Variety Collection (page 5)

Two photographs of Charlotte Greenwood, including one showing her in one her humorous characterizations, 1928 Date: 1928

American dancer Pauline Vincent, 1928 who introduced real Indian dances in Alexandria, Egypt and has been appearing in Paris Date: 1928

A portait of Joyce Coles featured at the Roxy Theatre, New York, 1928 Date: 1928

Cover of Dance Magazine, June 1928 featuring Joyce Coles
Cover of Dance Magazine, June 1928 featuring an illustration of Joyce Coles by Jean Oldham based on a photograph by Nickolas Murray Date: 1928

Advert for the Earle Wallace dancing school in Los Angeles, 1930 Date: 1930

Advert for Fanchon and Marcos Ideas stage presentations for Fox West Coast Theatres, 1930 Date: 1930

Dancers from around the world, 1929. Germaine and Armand Fellows, (top left), Belgian dancers who have danced all over Europe, recently in the Folies Bergere

The dancers of Variety in 1929. Hope Minor and Edward Root (Top left), Janet Martine an RKO headliner (top middle), Neva, an acrobatic dancer with Dave Apollon (top right)

The 24 Mangan-Tillerettes - an English dancing troupe appearing on the European Paramount Film Theatre chain, 1930 Date: 1930

Purple-stained laelia orchid, Cattleya purpurata (Laelia purpurata). Chromolithograph from an illustration by B. Herincq from Edward Steps Favourite Flowers of Garden and Greenhouse, Frederick Warne

Woman in costume as an imp for a masquerade ball
Woman in fancy dress costume as an imp (Diablotin) for a masquerade ball. Costume designed by M. Robin. Handcoloured lithograph published in Paris, 1880s

Catocala pacta moth. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur, Erlangen, 1786

French red underwing and dark crimson underwing variety
French red underwing, Catocala elocata 1, 2, and dark crimson underwing variety, Catocala sponsa 3. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die

Canephora hirsuta, Ocneria detrita and Epichnopterix
Hairy sweep moth, Canephora hirsuta 1-5, Ocneria detrita 6 and Epichnopterix plumella 7, 8. Phalaena vestita, detrita, atra, pulla

Conformist, double dart, scarce brindle and silver arches
Conformist, Lithophane furcifera 1, double dart, Graphiphora augur 2, scarce brindle, Apamea lateritia 3, 4, and silver arches, Polia hepatica 5

Dot moths
Dot, Melanchra persicariae 1-4, and Dryobota labecula 5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock after Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der

A pastor tricking his dumb neighbors wife to strip naked. Pastor John with Peter and his wife Magdalene. Neighbor Peters mare. Le jument du compere Pierre

Varieties of tulip, tulipe, Tulipa gesneriana. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by D.G. after an illustration by Pancrace Bessa from Charles Malos Guirlande de Flore, Garland of Flowers

Hybrid variety of poppy, pavot, Papaver rhoeas. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Pancrace Bessa from Charles Malos Guirlande de Flore, Garland of Flowers, Chez Janet

Camellia bonardii
Camellia japonica variety, Camellia bonardii or Camellia bonnardii. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Johann Jakob Jung from Lorenzo Berleses

Camellia squamosa
Camellia japonica variety, Camellia squamosa or Camellia squammosa. Produced by Dr. Sacco of Milan in 1838. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by

Camellia delicatissima
Camellia japonica variety, Camellia delicatissima. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Johann Jakob Jung from Lorenzo Berleses Iconographie du Genre

Camellia punctata plena
Camellia japonica variety, Camellia punctata plena. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Johann Jakob Jung from Lorenzo Berleses Iconographie du Genre

Camellia myrthyfolia
Camellia japonica variety, Camellia myrthyfolia. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Johann Jakob Jung from Lorenzo Berleses Iconographie du Genre

Camellia variegata plena
Camellia japonica variety, Camellia variegata plena. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Johann Jakob Jung from Lorenzo Berleses Iconographie du

Camellia monfortiana
Camellia japonica variety, Camellia monfortiana. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving by Oudet after a botanical illustration by Johann Jakob Jung from Lorenzo Berleses Iconographie du Genre

David Garrick and Mary Ann Yates in the characters
Mr. David Garrick and Mrs. Mary Ann Yates in the characters of Lusignan and Zara in Aaron Hills Zara, Drury Lane Theatre, 1758. Copperplate engraving by W

Cartoon showing Syd Chaplin, actor, writer, as well as brother and manager of Charlie Chaplin, seen with one of the bathing belles in a scene called The Hydro at the Palladium variety show. Date: 1912

A group of friends in the sea at Margate, Kent - displaying a fine variety of bathing costumes and caps! Date: 1919

Eddie Gifford the one-legged cyclist at the London HIppodrom
Eddie Gifford, the one-legged cyclist in a photograph demonstrating his death-defying leap on a bicycle from an elevated platform on the roof of the Hippodrome

Vegetable variety, 1943. Wartime recipes. Date: 1943

Performing polar bears 1903
Herr Litz with his performing polar bears. Date: 1903

Performing cats 1903
Herr Litz with his performing cats. Date: 1903

Chung Ling Soo at the London Hippodrome
Chung Ling Soo, Chinese conjuror (real name Billy Robinson) in publicity photographs for his act at the London Hippodrome in 1904. Date: 1904

Marceline the Droll, Spanish-born clown. He became famous at the newly-opened Hippodrome in the early twentieth century and then went to New York to perform at the hippodrome there

Newest turns at the London Hippodrome 1900
Newest turns at the London Hippodrome in October 1900 - Eugene Sandow, the famous strong man, Ghezzi the clown, the Sisters O Meers, the clever wire artists and M. Batty and his famous bear

Performing bear at the London Hippodrome
A Bright Little Bruin at the Hippodrome. A bear cub performing at the London Hippodrome in 1905. His act consisted of him riding on the back of a pony

Rolling up the floor covering at the London Hippodrome
Illustration showing stage hands quickly rolling up the floor covering of the arena at the London Hippodrome. The Hippodromes fulsome programme of variety required numerous quick changes between

Edward Moss with children at the London Hippodrome
Cartoon of Sir Horace Edward Moss ((1852 - 1912), British theatre impresario and the founder, chairman and joint managing director of the Moss Empires Ltd

Performing seals at the London Hippodrome
Humorous illustration of Captain Woodwards performing seals at the London Hippodrome. One looks anxiously out at the audience and tells his co-worker he can see another party in sealskin jackets

Marceline the Droll & Otto Twigg, London Hippodrome
Marceline the Droll, the Spanish clown who who performed at the London Hippodrome in the first three years of it opening in 1900. Pictured with the Hippodromes ring master Mr Otto Twigg. Date: 1901

Herberts Dogs at the Hippodrome
Herberts Dogs, appearing at the London Hippodrome in 1901. The Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News comment that they, " are not the least expert and interesting

Herr Sawade, with two tigers, part of his troupe of performing lions, tigers and bears, appearing at the London Hippodrome in 1901. 1901

Maud, Ethel and Gladys Finney, exhibition swimmers
The Misses Maud, Ethel and Gladys Finney, part of the Finney family, swimming champions, and appearing with their father James, and aunt Marie, at the newly-opened London Hippodrome in 1900

An extraordinary motoring turn at the London Hippodrome
Strongman Herr George Lettl between two 8 1/2 h.p. cars at the London Hippodrome. The cars both started off at top speed in opposite directions and by sheer strength

Phroso, the puzzle man at the London Hippodrome
Phroso, a performer who pretended to be a mechanical man by making his limbs go rigid. To be seen at the London Hippodrome in October 1902. Date: 1902

Audience types at the London Hippodrome 1904
An impression of country visitors, looking ruddy and bumpkin-ish, and town visitors, looking elelgant but disdainful. A reflection of the popularity of the London Hippodrome

Vera Vivian, performer, in full length portrait photo
Vera Vivian, performer, of the Reg Jecks and Vera Vivian Variety Theatre Company, seen here in a full length portrait photo. circa 1920s

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