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Edmund Payne as Max Moddelkopf and Happy Fanny Fields as Mitzi in The Girls of Gottenberg by George Grossmith and L E Berman; with music Ivan Caryll and Lionel Monckton

Street scene with delicatessen, South London
South London street scene with shoppers looking at goods in the window of a delicatessen, and a Ford Popular parked in front. Date: circa 1950s

Irene, a musical comedy by James Montgomery, music by Harry Tierney. First produced in England at the Empire Theatre, London, 7 April 1920. Touring to the Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield. Date: 1920s

The Christian by Hall Caine, Wentworth Crokes Company - a bouquet of roses addressed to Glory Quayle. For the transfer to the Shaftesbury Theatre on 12 December 1907. Date: 1907

The Days of Cromwell by Charles Rogers and Carter Livesey. First produced at the Borough Theatre, Stratford, on 19 October 1896. Touring to the Avenue Theatre, Sunderland, July 1896. Date: 1896

Cinderella, Theatre Royal, Bognor - collecting firewood Date: early 20th century

The Pearl Girl by Basil Hood; music by Howard Talbot and Hugo Felix. First produced at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, 25 September 1913

The Walls of Jericho by Alfred Sutro. First produced at the Garrick Theatre, London, 31 October 1904. The walls of London Society crumble in as the angel blows her trumpet

Scene from The Tempest by William Shakespeare, at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham, 4 December 1905 for one week, Herbert Beerbohm Trees production which opened at His Majestys Theatre on 14 September

The Old Homestead by Denman Thompson, Tellers Broadway Theatre, New York, USA. Written in 1885, this production was taking place 26 years later. Date: circa 1911

Promotional interactive postcard for The Mousme at the Shaftesbury Theatre. The tab has been pulled and in the eye is written " The Other Corner"

Madame Sans-Gene by Victorien Sardou and Emile Moreau. First produced Theatre du Vaudeville, Paris, 27th October 1893.Henry Irving starred in J

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - We ll be seeing you somehow
The Caption reads We ll be seeing you somehow. Petrol was severly rationed and only certain professions or trades were allowed to have any. Hence cycling became popular

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Every nice boy loves a sailor
The Caption reads Every nice boy loves a sailor - a take on the popular song. This lass has pictures of soldiers and airforce men on the wall behind her. Busy girl

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Two to One
During the war the Government chose to see sports betting as Entertainment and despite an early decline in gambling, options for punters like the football pools

WW2 era - Comic Postcard - Deep in the Heart of Texas
The caption on the postcard is Deep in the heart of Texas. During the war tens of thousands of Americans came to the UK and things American became very popular

Shipyard Scene
A shipyard scene by Leon Alaric Shafer (1866-1940) He was a popular painter, etcher and illustrator who made his mark at the turn of the 20th century

A scene from the popular childrens play Where the Rainbow Ends at the Holborn Empire, London, 1926 with Myrtle Peter as Betty and Bobby Smith as Cubby Date: 1925

Ben Bernie and his orchestra, a popular dance
Ben Bernie and his Orchestra, a popular dance band in many New York society rendezvous and on the radio, 1927 (who had made a great success at the Hotel Roosevelt) Date: 1927

The dancer Dolores Farris and the dancing team
The dancer Dolores Farris (late of the Silver Slipper cabaret in New York and now appearing in the Easterm company of Good News) and the dancing team of La Mae and Josine popular in Boston

Mock article in Punch with a version of the popular book character Wee Macgreegor, written by J. J. Bell and drawn by John Hassall, pictured in tears. Date: 1903

Front cover of Printers Pie magazine for 1911, illustrated by John Hassall and featuring one of his typical medieval characters chasing after a dog

The Gun Tavern 1820
The popular Gun Tavern & Tea Gardens were removed in the middle of the 19th century, for improvements to Buckingham Gate. Date: 1875

Monster Tea Garden
A popular venue in the 18th century, situated at the corner of St Georges Row and Buckingham Palace Road, London. The name is probably a corruption of Monastery as it once was the site of the Convent

William Henry Betty
William Henry West Betty (1791-1874), popular child actor of 19th century, known as the Young Roscius of Ampthill Square, Camden. Date: 1875

The Cake-Walk and How to Dance It. Date: 1903

The Ju Jitsu Waltz comes to the Gaiety. Date: 1907

Crockfords Club
Crockfords, the popular name for William Crockfords St Jamess Club was a London gentlemens club in St James, London. Now dissolved, it was established in 1823, closed in 1845

The Lille Gate in the Ypres ramparts seen across the moat
Ypres is a walled city and it has several routes into it. The two most well-known of its gates through the ramparts are via the Menin Gate (on the old road to Menin)

The main lobby at the American Red Cross Club, Rainbow Corner, London, the main base in London for US servicemen. The lobby was the clubs busiest area

Passionate couple
Passionate young Dutch couple in an embrace. Holland was a very popular tourist resort in Edwardian times and was a theme captured by many postcard artists of the day. Artist: Anon. Date: circa 1908

Music cover, Fiddle & I (Waltz) Music cover, Fiddle & I (Waltz)
Music cover, Fiddle and I (Waltz), dedicated to Charles Henfrey, based on Mrs Goodeves Popular Song by Otto Roeder. 19th century

Music cover, The Birth of the Blues, words by B G De Sylva and Lew Brown, music by Ray Henderson. 1926

Music cover, A-Tisket A-Tasket, Ella Fitzgerald
Music cover, A-Tisket A-Tasket, words and music by Ella Fitzgerald and Al Feldman. 1938

Pink rose flower faces
Easter greetings card. Childrens faces in flowers were very popular at the turn of the 20th century. From a postcard series published by Ernest Nister. Artist: Irene Marcellus Date: circa 1906

Yellow & pink rose flower faces
Easter greetings card. Childrens faces in flowers were very popular at the turn of the 20th century. From a postcard series published by Ernest Nister. Artist: Irene Marcellus Date: circa 1906

Dog rose flower faces
Easter greetings card. Childrens faces in flowers were very popular at the turn of the 20th century. From a postcard series published by Ernest Nister. Artist: Irene Marcellus Date: circa 1906

Pansy flower faces
Easter greetings card. Childrens faces in flowers were very popular at the turn of the 20th century. From a postcard series published by Ernest Nister. Artist: Irene Marcellus Date: circa 1906

Princess Elizabeth doll, Hamleys advertisement 1929
Advertisement for the " Princess Elizabeth" doll from Hamleys - the future queen immortalised as a toy for 1920s children

Cartoon portrait, Catling Mavourneen - All at Lloyds. Thomas Catling was an editor of Lloyds Illustrated London Newspaper (the pun is on Kathleen Mavourneen, a popular Irish song). 1880s

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

Anna Lucasta (programme cover)
Anna Lucasta was a popular 1940s Broadway play with an African American cast which transferred to Londons His Majestys Theatre in 1947. Date: 1947

Couples dancing with abandon during the exuberant freewheeling stly of the popular culture of the nineteen twenties. This is further reflected in the style of the artwork. Date: 1926

Theatrophone poster
Poster using Moulin Rouge imagery to promote a popular telephonic system of the late 19th century. This poster appeared in a 1931 graphic degign publication. Artist: Jules Cheret Date: 1896

Robert John Thornton, author of New Family Herbal
Robert John Thornton (1768-1837), English physician and botanical writer, author of New Family Herbal: Or Popular Account of the Natures and Properties of the Various Plants Used in Medicine

Cartoon, Miss Nellie L Estrange, singer
Cartoon, Miss Nellie L Estrange, popular singer - Successful! Rather! 1885

Cartoon, A Japanese Village at the Savoy, a reference to the popular Gilbert and Sullivan operetta at the Savoy Theatre, London. 1885

Cartoon, Jones and Herman, The Silver King Lawsuit. A reference to a popular melodramatic play of 1882 by Henry Arthur Jones and Henry Herman. 1885

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