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Background imageStella Collection: Theatre / Plays / Wilde

Theatre / Plays / Wilde
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST George Alexander as Jack Worthing, Stella Patrick Campbell as Lady Gwendolen, Helen Rous as Lady Bracknell

Background imageStella Collection: The Importance of Being Ernest by Oscar Wilde

The Importance of Being Ernest by Oscar Wilde
Promotional postcard for The Importance of Being Ernest by Oscar Wilde. First produced at the St. Jamess Theatre, on 14th February 1895. For the St. James revival, 25th November 1909

Background imageStella Collection: Bologna, Italy - Chiese di Santo Stefano & Tour Bus

Bologna, Italy - Chiese di Santo Stefano & Tour Bus
Hotel Tourist Postcard from Bologna, Italy - with a photograph of the Chiesa di Santo Stefano & Tour Bus of the Stella D Italia e Aquila Nera Company (Star of Italy and Black Eagle Co.)

Background imageStella Collection: Mrs Patrick Campbell

Mrs Patrick Campbell
Beatrice Stella Campbell (nee Tanner), 1865-1940, stage name Mrs Patrick Campbell, posing for a photograph while acting in the melodrama The Black Domino at the Adelphi Theatre

Background imageStella Collection: Stella Cranshawe

Stella Cranshawe
Spirit medium discovered by Harry Price, who seems to have believed her genuine, in contrast to Helen Duncan

Background imageStella Collection: British psychic medium Stella Cranshawe

British psychic medium Stella Cranshawe
Photographs of British psychic medium Stella C (Stella Cranshawe) and Harry Prices investigations into her ability, . Photograph of smoked tin plate marked by psychic structures during the Stella C

Background imageStella Collection: Stella and Chaplin Court Treatt, Cape to Cairo expedition

Stella and Chaplin Court Treatt, Cape to Cairo expedition
Stella and Chaplin Court Treatt, Cape to Cairo (South Africa to Egypt) motor expedition Date: 1925

Background imageStella Collection: Meet Me In The Air Raid Shelter

Meet Me In The Air Raid Shelter
An illustrated WW2 music sheet cover for Meet Me In The Air Raid Shelter, written and composed by Pete Davis. Sung by Bobby Telford, Stella Peters and Frank Connell

Background imageStella Collection: Donkeys

Donkeys
A painting of a pair of donkeys standing behind a fence and open gateway, with a broad expanse of fields behind them. Date: 1914

Background imageStella Collection: Green Window Shutters

Green Window Shutters
A painting showing the front face of a village house, positioned parallel to the pavement and road, with green window shutters and door frame. Date: circa 1916

Background imageStella Collection: Mrs Patrick Campbell playing Mrs Daventry

Mrs Patrick Campbell playing Mrs Daventry
Mrs Patrick Campbell, (February 1865- April 1940) born Beatrice Rose Stella Tanner and known informally as Mrs Pat, was an English stage actress

Background imageStella Collection: Bell at Gleneagles

Bell at Gleneagles
The all clear bell on the third green at Gleneagles golf course had been salvaged from a boat called Stella'. Date: 1932

Background imageStella Collection: Stella Polaris Dance Deck

Stella Polaris Dance Deck
A painting of the Stella Polaris Dance Deck, showing a room filled with dancers in costumes of wild colours, having the time of their lives. Date: circa 1931

Background imageStella Collection: Stella Polaris Sun Deck

Stella Polaris Sun Deck
An advertisement picture showing the sun deck of the Stella Polaris cruise ship, scattered with people enjoying their holiday on a bright day. Date: circa 1931

Background imageStella Collection: Stella Polaris Dining Room

Stella Polaris Dining Room
A painting of the Stella Polaris dining room, fully decked with neat tables, chairs and furnishings. This picture is used as part of an advertisement for Pleasure Cruises. Date: circa 1931

Background imageStella Collection: Photograph of H B Irving and Stella Patrick Campbell in Princess Clementina'

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'

Background imageStella Collection: Stella Harf - German stage and film actress

Stella Harf - German stage and film actress
Stella Harf (nee Gertrud Weibrecht) (1890-1979) - German stage and film actress. Date: circa 1925

Background imageStella Collection: Dalys Girls enjoying themselves at the swimming baths. Standing (left to right)

Dalys Girls enjoying themselves at the swimming baths. Standing (left to right): The Misses Stella Riga, Jean Stirling, Veda Le Grand and Irene Flower

Background imageStella Collection: Thatched House Tavern

Thatched House Tavern
The Thatched House Tavern appears to have been established in 1704 or 1705, probably in St James Street. This building was demolished in 1814

Background imageStella Collection: String jellyfish, Apolemia uvaria

String jellyfish, Apolemia uvaria (Stephanomia uvaria, Stefanomia grappolo). Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali

Background imageStella Collection: Robert Nesbitt, Charles Reading, Joan Davis, Stella Moya

Robert Nesbitt, Charles Reading, Joan Davis, Stella Moya
Robert Nesbitt, right, (11 January 1906 - 3 January 1995), theatre director, theatrical producer and impresario, particularly known for staging 25 instances of the Royal Variety Show

Background imageStella Collection: Boys sliding on ice (glissoire) and sledding

Boys sliding on ice (glissoire) and sledding on ice (traisneau), after an engraving by Claudine Bouzonnet Stella, 17th century

Background imageStella Collection: Peasants dancing in a clearing to music

Peasants dancing in a clearing to music from a recorder and bagpipes. After an engraving by Claudine Bouzonnet Stella, 17th century

Background imageStella Collection: Boys playing tug-of-war with batons and dancing

Boys playing tug-of-war with batons and dancing
Boys playing tug-of-war with batons (covet baston) and dancing to music (danse), after an engraving by Claudine Bouzonnet Stella, 17th century

Background imageStella Collection: Boys playing king of the castle (assaut du

Boys playing king of the castle (assaut du chasteau) and battle (bataille), after an engraving by Claudine Bouzonnet Stella, 17th century

Background imageStella Collection: Boys playing handstands (culbute) and boxing (lutte)

Boys playing handstands (culbute) and boxing (lutte), after an engraving by Claudine Bouzonnet Stella, 17th century. Lithograph from Henry Rene Allemagnes Sports and Games of Skill

Background imageStella Collection: Boys playing handstands (culbute) and fart-in-the-face

Boys playing handstands (culbute) and fart-in-the-face (pet-en-gueule), after an engraving by Claudine Bouzonnet Stella, 17th century

Background imageStella Collection: Villagers playing a game of skittles, 17th century

Villagers playing a game of skittles, 17th century
Villagers playing a game of skittles, while others watch from a swing. From a print by Claudine Bouzonnet Stella, 17th century

Background imageStella Collection: Variations of throwing games or shove ha penny

Variations of throwing games or shove ha penny
The game of palet or la patte aux Jettons, variations of throwing games or shove ha penny. After an engraving by Claudine Bouzonnet Stella

Background imageStella Collection: Hypecoum procumbens and swineweed, Coronopus squamatus

Hypecoum procumbens and swineweed, Coronopus squamatus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imageStella Collection: Actiniae or sea anenomes

Actiniae or sea anenomes: Cereus pedunculatus, Mesacmaea stellata, Aiptasia mutabilis, Choriactis impatiens, Anthopleura thallia, Actinostella flosculifera, Sagartia troglodytes, Anemonia sulcata

Background imageStella Collection: Mlle. Stephanie as Madame Muller in Stella, 1843

Mlle. Stephanie as Madame Muller in Stella, 1843
Mlle. Stephanie as Madame Muller in Stella by Anicet Bourgeois, Theatre de la Gaite, 1843. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Victor Dollet from Galerie Dramatique

Background imageStella Collection: Mlle. Leontine as Christine in Stella, Theatre

Mlle. Leontine as Christine in Stella, Theatre de la Gaite, 1843. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Victor Dollet from Galerie Dramatique: Costumes des Theatres de Paris, Paris, 1845

Background imageStella Collection: Music cover, Ten Little Recreation Songs and Pieces

Music cover, Ten Little Recreation Songs and Pieces, by Stella Morse Livsey

Background imageStella Collection: RETRIEVER / SARONA STELLA

RETRIEVER / SARONA STELLA
SARONA STELLA Owned by Lance. Date: 1951

Background imageStella Collection: Winifred Hare as Stella

Winifred Hare as Stella, perched precariously on a crescent moon, in The Silver Slipper at the Lyric Theatre in 1901. Date: 1901

Background imageStella Collection: Mrs Patrick Campbell & Lady Randolph Churchill

Mrs Patrick Campbell & Lady Randolph Churchill
An interesting photograph showing the acclaimed stage beauty, Mrs Patrick Campbell (1865-1940), born Beatrice Stellar Tanner (pictured centre)

Background imageStella Collection: Umberto Cagnis Polar expedition ship, the Stella Polare

Umberto Cagnis Polar expedition ship, the Stella Polare
Polar Exploration of Umberto Cagni (1863-1932) of the Royal Italian Navy. He is best known for his leadership in the expedition (by dogsled)

Background imageStella Collection: Esther Johnson (Stella)

Esther Johnson (Stella)
ESTHER JOHNSON Friend of Jonathan Swift; addressee of his Journal To Stella Date: 1681 - 1728

Background imageStella Collection: Premiere of Pygmalion in London, 1914

Premiere of Pygmalion in London, 1914
Front cover of The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News reporting on the premier in London of a new play, Pygmalion, by George Bernard Shaw with Mrs Patrick Campbell in the role of Eliza Doolittle

Background imageStella Collection: Munition workers guard of honour at Percy wedding, WW1

Munition workers guard of honour at Percy wedding, WW1
Munition workers forming a guard of honour at the wedding of Miss Stella Drummond to Lord Eustace Percy (third son of the late Duke of Northumberland) at St. Margaret s, Westminster

Background imageStella Collection: The harmony of the spheres

The harmony of the spheres. Apollo, god of music, oversees the eight muses connected to eight gods and goddess. Date: 15th century

Background imageStella Collection: Forbes Robertson and Patrick Campbell

Forbes Robertson and Patrick Campbell
Forbes Robertson (1853 - 1937) and Mrs. Patrick Campbell (1865 b 1940). Johnston Forbes Robertson was an English actor and theatre manager

Background imageStella Collection: Tatler cover - Mrs Patrick Campbell

Tatler cover - Mrs Patrick Campbell
Beatrice Stella Campbell (nee Tanner), 1865-1940, stage name Mrs Patrick Campbell, pictured on the front cover of The Tatler at the time she was appearing in The Joy of Living at the New Theatre

Background imageStella Collection: Stella Gibbons

Stella Gibbons
Stella Dorothea Gibbons (5 January 1902 19 December 1989), English author, journalist, and poet. She established her reputation with her first novel, Cold Comfort Farm (1932)

Background imageStella Collection: Stella Gastelle

Stella Gastelle, actress Date: early 20th century

Background imageStella Collection: Princess Clementina by George Playdell and A E W Mason

Princess Clementina by George Playdell and A E W Mason
Promotional postcard for Princess Clementina by George Pleydell and A. E. W. Mason. First produced at Cardiff, 1st December and Queens Theatre, 14th December 1910. From a photo of H. B

Background imageStella Collection: William John Locke, novelist and playwright

William John Locke, novelist and playwright
William John Locke (1863-1930), novelist and playwright. His stories include Ladies in Lavender and Stella Maris, both of which have been filmed. Date: 1925

Background imageStella Collection: Charabanc Outing, Llangollen, Denbighshire

Charabanc Outing, Llangollen, Denbighshire
Charabanc Outing, Llangollen, near Newbridge, Denbighshire, Wales. Captioned: Stella Outing 1928 Date: 1928

Background imageStella Collection: Herbert Tree and Mrs Patrick Campbell in Pygmalion, 1914

Herbert Tree and Mrs Patrick Campbell in Pygmalion, 1914
Impression of Sir Herbert Tree in the role of Professor Higgins, and Mrs Patrick Campbell as Eliza Doolittle in the George Bernard Shaw play, Pygmalion

Background imageStella Collection: Mrs Patrick Campbell, English stage actress

Mrs Patrick Campbell, English stage actress
Mrs Patrick Campbell (Beatrice Stella Tanner, 1865-1940), legendary actress, seen here in an exotic gipsy costume. Date: early 20th century

Background imageStella Collection: Couple on a two-seater cycle, Belgium

Couple on a two-seater cycle, Belgium
A couple on a four-wheeled two-seater cycle (also known as a velo double) outside the Taverne Emile in a town in Belgium. Date: 1936

Background imageStella Collection: Stellas Cottage

Stellas Cottage
The cottage of Swifts friend Stella on the boundary of the Moor Park estate. Date: 18th century

Background imageStella Collection: Stella in Rome

Stella in Rome (c. 1831-34). Rothwell, Richard 1800-1868. Date: 1831-34 (circa)

Background imageStella Collection: Mrs Patrick Campbell as Bella Donna

Mrs Patrick Campbell as Bella Donna
Mrs Patrick Campbell (1865-1940) English stage actress, in the title role of Bella Donna (1911) Date: 1911

Background imageStella Collection: Monte Carlo - Monaco

Monte Carlo - Monaco - Coming along Monaco Harbour we saw the Stella Polaris, which we later boarded. Date: 1951

Background imageStella Collection: Petrole Stella, livraisons en bidons plombes de 5 & 2 litres

Petrole Stella, livraisons en bidons plombes de 5 & 2 litres. Advertising poster showing a nude, nymph, and cherub with butterfly wings floating in space. Date 1897

Background imageStella Collection: Wreck of the Stella

Wreck of the Stella on the Casquet rocks on 30th March 1899. The ship was sailing from Southampton when it was caught among the Casquet rocks and her bottom was torn open. The ship sank in minutes

Background imageStella Collection: Mareggiata, Capri, Italy

Mareggiata, Capri, Italy
The sea crashing against the rocks at the Piccola Marina, Mareggiata, the Bay of Naples, Island of Capri, Italy

Background imageStella Collection: Faraglioni Rocks near Mareggiata, Capri, Italy

Faraglioni Rocks near Mareggiata, Capri, Italy
Faraglioni is the collective name for three stacks located off the island of Capri in the Bay of Naples. The stacks have been given their own names: Stella (still attached to the main island)

Background imageStella Collection: 1958 Creation Life Peers

1958 Creation Life Peers
A page from the ILN devoted to portraits of the first life peers created in 1958 including Baroness Ravondale, Sir Ian Fraser, Sir Robert Boothby and Sir Edward Twining

Background imageStella Collection: Duke of Abruzzi and Ship Stella Polari

Duke of Abruzzi and Ship Stella Polari
Duke of Abruzzi and Arctic Exploration Ship Stella Polari - card produced in memory of the Festivities - 27th January 1901

Background imageStella Collection: Stella Cranshawe 3

Stella Cranshawe 3
Full length portrait of Stella Cranshawe, spirit medium, holding a child in her arms

Background imageStella Collection: Stella Cranshawe 2

Stella Cranshawe 2
Full length portrait of Stella Cranshawe, spirit medium, aboard a channel steamer in 1923

Background imageStella Collection: Game / Stella / Bain 1657

Game / Stella / Bain 1657
Le Bain: a group of little boys enjoying a swim - one holds his nose, about to jump into the water

Background imageStella Collection: Game / Stella / Fossette

Game / Stella / Fossette
La Fossette aux Noyaux: a game in which small stones (possibly plumstones) are thrown, in an attempt to get them into a small hole in the ground

Background imageStella Collection: Game / Stella / Rangette

Game / Stella / Rangette
La Rangette: a game in which small stones (possibly plumstones) are thrown, and grouped into a row of tidy piles

Background imageStella Collection: Game / Stella / Petits Feux

Game / Stella / Petits Feux
Les Petits Feux: a group of little boys line up to take their turn jumping over a fire, just to prove how brave they are


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