Entertainers Collection (page 4)

Traditional Austrian dancers and band - Innsbruck
Traditional Austrian National dancers and band - Innsbruck, Austria. The Funny Wipptaler Date: circa 1910s

Advertisement for I. W. Bairns Famous Minstrels (colour litho)
SNG126614 Advertisement for I.W. Bairns Famous Minstrels (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

An all-girl pierrot troupe from the First World War, together with one chap (who is perhaps their musician?). The back of the postcard goes

The Thames at Richmond, with the Old Royal Palace, c. 1620 (oil on canvas)
FIT65997 The Thames at Richmond, with the Old Royal Palace, c.1620 (oil on canvas) by Flemish School, (17th century); 152.1x304.2 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

African American chorus girls in Harlem, New York (b / w photo)
6015476 African American chorus girls in Harlem, New York (b/w photo) by American Photographer (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: African American chorus girls in Harlem)

Vittoria Lolli-Antoine and the Troupe Lolli (b / w photo)
5996787 Vittoria Lolli-Antoine and the Troupe Lolli (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vittoria Lolli-Antoine and the Troupe Lolli)

Troupe of acrobats performing on a street in medieval France (engraving)
6029336 Troupe of acrobats performing on a street in medieval France (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Twenty-eight performers emerging from a giant pate at a medieval feast to sing and dance (engraving)
6029328 Twenty-eight performers emerging from a giant pate at a medieval feast to sing and dance (engraving) by French School

Three black boys playing musical instruments, New Years greetings card (chromolitho)
6031469 Three black boys playing musical instruments, New Years greetings card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A couple objecting to carol singers outside their window, Christmas greetings card. (chromolitho)
6031389 A couple objecting to carol singers outside their window, Christmas greetings card. (chromolitho) by English School

George Walker and chorus in In Dahomey
George Walker, and other members of the cast dancing in, " In Dahomey" at the Shaftesbury Theatre in 1903. The Tatler reports that the play was " produced with great success at Boston

Claire Heliot, lion tamer
Madame Claire Heliot, renowned female lion tamer with one of her dangerous pets at the time she was wowing audiences at the London Hippodrome

The good-humoured crowd at the London Hippodrome
Street entertainers amuse the crowds waiting outside the London Hippodrome. Date: 1901

Jack Buchanan and Elsie Randolph in Thats a Good Girl
Jack Buchanan and Elsie Randolph, stars of Thats a Good Girl at the London Hippodrome in 1928, caricatured by Sallon. They were a popular pairing

Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square by Autori
Group caricature by Autori of music and stage stars of various nationalities who would, if the contemplated restrictions on foreign artistes in London were passed, leave Londons West End

Norah Blaney and Gwen Farrar in The House that Jack Built
Theatrical double act Norah Blaney and Gwen Farrar dressed as what appears to be Mickey and Minnie Mouse in a scene from " The House That Jack Built"

An organist and a horn player entertain at a Gladiator match (mosaic)
BAL211855 An organist and a horn player entertain at a Gladiator match (mosaic) by Roman; Museum fur Vor und Fruhgeschichte, Saarbrucken

Hamlet welcomes the travelling players to Elsinore, from Hamlet
IL388114 Hamlet welcomes the travelling players to Elsinore, from Hamlet by William Shakespeare, edition published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1915 (colour litho) by Simmonds, W. G

Max Linder, c. 1913 (b / w photo)
833376 Max Linder, c.1913 (b/w photo) by Bulla, Karl Karlovich (1853-1929); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gabriel-Maximilien Leuvielle (1883-1925), known by his stage name Max Linder

Captains Bonbardon and Grillo, 1622 (etching)
874483 Captains Bonbardon and Grillo, 1622 (etching) by Callot, Jacques (1592-1635); 7.14x9.21 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

Lola de Valence, 1863 (etching)
874423 Lola de Valence, 1863 (etching) by Manet, Edouard (1832-83); 26.19 x18.1 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; (add.info.: Lola Melea, known as Lola de Valence)

Kashmiri Nautch Girls, c. 1860s (b / w photo)
498619 Kashmiri Nautch Girls, c.1860s (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Performers of the popular Indian Nautch dances.); out of copyright

Early Chinese pottery group of four entertainers, tomb artefact, Han Dynasty
BAL54152 Early Chinese pottery group of four entertainers, tomb artefact, Han Dynasty, 25-220 AD (ceramic) by Chinese School; Private Collection; Chinese, out of copyright

Ms 5072 f. 233v Charlemagne and his barons being enchanted
XIR60107 Ms 5072 f.233v Charlemagne and his barons being enchanted, from the Renaud de Montauban cycle (vellum) by Liedet, Loyset (fl.1448-78); Bibliotheque de L Arsenal, Paris

Norah Blaney & Gwen Farrar playing tennis
Entertainment stars and variety double act Gwen Farrar and Norah Blaney, pictured as doubles partners in a tennis match in a tournament at the London Country Club at Hendon between the two respective

Norah Blaney and Gwen Farrar in Pot Luck, 1922
Miss Norah Blaney and Miss Gwen Farrar in Pot Luck at the Vaudeville Theatre, 1922. Date: 1922

Norah Blaney & Gwen Farrar at Olympia Dog Show
Entertainers, Gwen Farrar and Norah Blaney with a pair of Schnauzer dogs at the Ladies Kennel Association Dog Show at Olympia in 1930. The dogs belonged to Gwens sister Marjorie. Date: 1930

The Banquistes, c. 1820-30 (colour litho)
CHT173552 The Banquistes, c.1820-30 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Celebrities of the Stage: Miss Phyllis & Miss Zena Dare, c. 1903-08 (b / w photo)
451568 Celebrities of the Stage: Miss Phyllis & Miss Zena Dare, c.1903-08 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Wolverhampton Art Gallery, West Midlands

Music Sheet - Tutankhamen - Gwen Farrar and Norah Blaney
Music sheet cover for the song, In the Day of Tut-ankh-amen written and composed by Reg Low and J. P. Long, and sung by Norah Blaney and Gwen Farrar in the Andre Charlot revue, Rats

The wild boy of Saint-Ouen (colour litho)
2818962 The wild boy of Saint-Ouen (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The wild boy of Saint-Ouen)

The Raree-show ( t Fraay Curieus), 1718 (oil on panel)
3545935 The Raree-show ( t Fraay Curieus), 1718 (oil on panel) by Mieris, Willem van (1662-1747); 58x49 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Troubadors (colour litho)
3638305 Troubadors (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Troubadors. Illustration from The Worlds History, a Survey of Mans Record (Wiiliam Heinemann)

The female Hercules (colour photo)
3098861 The female Hercules (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The female Hercules)

The Foire au Pain d Epices, Paris (colour photo)
3098854 The Foire au Pain d Epices, Paris (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Foire au Pain d Epices, Paris)

La Voyante du Paradis (colour photo)
3098853 La Voyante du Paradis (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: La Voyante du Paradis)

The Theatre de la Jeunesse (colour photo)
3098847 The Theatre de la Jeunesse (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Theatre de la Jeunesse)

Circus scene, from a set of interconnecting postcards (colour litho)
3100922 Circus scene, from a set of interconnecting postcards (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Circus scene, from a set of interconnecting postcards)

Dan Leons Light Horse, including caricatures of Henry Irving, Beerbohm Tree, R. B. W
3057557 Dan Leons Light Horse, including caricatures of Henry Irving, Beerbohm Tree, R.B. W.S. Penley, Forbes Robertson, and E.P

British entertainers fly into Deauville
Jack Hylton, the famous band leader, Mrs Jack Hylton, actress Enid Stamp-Taylor and comedian, Leslie Henson photographed just after arriving in fashionable Deauville by plane

Golders Green Hippodrome theatre programme - Adelaide Hall
Golders Green Hippodrome theatre programme featuring Adelaide Hall. Adelaide Hall (1901-1993) was a jazz innovator & Broaway star of the 1920s Harlem Renaissance who made her home in London in 1939

Jeni Le Gon by Madame Yevonde
Jeni LeGon (August 14, 1916 December 7, 2012), also credited as Jeni Le Gon, American dancer, dance instructor, and actress

Claude Hulbert and Vera Lennox in Tell Me More
Claude Hulbert and Vera Lennox performing in Tell Me More at the Winter Garden in 1925, significant because of the fashionably wide Oxford bags trousers worn by Hulbert. Date: 1925

English merrymaking in the fourteenth century (litho)
956324 English merrymaking in the fourteenth century (litho) by Ricketts, Charles (1866-1931); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Unionist Reception at Blenheim on 10 August (litho)
1629027 The Unionist Reception at Blenheim on 10 August (litho) by Cleaver, Ralph (fl.1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Unionist Reception at Blenheim on 10 August, Sketches at Blenheim)

Madame Parsons and her Seven Daughters, the Little Lancashire Lasses, a family of performers. (There was also Papa Parsons and Boys.) Date: circa 1910s

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"Captivating and Versatile: The World of Entertainers" Step right up and witness the enchanting world of entertainers. From the comedic genius of George Formby to the mesmerizing portraits capturing Victorian royalty, politicians, and fellow entertainers, this captivating journey will leave you spellbound. Join us as we delve into the vibrant history of entertainment. Marvel at the graceful moves of The Leslie Girls dance troupe or tee off with Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis on a golf course filled with laughter. Immerse yourself in Fortunino Matania's breathtaking depiction of "A Concert behind the Lines, " where music transcends boundaries even during wartime. Travel across continents to witness the Festival Stilt Dance and Dancers in Dalian, Manchukuo, China – a spectacle that defies gravity itself. Prepare to be amazed by Diana Gaye, a female contortionist who skillfully plays records while bending her body in unimaginable ways. Take a step back in time with a Victorian Scrap showcasing circus performers who astound audiences with their daring acts. Brace yourself for an encounter with The Pain-Proof Man & Captain Ringman Jack from Ripley's Believe It or Not. , whose incredible feats defy all logic. Intrigue awaits as we introduce you to a Court Jester dressed in red and blue adorned with bells – his mischievous spirit ready to entertain all those around him. And let us not forget Norah Blaney and Gwen Farrar, two trailblazing women who shattered stereotypes through their extraordinary performances. So come one, come all. Embark on this enthralling visual odyssey that celebrates the magic created by these remarkable entertainers throughout history. Their talent knows no bounds as they continue to captivate hearts and minds across generations.