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Gwen Farrar drawing a caricature of herselfGwen Farrar, the famous variety artist, making a caricature of herself. The Sketch explains she had been working on a series of sketches of celebrities which were to be sold for charity. 1927
English Female impersonator and singer Bobby De LysA photograph of the English Female impersonator and singer Bobby De Lys, 1920s Date: 1920s
Sheet music - British female impersonator Bert ErrolSheet music featuring the British female impersonator Bert Errol, 1920s Date: 1920s
Female impersonator and Male prima donna Bobbie de LysAdvert for the female impersonator and Male prima donna Bobbie De Lys Date: 1921-1925
Gwen FarrarGwendoline " Gwen" Farrar (1899 - 1944), English duettist, cellist, singer, actress and comedian. Pictured at the time she was appearing in Shake Your Feet at the London Hippodrome in 1927
Autori and Sovrani at The Blue Train GrillThe basso opera singer and caricaturist Autori, pictured with Maitre d Signor Autori at The Blue Train Grill in Stratton Street, London, one of the citys most fashionable haunts
Music cover, The Muddle-Puddle Porter, written and composed by George Grossmith Junior, showing a caricature of the singer Lionel Brough. 1894
Martha Raye, American actress and singerMartha Raye (1916-1994), American actress and singer. 1938
June Clyde, American actress, singer and dancerJune Clyde (1909-1987), American actress, singer and dancer. 1938
Joy Hodges, American singer and actressJoy Hodges (1915-2003), American singer and actress. 1938
Deanna Durbin, Canadian-born actress and singerDeanna Durbin (1921-2013), Canadian-born actress and singer. 1938
Betty Grable, American actress, dancer, model and singerBetty Grable (1916-1973), American actress, dancer, model and singer. 1938
Alice Faye, American actress and singerAlice Faye (1915-1998), American actress and singer. 1938
Sophie Arnould, French soprano in the opera Pyramus and Thisbe, 1771. She is depicted in the famous costume from Act V, a mantua dress with hoop petticoats or panniers decorated with frills
Clarisse Sainte-Foy as Denise in Les Deux Gentilhommes, 1844Opera singer Clarisse Sainte-Foy as the milkmaid Denise in Les Deux Gentilhommes by Justin Cadaux, Theatre de l Opera Comique, 1844
French baritone Paul Barroilhet as Iago in Othello, 1844French baritone Paul Barroilhet as Iago in the opera Othello by Gioachino Rossini, Academie Royale du Musique, 1844. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor
Opera singer Jean Baptiste Joseph Grard as Taher in Gulistan, ou le Hulla de Samarcande by Nicolas Dalayrac, Theatre de l Opera-Comique, 1844
Nicolas Jean-Jacques Masset in the opera Gulistan, 1844Tenor singer Nicolas Jean-Jacques Masset as Gulistan in the opera Gulistan ou Le hulla de Samarcande by Nicolas Dalayrac, Theatre de l Opera Comique, 1844
Mlle. Anne Benoite Louise Lavoye as ZerlinaSoprano opera singer Anne Benoite Louise Lavoye as Zerlina in La Sirene by Daniel Auber and Eugene Scribe, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1844
Marius-Pierre Audran as Scipion in La Sirene, 1844Tenor singer Marius-Pierre Audran as Scipion in La Sirene by Daniel Auber and Eugene Scribe, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1844
Mlle Zoe Prevost as Mathea in La Sirene, 1844Soprano opera singer Mlle Zoe Prevost as Mathea in La Sirene by Daniel Auber and Eugene Scribe, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1844
Achille Ricquier as the Duke of Popoli in La Sirene, 1844Basse bouffe (comic opera singer) Achille Ricquier as the Duke of Popoli in La Sirene by Daniel Auber and Eugene Scribe, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1844
Opera singer Henri as Bolbaya in La Sirene, 1844Opera singer Henri as Bolbaya in La Sirene by Daniel Auber and Eugene Scribe, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1844. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Victor Dollet from Galerie
French soprano Anne Lavoye as Zerlina in La Sirene, 1844French soprano Anne-Benoite-Louise Lavoye as Zerlina in La Sirene by Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber and Eugene Scribe, Theatre Royal de L Opera Comique, 1844
Tenor singer Roger as Scopetto in La Sirene, 1844Tenor singer Gustave-Hippolyte Roger as Scopetto in La Sirene by Daniel Auber and Eugene Scribe, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1844
Madame Potier as Cecile in Cagliostro, 1844Opera singer Anne Suzanne Potier as Cecile in Cagliostro by Eugene Scribe, Theatre Royale de l Opera Comique, 1844. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Victor Dollet from Galerie
French singer Jean-Baptiste Chollet in the comic opera Cagliostro by Adolphe Adame, Henri Vernoy de Saint-Georges, Eugene Scribe, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1844
Opera singer Anna Thillon as Coriali in Cagliostro, 1843Opera singer Anna Thillon as Coriali in Cagliostro, Act III, by Eugene Scribe, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1843. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Victor Dollet from Galerie
Anne-Benoite-Louise Lavoye in Le Bouquet de l Infante, 1846French soprano singer Anne-Benoite-Louise Lavoye as Ginetta in Le Bouquet de l Infante, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1846
Anne-Benoite-Louise Lavoye in Ne Touchez pasFrench soprano singer Anne-Benoite-Louise Lavoye as the Queen of Leon in Ne Touchez pas a la Reine by Xavier Boisselot, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1846
Hermann-Leon as the Regent in Ne Touchez pasBaritone opera singer Leonard Hermann-Leon (1814-1858) as the Regent in Ne Touchez pas a la Reine by Xavier Boisselot and Eugene Scribe, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1847
Leocadie Lemercier as Estrella in Ne TouchezFrench soprano singer Leocadie Lemercier as Estrella in Ne Touchez pas a la Reine by Xavier Boisselot, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1846
Soprano singer Leocadie Lemercier in Ne TouchezFrench soprano singer Leocadie Lemercier as Estrella in Ne Touchez pas a la Reine by Xavier Boisselot, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1846
Singer and author Marius-Pierre Audran as Don Fernand in Ne Touchez pas a la Reine by Xavier Boisselot, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1846
French soprano singer Anne-Benoite-Louise Lavoye as La Reine Leon in Ne Touchez pas a la Reine by Xavier Boisselot, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique
Bettini as Arthur in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce, 1846Italian tenor Geremia Bettini as Arthur in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce by Gioachino Rossini, Academie Royale de Musique, 1846
Paul-Bernard Barroilhet in Robert Bruce, 1846French baritone Paul-Bernard Barroilhet in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce by Gioachino Rossini, Academie Royale de Musique, 1846
Soprano singer Mlle. Maria Nau as Nelly in Robert BruceSoprano singer Mlle. Maria Nau as Nelly in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce by Gioachino Rossini, Academie Royale de Musique, 1846
Tenor singer Louis Paulin as King Edward II in Robert BruceTenor singer Louis Paulin as King Edward II of England in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce by Gioachino Rossini, Academie Royale de Musique, 1846
Bass opera singer Bessin as Dickson in Robert BruceBass opera singer Bessin as Dickson in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce by Gioachino Rossini, Academie Royale de Musique, 1846
Mezzo soprano Rosine Stoltz as Marie in Robert BruceMezzo soprano Rosine Stoltz as Marie in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce by Gioachino Rossini, Academie Royale de Musique, 1846
Bass singer Raffaele Anconi as Douglas in Robert BruceBass singer Raffaele Anconi as Douglas in the pastiche opera Robert Bruce by Gioachino Rossini, Academie Royale de Musique, 1846
Baritone singer Bussine as Jacques I in GibbyBaritone singer Prosper Alphonse Bussine as Jacques I in the comic opera Gibby la Cornemuse by Clapisson, Theatre de l Opera Comique, 1846
Octavia de Lille as Mary in Gibby la Cornemuse, 1846French mezzo soprano Mlle. Delille or Octavia de Lille as Mary in Gibby la Cornemuse by Clapisson, Theatre Royal de l Opera Comique, 1846
Gustave-Hippolyte Roger in Gibby la Cornemuse, 1846Tenor singer Gustave-Hippolyte Roger in the comic opera Gibby la Cornemuse by Clapisson, Theatre de l Opera Comique, 1846
Mlle Valence in the vaudeville piece Marjolaine, Theatre des Varietes, 1844. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Victor Dollet from Victor Dollets Galerie Dramatique
Mlle. Angelina Grave as Herminie d Hacqueville in Louise Bernard by Alexandre Dumas, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1843
French baritone Paul Baroilhet as Frantz inFrench baritone opera singer Paul Bernard Baroilhet as Frantz in L Ame en Peine by Friedrich von Flotow, Academie Royale de Musique, 1847