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A Texas Ranger by Frank BertramPromotional postcard for A Texas Ranger by Frank Bertram. First produced Princes Theatre, Portsmouth 1st July, and Holloway Empire 8th July 1912. Date: 1912
The Sport of Kings by Ian HayPromotional postcard for The Sport of Kings by Ian Hay. First produced at the Savoy Theatre, 8th September 1924. Billed as a racing comedy
The Naughty Wife by Fred JacksonPromotional postcard for The Naughty Wife by Fred Jackson an elaborated and revised version of Edgar Selwyn.s American play, Losing Eloise. First produced at the Playhouse Theatre on 11th April 1918
Kisby the Call BoyPromotional postcard for Kisby the Call Boy. Call boy (or call girl) is the job title of a stagehand in the theatre. They are hired by either the director, producer or stage crew chief
In the Next Room by Eleanor Robson and Harriet Ford. First produced in England St. Martins Theatre, 6th June 1924. The mysterious deaths are brought about offstage - in the next room as far as
Ginni Barlow actress (Coronation Street, Dr Finlays Casebook, etc.) in Tower Theatres production of Othello. Date: 1969
Anna Held in her peacock gownMiss Anna Held, appearing in Follow Me at the Casino in New York, displaying her spectacular peacock gown with the tail spread. Date: 1917
Fashion inspired by Leon BakstGowns in the newest manner, inspired by the modern designs of Leon Bakst (best known for his theatrical costumes for the Ballets Russe) and realised by Paquin
Pierrot and Harlequin, by Philippe Mercier (1689-1760). A scene from the Commedia dell Arte, in which Pierrot and Harlequin protect the honour of the doctors daughter
Greek Theatrical MasksMasks were worn by the actors in ancient Greek theatre which evolved from the cult of Dionysos : all actors were male, so masks were especially necessary for female roles
Spider Web Cloche HatA rather unattractive young woman models a fantastical lace cloche hat with an elaborate spiders web radiating from the back - complete with spider
Miss May de Sousa - EAmerican singer and actressDate: 1907
The Female Swindler - Walter MelvillePromotional card showing Tom H. Taylors production of The Female Swindler by Walter Melville which was first produced at the Terriss Theatre in Rotherhithe, London on 12th October 1903
Fedora by Victorien Sardou - Australian actress Marie LohrFedora by Victorien Sardou was first produced at the Theatre du Vaudeville in Paris, 12th December 1882. The English version by Herman Merivale was first produced at the Haymarket Theatre
Faust by Stephen Phillips and J. Comyns Carr. First produced at His Majestys Theatre, London on 5th September 1908. Mr Tree as Mephistopheles. Mr Henry Ainley as Faust
The Faun by Edward Knoblauch. First produced at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London on 10th June 1913. A piece of whimsy in which a faun enters a London drawing room to prevent a man from taking his
Maud Jeffries and Wilson Barrett in The Sign of the CrossMaud Jeffries (1869-1946) as " Mercia" and Wilson Barrett (1846-1904) as " Marcus" in " The Sign of the Cross" an 1895 four-act historical tragedy
The Eye of Siva by Sax Rohmer (pseudonym of Arthur Henry Ward, 18831959). First produced at the New Theatre on 8th August 1923
The DOyly Carte, Opera CompanyFront page of a four-page flyer touring to the Lyceum Theatre, Newport on 30th September 1907. The Gondoliers and The Mikado are both given twice during the week; The Yeomen of the Guard, H.M.S
Dick Whittington. Artist Will TrueDick Whittington. Again the reverse is blank. Dick is being shown the door by his mother, the pantomime dame, always of course played by a man. The artist is Will True. 1900s
Dante by Laurence Irving (11 April 1897 23 October 1988) from the French of Victorien Sardou and E. Moreau. The previously shown poster has been adapted here for the tour
The Forty Theives by Ian QueryPromotional postcard by popular artist E P Kinsella for the Forty Thieves by Ian Query for the Lyceum Theatre in London, Christmas 1912
Cinderella PosterCinderella poster reproduced in The Stage Year Book 1920 between pp. 30 and 31. It is described as specially produced for the Drury Lane pantomime 1919-20, and given as a 48-sheet
Fanny Brice in Come Over Here by Mizner and PembertonCome Over Here, Revue by Wilson Mizner and Max Pemberton. A second card of Fanny Brice at the London Opera House confirms her star status
Dame Ellen Terry and her daughter Edith Ailsa CraigDame Alice Ellen Terry (1847-1928) - English Stage Actress (left), pictured with her daughter Edith Ailsa Geraldine Craig (1869-1947) - a prolific theatre director, producer
Maud Hobson ( d. 1913), English actress, known as the mother of musical comedy. She was married to Captain Haley, commander in chief and prime minister of Honolulu
Panorama. Jack & the BeanstalkJack & the Beanstalk. Cut-out postcard enabling children to cut out the fairyland figures & place them in a theatrical setting. Date: 1921
Panorama. CinderellaCinderella. Cut-out postcard enabling children to cut out the fairyland figures & place them in a theatrical setting. Date: 1921
Panorama. Beauty & the BeastBeauty & the Beast. Cut-out postcard enabling children to cut out the fairyland figures & place them in a theatrical setting. Date: 1921
Pedro Calderon de la Barca (1600-1681). Dramatist, poet and writer of the Spanish Golden Age. Statue by Juan Figueras Vila (1829-1881) in 1876. Marble. Saint Anne Square. Madrid. Spain
Caricature of Ambrose Maynard, theatrical agent, depicted as a parody of Shakespeare. 1883
Caricature, Henry Irving and Bram StokerCaricature, Henry Irving congratulates his theatre manager, Bram Stoker for recently rescuing a man from drowning in the River Thames near his Chelsea home. 1882
Cartoon of Harry Wall, theatrical agent, plotting to find a way around the new Copyright (Musical Compositions) Act -- Over the Garden Wall. 1882
Ella Snyder, actress in The Belle of New York Date: 1899
Programmes for the Alhambra Theatre, London 1904Promotional programme for the Alhambra Theatre, London commencing Monday, 28th November 1904 featuring ballets, orchestral pieces, jugglers and tumbling. Date: 1904
Two Little Vagabonds by George R Sims & Arthur ShirleyPromotional postcard for Two Little Vagabonds by George R. Sims and Arthur Shirley from Les Deux Gosses by Pierre Decourcelle (Theatre de lAmbigu-Comique, Paris, 19th February 1896)
The Traitor by E Hill-MitchelsonPromotional postcard for The Traitor by E. Hill-Mitchelson. First produced as A Judas in Wigan, 27th July & Theatre Royal, Stratford, 23rd January 1903. Col
Through The Divorce Court by Max GoldbergPromotional postcard for Through The Divorce Court by Max Goldberg. First produced as Divorce at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith, 5th May 1902. For Henry Chattell & Jack Dentons Company. Date: 1902
The Tempest by William ShakespearePromotional postcard for The Tempest by William Shakespeare, showing Caliban by Charles Buchel for Herbert Beerbohm Trees Company touring to the Tyne Theatre, Newcastle, 17th April 1905. Date: 1905
The Swiss Express by Arthur H Gilbert and Charles RenadPromotional postcard for The Swiss Express by Arthur H. Gilbert and Charles Renad. First produced at the Princesss Theatre, 26th December 1891. The image shows Charles & Frederick
Spreading the News by Lady GregoryPromotional postcard for Spreading the News by Lady Gregory, a one-act comic play which was written for the opening night of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin, 27th December 1904
The Speckled Band by Arthur Conan DoylePromotional postcard for The Speckled Band by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle from his own short story. First produced at the Adelphi Theatre, 4th June 1910. The scene is Holmess sitting room in Baker Street
Scott and WhaleyPromotional postcard for Scott and Whaley. Eddie Whaley and his partner Harry Scott were African-American music hall and radio comedians who came to England in 1909 and settled here
Nina Rosa by Otto HarbachPromotional postcard for Nina Rosa by Otto Harbach; music Sigmund Romberg (Majestic Theatre, New York, 20th September 1930). First produced in England at the Lyceum Theatre, 7th July 1931
A Midsummer-Nights Dream by William ShakespeareCast list from promotional flyer for A Midsummer-Nights Dream by William Shakespeare at the Royal Court Theatre, Sloane Square, London in 1915. Date: circa 1915
The Merveilleuses by Basil HoodPromotional postcard for The Merveilleuses by Basil Hood, based on a play by Victorien Sardou (Theatre des Varietes, Paris, 16th December 1873); music Hugo Felix
Flora and Gill pursued by their enemy Luzbel, Mexico -- originally an illustration for a magicians programme. circa 1900
The Man from Toronto by Douglas MurrayPromotional postcard for The Man From Toronto by Douglas Murray. First produced Royalty Theatre, 30th May 1918. The eponymous man is fascinated by a lady who masquerades as her maid to be sure of
