Stage Collection (page 6)

Ira Aldridge as Aaron the Moor in Titus Andronicus
Ira Aldridge (1807-1867) celebrated American Shakesperean actor who found fame on the stage in Victorian England. Date: circa 1852

British silent film Paddy the Next Best Thing
A scene from the British silent film Paddy the Next Best Thing (1923) directed by Graham Cutts from Graham Wilcox and filmed at the Islington Film Studio

Puppet in kimono being manipulated by two bunraku puppeteers in black robes. Woodblock ukiyo-e print by Utagawa Kunisada II, Tokyo, 1850s

French actor Joseph Laurent as Mousqueton in Les Mousqetaires, by Alexandre Dumas, Theatre de l Ambigu Comique, 1845. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor

Programme cover, Palace Theatre of Varieties, Manchester, two houses nightly. 1912

Spotlight operator, Maskelynes Theatre, London
Spotlight operator, Maskelynes Theatre, Langham Place, London. Date: circa 1930s

Norma Shearer, Canadian actress. Date: 1934

Poster, Gentleman Joe, a musical comedy, a Milton Bode production at the Grand Theatre

16-year-old Dinah Sheridan as Peter Pan in a touring production. 1936

Aerial view, landing stage, Liverpool
Aerial photo landing stage at Liverpool, showing the Liver, Cunard, Dock Office, India, and Midland Bank buildings

Scene from Wagners opera Tannhauser. late 19th century

The Dolly Sisters and John Westley in His Bridal Night, 1916, New York Date: 1916

The Dolly Sisters in His Bridal Night, 1916, New York Date: 1916

Priscilla and the Profligate, Duke of Yorks Theatre, London
Priscilla and the Profligate, a play by Laura Wildig, at the Duke of Yorks Theatre, London, produced by Charles Hawtrey. circa 1920s

Swan Lake - Robert Helpmann and Margot Fonteyn
Ballet dancers Robert Helpmann (1909-1986) in the role of Prince Siegfried and Margot Fonteyn (1919-1991) in the role of Odette in the finale of Swan Lake (Le Lac des Cygnes) at Royal Opera House

Julia Farron - Ballet Dancer in Mlle. Theodore - Scene 1
Julia Farron (1922-2019) - Ballet Dancer performing as Mademoiselle Theodore in The Prospect Before Us, scene 1, a one-act comic ballet in seven scenes

5064 Gerrard by Cosmo Gordon Lennox and Robert Hale
5064 Gerrard revue by Cosmo Gordon Lennox and Robert Hale; music arranged by Willy Redestone. Artist Harold Smith. The revue was first produced at the Alhambra Theatre, Leicester Square

Mr Albert Chevaliers Recitals
This postcard titled Mr Albert Chevaliers Recitals shows the many characters Albert Chevalier played. As the coster, fourth from right in the front row, he sang his famous coster songs

The Boy by Fred Thompson with W H Berry
The Boy, a musical comedy presented by Alfred Butt and written by Fred Thompson and Percy Greenbank. It was first produced at the Adelphi Theatre on 14th September 1917

The Best People, by Gray and Hopgood
The Best People, a comedy by David Gray and Avery P Hopgood. First produced in England at the Grand Theatre, Blackpool, March 1926, and later the same month at the Lyric Theatre, London

Cartoon, Wilson Barrett, preparing to play Hamlet
Wilson Barrett (William Henry Barrett; 1846-1904), actor, theatre manager and playwright -- More Study! Seen here preparing to play Hamlet, to the consernation of Henry Irving

A study of the dancer Phyllis Bedells, 1922 formerly of the Empire Theatre. She has arranged the dances and ensembles for The Island King at the Adelphi Theatre, London. Date: 1922

Dolly Sisters from League of Notions at London Pavilion
Portraits of the Dolly Sisters in their Persian outfits from Charles Cochrans League of Notions at the London Pavilion, 1922 Date: 1922

The Russian ballet at the Alhambra, London, 1921 featuring a scene from Scheheraze with Mme D Albaicin, Pavlov and Singaienvski and a portrait of the Spanish dancer Mme D Albaicin Date: 1921

Pierce Egans Anecdotes: hopping race Clapham
Colour plate: The hopping match on Clapham Common: Jackson the runner exhibiting his agility from Pierce Egans anecdotes of the turf, the chase, the ring and the stage, 1827

The Merry Wives of Windsor - title page - Anne Page and Slender, an inept and unsuccessful suitor. 1862

Strangford Harbour at Landing Stage - a view of where the ferry stops. There are boats and buildings. (Location: Northern Ireland; County Down; Strangford). Date: circa early 1900s

Cast of Chu Chin Chow catch bus to Night of the Stage Ball
The cast of Chu Chin Chow at His Majestys Theatre board a bus and head for the Night of the Stage Ball at the Albert Hall held in aid of Sir Arthur Pearsons Fund for the children of blinded solders

Strip tease card game - Theatre suit - Doorman. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease

Cartoon, Fred Evans in clown costume
Cartoon, Fred Evans in his clown costume. He performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. 1879

Caricature of Archdeacon Dunbar, Anglican clergyman
Caricature of Archdeacon Charles Gordon Cumming Dunbar (1844-1916), Anglican clergyman of St Andrews Church, Tavistock Place, London, who was involved in a divorce case in 1881 brought by his wife

Caricature of Arthur Cecil, English actor and playwright
Caricature of Arthur Cecil (1843-1896), English actor, comedian, playwright and theatre manager. Seen here as Colley Cibber in a production of Masks and Faces

Caricature of the English dramatist James Albery -- Defiance. circa 1870s

Celia Johnson (1908 - 1982), British actress of stage and screen

Quintin Hogg, English merchant and philanthropist
Quintin Hogg (1845-1903), English merchant and philanthropist. Statue erected by the Royal Polytechnic Institution to the memory of their founder, Regent Street, London

Uncle Toms Cabin
Reverse of a promotional postcard for C. H. Smiths Double Mammoth Uncle Toms Cabin Co. touring to Oakland Garden, 5th September 1881 showing the productions various spectacles. Date: 1881

Whos Hooper? by Fred Thompson
Promotional postcard for Whos Hooper? By Fred Thompson, founded on A. W. Pineros play In Chancery (1884); music Ivor Novello and Howard Talbot

Whirled Into Happiness by Harry Graham
Promotional postcard for Whirled Into Happiness by Harry Graham from Der Tanz ins Glueck by Robert Bodanzky & Bruno Hardt-Warden (Raimundtheater, Vienna, 23rd December 1920); music Robert Stolz

Was She To Blame? by Mrs F G Kimberley
Promotional postcard for Was She To Blame? By Mrs F. G. Kimberley. First produced at the Junction Theatre, Manchester, 12th April 1909 and Woolwich, 7th February 1910

S Whats The Matter With You?
Promotional postcard fors Whats The Matter With You? Lena Stantons London Revue Co. touring to Royal Hippodrome, Eastbourne, 15th November 1920. Date: 1920

The Student Prince by Dorothy Donnelly
Promotional postcard for The Student Prince by Dorothy Donnelly; music Sigmund Romberg. First produced in England at His Majestys Theatre, 3rd February 1926

Rookery Nook by Ben Travers
Promotional postcard for Rookery Nook by Ben Travers. First produced at the Kings Theatre, Southsea, 21st June and the Aldwych Theatre

Raffles by E W Hornung & Augene Presbrey
Promotional postcard for Raffles the Amateur Cracksman by E. W. Hornung and Eugene Presbrey. First produced at the Comedy Theatre, 12th May 1906

Once Upon A Time by Laura Wildig; music Lewis Anthony. First produced at St. Martins Theatre, 22nd December 1919. This image is for the tour to the Playhouse, Liverpool, 23rd December 1920. Date: 1920

The New Aladdin by James T Tanner and W H Risque
Promotional postcard for The New Aladdin by James T. Tanner and W. H. Risque; music Ivan Caryll and Lionel Monckton. First produced at the Gaiety Theatre, 29th September 1906

Merry Merry by Harlan Thompson
Promotional postcard for Merry Merry by Harlan Thompson; music Harry Archer (Vanderbilt Theatre, New York, 24th September 1925). First produced in England at the Carleton Theatre, 28th February 1929

The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare
Promotional postcard for The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare; set to music by Adrian Welles Beecham. First produced at the Grand Theatre, Brighton

Mrs F G Kimberley
Promotional postcard for Actress and writer of melodramas Mrs F G Kimberley. This probably shows her in Miranda of the Wilds

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