Showbiz Collection

June Tripp and Violet Loraine
June 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

Playtime at the Piccadilly
Performers in Playtime at the Piccadilly, a cabaret show at the Piccadilly Hotel. The artists pictured are Mimi Jordan, Rene Lorrimore, Evelyn Wrentmor, Amelia Allen

Melville Gideon at the Piano
Melville Gideon (1884-1933) was an American composer, lyricist and performer. Here he is appearing in The Co-Optimists, a variety revue show that originally opened in London in 1921

Tommy Trinder
Sketch depicting comedian Tommy Trinder (1909-1989) appearing in Band Waggon at the London Palladium. Date: 1939

Freddie Schweitzer and Marion Bellet
Sketch depicting variety acts Freddie Schweitzer and Marion Bellet & The English Brothers. Presumably they were supporting Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch at the London Palladium. Date: 1939

Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch
Sketch depicting comedians Arthur Askey (1900-1982) and Richard Murdoch (1907-1990). Their radio show Band Waggon had been a hit in 1938, and was turned into a stage show which they took on tour

Maurice and Cordoba, dancers
Dance partners Maurice and Cordoba, appearing at the Savoy Hotel. Date: circa 1939

Miss Gabrielle Ray - British Actress, Dancer and Singer
Miss Gabrielle Ray (1883-1973), British Actress, Dancer and Singer. One of the most photographed women in the world in the early decades of the 20th century. Date: 1906

Fantastic Transvestite Performer
A fantastic Transvestite Performer in dramatic pose! Date: 1924

George Grossmith - Comedian, writer, composer, actor, singer
George Grossmith (1847-1912) - English comedian, writer, composer, actor and singer. Grossmith wrote (in collaboration with his brother Weedon), the 1892 comic novel The Diary of a Nobody

Will and Betty Rogers - outdoor cookery
Will Rogers (1879-1935) - a Cherokee cowboy, vaudeville performer, humorist, newspaper columnist, social commentator and stage and motion picture actor

The Tiller Girls / The Palace Girls
The Palace Girls - clockwise from top left: Nell Home, Ethel Karri (Ethel Lucy Carrie Thomas), Margery Douglas and Nell Grey

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