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Back view of three geishas displaying obi sashes. Vintage 19th century photograph
Meat Loaf in concertMeat Loaf - Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday on September 27, 1947), American rock musician and Actor performing at the Penwith Rock Festival in 1983 (Chuck Berry)
John Martyn in concert, St Ives, CornwallJohn Martyn (1948-2009), singer, songwriter and guitarist, in concert at the St Ives September Festival, Cornwall. Date: 1980
The Dolly Sisters, New YorkThe Dolly Sisters in the Greenwich Village Follies, New York, 1924. Photograph by Alfred Cheney Johnston 1924
Wedding of Dan Everard and Dollis BrookScene at the wedding reception of Dan Everard and Dollis Brook, performers in the Pelissier Follies. The wedding took place at Finchley Parish Church, north London
A portrait of Anna Pavlova in her Swan Dance, 1923A portrait of Anna Pavlova, the worlds greatest ballerina in her Swan Dance, 1923 Date: 1923
Paganini Kings TheatreNICCOLO PAGANINI The virtuoso violinist performing at the Kings Theatre, London, in June 1831
George Walker and Ada Overton Walker in In DahomeyMiss Ada Overton Walker and Mr George Walker, performing " The Tsar of Dixie" a song in the play In Dahomey at the Shaftesbury Theatre in 1903
The Pearly King and Queen of Thornton HeathLarry Barnes (1926-2011) - Pearly King of Thornton Heath and one of Variety Theatres last specialist acts. Pictured with his Pearly Queen Maggie (1932)
Lina Cavalieri, Italian opera singer and actressNatalina (Lina) Cavalieri (1874-1944), Italian operatic soprano and actress. circa 1900
Pantomime Characters, Commedia dell Arte - Clown, Harlequin, Columbine and Pantaloon. 19th century
Group photo, Jubilee Singers of Fisk University, USAGroup photo of the Jubilee Singers of Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. They were an African-American a cappella ensemble who toured
The Dolly Sisters, ParisThe Dolly Sisters wearing creations by Jean Patou in La Valse Lumineuse, Paris En Fleurs, Casino de Paris, Paris, 1925 1925
The Dolly Sisters wearing Lucile gowns in the I Love Thou Lovest number, League of Notions, London, 1921 1921
Judi Trott as Maid MarionThe actress Judi Trott (b 1962) as Maid Marion in the popular 1980s television series Robin of Sherwood (1984-86)
Elvis Presley, American musician and film star. Date: circa 1950s
Come to the Show A showgirl with an elaboarte feather fan reclines on a tall bar stool on this fabulous Art Deco programme cover. Date: circa 1920s
Dolly Sisters and chorus in Diamond tableauxThe Dolly Sisters wearing creations by Jean Patou and chorus in the tableaux La Mine Diamants (Diamond Mine), Paris En Fleurs, Casino de Paris, Paris, 1925 1925
James Doughty, oldest clown in EnglandJames Doughty of Brighton, at the time of this photograph the oldest clown in England, about to celebrate his 94th birthday. Seen here in costume with two of his performing dogs
Colonel Stodare at the Egyptian HallColonel Stodare the liverpudlian ventriloquist and magician (1831 to 1866) performing using an Indian Basket at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, London. Date: circa 1865
Eugene Ysaye - Belgian ViolinistEugene Ysaye (1858-1931) - Belgian Violinist Date: circa 1903
Saucy dancer, wearing only balloons - Following raidSaucy dancer, wearing only balloons, following a police raid: " You can t pin anything on me!" Date: late 1930s
Sketch of the Dolly Sisters, ParisIllustration of the Dolly Sisters by Zig for a promotional leaflet for Paris - New York, Casino de Paris, 1927 1927
Gracie Fields Home and Orphanage, Peacehaven, SussexChildren and staff stand in front of the orphanage and childrens home at Peacehaven in East Sussex. The home was opened in 1933 by the singing star Gracie Fields to care for the children of parents
Music cover for Two Marionettes Polka, composed by May Ostlere. Two puppets (without strings!) are depicted dancing on a small stage, framed by red and gold curtains
Quiet music practice / W H RobinsonWhen practicing ones musical instrument, there is only one person who wants to hear it - the aspiring performer. A simple adjustment (as here depicted to the horn)
Judy Garland (1922 1969), American singer, actress. Date: 1947
Little TichLITTLE TICH (Harry Relph) Music hall entertainer (1867 - 1928), pictured in a school-themed costume with mortar board. Date: c.1905
George FormbyEntertainer George Formby (1904-1961) and his wife Beryl Formby, nee Ingham (1901-1960), also a variety artist. Date: 1940
Elvira Henderson in Peggy AnnMiss Elvira Henderson, stage actress and niece of Lord Faringdon, appaering in Peggy-Ann at Dalys Theatre in London. Pictured granting an interview to a small dog who looks a little like Uggie
Arthur Roberts, music hall entertainerARTHUR ROBERTS Music hall entertainer. Date: 19th century
Magician performing the cup and balls trickUndated illustration, coloured, of a magician performing the cup and balls trick to a gathered audience, entitled " Tableaux de Paris: L Escamoteur, sur le boulevard
Maude Edwards ventriloquistMaude Edwards (1886 - 1976), female ventriloquist, with her puppeteered dummy Nobbler, stable boy seated upon her knee. Date: 1905
Rosie - Murrays Cabaret Club costume designRosie - Original costume design for one of the performers at Murrays Cabaret Club, 16-18 Beak Street, Soho, London
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
Marianne Faithfull, singer, songwriter and actressMarianne Faithfull (b.1946), English singer, songwriter and actress. Seen here as a teenager at the Prospect Theatre, Reading, where she went to school. circa 1962
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, 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
Strip tease card game - Theatre suit - Stage Manager. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease
Bird MillmanJennadean Engleman - famous name (Bird Millman ODay) (1890 1940), Tightrope walker one of the most celebrated high-wire performers
Simon Le Bon in CornwallSimon John Charles Le Bon (b. 1958), English musician, in Cornwall, at the time his yacht capsized during the Fastnet race off Falmouth
Mr Pastry, aka Richard Hearne, with lionMr Pastry, aka the comic actor Richard Hearne (1908-1979), with a lion. Date: circa 1960s
Edouard Beaupre, the Willowbunch giant (1881 - 1904), giant and circus performer, and part of Barnum and Baileys circus. Named here in the Tatler as Arthur Beaupre, the Montana Giant
The Vampire Dance by Alice Eis and Bert French. 1910
Sable Fern, music hall singer and dancerSable Fern, music hall singer, dancer and actor, seen here in Boer War uniform. late 19th century
Lillian Leitzel - German Circus acrobat and strongwomanLillian (" Lilli" ) Leitzel (1892-1931) - an acrobat and strongwoman for the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus. Date: circa 1910s
Exotic Oriental Vase Dance - postcard reproduction of a painting by Fabio Fabbi (1861-1946). Date: 1906
The Pier - Eastbourne, East Sussex, England. Date: circa 1908
Costume design for the Dolly SistersCostume design for a green outfit by Jean Le Seyeux for the Dolly Sisters in A vol d oiseau, Edouard VII Theatre, Paris, 1923 1923
Portrait of the Dolly Sisters, ParisThe Dolly Sisters in Paris En Fleurs, Casino de Paris, Paris, 1925. Photograph by R. Sobol. 1925
Sangers Circus cyclist, Haverfordwest, South WalesA lady cyclist (probably a man in drag), one of the performers with Sangers Circus during a visit to Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales
Leap Year Programme / Paul ChesneyGeorge Robey is the principal performer in the LEAP YEAR show at the London Hippodrome
The Poor Washerwoman - Henri Clark - Music SheetThe Poor Washerwoman - sung with typhoons of applause by Henri Clark - Music Sheet, written by Walter Hadtings and composed by W. T. Webb
The Chickaleary Cove by Ernee Clark and W RaineThe Chickaleary Cove music hall song of circa 1864 by Ernee Clark and W Raine, sung by The Great Vance (Alfred Vance), a hugely popular music hall singer
16-year-old Dinah Sheridan as Peter Pan in a touring production. 1936
Swan Lake - Robert Helpmann as Prince SiegfriedBallet dancer Robert Helpmann (1909-1986) in the role of Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake (Le Lac des Cygnes) at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (Sadlers Wells Ballet). Date: 1946
Cartoon, Signor Foli, Irish bass opera singerCartoon, Signor Foli (Allan James Foley, 1837-1899), Irish bass opera singer -- He has studied Bradshaw (probably a reference to his travels and tours). 1884
Cartoon portrait, Charles Kelly, performerCartoon portrait, Charles Clavering Wardell Kelly (1839-1885), actor and journalist -- a sound actor. 1884
Otora San - Lukushima Troupe - Japanese Entertainers on tour in Great Britain. Date: 1904
Sir Ralph Richardson, English actorSir Ralph Richardson (1902-1983), renowned English actor. 1960s
Music cover, Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-De-Ay Polka, arranged by Josef Meissler on Lottie Collins popular song. 1892
Caricature of Charles Dillon, English actor-managerCaricature of Charles Dillon (1819-1881), English actor-manager and tragedian. Seen here in the role of Belphegor, in a play of the same name by Charles Webb. 1881
Caricature of Nellie Farren and Edward LedgerCaricature of Nellie Farren (1848-1904), English actress and singer, and Edward Ledger (18??-1921), editor of The Era theatrical newspaper
Caricature of the actor J G Taylor -- Much More Than The Ninth Part. circa 1880s
Life by Maurice Cowan and Fred RomeLife revue by Maurice Cowan & Fred Rome; music Frederick Chappelle. First produced Hippodrome, Portsmouth, 3th May and London Palladium 30th August 1926
Cat playing the piano on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s
Gaby Deslys in 5064 GerrardGaby Deslys (1884 - 1920), French actress, music hall artiste and sometime lover of King Manuel II of Portugal, pictured in 1915 when she was appearing in " 5064 Gerrard." Known for her
Dorma Leigh in 1920Dorma Leigh (1890 - ?), British stage performer, appearing here in The Whirligig, at the Palace Theatre, London. 1920
The Dolly Sisters in Paris-New YorkThe Dolly Sisters in a scene from Paris-New York, Paris, 1927 1927
The Dolly Sisters and Pearl White, location unknown, 1920s 1920s
Four comedians: Eric and Ernie, Eric Sykes and Max WallFour popular British comedians: from left to right, Ernie Wise (Ernest Wiseman, 1925-1999), Eric Sykes (b 1923), Eric Morecambe (John Eric Bartholomew)
Hamilton Conrad and His Wonder Pigeons Date: early 20th century
My Country Lane by Edgar Bateman & Albert PerryPromotional music sheet for My Country Lane music hall song by Edgar Bateman and Albert Perry. The singer, Alec Hurley, portrayed here, specialised in coster songs
Advert, Four Famous SingersAdvertisement for the Singer Sewing Machine - Four Famous Singers - Adelina Patti, Christina Nilsson, Emma Albani and the sewing machine! circa 1895
Nimidoff - Russian Operatic Mezzo-SopranoMademoiselle Vera Nimidoff - Russian Operatic Mezzo-Soprano in a historical role. Date: circa 1906
Gertie Millar - English stage actress and singerGertie Millar (1879-1952) - English stage actress and singer, married 2nd Earl of Dudley in 1924, becoming the Countess of Dudley. Date: circa 1908
Caricature of the actor and dramatist Harry PaultonCaricature of the comic actor and dramatist Harry Paulton in the role of The Abbe. circa 1880s
Dan LenoPromotional postcard for Dan Leno(1860-1904) " The Kings Jester" One of Alick P. Ritchies series of music hall performers
Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Jim, a bobtail sheepdogIllustration by Cecil Aldin -- Jim, a bobtail sheepdog, owned by the actress Fabia Drake. The dog was a perfect actor, taking part in a childrens play called The Happy Family
Michael Chapman, folk and rock performer
Conjuror - Robert HoudinJean Eugene Robert-Houdin (1805-1871) the " conjuror" performing in front of a mid-nineteenth century French audience. Date: circa 1840
Pantomime artist Will Evans with his childrenWill Evans (1866 -1931) was an eccentric comedian who performed in pantomime from a young age, and appeared on the music halls in the 1890s
Street music: a family of singersA pathetic scene: an impoverished family of street singers, shoeless and ragged, singing in the rain. Date: 1870
