Pettitt Collection

Scene from the New Adelphi Drama of "The Silver Falls, "by Messers Sims and Pettitt (litho)
1626204 Scene from the New Adelphi Drama of " The Silver Falls, " by Messers Sims and Pettitt (litho) by English School

Cartoon, Only One, Henry Pettitt and George Sims
Cartoon, Only One, Henry Pettitt (actor and dramatist, right) and George Sims (journalist, poet, dramatist and novelist). Am I to stand in next time, George? I shouldn t like to promise, Henry! 1885

Augustus Harris - The Theatre magazine
Augustus Harris, British actor and dramatist, at the time of the debut of his play (co-written with Pettitt) Human Nature - in The Theatre Magazine, June 1886. 1886

Cartoon, New drama by Reade and Pettitt
Cartoon, New drama by Charles Reade and Henry Pettitt -- Star actors sometimes get very dainty. Their melodrama, Love and Money, was in production at the Adelphi Theatre, London

Thomas Pettit, Court Tennis Champion, from Worlds Champions, Series 2 (N29) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1888

Sutton United FC football team 1936. Back row: Reeve, Pettitt, Carr, Miller, Delventhal, Whistler. Front row: Jordan, Tarrant, Shepherd (Captain), Solly, Pratt. Date: 1936

International Doubles At Philadelphia, 1900, (1903). International Racquets Doubles At Philadelphia. Peter Latham (1865-1953) and Mr

Cartoon, Mr Pettitt, The Spiders Web
Cartoon, Mr Pettitt takes the Spiders Web to a better Pitch. A satirical comment on Henry Alfred Pettitt (1848-1893), British actor and dramatist, with a reference to the title of one of his plays

Music cover, You Are Always Sure to Fetch Them with Wst, Wst, Wst, written by Henry Pettitt, sung by G H MacDermott. circa 1880s

Caricature of Augustus Harris and Henry Pettitt
Caricature of Augustus Harris (1852-1896), British actor, dramatist and impresario, and Henry Alfred Pettitt (1848-1893), British actor and dramatist -- Never mind, Pettitt

Caricature of Henry Pettitt, British actor and dramatist
Caricature of Henry Alfred Pettitt (1848-1893), British actor and dramatist -- Taken from Life, a reference to one of his play titles. 1881

For sale as Licensed Images

Choose your image, Select your licence and Download the media

From the dramatic world of Sims and Pettitt's 'The Silver Falls' in the New Adelphi, to the witty cartoons of Henry Pettitt and George Sims gracing the pages of Augustus Harris's Theatre magazine, the creative partnership of these two men left an indelible mark on the arts. Pettitt's talent extended beyond drama, as evidenced by his success as a court tennis champion and his contributions to international doubles at Philadelphia in 1900. In the football realm, he was a key player for Sutton United FC in 1936. Pettitt's artistic abilities were not limited to the stage and page, as seen in his caricatures of Harris and himself. Music lovers may recognize his name from the cover of the song 'You Are Always Sure to Fetch Them.' A true renaissance man, Henry Pettitt's influence spanned various artistic mediums and left a lasting impact on the cultural landscape of his time.