Theatrical Collection (page 21)

El Rufian viudo llamado Trampagos. Short farce by Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616). Spanish writer. Short farce The Ruffian widower named Trampagos (El Rufian viudo llamado Trampagos). Engraving. 1868. Private collection

El Juez de los Divorcios. Short farce by Cervantes
Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616). Spanish writer. Short farce The Divorce judge (El Juez de los divorcios). Engraving. 1868. Private collection

Jean Baptiste Poquelin, called Moliere (1622-1673). French playwright and actor. First performance of Tartuffe, 1667. Colored engraving

Actor Mask. Ostia Antica. Italy
Ostia Antica. Harbour city of ancient Rome. Theatrical mask. Italy. Europe

Japan - Kabuki Theatre Performer - the reverse of this card shows that is was postcard published by Sapporo Brewery Company, Japan - welcoming the arrival of the British fleet

Cartoon, wedding scene with Henry Irving
Cartoon, wedding scene with the legendary actor Henry Irving in the background. The Bride Elect, Better Late Than Never. 1880

Cartoon, H J Byron and J L Toole at dinner
Cartoon, Henry James Byron (standing, 1835-1884), English dramatist, editor, journalist, director, theatre manager, novelist and actor, and John Lawrence Toole (seated, 1830-1906)

Caricature of Ledger, Scott and Sampson
Caricature of Edward Ledger (18??-1921), editor of The Era theatrical newspaper, commenting on a reconciliation between Clement William Scott (1841-1904), influential English theatre critic

Caricature, Henry Irving and J L Toole, actor-managers
Caricature, Henry Irving (1838-1905) and John Lawrence Toole (1830-1906), actor-managers. You scratch my back and I ll scratch yours. (Don t overdo it, Johnny!) 1881

Cartoon, The Margate Boat -- various men of the theatre at the seaside. 1881

Caricature of Frank Toole, theatrical manager
Caricature of Frank (Francis) Toole, theatrical manager to his actor brother John Lawrence Toole. Seen here pasting up a poster -- What a good brother he has been! 1881

Caricature of W E Gladstone and John L Toole
Caricature of W E Gladstone (1809-1898), Liberal Prime Minister, and John Lawrence Toole (1830-1906), English comic actor, actor-manager and theatrical producer. Politics and Comedy. 1882

Caricature of Edward, Prince of Wales and Squire Bancroft
Caricature of Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VII) and Sir Squire Bancroft (1841-1926), English actor-manager. Bancroft speaks condescendingly to the Prince

Caricature of Percy Anderson and G A Sala
Caricature of Percy Anderson (1851-1928), stage designer and painter, and George Augustus Henry Sala (1828-1895), English journalist -- David and Goliath. 1882

Caricature of Charles Alias and H B Farnie
Caricature of Charles Alias (c1852-1921), theatrical costumier, and Henry Brougham Farnie (1836-1889), author, librettist and adapter -- Opera Bouffe collaborators. 1882

Caricatures of George Harwood and George Parkes
Caricatures of George Harwood, manager of the Variety Theatre (Harwoods Hall) and George Parkes, manager of the Elephant and Castle Theatre. 1880

Cartoon, A G Vance and fellow-theatricals Henry Irving, Squire Bancroft and J L Toole. Vance comments on the fact that they are going to visit the Prince of Wales at Marlborough House -- not to seem

Caricature of John Maddison Morton, playwright
Caricature of John Maddison Morton (1811-1891), English playwright specialising in one-act farces, as well as comic dramas and pantomimes. His greatest success was Box and Cox (1847). 1883

Caricature of Johnny Gideon and Charley Head
Caricature of Johnny Gideon (aka E Manuel), playwright, and Charley Head, theatre manager and bookmaker. 1883

Alfred Bryan, English illustrator
Alfred Bryan (born Charles Grineau, 1852-1899) popular English illustrator and caricaturist, best known for his contributions to the weekly theatrical review, Entr acte. 1898

Crinoline by Barbier
La Rose de l Infante: a woman in a wide-skirted crinoline, possibly for a theatrical performance. Date: 1924

Ossi Oswalda with Fan
Actress Ossi Oswalda holds a folding fan with decorative sticks covered in ostrich plumes. Her gauze hat is also trimmed with feathers - this time its osprey. Date: early 1920s

Mlle Demours / Lysistrata
Mlle Demours, French dancer as a lively Lysistrata Date: early 20th century

Marian Nixon (1904 - 1983), American film actress of the 1920s and 30s

Miss Haslam / 1904
MISS HASLAM Actress Date: 1904

Sir Alan Patrick Herbert
SIR ALAN PATRICK HERBERT English journalist and writer. Author of theatrical reviews, musicals and operettas. Date: 1890 - 1971

Lea Taxil, French entertainer at the Scala, Paris Date: late 19th century

Lucy Manon Actress Date: early 20th century

Backstage at Drury Lane, 1926
A vast set makes the cast members of Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream look tiny, in this view from the wings at Drury Lane Theatre, London, 1926 Date: 1926

Frank Curzon, theatrical manager
FRANK CURZON Theatrical manager Date: 1868 - 1927

Disraeli / Bombastes
BENJAMIN DISRAELI Dizzy as Bombastes, daring any foreign power to go against British Interests overseas Date: 4 August 1877

Jean Racine Collyer
JEAN RACINE French dramatist Date: 1639 - 1699

Charles Baker Cochran (1872-1851), theatrical producer

Photo of Carry on, Sergeant by Captain Bruce Bairnsfather
Black and white photographs in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 21st November 1925 showing cast members from Carry on, Sergeant

Advertisement, W Clarkson Wig Manufacturer
Advertisement, W Clarkson, Theatrical, Court and Private Wig Manufacturer, Wellington Street, Strand, London. 1883

Advertisement, Auguste & Cie Costumiers, London
Advertisement, Auguste & Cie, Costumiers de Paris, Wellington Street, Strand, London. 1883

Charles Hayden Coffin (1862 1935) English actor and singer Date: 1899

Alhambra Theatre of Varieties, London
Promotional postcard for the Alhambra Theatre of Varieties, London. The Alhambra was a popular theatre and music hall located on the east side of Leicester Square, in the West End of London

Alhambra Theatre, Leicester Square, WC1
Promotional postcard for the Alhambra Theatre, London. Promotional postcard for the Alhambra Theatre, London, WC1. The Alhambra was a popular theatre

The Alhambra Theatre, London
Promotional postcard showing the Alhambra Theatre, London. Built as Panoptican of Science and Art, which opened on 18th March 1854

Variety flyer for the Alhambra Theatre, London
Promotional variety programme flyer for The Alhambra Theatre, circa 1906. Date: circa 1906

Hilda Moody, opera singer and actress. 1899

Esme Beringer (1875 - 1972), English actress. Date: 1899

Nella Bergen (1873 - 1919), American actress, as Anna in The Mystical Miss. Date: 1900

Emmie Owen (1871 - 1905), English opera singer and actress, best known for her performances in soprano roles of the Savoy Operas

Under Which King? by James Bernard Fagan
Promotional postcard for Under Which King? By James Bernard Fagan. First produced at the Adelphi Theatre, 5th June 1905. The choice is, of course

The Vagabond King by W H Post and Brian Hooker
Promotional postcard for The Vagabond King by W. H. Post and Brian Hooker; music Rudolf Friml. First produced at the Winter Garden Theatre, 19th April 1927

Under Two Flags
Promotional postcard for Under Two Flags from Ouidas novel of 1867. There were many stage versions of the story - at least four before 1900. The photo is of Miss Tittell-Brune as Cigarette

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