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La Poupee by Arthur SturgessPromotional postcard for La Poupee, a comic operetta by Arthur Sturgess from the French of Maurice Ordonneau (Theatre de la Gaiete, Paris, 21st October 1896); music Edmond Audran
The Mikado by Ws Gilbert and Arthur SullivanPromotional postcard for the Mikado by Ws Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, first produced Savoy Theatre, 14th March 1885 Date: circa 1885
Edmund Kean in Richard III, 1822.. Mr. Edmund Kean as Richard, Duke of Gloucester, later King Richard the Third, in Shakespeares Richard III at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane
LA Scala, MilanoLA SCALA, MILANO The auditorium viewed from the back of the stage Date: circa 1840
Art deco cover for Theatre World, September 1926Art deco cover for the magazine Theatre World, September 1926, Vol IV no20. Artwork by Bovey. Date: 1926
Sketch of the Dolly Sisters, ParisIllustration of the Dolly Sisters by Zig for a promotional leaflet for Paris - New York, Casino de Paris, 1927 1927
SYPHILIS / 1883Diagram to show the rash which appears in the second stage of syphilis
Hogarth / British StageA JUST VIEW OF THE BRITISH STAGE or Three heads are better than one, scene Newgate
John Paul JonesAmericans would be indignant to see their gallant naval hero portrayed on the London stage as a PIRATE ! - yet here he is, as acted by Mr Elsgood with bravo galore
Feral Benga / BeauteFRAINCOISE BENGA. Celebrated Senegalese dancer. Stared at the Folies Bergere, Paris using his stage name Feral Benga
Ballet dancers exercising at the French Academie de Musique et de Danse. (2 of 2)
Bardelys The Magnificent, by Hamilton and SabatiniBardelys The Magnificent, by Henry Hamilton and Rafael Sabatini, from Sabatinis novel (1906). First produced at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham, August 1910, then the Globe Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue
Programme design, Gilbert & Sullivan, Princess Ida, Savoy Theatre, London. A respectful operatic perversion of Tennysons " Princess" in Three Acts. circa 1880s
Cymbeline - title page - Iachimo emerges from the trunk as Imogen sleeps. 1862
Judy Garland (1922 1969), American singer, actress. Date: 1947
The Red Moth by William BarribalA showgirl in a fabulous stage costume with enormous butterfly wings plays to a theatre audience
Anna Pavlova / RumneyANNA PAVLOVA Russian ballet dancer on stage
Laurence Olivier / Signed(Sir) LAURENCE OLIVIER British actor of stage and screen
Laurence Olivier(Sir) LAURENCE OLIVIER British actor of stage and screen
A study of the dancer Lena King, London, 1922. Has succeeded Phyllis Bedells at the Empire Theatre Date: 1922
Soho, London - Shaftesbury Avenue - Queens Theatre with neon sign for Private Lives by Noel Coward, directed by John Gielgud. 1973
French conjuror Robert HoudinJean Eugne Robert-Houdin (December 6, 1805 - June 13, 1871) was a French magician. He is widely considered the father of the modern style of conjuring. HPG/8/1/1 (v"
Harry Price in LabPsychical researcher and author, who used his knowledge of stage magic to expose phoney mediums, poltergeists and other scams, seen in his laboratory
Jessie Matthews / WildingJESSIE MATTHEWS British singer and dancer of stage and screen
Laurence Olivier / Tie(Sir) LAURENCE OLIVIER British actor of stage and screen
Vivien Leigh / ParamountVIVIEN LEIGH English actress of stage and film
Les Sylphides SceneLES SYLPHIDES The view from the wings
Jasper MaskelyneJASPER MASKELYNE English stage magician who used his skills of illusion in the Middle East during World War Two
Imperial Stag HuntImperial Stage Hunt in the Forest of Compiegne. Huntsmen and women, dressed in red and green follow the hounds who have a stag in their sights
Isadora Duncan / BarefootISADORA DUNCAN American dancer, barefoot on stage
Ascent Mont Blanc - 4THE ASCENT OF MONT BLANC Reaching the summit: during this final stage, each step takes ten minutes Date: 1855
Camille Bos, ballet dancer, rehearsing La GrisiMademoiselle Camille Bos, ballet dancer at the French Academie de Musique et de Danse, rehearsing La Grisi
Ballet dancers exercising at the French Academie de Musique et de Danse. (1 of 2)
Continental Drift5 diagrams illustrating the positions of the continents 380 mya, 200 mya, 135 mya, 50 mya and the present
Elvira Henderson in Peggy AnnMiss Elvira Henderson, stage actress and niece of Lord Faringdon, appaering in Peggy-Ann at Dalys Theatre in London. Pictured granting an interview to a small dog who looks a little like Uggie
Aeolian Hall, New YorkTheatre, Aeolian Hall. Stage of Aeolian Hall; two men and a woman on stage, no audience
Flamenco dancerIllustration by William Barribal showing a dancer on stage performing a Spanish flamenco
Blanche Bates / ButterflyBlanche Bates in the stage play Madam Butterfly by Long & Belasco on which the opera is based
David DevantDAVID DEVANT (born 1867) in the process of making a young lady disappear... Date: 1894
Maude Edwards ventriloquistMaude Edwards (1886 - 1976), female ventriloquist, with her puppeteered dummy Nobbler, stable boy seated upon her knee. Date: 1905
A Concert behind the Lines by Fortunino MataniaSomewhere in France - a concert behind the lines. A concert troupe or divisional entertainment company often made up of a mix of professional and amateur actors
The Dandy Doctor by Edward Marris with music by Dudley Powell. First produced at the Avenue Theatre in Sunderland, 26 March 1900. Touring to the Palace Theatre, Newcastle, 22 June for six nights
Beerbohm Tree as Rip Van Winkle, based on the story by Washington Irving, probably at Her Majestys Theatre, London. circa 1900
The Gentleman Jockey, a play by Edward Marris. circa late 1900s
Chocolate Coloured Coons, The Palace of Chocolate, with G H Elliott and Alf Lawrence. G H Elliott was a music hall star and singer of the song, Frys Chocolate Major, words by A J Mills
Mary Casson - Sir Gerald du Maurier in Barries Dear BrutusJ. M. Barries fantasy, Dear Brutus - 1929 performance - Mary Casson (1914-2009) in the role of Margaret, about to have her portrait painted by Sir Gerald du Maurier (1873-1934)
The Landing Stage at Ahvaz, Iran - WWI Xmas cardA rather unusual Christmas Greetings postcard, featuring a World War One era soldier (serving on the Mesopotamian front) in patriotic pose before an inset view of the Landing Stage at Ahvaz - a city
The Diving Belles music hall divers and aquatic acrobatsThe Diving Belles led by Daphne ?appearing in an elaborate sea cave scena Mermaids in Shells with clever and original tricks and fancy diving?
