Roles Collection (page 3)

Francois Joseph Talma as Nero in Britannicus, 1817
Francois Joseph Talma as Nero in Britannicus by Jean Racine, Theatre Francais, 1817. After the painting by Eugene Delacroix. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Lucinde Paradol as Emilie in Cinna, 1823
Madame Lucinde Paradol as Emilie in Cinna by Pierre Corneille, Theatre Francais, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F. Noel after an illustration by Alexandre-Marie Colin from Portraits d Acteurs et d

Mlle. Josephine Duchesnois in Alzire, 1813
Mlle. Josephine Duchesnois as Alzire in Alzire by Voltaire, Theatre Francais, 1813. Handcoloured lithograph by F. Noel after an illustration by Alexandre-Marie Colin Lavigne Marin from Portraits d

Pierre Lafon as Dom Pedre in Pierre de Portugal, 1823
Pierre Lafon as Dom Pedre in Pierre de Portugal, by Lucien Arnault, Theatre Francais, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F. Noel after an illustration by Alexandre-Marie Colin Lavigne Marin

Anne Demerson as Liselle in Le Mari et l Amant, 1821
Mlle. Anne Demerson as Liselle in Le Mari et l Amant by Jean-Claude Vial, Theatre Francais, 1821. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Claude Cartigny as Capitaine Coop in La Jeunesse de Henri V by Alexandre Duval, Theatre Francais, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Claude Louis Monrose Sr. as Mascarille in L Etourdi, 1823
Claude Louis Monrose Sr. as Mascarille in L Etourdi or The Miser by Moliere, Theatre Francais, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Mlle. Eleonore as Floretta in Le Belvedere by Rene Charles Guilbert de Pixerecourt, Ambigu Comique, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Marie Jacqueline Levesque as Milady Adermale
Madame Marie Jacqueline Levesque as Milady Adermale in Remorse, Le Remords, Ambigu Comique, 1824. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Jean Audeville Fresnoy as Menzicoff in La Famille de Menzicoff by J-J-M Duperche, Ambigu Comique, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Raffile as Michau in Coelina, 1801
Raffile as Michau in Coelina by Rene Charles Guilbert de Pixerecourt, Ambigu Comique, 1801. Handcoloured lithograph by F. Noel after an illustration by Alexandre-Marie Colin from Portraits d Acteurs

Mlle Stephany Clara as Celanie in l Ile des Noirs, 1828
Mlle Stephany Clara as Celanie in l Ile des Noirs by Armand d Artois and Xavier Boniface Saintine, Theatre du Vaudeville, 1828. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Nicolas Anselme Baptiste as Capitaine in Les Deux Freres by Kotzebue, Theatre Francais, 1802. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Dr Charles Barber as Mr Micawber and Miss Hellier as Mrs Micawber, April 1936, in a scene from the Charles Dickens novel, David Copperfield. 1936

The parliamentary female
Father of the family: " Come, dear; we so seldom go out together now- can t you take us all to the play tonight!" Mistress of the House, and MP: " How you talk, Charles

Sir George Alexander and Dame Irene Vanburgh in The Thief
Sir George Alexander (1858-1918) - British Actor, Theatre Producer and Theatre Manager and Dame Irene Vanburgh (1872-1949)

Lily Brayton and Ben Webster in Kismet
Miss Lily Brayton (1876-1953) in the role of Marsinah and Mr Ben Webster (1864-1947) in the role of Abdullah in the play Kismet. Date: 1912

Miss Lily Brayton and Mr Henry Ainley
Miss Lily Brayton, Actress (1876-1953). In the role of Rosalind in the William Shakespeare play As you Like It, alongside Henry Ainley (1879-1945) in the role of Orlando. Date: 1911

Under Police Protection - small dog sheltering
Under Police Protection - a lady Police Officer provides some shelter from a typical English deluge for a little dog beneath the skirt of her smart blue uniform. Date: circa 1909

Female WaC RAF motor-cyclist at work 1918
Female WaC RAF motor-cyclist driving a staff officer through the Strand, London, with the famous Russian restaurant, Romanos, in the background

WALTER PASSMORE / IOLANTHE
WALTER PASSMORE Comic actor and singer, best known for his Gilbert & Sullivan roles, seen here in Iolanthe Date: 1867 - 1946

WOMENS RIGHTS / MIND
The main qualities of a Man 1 of 2 Date: 1913

WOMENS RIGHTS / TRADITION
The main qualities of Woman 2 of 2 Date: 1913

TRADITIONAL ROLES
The man goes off to work while the woman does the laundry Date: 1840

EDMUND KEAN / TWO ROLES
EDMUND KEAN Actor, as Shylock, and as Othello. Date: 1787 - 1833

Traditional female accomplishments
Three young women demonstrating traditional female accomplishments -- reading, embroidery, and playing the piano. Date: 1858

Six Actresses in Traditional Country Girl attire - all looking like early 19th century milkmaids! Date: circa 1910s

Anna Zinkiesen - Mariegold - Mariegold Broadcasts - Soon - it may not matter much - Do
Anna Zinkiesen - Mariegold - " Mariegold Broadcasts" - " Soon - it may not matter much - Do away with Men - as such!" Date: 1933

San Toy! musical comedy, Opera House, Leamington
San Toy! a musical comedy at the Opera House, Leamington, previously at Dalys Theatre, London. Showing Sing Hi, The Emperor and Ko Fan. circa early 1900s

Suffragette Madonna - Crop of 1910 - Anti-Suffrage card
Anti-Suffrage card - Suffragette Madonna - Crop of 1910 - The man of the House holding the baby whilst his wife goes out and campaigns for womens rights

Amateur theatrical Company presenting a historical review
A (sadly unnamed) Amateur theatrical Company presenting a historical review, operetta or pageant - the characters/roles represented include a medieval jester, an executioner

Miss Lily Elsie and Mr Robert Evett in The Merry Widow
Miss Lily Elsie (1886-1962) popular Edwardian Actress in the role of Sonia and Mr Robert Evett (1874-1949) English singer, actor

Inset circular portrait photograph of Miss Marie Studholme (Caroline Maria Lupton) (1872-1930) - English actress and singer known for her supporting and sometimes starring roles in Victorian

INDIA. Bombay. Elefanta. Elephanta Caves. Trimurti of Shiva in the main cave, 7th-8th c A.D. Detail of the three-headed bust representing the three roles of the god, creator

Carry On - Women in wartime silhouette, WW1
Types of Britains women armies - Land lasses, Town toilers and Sea Sirens. Three types of women during the First World War depicted rather romantically in silhouette

Nanette Newman and Michael Culver on location in Cornwall
The actress Nanette Newman on location near Lands End, Cornwall, with the actor Michael Culver, in the roles of the Newlyn School artists Stanhope Alexander Forbes (1857-1947)

An actor in the role of Kurando Yukinaga : Two actors in the roles of Saitogo Kunitake and a female Buddhist devotee : An actor in the role of Osadanotaro Nagamune

Archangel Michael
SAINT MICHAEL, who combines the roles of angel and saint, overcomes Satan in single combat - but not permanently, as the Devil continues to plague mankind

Nanette Newman and Michael Culver filming in Cornwall
The actress Nanette Newman on location near Lands End, Cornwall, with the actor Michael Culver, in the roles of the Newlyn School artists Stanhope Alexander Forbes (1857-1947)

Caricature of Charles Lauri, pantomime performer
Caricature of Charles Lauri Junior -- The Drury Lane Poodle. He was a pantomime performer who specialised in animal roles

Training female dentists at the National Dental Hospital, WW1
Women at the National Dental Hospital and college in Great Portland Street being taught in the conservation room how to stop and fill decayed teeth

Women welders at work, WW1
Women welders at work on pieces of metal at a school opened at Notting Hill Gate by the Womens Service Branch of the London Society for Womens Suffrage during the First World War

WW1 cartoon on postcard - munition worker
Expecting a rise shortly. Humorous, First World War postcard depicting a female munition worker jauntily sitting on a barrel of dynamite with a cigarette. A health and safety nightmare. Date: c.1916

Miss Jessica Borthwick aka Nell Foy
Miss Jessica Borthwick (1888-1946), aka Nell Foy, sculptor, camera woman and one of the first nurses in France during the First world War

Miss Susan Dudley Ryder, Londons 1st lady taxi driver, WW1
Miss Susan Dudley Ryder, who had the distinction of being Londons first female taxi driver, aving passed all the driving tests

Ladies Wanted as drivers, WW1 advertisement
Advertisement from 1918 by the British School of Motoring emphasising the urgent requirement for lady drivers between the ages of 17 and 45. Date: 1918

Lloyd Georges lady chauffeur
The Right Hon. David Lloyd Georges Napier car being started by his lady chauffeur who, according to The Tatler, handles it in a very skilful manner. Date: 1916

Sisters as recruiting sergeants for Kitcheners Army, WW1
Irish sisters, Miss Winifred and Ivy Mulroney riding together in Hyde Park, London to recruit men for Lord Kitcheners army in September 1914

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