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Betty StockfeldAustralian actress Betty Stockfeld (1905-1966), mostly known for her film work, but here appearing in a theatrical production of A Cold June at the Duchess Theatre. Date: 1932
Vile BodiesA stage adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel Vile Bodies at the Vaudeville Theatre. Date: 1932
Ivor Novello in I Lived With YouIvor Novello (1893-1951) wrote and starred in this stage production of I Lived With You, which was later made into a film
The Miracle at the Lyceum TheatreScenes from Max Reinhardt's production of The Miracle at the Lyceum Theatre, a story told entirely in mime. Inset is Lady Diana Duff Cooper (1892-1986) as the Madonna. Date: 1932
Production of OthelloActor Ernest Milton (1890-1974) played the title role in this production of Othello at the St James's Theatre. Also pictured are Nicholas Hannen (1881-1972) as Cassio and Henry Oscar (1891-1969)
Madeleine CarrollBritish actress Madeleine Carroll (1906-1987), shortly to be appearing on the West End stage in a play called Pleasure Cruise'. She went on to have a successful career in Hollywood
Scene from See Naples And DieThe cast of See Naples And Die, a play by Elmer Rice (1892-1967) staged at the Little Theatre. Date: 1932
Grand Hotel SceneA scene from the play Grand Hotel being performed at the Adelphi Theatre. The production ran from September 1931 to January 1932 and was noted for its special effects. Date: 1931
D. A. Clarke-SmithBritish actor D. A. Clarke-Smith (1888-1959) appearing in a variety of guises in the play Queer Fish at the Apollo Theatre. Date: 1931
Horace Hodges in LightninActor Horace Hodges (1863-1951) performing in the play Lightnin at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London. Date: 1925
Margaret BannermanCanadian actress Margaret Bannerman (1896-1976) appearing in Camilla States Her Case at the Globe Theatre in London. Later in 1925 her career would be interrupted when she suffered a nervous
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
Fay Compton With DogVersatile actress Fay Compton (1894-1978) was born Virginia Compton-Mackenzie. Her theatre career embraced Shakespeare, comedy, pantomime, drama and the classics, and she appeared in over 40 films
Music cover, My Darling Waltz, arranged by Theo Wendt from the musical play Date: 1907
Vanni Marcoux, H G Moore and Lalla MirandaSignor Vanni Marcoux (L), bass, H G Moore (R), assistant stage manager, Mme Lalla Miranda, soprano Date: 1910
Marie Louise Edvina, opera singerMme Marie Louise Edvina, opera singer, soprano Date: 1910
Louise Kirkby Lunn, opera singerMme Louise Kirkby Lunn, opera singer, contralto Date: 1910
Maria Kousnietzoff, opera singerMme Maria Kousnietzoff, opera singer, soprano Date: 1910
A L Berat, Fernand Almanz and Francois AmbrosinyMadame A.L. Berat, opera singer, contralto, Fernand Almanz (L), stage manager, Francois Ambrosiny (R), director of ballet Date: 1910
Edmond Warnery, opera singer, tenor Date: 1910
Rolls-Royce Dart 1st stage compressor rotor, at the Historic Aircraft museum on Southend Airport. Date: circa 1978
RMS Queen Elizabeth, Theatre, January 1949 Date: 1949
RMS Mauretania, Theatre, January 1949 Date: 1949
RMS Caronia, Theatre, January 1949 Date: 1949
Scene from Japanese Noh Drama, EguchiScene from the Japanese Noh Drama, Eguchi - the yokyoku (noh song) Eguchi is thought to have been composed by the priest Ikkyu-Zenji
The Curtain IllustrationAn illustration in reference to a poem, written by Australian poet, Zora Bernice May Cross, showing a woman in a blue dress, hiding behind a stage curtain
Eve GrayA portrait photograph of actress, Eve Gray, born Fanny Evelyn Garrett, who was taken to Australia as a child, where her stage career began
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)
Lydia Kyasht, ballet dancerLydia Kyasht (1885-1959) was a Russian ballerina and dance teacher. She moved to London in 1908, to be ballerina at the Empire Theatre. Date: 1910
Anna Neagle, actress, theatrical portrait in sequined dance costume and tights, mono with sepia background. Captioned, The way of a Neagle'
Noel Coward and Alfred Lunt, on balcony, Design for Living, theatrical portrait. With description, Meet Noel Coward and Alfred Lunt on a balcony
Madelaine Carroll, actress (1906-1987), studio portrait. With description, A fascinating study of a fascinating person: Madeleine Carroll, who has, for the moment, deserted the stage for the screen
Photograph of H B Irving and Stella Patrick Campbell in Princess Clementina'. Captioned, Heredity in Excelsis: The Children of Stage Celebrities Combine at The Queen's Theatre'
Mlle Anita, actress with dwarfism, theatrical portrait on stage in velvet gown. Captioned, Cupid's Smallest Victim: twenty-five years old but only twenty-five inches high'
Lily Brayton, actress and singer(1876-1953), drawn from life by Harold H Smith. Pastel drawing with head scarf. Part of a series, Pencil portraits of Stage Favourites published in The Bystander
Norman McKinnel, actor, (1870-1932) drawn from life by R G Mathews, artist (1870-1955). Pencil sketch in suit and waistcoat, smoking a cigarette
A model of the Globe Theatre, created by John Cranford Adams (1903-1986). Date: 1954
Costumes designed by James Bailey for an Old Vic production of "Twelfth Night". Olivia's dress is painted nylon gauze. Date: 1954
Music cover, A Cock-Eyed Optimist, from South PacificMusic cover, A Cock-Eyed Optimist, song from South Pacific (stage musical and film), by Rodgers and Hammerstein Date: 1949
Music cover, Oklahoma! by Rodgers and HammersteinMusic cover, Piano Selection, Oklahoma! by Rodgers and Hammerstein, performed at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, London Date: 1947
Music cover, Huguette Waltz from The Vagabond KingMusic cover, Huguette Waltz from the musical The Vagabond King, music by Rudolf Friml. Date: 1926
Showplace, Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Centre, NYCProgramme cover, Showplace, Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Centre, New York City, USA Date: 1953
Beach entertainers lined up on stage at Eastbourne beachThis superb image shows six dress-suited performers with their straw hats, on stage in front of a deck-chaired audience. Behined the stage are five wheeled beach huts in striped livery
Music cover, Little Nellie KellyMusic cover, Charles B. Cochran's production of George M. Cohan's Musical Play, Little Nellie Kelly, book, lyrics and music by George M Cohan. Date: 1922
Ruth Vincent, singer in Gilbert and Sullivan operettasRuth Vincent, English opera singer and actress who performed in Gilbert and Sullivan operettas Date: circa 1900
Irene Vanbrugh in role of Sophy FullgarneyIrene Vanbrugh, English actress, in role of Sophy Fullgarney in Pinero's The Gay Lord Quex. Date: circa 1900
George Alexander, English actor and theatre manager Date: circa 1900
Charles Wyndham and Mary MooreCharles Wyndham, actor and theatre manager, and Mary Moore, actress Date: circa 1900