Theatrical Collection (page 19)

The Bird of Paradise by Richard Walton Tully. First produced in England Lyric Theatre on the 11th September 1919. The setting is Hawaii

The Bing Boys on Broadway by Fred Thomson & Harry M. Vernon; music Nat D. Ayer. First produced at The Alhambra, 16/2/1918

Cinderella by Walter and Frederick Melville
Cinderella, produced by brothers Walter (1875-1937)and Frederick Melville (1877-1938), at the Princes Theatre, on 26th December 1912. The artist is E. P Kinsella. Date: 1912

The Follies
Photograph showing The Follies, a pierrot troupe managed by H G Pelissier, taken by the popular theatrical photographer Langfier

Chauve Souris Theatre, Bat Theatre Moscow
Reverse of the flyer for Chauve Souris Theatre at the Kings Theatre in Hammersmith commencing on 28th November 1938. It lists seven reasons why it is the worlds most unusual entertainment including

Orpheum Theatre - 8th Street below Walnut, Des Moines, Iowa
Night view of The Orpheum Vaudeville Theatre - 8th Street below Walnut, Des Moines, Iowa, USA. Date: 1912

Sir Henry Irving as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice
Famed English Actor and theatre producer Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905) as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice (1879). Date: 1879

Sir Henry Irving (1838 - 1905), English stage actor and actor-manager of the Victorian era. Shown here in the role of Cardinal Wolsey. Date: 1899

The Broken Wing by Paul Dickey and Charles W. Goddard. First produced in England at the Duke of Yorks Theatre on 15th August 1922

Brown Sugar by Lady Arthur Lever, with arrangement by Charles B Cochran. First produced at the Grand in Southampton on 28th June 1920 and then moved to The Duke of Yorks Theatre on 7th July 1920

Broadway Jones by George M. Cohan
Postcard for Broadway Jones by George M. Cohan by artist John Hassall. The image shows a fat policeman pointing accusingly at a laughing man and saying Are You Laughing At Me

Broadway by Philip Dunning & George Abbott
Broadway by Philip Dunning and George Abbott. First produced by Jed Harris in England at the Strand Theatre on 22nd December 1926. It went on to become one of the most successful plays of the 1920s

The Boy by Fred Thompson
The Boy, a musical comedy by Fred Thompson and Percy Greenbank, adapted from The Magistrate by A. W. Pinero which was first produced on 21st March 1885

The Blue Ray by Shirland Quin - Flyer, Eastbourne Production
The Blue Ray by Shirland Quin. First produced at the Devonshire Park Theatre in Eastbourne on 28th November 1927. Back and front pages of the flyer for the Eastbourne production

Tokyo, Japan - Asakusa (Theatre) Street/District. For most of the twentieth century, Asakusa was the major entertainment district in Tokyo

Sir John Martin-Harvey - English stage actor
Sir John Martin-Harvey (1863-1944) - English stage actor Date: circa 1910

Crazy theatrical costume from the early 20th century, part Eastern, part mythical, part Cumberland sausage...!! Date: circa 1910s

Mr C. B. Cochran - caricature by Autori
Sir Charles Blake Cochran. (1872-1951). Theatrical producer, impresario and showman. Produced plays, revues, ballets. Associated with Diaghaliev, Houdini etc. 1930

Victorian scrap - Theatre character in pink and blue costume. late 19th century

The Theatrical Tradesman. early 19th century

Cartoon, Henry Irving returning to the London theatre -- Here he is again! Now, stand aside, all you second and third-rate mummers

Cartoon, music hall proprietor and theatre agent
Cartoon, music hall proprietor (Harry Hart) to theatre agent (Ambrose Maynard) -- Why don t you send all your Comic Singers to the Theatre, I say? We should know what to do then. 1883

Cartoon, Freddy Leader and Gussy Harris
Cartoon, Freddy Leader (right) thinks he will touch up Gussy Harris (left) this Christmas -- a reference to the Drury Lane pantomime season

Cartoon, Thomas Mowbray, theatre manager -- the Junior Garrick. 1883

Pierce Egans Anecdotes: cartoon scene in drawing room
Colour plate: Interesting interview between Mr Mathews and his Irish theatrical barber from Pierce Egans anecdotes of the turf, the chase, the ring and the stage, 1827

Actors pretending to be Samurai - Japan
Four actors pretending to be Samurai - Japan. Date: 1915

Oscar Asche - Theatre Writer & Director
Oscar Asche (1871-1936) - Theatre Writer & Director, responsible for Chu Chin Chow (which ran from 1916 to 1921). Date: 1907

George Sanger, English showman and circus proprietor
George Sanger (1825-1911), English showman and circus proprietor. circa 1890s

Advertisement, Birmingham Empire Theatre, Moss Empires Ltd, Managing Director R H Gillespie. Showing Pierrot and Columbine taking a bow. 1926

Programme cover - Dick Whittington - Pantomime at the Empire Theatre, High Street, Penge - A Feast of Fun for All Date: circa 1940

Mdlle. Alix hooping the hoop at London Hippodrome
Hooping the Hoop, the latest sensation at the London Hippodrome - Mademoiselle Alix in her motor car in which she hoops the hoop. A health and safety disaster waiting to happen in 1903. Date: 1903

Callot costume designs in theatre production
Callot costume designs in a production set in the time of Francois I (16th century) at the Chateau de Fontainebleau at the Theatre Pigalle, Paris. 1929

English comic stage performer (or clown?) wearing Arab Clogs, a fez a massive moustache, fake enlarged head and a jerkin decorated with birds and flowers

Panorama. Snow White
Snow White. Cut-out postcard enabling children to cut out the fairyland figures & place them in a theatrical setting. Date: 1921

Panorama. Sleeping Beauty
The Sleeping Beauty.Cut-out postcard enabling children to cut out the fairyland figures & place them in a theatrical setting. Date: 1921

Fraulein Hollander - Dancer. Date: circa1905

Sylvia Sidney - American actress
Sylvia Sidney (1910-1999) - American actress of Romanian extraction. Star of stage and screen - rose to prominence in the 1930s. Date: circa 1930s

Miss Phyllis Monkman - English Actress and Dancer
Miss Phyllis Monkman (1892-1976) - English Actress and Dancer in the title role in Dear Little Billie a musical comedy at The Shaftesbury Theatre, London

Brighter London - Beauties at the London Hippodrome. A pictorial record of a few of the clever and beautiful Hippodrome dancers. 1923

Mae Bacon - British Actress
Miss Mae (often, as here, credited as Mai ) Bacon (18971981) - British Actress, shown here in The Little Revue Starts at Nine at The Little Theatre, London

Memories of Italy - Playtime at the Piccadilly
Suppertime Pastimes of the London Season. Memories of Italy - a charming cabaret number for sixteen performers, one of the items on the attractive programme of Playtime at the Piccadilly

Dolly Tree - English Costume Designer and Actress
Dolly Tree (1899-1962) - English Costume and Poster Designer and Actress. At the time this photograph was published, it was noted that Tree had done all of the work for the Wylie

Crimean War, theatrical production before Sebastopol
Crimean War -- theatrical production by amateur performers of the Second Division of Zouaves (French North Africans) before Sebastopol. 1855

Gertie Millar - English stage actress, singer - Beauty eyes
The Beautiful eyes of Gertie Millar (1879-1952) - English stage actress and singer, married 2nd Earl of Dudley in 1924, becoming the Countess of Dudley. Date: circa 1908

Phyllis Dare - Edwardian Singer and Actress
Miss Phyllis Dare (1890-1975) - Edwardian Singer and Actress, aged 16. Date: 1906

Dame Ellen Terry - British Stage actress
Dame Ellen Terry (1847-1928) - British Stage actress. Printed signature dated 28th April 1906. Date: 1906

Theatrical performance, Japan, circa 1880s. Date: circa 1880s

Charles Cochran
Sir Charles Blake Cochran. (1872-1951). Theatrical producer, impresario and showman. Produced plays, revues, ballets. Associated with Diaghaliev, Houdini etc. Date: c.1925

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