Performer Collection (page 17)

Madame Clara Butt and her children
Madame Clara Butt (1872-1936) - Contralto concert Singer - and her children Date: 1905

German Violinist - Hilde Elgers. Date: circa 1923

Lewis Waller - English actor-manager in role of Robin Hood
Lewis Waller (William Waller Lewis) (1860-1915) - English actor-manager in the role of Robin Hood. Date: circa 1909

Miss Gabrielle Ray - British Actress, Dancer and Singer
Miss Gabrielle Ray (1883-1973), British Actress, Dancer and Singer. One of the most photographed women in the world in the early decades of the 20th century. Date: 1906

Spanish Children sing and play music - kitsch postcard Date: circa 1903

A Belle of New York, heading behind a curtain
An unusual embossed photographic postcard of a Belle of New York, heading behind a curtain. Date: circa 1904

Snake Charmer in the Souks, Marrakesh, Morocco
Snake Charmer in the Souks, Marrakesh (Marrakech), Morocco Date: 1929

Fun card series of a British dancer in a wide-skirt costume
Fun card series of a British cabaret dancer in a wide-skirt costume and a star-shaped hat! (1/4) Date: circa 1908

Paul Cinquevalli (1859 1918), German entertainer whose speciality juggling act was popular, known as (King of the Jugglers), who could catch a cannon ball on his neck

Victorian Scrap - Circus Clown - Here we are again! late 19th century

Victorian Scrap - Circus Clown with Pig and Hoop
Victorian Scrap - Circus Clown with Pig jumping through a hoop - A Prize Jump. late 19th century

Theodore Hardeen brother of Harry Houdini 1905
Theodore Hardeen (1876 1945), Hungarian magician and escape artist, younger brother of the famous Harry Houdini, (with whom he formerly worked with), known simply as Hardeen or Brother of Houdini

Two clowns, happy and sad. Date: circa 1900

Harold Pyott - Tiny Tim the English Midget
Harold Pyott (1887-1937) - Tiny Tim the English Midget The Living Doll - aged 43 years old, height 23", weight 24lbs. Twelve inches smaller than the renowned Tom Thumb (Charles Stratton) of P

Arsene Lupin by Francis de Croisset and Maurice Leblanc, French production at the Theatre de l Athenee, Paris, . Lupin brandishes a bomb at Chief Inspector Guerchard and other policemen (Act IV)

Cartoon, Gaston Murray, actor and writer
Cartoon, Gaston Murray (Garstin Parker Wilson, 1826-1889), actor and writer -- Gar. 1883

Jean-Gaspard Deburau, mime artist, as Pierrot
Jean-Gaspard Deburau (1796-1846), Bohemian-French mime artist, in his famous character of Pierrot. Or possibly his son Jean-Charles Deburau (1829-1873)

Farid al-Atrash and Asmahan, Syrian-Egyptian performers
Farid al-Atrash (1910-1974) and Asmahan (Amal al-Atrash, 1912-1944), brother and sister, Syrian-Egyptian actors and musicians. circa 1936

Three women in burlesque costume on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Wilson, Keppel and Betty - a popular British music hall act
Wilson (Jack Wilson 18941970), Keppel (Joe Keppel 18941977) and Betty (one of many Bettys!) - a popular British music hall act - performing here with a fantastic dancing snake!

Strip tease card game - Joker card, featuring the four heads of the Theatre Manager, the exotic peformer, the prosecution barrister and the prude, Miss Prim

Stunt woman cannonball loses her knickers
Liza Knight, an 18-year-old stunt performer from Leicester, felt quite a draught after being shot from a cannon during a rehearsal

Lila Nikolska (1904 - 1955), Russian dancer Date: 1927

Portrait of George Honey, singer, comedian and actor
Portrait of George Honey (1822-1880), popular singer, comedian and actor on the London stage. 1880

Lionel the Lion-faced Man
Stephan Bibrowski (18911932), better known as Lionel the Lion-faced Man, was a famous sideshow performer. His whole body was covered with long hair that gave him the appearance of a lion; this was

Cast of Schaefers Liliput Revue in costume on stage. Date: circa 1910

Troupe of Royal Midgets, including Madam Tom Thumb. Date: circa 1900s

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs stage production
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Harry Benets stage production. Date: circa 1947

Clown with banjo on a Victorian scrap
Victorian Scrap - Clown with Banjo -- Our Old Friend. late 19th century

Fantastic Transvestite Performer
A fantastic Transvestite Performer in dramatic pose! Date: 1924

Dickie Chipperfield, lion tamer, with four lionesses
Dickie (Richard) Chipperfield of Chipperfields Circus, a 17-year-old lion tamer, with four lionesses in a cage. Date: circa 1964

Rula Lenska filming Robin of Sherwood, Cornwall
Rula Lenska in the character of Morgwyn of Ravenscar, filming the TV series Robin of Sherwood near St Michaels Mount, Cornwall. Date: 1980s

Susan Penhaligon, British actress
Susan Penhaligon (b. 1949), British actress, at St Ives harbour, Cornwall. circa 1980s

Janis Martin with teddy boy
Janis Darlene Martin (1940-2007), American singer, nicknamed the Female Elvis, seen here with an admiring teddy boy who has her name tattooed on his arm

Anna Held in her peacock gown
Miss Anna Held, appearing in Follow Me at the Casino in New York, displaying her spectacular peacock gown with the tail spread. Date: 1917

Madame Kyra Alanova by Madame Yevonde
Madame Kyra Alanova (1902-1965) by Madame Yevonde. She was a dancer, appearing in a special matinee at St Jamess Theatre, London

Maude Fealy, actress, in the role of a nun
Maude Fealy (Maude Mary Hawk, 1883-1971), American stage and film actress, seen here in the role of a nun. Date: early 20th century

Frederick Marion, Czech telepathic entertainer
Frederick Marion (real name Josef Kraus, 1892-?), Czech entertainer who used telepathy and clairvoyance. His last public activities seem to have taken place in 1946

Hans Neumann - Violinist Date: 1904

Lionel, The Lion-faced Man - Very Hairy Man
Stephan Bibrowski (18911932), better known as Lionel the Lion-faced Man, was a famous sideshow performer. His whole body was covered with long hair that gave him the appearance of a lion; this was

Gladys Cooper with daughter Joan Buckmaster

The Dolly Sisters and Maurice Chevalier in Paris En Fleurs, Paris, 1925 1925

Dancer & Contortionist performing vertical splits
An English dancer & contortionist ( Marie ) performing vertical splits!

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