934

French Leave by Reginald Berkeley
Promotional postcard for French Leave by Reginald Berkeley which was first produced at the Devonshire Park Theatre in Eastbourne on 7th June and the Globe Theatre in London on 15th July 1920

The Freedom of Suzanne by C Gordon-Lennox
Promotional postcard showing the stage set of The Freedom of Suzanne by Cosmo Gordon-Lennox at the Criterion Theatre in London during its run from November 1904 to April 1905

Harry Fragson Parisiana Concert
Promotional postcard of Harry Fragson, by E Tabouret postmarked Paris, 7th December 1900". Harry Fragson (2 July 1869 31 December 1913), born L鯮 Philippe Pot

The Four Just Men
Promotional postcard showing The Four Just Men from the story by Edgar Wallace for J. Bannister Howards Company touring to the Opera House in Northampton. There are two press quotes on the reverse

Frank Forbes-Robertson by Charles Pibworth
Frank Forbes-Robertson, from the bas-relief by sculptor Charles Pibworth. Promotional postcard for his Full London Company directed by Nelson King touring to Theatre Royal

For the Love of Peg by H Schrier and C Lodge-Percy
For Love of Peg by Henrietta Schrier and C. Lodge-Percy. First produced at the Lincoln theatre on 18th January and Theatre Royal, Stratford East in London on 12th February 1917

For Wife and Kingdom by Ward Bailey. First produced at the Theatre Royal in Smethwick, on 8th March 1909 and moving to the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, on 29th March 1909

For Love - and the King by C Watson Mill
Promotional postcard featuring a scene from For Love - and the King by C Watson Mill which was first performed at the Prince of Wales theatre, Mexborough, South Yorkshire on 13th April 1908

For Love and Money by John Stanfield
Promotional postcard for For Love and Money by John F Stanfield which was first produced at the Comedy Theatre in Manchester on 4th August 1902

H G Pelissier by Hon. John Collier
Promotional postcard of a painting of Harry Gabriel (H G ) Pelissier by Hon. John Collier, (27 January 1850 11 April 1934)

Coming from the Pantomime by Charles Robinson
Busy scene titled Coming from the Pantomime. The illustration shows many children leaving a theatre after a performance. They are all dressed up for a cold winters day. Date: 1906

Dick Whittington. Theatre Royal, Dublin
Dick Whittington. This is a stock poster used by the Theatre Royal in Dublin, on 22nd January 1904. It is unusual for the run to start on a Tuesday

Dick Whittington. Chiswick Empire
Dick Whittington. The design is unusual in including the visit to Morocco on the right. Grand Fairy Comic Pantomime. For the Chiswick Empire, on 12th January 1931. 1931

Dick Whittington. The Grand Theatre in Southampton
Dick Whittington. As Dick and the cat rest on Highgate Hill, the bells of London, top centre, ring out to tell him to " Return Again" to London, where

Dick Whittington. Queens Theatre, Keighley
Dick Whittington. Dick of course, as ever in late nineteenth and early twentieth century pantomimes, was played by a young woman whose legs had to look good in tights

Dick Whittington. Lyceum Theatre. Artist E. P. Kinsella
Dick Whittington. The cat is shown here ridding Morocco of its plague of rats, thus earning the gratitude of the King and making Dicks fortune. For the Lyceum Theatre, Christmas 1911

The Forty Thieves by Ian Query
Promotional postcard for The Forty Thieves by Ian Query The man in black carrying a bag of gold is Paul Kruger, a pantomime villain for British audiences during the Boer War

Cinderella Flyer for the Royal Artillery Theatre in Woolwich
Cinderella. Front and back of a four page flyer for the Royal Artillery Theatre in Woolwich. from December 26th to January 4th, but the year is unknown

Cinderella Flyer for the Grand Theatre in Derby
Cinderella. The entire front page of a four page flyer for the Grand Theatre in Derby, Christmas 1937. " Oswald Cray presents the most glorious pantomime ever staged in Derby"

Cinderella Flyer for the Theatre Royal in Huddersfield
Cinderella. Page three of an eight page flyer for the Theatre Royal in Huddersfield on 24th December 1930. Here we see photos of the three stars, Rosa Stoakes as Cinderella

Cinderella Flyer for the New Theatre Royal, Windsor
Back and front covers of flyer for Cinderella at the New Theatre Royal, Windsor on 7th February ?. The artist is Arnold Mello. Six pages of text give the story

Cinderella Flyer for the Theatre Royal in Darwen, Lancashire
Left-hand side of the front of a four-page flyer for the Theatre Royal in Darwen on 23rd December 1912. Mlle. De Rose Presents Her First Grand, Gorgeous & Comic Pantomime

Cinderella Flyer, starring Minnie Palmer
Cinderella. Late nineteenth century flyer in the shape of a butterfly. It is not clear which Her Majestys Theatre is meant, but printed in Glasgow (Mackenzie and Co. 83 Renfield Street. Glasgow)

Pantomime at Dury Lane: Whittiington and his Cat 1876
Whittiington and his Cat Date: 1876

Pantomime at Covent Garden: Cinderella 1876
Cinderella - The Butterflys Ball and the Grasshoppers Feast. 1876

Dick Whittington. Bookmark advertising The Kings Theatre
Dick Whittington. A souvenir bookmark advertising the pantomime at the Kings Theatre in Hammersmith. The clown, who slides up and down, was part of the old pantomime tradition

Dick Whittington. Lyceum Theatre
Dick Whittington. For the Lyceum Theatre, from 26th December 1925. Dick is looking down on London from Highgate Hill. His fairy godmother is outside the circle on the right

Flyer for Bluebeard by Hugh Mytton - Interior
Bluebeard by Hugh Mytton with music by Mark Strong. First produced for the Camden Theatre, 26th December 1908. C. St. John Denton & Peter Daveys Grand Christmas Pantomime

Tatler Christmas Number cover 1939
Front cover of The Tatler magazines Christmas Number featuring the Tatler character as a pantomime horse pulling aside the curtain of a Big Top to reveal a clown, acrobat and poodle. Date: 1939

The Babes in the Wood, Grand Theatre, Islington, London. Date: 1904-1905

The Babes in the Wood and the Wicked Robbers, London
The Babes in the Wood and the Wicked Robbers, Crystal Palace Theatre, London, December 1904 -- Mr Humphrey E Brammalls Fourth Grand Pantomime

The Babes in the Wood, Lyceum Theatre, London. Date: 1913

The Babes in the Wood, Harold Reading production
Babes in the Wood, Harold Readings Grand 1921 Pantomime, One Long Continuous Laugh. For three nights only. On tour at the Pier Theatre, Bognor Regis, February 1921. Date: 1921

The Babes in the Wood, Lyceum Theatre, Ipswich, Peter Daveys Brilliant Pantomime, December 1906, with young girl actresses in both roles. Date: 1906

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