Performing Collection

The Dolly Sisters and Laddie Cliff in Jig-saw at Hippodrome
Page from The Tatler featuring photographs of the delectable Dolly Sisters performing their first London revue, Jig-saw at the London Hippodrome

MRS LUKE WHEELER English actress Date: in 1889

Louise Brooks / Dogs
American silent film actress, LOUISE BROOKS (1906-1985), with two toy dogs: Dismal Desmond (left), and Bonzo (right)

Elvis Presley / Guitar
ELVIS PRESLEY American pop singer, guitarist and actor in musical films, seen here with his guitar

Norman Wisdom / Rank
NORMAN WISDOM British slapstick comedian on film, stage and TV

Giovanni Bottesini
Italian bass-player

Edith Piaf Photo
(born Edith Giovanna Gassion) changed name to Piaf (= slang for sparrow): popular French singer

Band of the Coldstream Guards marching past Buckingham Palace during the rehearsal for Trooping the Colour, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Four ballerinas on a music sheet
Four ballerinas depicted on a music sheet, performing The Celebrated Pas de Quatre, composed by Jules Perrot, as danced at Her Majestys Theatre, London, on 12 July 1845

Aleister Crowley performing rites at his temple, with followers knelt before him

Shirley Temple / Birthday
SHIRLEY TEMPLE American child star of of 1930s, offering a birthday greeting

Shirley Temple / Fox Films
SHIRLEY TEMPLE American child star of the 1930s

Al Jolson / Jazz Singer
AL JOLSON in The Jazz Singer

Cuban paintings, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Shirley Temple / Cake
SHIRLEY TEMPLE American child star of the 1930s, tucking into her birthday cake

Sophia Loren / Postcard
SOPHIA LOREN Italian film actress, in a glamorous pose

Errol Flynn / Robin Hood
ERROL FLYNN Irish-American film actor as Robin Hood in The Adventures of Robin Hood, with Olivia de Havilland as Maid Marian

Anna Pavlova / Programme
ANNA PAVLOVA Russian ballet dancer

Irish Dancers
A crowd watching girls performing traditional Irish dancing at Killybegs, County Donegal, Ireland

Flea Circus
An advertisement for Professor Likontis wonderful Roumanian Fea Circus

Paganini Kings Theatre
NICCOLO PAGANINI The virtuoso violinist performing at the Kings Theatre, London, in June 1831

Ginger Rogers / Astaire
GINGER ROGERS American film actress and dancer, dancing with Fred Astaire

Grace Kelly / Postcard
GRACE KELLY American film actress, seen here in an elegant dress

Errol Flynn / Warner
ERROL FLYNN Irish-American film actor, best known for his swashbuckling roles

Danny Kaye / Rko Radio
DANNY KAYE American entertainer of stage, screen and television Date: 1913 -

Charlie Chaplin
CHARLIE CHAPLIN (Sir Charles Spencer) English comedian and actor

Louise Brooks (1906 - 1985), American silent film actress and dancer Date: 1928

Joseph Grimaldi Clown
JOSEPH GRIMALDI 1778 - 1837 As a clown in the pantomime of Mother Goose. " Sir, I ll just trouble you with a line"

Circus Elephant / Trainer
A circus elephant and his trainer, Miss Cornak, who also has a little dog on a lead to show how versatile she is

Dan Leno / Panto Dame
DAN LENO Music hall artist dressed as a woman

Anna Pavlova (1881 - 1931), Russian ballet dancer as the Dying Swan in a performance of Swan Lake'. Date: 1912

Ginger Rogers / W Way 1931
GINGER ROGERS American film actress and dancer Date: circa 1931

Paul Newman / Postcard
PAUL NEWMAN American film actor Date: 1925 -2008

Laurence Olivier / Signed
(Sir) LAURENCE OLIVIER British actor of stage and screen

William Holden / Columbia
WILLIAM HOLDEN (William Beedle) American film actor Date: 1918 -

Jeff Chandler (Ira Grossel) (1918 - 1961), American film actor

Louise Brooks (1906 - 1985), American silent film actress and dancer

Group photo, Jubilee Singers of Fisk University, USA
Group photo of the Jubilee Singers of Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA

The Famous Astaires by Nerman
Caricature of brother and sister dance act, Fred and Adele Astaire by Nerman during the time of their successful run in Stop Flirting at various London theatres during the mid 1920s

Vesta Tilley / Piccadilly
VESTA TILLEY Music hall entertainer, best known for her male impersonations, singing Algy, the Piccadilly Johnny (with the little glass eye)

Fulton Mackay and Sprocket, filming in Cornwall
The actor Fulton Mackay (1922-1987) and Sprocket, filming the TV series Fraggle Rock at St Anthonys Lighthouse near Falmouth, Cornwall

Ellen Terry / Kent Home
Dame ELLEN ALICE TERRY English actresss home, Small Hythe, near Tenterden, Kent Date: 1912

James Dean / Warner Bros
JAMES DEAN American film actor Date: 1931 - 1955

Meat Loaf in concert, Penwith, Cornwall
Meat Loaf in concert at the Penwith Rock Festival, Cornwall. Date: 1983

U. S. Marine Corps Drum and Bugle Corps performing
February 27, 2007 - U.S. Marine Corps Drum and Bugle Corps perform during the Marine Corps Battle Color Ceremony at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona

James Doughty, oldest clown in England
James Doughty of Brighton, at the time of this photograph the oldest clown in England, about to celebrate his 94th birthday. Seen here in costume with two of his performing dogs

Nijinsky, Karsavina
He sweeps Karsavina off her feet during the Oiseau de feu (the Firebird) during the Saison Russe at the Chatelet Theatre, Paris

Feline Bell-Ringers 1875
These five cats have been taught - entirely by kindness - to ring bells in sequence, though whether they themselves enjoy the sound they make is open to question

Nellie Melba / 1904
NELLIE MELBA (originally, Helen Porter Mitchell) Australian soprano, probably in the role of Bizets Carmen

Louise Brooks / Song Sheet
Songsheet for Je n ai qu un Amour, c est toi as sung by American film actress LOUISE BROOKS (1906-1985), in the movie Prix de Beaute [FR 1930], which turned out to be her last starring role

DR. PANGLOSS / CANDIDE
Dr. Pangloss, played by Mr. Harley in the stage version

Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cubs playing, Vosges, France, May

Dorothy Dandridge (1923 - 1965), American film actress

Lily Elsie (1886 - 1962), Popular actress and singer wearing a jewelled costume in Lehars The Merry Widow Date: 1909

Wombwells Poster
A poster from Bostock and Wombwells circus, featuring Madame Jumbo, performing horses and various other beasts, birds and reptiles. Date: Late 19th century

Colonel Stodare at the Egyptian Hall
Colonel Stodare the liverpudlian ventriloquist and magician (1831 to 1866) performing using an Indian Basket at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, London. Date: circa 1865

Carnival of Basel (Basler Fasnacht), Basel, Canton of Basel City, Switzerland, Europe

Tamara Karsavina and Michel Fokine in The Firebird, 1910 (b / w photo)
XJF342482 Tamara Karsavina and Michel Fokine in The Firebird, 1910 (b/w photo) by French Photographer

Errol Flynn / Robin Hood
Errol Flynn is at his swash- buckling best in Michael Curtizs saga which also offers Olivia de Havilland as Marian, Claude Rains and Basil Rathbone as the nasties

Joan Crawford / Postcard
JOAN CRAWFORD American film actress looking haughty

Dionne Quintuplets / Bath
Cecile, Yvonne, Annette, Emilie & Marie Dionne; Canadian quintuplets b. May 28th 1934

Dionne Quintuplets / Cover
Cecile, Yvonne, Annette, Emilie & Marie Dionne; Canadian quintuplets b. May 28th 1934

Carlotta Grisi / Giselle
CARLOTTA GRISI (Caronne Adele Josephine Marie Grisi) Italian ballet dancer, seen here in Giselle

Laurence Olivier / Hamlet
(Sir) LAURENCE OLIVIER British actor of stage and screen in the role of Hamlet (1948)

Rudolph Valentino / Sketch
Rudolph Valentino arrives in England with his wife Natacha Rambova, after crossing the Atlantic on board the Aquitania

Whirling Dervishes, Sufis dancing, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Elderly man playing a sitar by the Ganges (Ganga) River, Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh State, India

Street band wearing orange shirts playing music on the pavement watched by toddler wearing orange clothes, Habana Vieja (Old Havana), Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Indonesian Dancers
Two royal court dancers performing the female style of Javanese dance. The bent knees, flexed wrists and refined movements are characteristic of this style

Vaslav Nijinsky / Tennis
VASLAV NIJINSKY Russian ballet dancer and choreographer, seen here in his tennis outfit for Jeux

Polaire / Boyer Postcard
POLAIRE French music hall entertainer, in an elegant white dress

Groucho Marx / Postcard
GROUCHO MARX (Julius Marx) American comedian with his characteristic cigar and painted-on moustache

Greta Garbo / Nino Za
GRETA GARBO Swedish-American film actress: a caricature

Feral Benga / Beaute
FRAINCOISE BENGA. Celebrated Senegalese dancer. Stared at the Folies Bergere, Paris using his stage name Feral Benga

Edith Piaf [Head]
EDITH PIAF French singer

Johannes Brahms playing the piano (engraving)
814059 Johannes Brahms playing the piano (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johannes Brahms playing the piano. German composer and pianist (1833-1897)

Drum band Olodum performing in Pelourinho during carnival, Bahia, Brazil, South America

Anna Pavlova / Rumney
ANNA PAVLOVA Russian ballet dancer on stage

Laurence Olivier
(Sir) LAURENCE OLIVIER British actor of stage and screen

Jenny Lind / 1850 Print
JENNY LIND Swedish soprano, known as The Swedish Nightingale and The Queen of Song, depicted exchanging her notes for gold

Isadora Duncan / Ils 1909
ISADORA DUNCAN American dancer, seen here with some of her pupils

WILLIAM GILLETTE American actor and dramatist, in the role of Sherlock Holmes Date: 1855 - 1937

German circus scrap -- dog jumping through a paper hoop. 19th century

Ethel Levey by Kate Carew
Ethel Levey (1880-1955), American actress and singer, caricatured for The Tatler by Kate Carew. Date: 1915

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"Captivating Performances: A Glimpse into the World of Artistry" Step back in time to Ronnie Scott's iconic jazz club in London, 1994. Renowned artist Brian O'Connor captures the essence with his mesmerizing brushstrokes. From Elvis Presley strumming his guitar to Aleister Crowley enchanting the crowd with his mystic presence, each portrait tells a unique story. Transport yourself to 1960 as Brian Foskett immortalizes Paul Chambers, a masterful creator on bass. Meanwhile, Shirley Temple celebrates her birthday at Fox Films, radiating joy and innocence that captivated audiences worldwide. Al Jolson's groundbreaking performance in "The Jazz Singer" echoes through time, forever changing the landscape of cinema. Giovanni Bottesini's virtuosity on the double bass resonates harmoniously within every note he plays. The Band of the Coldstream Guards marches past Buckingham Palace during a rehearsal for Trooping the Colour, showcasing their unwavering dedication and precision. Travel across oceans to Havana, Cuba where vibrant Cuban paintings come alive with color and passion. Sophia Loren graces our postcards as an epitome of timeless beauty and grace. In 1968 London, Joe Morello leaves audiences spellbound with his drumming prowess captured by Brian Foskett's lens. Each click freezes moments that reverberate long after they fade away. These captivating performances remind us of humanity's ability to transcend boundaries through artistry – whether it be music or visual expressions – leaving an indelible mark on our souls.