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Wee Georgie Wood music hall comedian and actor 1894?-1979Wee Georgie Wood comedian, actor and writer. Here dressed as Vesta Tilley in uniform with cigar and cane. Card entitled Vesta Tilley. Date: circa early 1900s
Sisters Warwick music hall trick cyclistsThe Sisters Warwick music hall trick and acrobatic cyclists. Five women dressed in knee length full white skirts with short white jackets, large hats with decorative veiling and flat shoes
Madama Soffritti weightlifterMadama Soffritti pictured with weights and bar bells. Wearing Roman sandals, leather wrist guards, a silk knickerbocker costume, necklace and ear-rings. Date: circa 1905
Vesta Tilley music hall male impersonator 1864-1952Vesta Tilley (Matilda Alice Powles) male impersonator, actress and pantomime star. Dressed in costume as an Eton schoolboy with bum-freezer jacket and top hat
Dot Stephens music hall vocalist and dancerDot Stephens vocalist and dancer. Here dressed as ?Mother?s Sailor Boy?. Travelling between halls, she stepped out of the wrong side of the train and had both feet amputated
Mamie Holland music hall male impersonator 1896-1963Mamie Holland (Emily Alexander) male impersonator in music hall and musical comedy. Wearing three-piece checked suit with Homburg (?), spats and a cane
Jane May actress and mimicJane May French actress known as Mlle Jane May. Wearing peaked cap and uniform. Card signed and dedicated to Phyllis Broughton, herself an actress
Gertie Rex music hall male impersonatorGertie Rex male impersonator billed as Scotland?s greatest comedienne. In character as a Scottish soldier with kilt and sporran. Signed card. Date: circa 1916
Flo Dixie - impersonating a male army officerFlo Dixie, Music Hall Performer - impersonating a male army officer. Known as the bantam male impersonator'. Dressed as an army officer with cane, monocle and cigar. Signed card.. Date: circa 1921
Bessie Wentworth music hall male impersonator 1873-1901Bessie Wentworth (Elizabeth Mary Andrews) male impersonator and ?coon singer? of plantation songs - a genre which would be unacceptable today. Here wearing a naval uniform and holding a cigarette
Bessie Bonehill music hall male impersonator 1855-1902Bessie Bonehill started on the halls as a clog dancer as part of the Sisters Bonehill act and became a male impersonator. Jaunty pose with hands in pockets
George Lashwood music hall singer 1863-1942George Lashwood, a singer, known as the ?Brummel of the Halls?. Admired by male impersonator Hetty (Hettie) King who copied his style of dress in some of her outfits. Date: circa 1900
Hetty King music hall male impersonator 1883-1972Hetty (Hettie) King (Winifred Emms) in pantomime costume as Aladdin. Seated on table. Elaborate hat with feathers, Chinese-style satin jacket with shorts, tights and satin shoes with large bow
Vesta Victoria music hall comic singer 1873-1951Vesta Victoria (Victoria Lawrence) music hall singer and character comedienne. Born in Leeds but affected a cockney stage persona. In harem type costume with veil, baggy trousers under loose skirt
Marie Lloyd music hall singer and comedienne 1870-1922Marie Lloyd (Matilda Alice Wood) music hall singer and comedienne with a reputation for sauciness. An early photo from a cigarette card advertising Ogden?s Guinea Gold Cigarettes
Florrie Forde music hall singer 1875-1940Florrie Forde (Flora Flanagan) born in Australia, music hall singer known for popular chorus songs and pantomime principal boy
Vesta Tilley music hall male impersonator 1864-1952Vesta Tilley (Matilda Alice Powles) male impersonator, actress and pantomime star. In costume as a vicar with dark clerical clothes, dog collar and boots
Vesta Tilley music hall male impersonator 1864-1952Vesta Tilley (Matilda Alice Powles) male impersonator, actress and pantomime star. In costume in dark suit with tight jacket, trousers with turn-ups, high collar and soft felt hat
Vesta Tilley music hall male impersonator 1864-1952Vesta Tilley (Matilda Alice Powles) male impersonator, actress and pantomime star. Here in a costume of a light-coloured suit with brocade waistcoat, high collar and soft felt hat
Vesta Tilley music hall male impersonator 1864-1952Vesta Tilley (Matilda Alice Powles) male impersonator, actress and pantomime star. In costume as ?Algy, the Piccadilly Johnny with the little glass eye
Vesta Tilley music hall male impersonator 1864-1952Vesta Tilley (Matilda Alice Powles) male impersonator, actress and pantomime star. Head and shoulders portrait dressed as a judge wearing wig and ermine and holding pince-nez. Date: circa 1907
Vesta Tilley music hall male impersonator 1864-1952Vesta Tilley (Matilda Alice Powles) male impersonator, actress and pantomime star. A profile portrait in pantomime costume. Wearing large fedora with trailing silk ribbon. Obvious wig
Vesta Tilley music hall male impersonator 1864-1952Vesta Tilley (Matilda Alice Powles) male impersonator, actress and pantomime star. In military costume with double-breasted, belted greatcoat and peaked cap
Vesta Tilley music hall male impersonator 1864-1952Vesta Tilley (Matilda Alice Powles) male impersonator, actress and pantomime star. An early image on a cigarette card. In pantomime costume wearing shorts
Vesta Tilley music hall male impersonator 1864-1952Vesta Tilley (Matilda Alice Powles) male impersonator, actress and pantomime star. In costume as a sailor against nautical background. Arms folded. Date: circa 1905
Vesta Tilley music hall male impersonator 1864-1952Vesta Tilley (Matilda Alice Powles) male impersonator, actress and pantomime star. Wearing a dress uniform with braid, carrying white gloves and wearing a side cap. Date: circa 1905
Vesta Tilley music hall male impersonator 1864-1952Vesta Tilley (Matilda Alice Powles) male impersonator, actress and pantomime star. Here in a ?Jack-the-Lad? pose in a dark suit with trouser turn-ups and boots
Vesta Tilley music hall male impersonator 1864-1952Vesta Tilley (Matilda Alice Powles) male impersonator, actress and pantomime star. Wearing male pantomime costume of cut away coat, high boots, broad hat, lace jabot and cuffs. Arms folded
Vesta Tilley music hall male impersonator 1864-1952Vesta Tilley (Matilda Alice Powles) male impersonator, actress and pantomime star. Here dressed in a velvet female riding habit with feathered hat and whip. Probably pantomime role. Date: circa 1900
Vesta Tilley music hall male impersonator 1864-1952Vesta Tilley (Matilda Alice Powles) male impersonator, actress and pantomime star. Here dressed as a pantomime principal boy with richly embroidered jacket, satin knickerbockers showing some leg
Gaby Deslys dancer, singer and actress 1881-1920Gaby Deslys (Marie-Elise Gabrielle Claire) French dancer, singer and actress. Died young of a throat infection caused by Spanish influenza. In male costume of evening dress, white scarf and top hat
Herculine strongwomanHerculine, known as the female Samson as she lifted weights by her hair. The card shows the hooks for weightlifting attached to her hair. Date: circa 1908
Marie Lloyd music hall singer and comedienne 1870-1922Marie Lloyd (Matilda Wood) music hall singer and comedienne with a reputation for sauciness. Wearing long skirt, long sleeved blouse, fringed neckerchief and large hat with ostrich feathers
Kitty Lord music hall vocalist. Began working life as a servant and progressed to living in a house in Regents Park. Performed worldwide between 1894 and 1915 including Egypt and Argentina
Vesta Tilley music hall male impersonator 1864-1952Vesta Tilley (Matilda Alice Powles) male impersonator, actress and pantomime star. Photograph taken on the stage of the Palace Theatre, Manchester on October 5th 1915
Vesta Tilley music hall male impersonator 1864-1952Vesta Tilley (Matilda Alice Powles) male impersonator, actress and pantomime star. An older Vesta Tilley dressed as a swell, with dark suit, silk tie and waistcoat. Her top hat is at a jaunty angle
Dot Stephens music hall vocalist and dancerDot Stephens vocalist and dancer wearing Wild West costume and holding a gun. Travelling between halls, she stepped out of the wrong side of the train and had both feet amputated
Winifred Ward music hall male impersonator 1880-1975Winifred Ward male impersonator and pantomime principal boy. In jaunty pose wearing striped suit with long jacket, hat, spats and cane over her shoulder
Mamie Holland music hall male impersonator 1896-1963Mamie Holland (Emily Alexander) male impersonator in music hall and musical comedy. Dressed in wool suit with pocket handkerchief and cigarette
Hetty King music hall male impersonator 1883-1972Hetty (Hettie) King (Winifred Emms) out of costume wearing a full-length dress and a large hat. She was careful to keep her stage and off-stage personae completely separate
Hetty King music hall male impersonator 1883-1972An older Hetty (Hettie) King (Winifred Emms) in evening dress with a white-lined cloak and top hat. She is holding a cane
Hetty King music hall male impersonator 1883-1972Hetty (Hettie) King (Winifred Emms) in pantomime as Aladdin. Dressed in silk shorts and Chinese-style jacket. Hat with a long feather and is holding an apple. Date: circa 1905
Hetty King music hall male impersonator 1883-1972Hetty (Hettie) King (Winifred Emms) in officers mess dress uniform. Wearing short ?bum-freezer? jacket and holding white gloves. Signed card. Date: circa 1906
Hetty King music hall male impersonator 1883-1972Hetty (Hettie) King (Winifred Emms) as Aladdin wearing an elaborate hat with jewels and feathers, a velvet coat and satin shoes
Hetty King music hall male impersonator 1883-1972Hetty (Hettie) King (Winifred Emms) in pantomime as Dick Whittington. Date: circa 1906
Hetty King music hall male impersonator 1883-1972Hetty (Hettie) King (Winifred Emms) in evening dress, smoking a cigar and wearing a top hat. Signed card. Date: circa 1915
Hetty King music hall male impersonator 1883-1972Hetty (Hettie) King (Winifred Emms) wearing the uniform of a horse guard with a sword. She went to the barracks and studied the soldiers? dress and movements. Date: circa 1907
