Performer Collection (page 7)

Cartoon, A Blaze of Triumph! (Disraeli and Turkey)
Cartoon, A Blaze of Triumph! Disraeli is the hero of the day, having made a deal over Cyprus with Turkey at the Anglo-Turkish Convention, thereby ensuring peace rather than war

Cartoon, The Celebrated Indian Crown Trick (Disraeli)
Cartoon, The Celebrated Indian Crown Trick -- a satirical depiction of Benjamin Disraeli, Conservative Prime Minister, as Bendizzi the Great Faker, performing as a magician to various heads of state

Music cover, Change Partners, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers
Music cover, Change Partners, featuring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, lyrics and music by Irving Berlin from the film Carefree. 1938

Miss Jessie Winter appearing at the Hippodrome, London
Miss Jessie Winter appearing at the Hippodrome Theatre, London. 1911

Osca Marah, Australian soprano, appearing at the Hippodrome Theatre, London. 1911

Actress in dressing room preparing her makeup. 1926

The Sadness of her Sadness sung by Tom Woottwell
The Sadness of her Sadness, written and composed by Harry Wincott and Harry Leighton, sung by Tom Woottwell - Charles Sheard & Co. London. 1902

Feldmans 24th Song Annual - George Robey
Feldmans 24th Song Annual with Tonic Sol-fa setting. George Robey featured with his hit Shurr-up. circa 1910

Sahary Djeli, dancer
Sahary Djeli, oriental dancer who was performing at the London Hippodrome in 1911. Her act was notable for the sinuous, serpentine movement of her arms. Date: 1911

Claire Heliot and her performing lions 1903
Claire Heliot (1866 -1953), renowned female lion tamer, photograph showing her in a huge cage caressing and talking to the large cats. Date: 1903

Marceline the Droll, Spanish-born clown. He became famous at the newly-opened Hippodrome in the early twentieth century and then went to New York to perform at the hippodrome there

Music cover, The Man on the Flying Trapeze, song waltz, words by George Leybourne, music by Alfred Lee, performed by Shaw and Weston. 1934

Marceline the Droll, the London Hippodromes clown
Marceline, the popular clown at the London Hippodrome, where he famously influenced the young Charlie Chaplin when they appeared together in the Hippodromes first pantomime, Cinderella

Flying the Flume at Crystal Palace 1904
French Mademoiselle Dutrien (le fleche humaine), the human arrow, performing at Crystal Palace, London. After riding down a curving track on her bicycle which falls some seventy feet

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

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

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

Sandows marvellous feat of strength at London Hippodrome
Eugene Sandow, strong man extraordinaire, seen supporting on his chest four men and ten women in addition to sundry cannon balls, part of his act at the London Hippodrome

Vera Vivian, performer, in full length portrait photo
Vera Vivian, performer, of the Reg Jecks and Vera Vivian Variety Theatre Company, seen here in a full length portrait photo. circa 1920s

Vera Vivian, performer, in a signed portrait photo
Vera Vivian, performer, of the Reg Jecks and Vera Vivian Variety Theatre Company, seen here in a signed portrait photo. 1916

Reginald Jecks, performer, in military costume
Reginald Jecks, performer, of the Reg Jecks and Vera Vivian Variety Theatre Company, seen here in military costume. circa 1920s

Reginald Jecks, performer, as the Laughing Cavalier
Reginald Jecks, performer, of the Reg Jecks and Vera Vivian Variety Theatre Company, seen here in the role of the Laughing Cavalier. circa 1920s

Reginald Jecks, performer, of the Reg Jecks and Vera Vivian Variety Theatre Company, seen here on stage at Gateshead. 1924

The Gaiety Girls - Constance Collier and Lily Harold, with an unknown actress. circa 1894

The Hippodrome Beauty Queens, London, May 1915. 1915

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

Portrait, Jean-Baptiste Faure, French opera singer
Portrait, Jean-Baptiste Faure (1830-1914), French opera singer (baritone) and art collector. 1880s

Portrait, Henri Clark, singer. 1880s

Cartoon, George Leybourne, music hall singer
Cartoon portrait, George Leybourne (1842-1884), British music hall singer, described as a lion comique, famous for his song Champagne Charlie. 1880s

Cartoon, E W Mackney, Ethiopian entertainer (blackface minstrel). 1880s

Cartoon, Crabbed Age and Youth (One View). (1 of 2) 1880s

Cartoon, Crabbed Age and Youth (Another View). (2 of 2) 1880s

Lee and Harpers theatre booth, Bartholomew Fair, London. 1720s

Joe Miller, English actor
Joe Miller (1684-1738), English actor. early 18th century

Giovanni Battista Belzoni at Sadlers Wells Theatre
Giovanni Battista Belzoni, Italian explorer and archaeologist, at Sadlers Wells Theatre, London, as the Patagonian Samson, wearing a strongmans costume made of fur, and an ostrich feather headdress

Richard Tarleton, popular performer in Elizabethan theatre
Richard Tarleton (or Tarlton, ?-1588), popular performer in the Elizabethan theatre. 16th century

Dolly Sisters on front cover of the Sketch 1921
The Dolly Sisters photographed in their costumes for the new pantomime " The Babes in the Wood" by C B Cochran. The Dolly Sisters enjoyed immense success in London

Photograph of the dolly sisters in fluffy white costumes for their Pony Trot. Until the end of the League of Notions revue

The Company of the Co-optimists, October 1921
Nine of the ten Co-Optimists, a variety revue in London. From left to right (top row) Phyllis Monkman, Laddie Cliff, Elsa Macfarlane, Stanley Holloway; (second row) Betty Chester

Photographs of Hippodrome Pogo Parade, October 1921
Miss Mona Vivian and her " pogo platoon", performing for the Sketch in the Botanical Gardens although the Pogo Parade was performing at the Hippodrome at the time. Date: 1921

Norah Blaney in The Vagabond King 1927
Norah Blaney (1894 - 1983), music hall performer and actress, appearing in the part of Huguette in The Vagabond King, playing at the Winter Garden Theatre in London in 1927. 1927

Music cover, Sister Ria, sung by Miss Lizzie Fletcher
Music cover, Sister Ria, written by A J Mills, composed by Arthur Lennard, sung by Miss Lizzie Fletcher. 1895

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

Cartoon, Mr William Randall, comic singer
Cartoon, Mr William Randall, Music-Hall Types - the comic singer (old school). Thomas William (Harry) Randall (1857-1932) was a British Vaudeville actor

Cartoon, Messrs Bigwood and Reynolds, Two of the old hands at the Britannia (theatre in Hoxton, London). George Barnes Bigwood was the resident low comedian

Portrait, The Late Mr Fred Coyne, Music-Hall Types (A Recollection). Fred Coyne (1845-1886) was a music hall singer. 1886

Cartoon, Mr Charles Godfrey, His Newest Character
Cartoon portrait, Mr Charles Godfrey, music hall singer and songwriter, seen here as a barman - His Newest Character. 1885

Cartoon, Mr Rutland Barrington, The Mikado
Cartoon, Mr Rutland Barrington, A Savoyard - The Mikado, Gilbert and Sullivan. 1885

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