Images Dated 21st August 2019 (page 2)

Cartoon, The Duke of Edinburgh - So take my advice, and don t go to sea, And you may become ruler of the Queens Navee (a quotation from Gilbert & Sullivans operetta, HMS Pinafore). 1885

Cartoon, Jones and Herman, The Silver King Lawsuit. A reference to a popular melodramatic play of 1882 by Henry Arthur Jones and Henry Herman. 1885

Cartoon, One Charles to Another Charles - We can t give you a cat every year! Charles Lauri (left) was a pantomime performer who specialised in animal roles

Cartoon, Alexander Meyrick Broadley, barrister for Arabi Pacha (Ahmed Urabi or Ourabi), author, company promoter and social figure, founder of the Drury Lane Masonic Lodge, London. 1886

Cartoon, Mr Hawes Craven
Cartoon, Henry Hawes Craven Green, English theatre scene painter. 1885

Cartoon, Will He Be Muzzled? A comment on Charles Bradlaugh, atheist, republican and Liberal MP for Northampton. 1885

Cartoon, Henry Irving as Mephistopheles with J L Toole - So you are about to burlesque me, Johnny? Probably a reference to a Faust burlesque, Faust and Loose, written by F C Burnand. 1885

Cartoon, Bygone Times, Tom Cannon and William Day
Cartoon, Bygone Times - William Day gives his final instructions to Tom Cannon. Day was a member of the horseracing family for whom Cannon worked. 1884

Cartoon, George Sanger and the Lord Mayors Show
Cartoon, George Sanger was the Boss of the Lord Mayors Show. 1884

Cartoon, Mr Edward Clarke, QC, A Day Will Come! He was a British barrister and politician, serving as Solicitor-General in the Conservative government of 1886-1892. 1885

Cartoon, Political Anglers - Tory politicians Lord Salisbury and Randolph Churchill discuss where they obtained their bait (ie political policies)

Cartoon, The Last Chance! Lord Cairns (Arthur William Cairns, 2nd Earl Cairns) succeeded to the title on the death of his father on 2 April 1885. 1885

Portrait, Mr A Henry, The Circus. 1885

Cartoon, The Coming Rosalind, Violet Vanbrugh and F C Burnand - Shall I be safe in these, Mr Burnand? Burnand is holding a copy of the Fortnightly Review

Cartoon, Henry Irving being buttered up
Cartoon, Henry Irving, popular actor-manager, being buttered up by his professed friends. 1885

Cartoon, Mrs Weldon to Monsieur Gounod - I ll let you know, dear Charles, that you must not libel me! Georgina Weldon (1837-1914), classical singer

Portrait, Mr Henry Hersee, Musical Critic. He wrote for The Observer. 1886

Cartoon, Political Weather Sign, Queen Victoria and Gladstone - It is only when the old man retires from the front, that the good lady comes to London to open parliament. 1886

Cartoon, Haymarket Theatre, London
Cartoon, Who will succeed the Bancrofts at the Haymarket? Three theatre managers look up and speculate. 1884

Cartoon, Mr Holland and the injunction balloon
Cartoon, Don t let that injunction balloon stop you, Mr Holland - a comment on the attempt by the Duke of Bedford (freeholder) to stop the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden

Cartoon, Eccentric Behaviour of the GOM
Cartoon, William Gladstone and Dr Andrew Clark (his doctor), Eccentric Behaviour of the GOM [Grand Old Man] on board the Sunbeam - Hold Him! 1885

Cartoon, George Grossmith as The Sorcerer
Cartoon, George Grossmith in the latest Gilbert and Sullivan operetta, The Sorcerer. 1884

Portrait, Miss Mary A Victor, Nothing Comes Amiss to Her
Portrait, Miss Mary A Victor, actress, Nothing Comes Amiss to Her. 1885

Cartoon, High Art - two rival actresses. First Priestess: She only uses three costumes to my six! Second Priestess: Calls herself an actress, and has her dresses made in England! 1885

Cartoon, Music Hall Types, Mr Charles Wilkins
Cartoon, Music Hall Types, The Chairman, Mr Charles Wilkins of the Marylebone Music Hall, London. 1885

Cartoon, Sydney Alport, Acting Manager, Vaudeville Theatre, London. 1885

Cartoon, Two Obadiahs, the morals of the stage
Cartoon, Two Obadiahs. " Why don t you write an article on the morals of the stage? You ought to know something."

Cartoon, Acting Manager of a London Theatre - How is this for Huy? 1885

Cartoon, Lord Cairns, In A New Part
Cartoon, Lord Cairns (Arthur William Cairns, 2nd Earl Cairns) - In A New Part. He had just succeeded to the title on the death of his father. 1885

Cartoon, Mr G W Hunter, A Dry Brand
Cartoon, Mr G W Hunter, music hall singer and monologuist - A Dry Brand. 1886

Cartoon, Lord Lytton and the drama critic
Cartoon, Lord Lytton (Robert Bulwer-Lytton) insinuates that if you want the good word of a dramatic critic, you should first give him a good supper! 1884

Cartoon, Poor Blabby has been given no office
Cartoon, Poor Blabby (Henry Labouchere, Liberal MP) has been given no office. And he wanted it badly, too! 1886

Cartoon, Mrs Weldon, in litigation again - Be sure you don t fall, Georgie! Georgina Weldon (1837-1914), classical singer, was frequently involved in lawsuits and libel cases with others

Cartoon, William Terriss as Squire Thornhill in a production entitled Olivia, an adaptation of The Vicar of Wakefield. 1885

Cartoon, Felix Morris as Scottish professor in On Change
Cartoon, Mr Felix Morris as Seneca Pickering Peck, the Scottish professor, in a Strand Theatre production entitled On Change. 1885

Cartoon, Js Fleming, Acting Manager, Drury Lane Theatre
Cartoon, Js Fleming, Acting Manager at Drury Lane Theatre, London. 1885

Cartoon, Brothers in Distress, Bishop v. Maskelyne and Labouchere. They were accused of defaming an American stage mentalist, Washington Irving Bishop

Portrait, The Late Mr Joseph Pope, The Doctor
Portrait, The Late Mr Joseph Pope, nicknamed The Doctor, who had served in India as a staff surgeon in the Royal Artillery. He died at the age of 49. 1885

Cartoon, Miss Harriet Laurie, The Electric Star
Cartoon, Miss Harriet Laurie (singer and dancer), The Electric Star. 1885

Cartoon, Sir Julius Benedict, composer and conductor
Cartoon, Sir Julius Benedict, German-born composer and conductor - Let us hope he will be spared for many years yet. 1885

Cartoon, The Bishop of London and The Ballet, showing Frederick Temple, Bishop of London, and the ballerina Martha Wooldridge, who had recently been performing at the Alhambra

Cartoon, Drury Lane Pantomime, with Herbert Campbell and Harry Nicholls in costume. 1885

Ellen Terry as Mistress Page, Merry Wives of Windsor
Ellen Terry as Mistress Page in The Merry Wives of Windsor. 1906

Cartoon, The Amenities of the Circus are positively surprising, showing London circus owners George Sanger (left) and Frederick Charles Hengler (right) with William Holland (centre)

Cartoon, Edward, Prince of Wales, playing the banjo - Tone! 1885

Eighteenth century lady in white dress and straw hat
Eighteenth century lady in a white dress and a straw hat. 18th century

Daisy Jerome, the Medal and the Maid
Daisy Jerome as Elsie Habbicombe in the Medal and the Maid. 1903

Edward of Caernarvon (King Edward II of England)
Edward of Caernarvon, later King Edward II of England. Seen here with a fallen stag in the snow. 13th century

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