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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
Laura Cowie in Yoicks!Laura Cowie (1892-1969) was a Scottish stage and silent film actress. Here she is portraying Lucrezia Borgia in the revue show Yoicks! at the Kingsway Theatre. Date: circa 1925
Mother Goose PantomimeA production of Mother Goose at the London Hippodrome, featuring Shaun Glenville (1884-1968) as Mother Goose, Isobel Elsom (1893-1981) as the daughter, and Fred Conquest
Mildred Harris in The DeceiversActress Mildred Harris (1901-1944) started as a child actress, had a succesful career in silent movies, but struggled with the advent of talkies'. She was also the first wife of Charlie Chaplin
Miss Isabel JeansA painting of English stage and film actress, Miss Isabel Jeans, wearing a pink dress. She went on to play major roles in two Alfred Hitchcock silent films, Downhill (1927) and Easy Virtue (1928)
War work for womenMiss Kay Charles, member of the Mechanised Transport Training Corps, who are on the look out for more female motor cyclists
Ginger Rogers and David NivenGinger Rogers (1911-1995) and David Niven (1910-1983) in publicity for the film Bachelor Mother'. Date: 1939
Ann Sheridan in Winter CarnivalAmerican actress Ann Sheridan (1915-1967), real name Clara Lou Sheridan, here appearing in the film Winter Carnival'. Date: 1939
Maurice Chevalier and Marie DeaActors Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972) and Marie Dea (1912-1992) appearing in the film Pieges ('Personal Column'). Date: 1939
Peggy Ashcroft and Gwen Ffrangcon-DaviesPeggy Ashcroft (1907-1991) appearing as Cecily Cardew and Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies (1891-1992) as Gwendolyn Fairfax, in a production of The Importance of Being Earnest at the Globe Theatre. Date: 1939
Ram Gopal and Maya RaniIndian dancers Ram Gopal (1912-2003) and Maya Rani, promoting performances at the Aldwych Theatre in London. Date: circa 1939
Actor Conrad VeidtGerman actor Conrad Veidt, shortly to appear as Diasar the Magician in the film The Thief of Baghdad'. Date: circa 1939
Annie Vernay and Jean Paqui in Les OtagesActors Annie Vernay (1921-1941) and Jean Paqui (1921-2006) in a still from the French film Les Otages ('The Hostages')
Fred Terry and his daughter Phillida TersonFred Terry (1863-1933) was an English actor and theatrical manager. Here he is seen with his daughter Phyllis Neilson-Terry (1892-1977) who was then performing under the name of Phillida Terson
Sir Herbert Tree and Miss Evelyn MillardSir Herbert Tree (1852-1917) as Mark Antony and Miss Evelyn Millard (1869-1941) as Portia, in publicity for a production of Julius Caesar at His Majesty's Theatre in London. Date: 1910
Photographs of women at work, in traditionally male roles. With heading, Where Woman Wants To, She Can! The photographs captioned, Paris: Lady Billsticker, Leipsic: Girl Messenger
Alec Guinness (1914 - 2000) portraying G. K. Chesterton's sleuth Father Brown in the 1954 film of the same name. In the United States the film was marketed under the title "The
Miss M. N. Fraser, Scottish golf captain, WW1Miss Madge Neil Fraser, a distinguished Scottish lady golfer and International Captain, who died while nursing in Serbia in 1915. Date: 1915
GARRICKDAVID GARRICK (1717 - 1779), English actor, famous for his Shakespearean roles, a few months before his death
Advert postcard for Theatre Sarah Bernhardt. ParisFrench advertising postcard for the Theatre Sarah Bernhardt. In 1899 the Theatre de la Ville in Paris was renamed Theatre Sarah-Bernhardt after the renowned actress Sarah Bernhardt
Fred Storey, actor, in three different theatrical roles Date: 1890s
Augustus Harriss pantomime, Babes in the Wood, Drury Lane, London. Date: late 19th century
Red Riding Hood and Little Boy Blue, grand Christmas pantomime by W Younge, directed by E F Edgar, at the Imperial Theatre, Westminster, London, under the management of Marie Litton. Date: circa 1880s
A Ring of Iron, a melodrama by Frank Harvey, the Beatrice Company. Date: late 19th century
Dolls of Miss Cawse in the roles of Fatima and CestraDolls of Miss Cawse in the roles of Fatima, Lady Brighton, and Cestra Countess Regal in the comic opera Azor and Zemira dressed by young Princess Victoria
Dick Whittington at the London Hippodrome, 1903Dick Whittington at the London Hippodrome in 1903. Top left, Dick and his sweetheart played by Ruth Lytton and Fanny Dango. Top right, Dick with his cat (played by Mr Fred Farren Jnr)
Hypothetical female smoking party, May 1894Illustration of an all-female smoking party, captioned " what we are coming to: a ladies smoking party", in reference to the changing social standards for women in Britain. 1894
Entirely female army, September 1897Hypothetical depiction of " the next great war", showing an army made up entirely of female soldiers riflemen and artillery, one of which lies dead on the grass
First womens village council in Findon, Sussex, May 1918Photograph of the first womens village council in Findon, Sussex, established in 1917. The accompanying article describes the origins of the council in the innate female concern for domestic affairs
Female royal flying corps driver 1918Female royal flying corps driver from a painting by Harrington Mann. Date: 1918
Women working at a South London gas works 1918Women working at the South Metropolitan Gas Works, London. The Sphere elaborates on the pioneering work of the engineer of these gas works in successfully replacing male workers with women
Cartoon, One Charles to Another Charles - We can t give you a cat every year! Charles Lauri (left) was a pantomime performer who specialised in animal roles
Women queuing with their dogs for RSPCA advice, Sept 1939A group of women queuing with their dogs for advice on pet safety from two RSPCA doctors. The Sphere informs the reader of clinics in London established by the RSPCA to offer information with regards
George Raft, American actor and dancerGeorge Raft (1901-1980), American actor and dancer, remembered for his gangster roles in films. 20th century
Jean-Baptiste Fontenay as Martin in Le Pauvre Diable by Balisson and Dumersan, Theatre du Vaudeville. Handcoloured lithograph by F
Ballerina Marie Cheza in the ballet-pantomime Jenny, 1824Ballerina Mlle Marie Cheza as Jenny in the ballet-pantomime Jenny by Jean-Louis Aumer, Panorama Dramatique, 1824. Handcoloured lithograph by F
Mlle Pauline as Jeanny in the vaudeville piece Trilby, 1823Mlle Pauline as Jeanny in the vaudeville piece Trilby by Theaulon, Lafontaine and Jouslin, Theatre des Varietes, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F
French actor Lepeintre as Birbeth in Trilby, 1823French actor Lepeintre as Birbeth in the vaudeville piece Trilby by Theaulon, Lafontaine and Jouslin, Theatre des Varietes, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F
Mlle Henrietta Charton as Leonore in Fiesque, 1824Mlle Henrietta Charton as Leonore in Fiesque by Francois Ancelot, Theatre Royal de l Odeon, 1824. Handcoloured lithograph by F
French tenor singer Adolphe Nourrit as Alamede in Ipsiboe by Rodolphe Kreutzer, Academie Royale de Musique, 1824. Handcoloured lithograph by F
Mlle. Anais as Misael in Les Macchabees, 1822Mlle. Anais or Anais-Pauline-Nathalie Aubert as Misael in Les Macchabees by Alexandre Guiraud, Theatre Royal de l Odeon, 1822. Handcoloured lithograph by F
Joseph David as Idamore in Le Paria, 1821Joseph David as Idamore in Le Paria by Casimir Delavigne, Theatre Royal de l Odeon, 1821. Handcoloured lithograph by F. Noel after an illustration by Lavigne Marin from Portraits d Acteurs et d
Tenor singer Lecomte as Almaviva in the opera Le Barbier de Seville by Gioachino Rossini, Theatre Royal de l Odeon, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F
Alexandre Damas as Alceste in Le Misanthrope by Moliere, Theatre Francais, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F. Noel after an illustration by Alexandre-Marie Colin from Portraits d Acteurs et d
Mlle. Dupuis as Madame Dorval in La Mere RivaleMlle. Rose Dupuis as Madame Dorval in La Mere Rivale by Casimir Bonjour, Theatre Francais. Handcoloured lithograph by F. Noel after an illustration by Alexandre-Marie Colin from Portraits d Acteurs
Emilie Leverd as Celimene in Le Misanthrope, 1808Dancer and actress Mlle. Emilie Leverd as Celimene in Le Misanthrope by Moliere, Theatre Francais, 1808. Handcoloured lithograph by F
Grandville as Lisimon in Le Glorieux, 1824Charles Francois Grandin Grandville as Lisimon in Le Glorieux by Nericault Destouches, Theatre Francais, 1824. Handcoloured lithograph by F