Performers Collection (page 35)

Parisian Acrobats
Paris, France: 1928. Acrobats performing for Billy Arnolds Transvariety show

Acrobatic Beach Exhibition
Long Beach, California: c. 1933. A boy and a young girl do an acrobatic seaside exhibition on the beach

Beach Performers Toss Woman
New York, New York: 1929. Three performers from the stage production, Broadway Nights practice their moves on the beach. Eddy and Douglas toss Dolores 16 feet at a height of more than 20 feet

Performers from Jiwaka tribe in the Western Highlands at the Paiya show Sing-sing in Western Highlands Papua New Guinea wearing Black Sicklebill and other bird of paradise feathers and plumes

Western Highlanders preparing for a Sing-sing at the Paiya Show in the Western Highlands near Mt Hagen Papua New Guinea

Western Highlanders at Hagen Show in Western Highlands Papua New Guinea

Kunai Sing-sing group from Hagen in Western Highlands performing at the Hagen Show Western Highlands Papua New Guinea Note the Papuan Lorikeet birds in head dress as well as many other bird feathers

Street Performers at The
Street Performers at the Carnival Populaire, Rue Saint Antoine. French anonymous. Oil on canvas

Male and female trapeze performers. Date c1875

The Dodge Twins
Musical stars the Dodge Twins pictured putting in a little dancing practice at the time they were appearing in Oh Kay!, the new musical comedy at His Majestys Theatre in London. Date: 1927

Two performers in blackface, facing each other, one in tuxedo, other in suit. Date c1899

Barker at sideshow with performers, state fair, Donaldsonville, Louisiana. Date 1938 Nov

Tightrope performers at 4-H Club fair, Cimarron, Kansas. Date 1939 Aug

Primrose & Wests Big Minstrels all white performers Primros
Primrose & Wests Big Minstrels all white performers. Includes four vignettes. Date c1897

Street musicians
Three street musicians ply their trade on London Street-an old soldier grinds the organ, whilst a woman and a boy bawl out the words

The Dolly Sisters by Bert Wilson
Rosie and Jenny Dolly, stage performers the Dolly Sisters pictured performing a routine in feathered costumes. Date: 1927

Two aspiring musical comedy artistes, London
Minter and Osborn of Manchester, contestants in the 13th Encore Competition staged in Collins Music Hall, Islington, London

The Dolly Sisters in His Bridal Night
Sheet music for Honey Bunch from His Bridal Night featuring the Dolly Sisters, USA, 1916 1916

Jenny Dolly and Harry Fox in Maid in America

Cologne Carnival
A group of dancers and performers parade through the streets of Cologne during Carnival. Date: 1966

Musicians from A Coruna, Spain
Musicians from A Coruna (La Coruna), Spain - an older man playing a form of bagpipes and a boy with a side drum. Date: circa 1908

Doorstep serenade: the merchants ward
A man serenades an unseen figure

Indian Circus Entertainers - Gustav Hagenbeck Date: circa 1910s

Benguella, Congo - Carnival - Dance of the Chinas
Benguella, Congo - A Carnival, the traditional Dance of the " Chinas" Date: 1911

Can Can Dancers
Any " can can" girl who can " can can" can " can can" here!! Date: circa 1930s

Albertina Vitak and Chester Hale - Dancers
Albertina Vitak (1907-?) and Chester Hale (1899-?) - Dancers, performing in The Music Box Revue written by Irving Berlin, performed at the Palace Theatre Date: 1923

What Every Woman Knows by Nerman
Einar Nermans (1888-1983) artistic and vibrant depiction of the Play What Every Woman Knows - at The Apollo Theatre, London (from left to right) Mr Henry Vibart as Alec Wilye

Italian Pifferari, 1869
Italian Pifferari infront of a wayside shrine of the Madonna. Date: 1869

Paris Exhibition - Great Indian Exhibition (1 / 3)
People from the Malabar region of southern India (lying between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea) at the Grande Exposition Indienne held in Paris in 1902

Italian Pifferari, 1850
Roman piffarari perform by a wayside shine, 1850. Date: 1850

German street band, 1870
Out of time and out of place: a German band perform on Regent Street, London. Traffic whizzes past as two policemen close in... Date: 1870

German street band, 1857
A German street band in Paris, 1857. Date: 1857

Italian Pifferari, 1875
Italian pifferari elicits a donation from some wealthy music lovers beneath an awning. 1875

Flea Circus Feeding Time
Feeding time at the flea circus: the performers, on Professor Tomlins arm, drink his blood with relish; the wires are the fleas harnesses Date: 1960s

Girl dancer wearing Apsara (dancer) costume in Khmer temple, Bayon, Angkor Thom, Siem Riep, Cambodia

Girl dancers wearing Apsara (dancer) costume in Khmer temple, Bayon, Angkor Thom, Siem Riep, Cambodia

Lucio and Simplicio, conjoined twins
Lucio and Simplicio (1908-1936). Historical image of the Filipino conjoined twin performers Lucio and Simplicio Godina, as children. These twins performed in various sideshow acts in the USA

Performers in Billy Roses show Lets Play Fair
Some of the performers in Billy Roses show Lets Play Fair at Casa Manana, New York, 1939 (7th Ave at 50th Street) Date: 1939

The Dollies and the Collies
The Dolly Sisters wearing Max Weldy costumes in the Dollies and the Collies number in League of Notions, London, 1921 1921

Rosie Dolly - Marion Davies benefit soiree
Left to right Rene Torres, Irving Netcher, Mrs Skeets Gallagher, Eddie Sutherland, unknown male and Rosie Dolly at Marion Davies benefit soiree, New York, June 1934 1934

Rosie Dolly and Irving Netcher in Paris en route for New York to be married by Mayor James J. Walker, a close personal friend, March 1932 1932

The Dolly Sisters arrive in New York
Jenny Dolly (left), Irving Netcher (centre) and Rosie Dolly (right) arrive in New York on the liner Majestic from Paris, April 1935 1935

Rosie Dolly arriving in court for film suit

The Dolly Sisters wearing oriental costume in A vol d oiseau, Edouard VII Theatre, Paris, 1923 1925

The Dolly Sisters and chorus in the tableaux La Mine Diamants (Diamond Mine), Paris En Fleurs, Casino de Paris, Paris, 1925 1925

The Dolly Sisters in Babes In the Wood, London, 1921 1921

The Dolly Sisters wearing their Persian costumes by Max Weldy in League of Notions, London, 1921 1921

The Dolly Sisters in League of Notions
The Dolly Sisters waering Max Weldy costumes for their Dollies and their Collies number, League of Notions, London, 1921 1921

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