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Cartoon portrait, Mrs A de Parravicini, theatrical agent - He wouldn t care if all our theatres were turned into circuses. 1886
Cartoon portrait, Mr Dillon CrokerCartoon portrait, Mr Thomas Francis Dillon Croker (1831-1912), antiquary, poet and theatre expert - In matters theatrical he is quite a walking dictionary. 1886
Cartoon, If it comes to that, who are you! (And collaborators, too, once!) Edward Solomon (left) and Henry Pottinger Stephens (right) collaborated on many theatrical projects
Ellen Terry as Mistress Page, Merry Wives of WindsorEllen Terry as Mistress Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor. 1906
Eighteenth century lady in white dress and straw hatEighteenth century lady in a white dress and a straw hat. 18th century
Corfu woman in traditional costume. 1906
Coquelin, French actor, as Cyrano de BergeracBenoit-Constant Coquelin, French actor, as Cyrano de Bergerac, a role he played in Paris, London and America. 1906
Chinese women in traditional dress. 1906
Ancient Greek lady in elegant costume. 1906
An Egyptian Dancer in colourful costume. 1906
Albanian peasants in colourful national costume, woman and child. 1906
Advertisement, Clarkson, Wigs and Theatrical CostumeAdvertisement, William Berry (Willy) Clarkson, Wigs and Theatrical Costume Designer. 1907
A Botticelli dancing dressWoman in a Botticelli dancing dress. 1906
Fred Terry, Julia Neilson and Phylis Neilson-TerryA wonderful real photographic Rotary postcard showing (from left) the actress Julia Neilson (1868 - 1957), her husband, the actor Fred Terry (1863-1933)
Mural with panel of theatrical masks from the tablinum of a house at VI.8.24.. Chromolithograph by Victor Steeger after an illustration by Geremia Discanno from Emile Presuhns Les Plus Belles
Masks and musicWoodcut of two theatrical masks and musical instruments
Cover design, Monsieur Beaucaire, opera by Andre MessagerCover design, musical score, Monsieur Beaucaire, a romantic opera by Andre Messager, with lyrics by Adrian Ross, based on the story by Booth Tarkington
Leave it to Psmith - stage adaptationLeave it to Psmith - a comic novel by English author P. G. Wodehouse, adapted into a play by Wodehouse and Ian Hay. It opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London on 29 September 1930
Ada Peacock, theatrical dress designerAda Peacock, stage costume designer. Best known for designing for Charles B. Cochrans musicals and revues. Date: 1931
Stage effects at Covent Garden for Das RheingoldBehind the scenes at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden demonstrating how the Rhine maidens are made to swim naturally in Wagners Das Rheingold. Date: 1936
Cover design, The Entr acte Annual for 1884, containing theatrical cartoons by Alfred Bryan. 1884
Maud Allan as SalomeMaud Allan in her famous role as Salome, holding aloft the head of John the Baptist. Photograph reproduced in The Bystander which comments on the scandal her erotic portrayal of a religious subject
Twins, Betty & Beth DodgeThe Dodge Twins, from America, performing in a new musical called Oh Kay!, at His Majestys Theatre. 1927
Irene VanbrughDame Irene Vanbrugh DBE (1872 - 1949), English actress and comidienne, followed her elder sister Violet into the theatrical profession and sustained a career for more than 50 years
Signed photograph of Frank Randall - ComedianSigned photograph of Frank Randall - English Comedian (1901-1957), wearing binoculars and posing by a fine white open-top car outside a theatre where he was performing his most famous stage
Hilda Trevelyan - English ActressHilda Trevelyan (1877-1959) - English Actress. Date: circa 1909
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852-1917) - English actor and theatre manager. He founded the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 1904 and was knighted, for his contributions to theatre
Jane Dirys - Beautiful Edwardian stage Actresscirca 1910s
Uncle Joes Entertainers from Northern Ireland. 1913
Lewis Waller - Actor and Theatre ManagerActor and Theatre Manager Lewis Waller (1860-1915). circa 1910
Doris Keane and Basil Sydney in RomanceMiss Doris Keane (1881-1945) and Mr Basil Sydney (1894-1968) in the stage production Romance. The pair were married between 1918-1925. 1915
Envelope signed by the famous Actor-Manager Fred TerryA small envelope signed by the famous Actor-Manager Fred Terry (1863-1933) and accompanied by a rather fine quote from The Scarlet Pimpernel (Act III)
Lewis Waller (1860-1915) - Actor and Theatre Manager - pictured here performing in The Perfect Lover. Date: circa 1910s
Pierre Fresnay - French stage and film actor (1897-1975). Date: 1954
Jealous Mask Date: 1954
Henrietta Hodson as Nydia the blind flower girl of PompeiiDate: circa 1910s
Leslie Henson - British ActorDate: 1935
The Light That Failed - Actress Miss Gertrude ElliottThe Light That Failed a play version of the novel by Rudyard Kipling (written by George Fleming) - Actress Miss Gertrude Elliott (1874-1950)
Jack and Jill: Book by Frank LeighFront of four-page flyer for Jack and Jill at the Grand Theatre, Plymouth, 26th December 1925, produced by Randolph Sutton. Date: 1925
The Girl from Kays by Owen HallDate: 1904
A Gentleman of England by E E Norris & F Llewellyn A Gentleman of England by E EDate: 1905
General Post by J E Harold TerryDate: 1917
Irene VanbrughDate: 1899
Allan AynesworthALLAN AYNESWORTH (1864 - 1959), British actor of the late Victorian era. Caption: Tony Date: 1908
Lydia Thompson (1838 - 1908), English dancer, comedian, actress, and theatrical producer. Associated with Drury Lane pantomime for many years
THEATRICAL COSTUMES / C18The Theatrical candidates 18th century Actors and Actresses Date: circa 1770
Grace Lane with fanEdwardian actress Miss Grace Lane in C18th costume for an unspecified part holds a lace folding fan - this item being an essential part of a ladys toilet during this period. Date: circa 1905
RICHS FAMILY / HOGARTHJOHN RICH: Theatrical Manager & Actor credited with the invention of the pantomime with his wife Mrs Stevens & their 4 children at his villa at Cowley, Middlesex. Date: 18th century