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Elisabeth Welch as the Parisian nightclub owner Beulah in the classic Ealing film Dead of Night. Elisabeth Welch (1904-2003) African American singer & actress who settled in London in 1933
Elisabeth Welch in Paris. Elisabeth Welch (1904-2003) African American singer & actress who settled in London in 1933. Popular star of British musical theatre, films
Elisabeth Welch signs an autograph for a serviceman at a concert for the troops in London. Elisabeth Welch (1904-2003) African American singer & actress who settled in London in 1933
Elisabeth Welch signed photograph. Elisabeth Welch (1904-2003) African American singer & actress who settled in London in 1933
The Female Swindler - Walter MelvillePromotional card showing Tom H. Taylors production of The Female Swindler by Walter Melville which was first produced at the Terriss Theatre in Rotherhithe, London on 12th October 1903
Fedora by Victorien Sardou - Australian actress Marie LohrFedora by Victorien Sardou was first produced at the Theatre du Vaudeville in Paris, 12th December 1882. The English version by Herman Merivale was first produced at the Haymarket Theatre
Faust by Stephen Phillips and J. Comyns Carr. First produced at His Majestys Theatre, London on 5th September 1908. Mr Tree as Mephistopheles. Mr Henry Ainley as Faust
The Faun by Edward Knoblauch. First produced at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London on 10th June 1913. A piece of whimsy in which a faun enters a London drawing room to prevent a man from taking his
The Eye of Siva by Sax Rohmer (pseudonym of Arthur Henry Ward, 18831959). First produced at the New Theatre on 8th August 1923
The DOyly Carte, Opera CompanyFront page of a four-page flyer touring to the Lyceum Theatre, Newport on 30th September 1907. The Gondoliers and The Mikado are both given twice during the week; The Yeomen of the Guard, H.M.S
Dick Whittington. Artist Will TrueDick Whittington. Again the reverse is blank. Dick is being shown the door by his mother, the pantomime dame, always of course played by a man. The artist is Will True. 1900s
Dante by Laurence Irving (11 April 1897 23 October 1988) from the French of Victorien Sardou and E. Moreau. The previously shown poster has been adapted here for the tour
The Forty Theives by Ian QueryPromotional postcard by popular artist E P Kinsella for the Forty Thieves by Ian Query for the Lyceum Theatre in London, Christmas 1912
Cinderella PosterCinderella poster reproduced in The Stage Year Book 1920 between pp. 30 and 31. It is described as specially produced for the Drury Lane pantomime 1919-20, and given as a 48-sheet
Fanny Brice in Come Over Here by Mizner and PembertonCome Over Here, Revue by Wilson Mizner and Max Pemberton. A second card of Fanny Brice at the London Opera House confirms her star status
Young woman dancing at a disco, CornwallYoung woman in a red dress, dancing at a disco somewhere in Cornwall, with colourful lighting from spotlights. Date: mid-1980s
Myers Inn and Liquor Store, Kingston, Jamaica, West IndiesMyers Planters Punch Inn and Liquor Store, Sugar Wharf, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. Date: circa 1938
PUB, Popular Department Store, Stockholm, Sweden. The name comes from the stores founder, Paul Urbanus Bergstrom. Date: circa 1940
The popular Orpheans Jazz Band, at the Savoy Hotel, London, 1924 Date: 1924
The Hotel de Paris at BrayScene showing the dance floor at popular Bray outpost of the Hotel de Paris, one of the evening haunts during Ascot week in the 1920s. Date: 1934
Brazil. Rio de Janeiro. Proclamation of the Republic of Brazil. Popular ovation to Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca (1827-1892) and Quintino Bocaiuva (1836-1912) in Cuvidor Street. November 15, 1889
Music cover, Hes Got Em On by Fred CarlosMusic cover, Hes Got Em On, from Robert Reeces burlesque drama, Forty Thieves, sung by T W Barrett, written, composed and also sung by Fred Carlos. circa 1880s
Cartoon, Richard d Oyly Carte, Gilbert and SullivanCartoon, Richard d Oyly Carte as maitre d, with Ws Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan as chefs, at the Savoy Dining Room. Opening the new shop -- it is wonderful what may be done by enterprise and Patience
Caricature of Anton Rubinstein, composer and pianistCaricature of Anton Grigorevich Rubinstein (1829-1894), Russian composer, pianist and conductor. Nicknamed Il Demonio (The Demon), after his most popular opera. 1881
Music Cover, Cat on Hot BricksMusic cover, Cat on Hot Bricks, a Rollicking Rag for Piano by Ezra Read. 1922
The Golden Hind public houseA pub that was popular with the Plymouth contingent of the CCFF, the Golden Hind is still serving the community today. The Corps of Canadian Fire-fighters
Porgy and Bess Mus SheetA fine item of period artwork depicts the opera which, though not successful at first, eventually achieved immense popular acclaim as Americas greatest opera. Date: first performed 1935
Greyhound racing - Cover of Sporting & Dramatic NewsFront cover of The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News reporting on the new sport of greyhound racing. Top left photograph shows Be Sporty, an outstanding hurdler and top right shows Tall Oak
Programmes for the Alhambra Theatre, London 1904Promotional programme for the Alhambra Theatre, London commencing Monday, 28th November 1904 featuring ballets, orchestral pieces, jugglers and tumbling. Date: 1904
Front Cover of Balls Popular Guide to the Heavens Date: 1910
Two Little Vagabonds by George R Sims & Arthur ShirleyPromotional postcard for Two Little Vagabonds by George R. Sims and Arthur Shirley from Les Deux Gosses by Pierre Decourcelle (Theatre de lAmbigu-Comique, Paris, 19th February 1896)
The Traitor by E Hill-MitchelsonPromotional postcard for The Traitor by E. Hill-Mitchelson. First produced as A Judas in Wigan, 27th July & Theatre Royal, Stratford, 23rd January 1903. Col
Through The Divorce Court by Max GoldbergPromotional postcard for Through The Divorce Court by Max Goldberg. First produced as Divorce at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, 5th May 1902. For Henry Chattell & Jack Dentons Company. Date: 1902
The Tempest by William ShakespearePromotional postcard for The Tempest by William Shakespeare, showing Caliban by Charles Buchel for Herbert Beerbohm Trees Company touring to the Tyne Theatre, Newcastle, 17th April 1905. Date: 1905
The Swiss Express by Arthur H Gilbert and Charles RenadPromotional postcard for The Swiss Express by Arthur H. Gilbert and Charles Renad. First produced at the Princesss Theatre, 26th December 1891. The image shows Charles & Frederick
Spreading the News by Lady GregoryPromotional postcard for Spreading the News by Lady Gregory, a one-act comic play which was written for the opening night of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, 27th December 1904
The Speckled Band by Arthur Conan DoylePromotional postcard for The Speckled Band by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle from his own short story. First produced at the Adelphi Theatre, 4th June 1910. The scene is Holmess sitting room in Baker Street
Scott and WhaleyPromotional postcard for Scott and Whaley. Eddie Whaley and his partner Harry Scott were African-American music hall and radio comedians who came to England in 1909 and settled here
Nina Rosa by Otto HarbachPromotional postcard for Nina Rosa by Otto Harbach; music Sigmund Romberg (Majestic Theatre, New York, 20th September 1930). First produced in England at the Lyceum Theatre, 7th July 1931
A Midsummer-Nights Dream by William ShakespeareCast list from promotional flyer for A Midsummer-Nights Dream by William Shakespeare at the Royal Court Theatre, Sloane Square, London in 1915. Date: circa 1915
The Merveilleuses by Basil HoodPromotional postcard for The Merveilleuses by Basil Hood, based on a play by Victorien Sardou (Theatre des Varietes, Paris, 16th December 1873); music Hugo Felix
The Man from Toronto by Douglas MurrayPromotional postcard for The Man From Toronto by Douglas Murray. First produced Royalty Theatre, 30th May 1918. The eponymous man is fascinated by a lady who masquerades as her maid to be sure of
Madame Sherry adapted by Charles Hands and Adrian RossPromotional postcard for Madame Sherry adapted by Charles E. Hands & Adrian Ross from the operetta by Benno Jacobson; music Hugo Felix (Centraltheater, Berlin, 1st November 1902)
The Lido Lady by Ronald JeansPromotional postcard for The Lido Lady by Ronald Jeans; Lyrics Lorenz Hart; music Richard Rodgers. First produced at the Alhambra, Bradford, 4th October and the Gaiety Theatre
The Knave of Diamonds by Charlton MannPromotional flyer for The Knave of Diamonds by Charlton Mann, from Ethel M. Dells novel (1912). First produced at the Gaiety Theatre, Manchester, 24th January and Globe Theatre, 23rd April 1921
Half a loaf is better than nonePopular proverb. Half a loaf is better than none. Image first published by Tower Tea, Nottingham. Artist: Eugenie Richards Date: 1904
Faint heart never won fair ladyPopular proverb. Faint heart never won fair lady. Image first published by Tower Tea, Nottingham. Artist: Eugenie Richards Date: 1904
The Kings Messenger by Frederick JacksonPromotional postcard for The Kings Messenger by Frederick Jackson. First produced at the Queens Theatre, 7th July 1930. The King is God; the setting Spain. Martin Harvey is shown in the title role
