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The Dolly Sisters in the Merry CountessSheet music for Tango Dance from The Merry Countess, featuring the Dolly Sisters and Martin Brown, USA, 1912 1912
Dolly Sisters / FantasioDOLLY SISTERS Jenny and Rosie, American stage performers, with what looks like a mirror, but isn t
The Trix Sisters, cabaret and revue stars of the 1920s Date: 1920s
Officer prisoners of war in Germany - Fancy Dress ballA fancy dress ball at Furstenberg in Mecklenburg which officer prisoners of war held as christmas entertainment in December 1916
British Army Pierrot Troupe - WWIBritish Army Pierrot Troupe, from the British Expeditionary Force of 1917 Date: 1917
Isaac Fawkes, the Slight of Hand MaUndated hand coloured engraving of Isaac Fawkes, the " Slight of Hand Man", and enlargement of acrobats from Bartholomew Fair print. HPG/8/2/1 (xli)"
A Peep into Totenham Street or Dillitanti Performers in Training
Tyrolean Austrian Musicians and Singers. The band features a Harpist, an accordion player and a Guitarist. Date: circa 1950s
Acrobates - acrobatsA delightful illustration from Larousse Encyclopedia detailing a variety of acrobatic entertainers performing impressive physical feats. Date: 1930
Performers of the Folies Bergere, Paris, France - seemingly on a giant musical carousel set with horses. Date: circa 1920s
Dickinson & Johnson music hall Crystal Tank artistesAlice Dickinson and Queenie Johnson music hall swimmers and tank performers. High divers and ornamental swimmers. ?Wonderful performances in a small tank.? Date: circa 1904
c. 1920s - Tom and Alice obese sideshow performersEarly 20th century vintage press photograph - Tom and Alice obese sideshow performers arriving in Los Angeles. Probably Alice Dunbar
The Song the Kettle is Singing (in a dear little place called home) - written and composed by Worton David and Lawrence Wright - sung with enormous success by Miss Florrie Forde and Miss Dora Lyric
The Dolly Sisters and Laddie Cliff in Jig-saw at HippodromePage from The Tatler featuring photographs of the delectable Dolly Sisters performing their first London revue, Jig-saw at the London Hippodrome
James & Marie Finney, exhibition swimmers at HippodromeJames Finney and his sister Marie, champion exhibition swimmers, appearing at the newly-opened London Hippodrome in 1900. Date: 1900
Gnawa musicians - ethnic group inhabiting Morocco and Algeria in the Maghreb. Gnawa music is characterized by instrumentation
Cast of Hiawatha at the open-air Theatre, ScarboroughThe touring cast of The Song of Hiawatha by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor at the open-air Theatre, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England
Dr White Eyes Littlehampton Royal Court MinstrelsDr White Eyes Littlehampton Royal Court Black Diamond Minstrels - Minstrel Troupe comprising Dr White Eyes himself in academic robes and holding a banjo (one eye white, one black), two jovial ladies
Programme for Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin showcaseThe cover of the programme for a Alicia Markova and Anton Dolin Gala Performance of Ballet at the Granada, Woolwich, London
Women of the Ouled Nails - Dancers and Musicians. Date: circa 1910
Warner Baxter and Janet GaynorWarner Baxter (1889-1951) - American film actor from the 1910s to the 1940s and Janet Gaynor (1906-1984) - American film, stage and television actress and painter
Members of the Ballet Montmartre pose for artist, HarrogateMembers of the Ballet Montmartre (on tour in the UK as part of an all-French Variety Bill) pose for Hungarian Artist Jean-Georges Simon in Harrogate
The Aqua Theatre - Pier Approach Baths, BournemouthPerformers of the The BIG SPLASH of 1963 - The Aqua Theatre - Pier Approach Baths, Bournemouth - Synchronised Swimming Entertainment Show, starring Teddy Northcott and Johnny Carney. Date: 1963
Sisters Earle music hall duettists and dancersThe Sisters Earle (Florrie and Harriet Warsaw) music hall duettists and simultaneous dancers. In Australia 1901 and moved to England by 1911
Beach entertainers, Hastings, Victorian period
The Two Rascals, British variety performers, 1920sThe Two Rascals, British variety performers (Charles O'Donnell and Eddie Fields), 1920s (singers and comedians) Date: 1920s
The famous American duo the Duncan Sisters, 1920s, popular with their act Topsy and Eva Date: 1920s
Performers in a production at Compiegne Palace, 27 November 1865, Les Commentaires de Cesar by Philippe de Massa. Date: 1865
The ComediansAn oil painting of some performers wearing elaborate costumes inside a temple style building. Date: circa 1921
The Black MaskThis painting portrays a group of performers, wearing colourful clothes, including a man in a harlequin outfit, the main focus is the central woman, with a black mask. Date: circa 1919
Bal SuzetteAn oil painting depicting the scene of a man wearing a green clown suit, engaging in dance with a woman in a pink red dress, they are accompanied by an array of formal servants and other performers
A FantasyA theatrical artwork showing performers wearing Elizabethan costumes upon a black and white tiled floor, a younger boy receives praise in the form of thrown flowers. Date: circa 1914
The Fritzsche brothers - German Bicycle Acrobats from Leuben, Dresden, Germany. Date: circa 1907
Sister's Levey, performers, theatrical studio portraitSisters Levey, performers, theatrical studio portrait of the three women performers in clown costume, with pointed hats, pom-poms, and long gloves
June Tripp and Violet LoraineJune Tripp (1901-1985), sometimes known just by her stage name June, and Violet Loraine (1886-1956) appearing in the revue show Fanfare at the Prince Edward Theatre. Date: 1932
Stanley Lupino (1893-1942) came from a celebrated theatrical family. His career embraced acting, dancing, writing and directing. Date: circa 1932
Binnie HaleBeatrice Binnie Hale-Monro was an English actress, singer and dancer. Here she is publicising a revue show at the London Hippodrome. Date: circa 1932
Scene from See Naples And DieThe cast of See Naples And Die, a play by Elmer Rice (1892-1967) staged at the Little Theatre. Date: 1932
Peggy CartwrightCanadian actress Peggy Cartwright (1912-2001) was mostly known for her work in silent movies. Here she is scene promoting a stage appearance, in For The Love Of Mike at the Saville Theatre in London
Conchita MontenegroSpanish actress Conchita Montenegro (1911-2007) near the beginning of her Hollywood career. She appeared in several films in the 1930s and 40s. Date: circa 1931
Dancer ChitaThe dancer Chita, real name Gladys Hawking, active on the West End cabaret scene. Date: circa 1931
Mimi Jordan had appeared as Miss 1924 at the Palace of Beauty feature, part of the British Empire Exhibition held at Wembley Park. She was now part of the cabaret chorus at the Piccadilly Hotel
Roller Skating ShowBella Avalon and Percy Athos perform an act on rollerskates in The New Prince's Frivolities at the New Prince's Theatre in London (later known as the Shaftesbury Theatre). Date: 1925
Horace Hodges in LightninActor Horace Hodges (1863-1951) performing in the play Lightnin at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London. Date: 1925
John Barrymore and Fay ComptonActors John Barrymore (1882-1942) and Fay Compton (1894-1978) in their roles as Hamlet and Ophelia for a production soon to open at the Haymarket Theatre in London. Date: 1925
Gertrude LawrenceBritish actress, singer, dancer and musical comedy performer Gertrude Lawrence (1898-1952). Around this time she was appearing in revue shows in London and New York. Date: circa 1925
Julie Sudo, DancerOriental dancer Julie Sudo, appearing in Carnival Time at the Criterion Restaurant. Date: circa 1925
Dorothy Seacombe (1906-1994) was a British actress who went on to have a film career. Here she is appearing in a stage production of Just Married at the Comedy Theatre. Date: circa 1925