Revue Collection (#3)

Front cover for souvenir brochure for An Aus Die, Admiralspa
Front cover for souvenir brochure for Herman Haller's An Aus Die, Admiralspalast, Berlin 1927 Date: 1926

The Lawrence Tiller Girls in An Aus Die, Admiralspalast, Ber
The Lawrence Tiller Girls in Herman Haller's An Aus Die, Admiralspalast, Berlin 1927 Date: 1926

Artwork for for souvenir brochure for An Aus Die, Admiralspa
Artwork for for souvenir brochure for Herman Haller's An Aus Die, Admiralspalast, Berlin 1927 Date: 1926

Twelve Hollywood Beauties from Clifford Whitley's revue
Twelve musical actresses from Clifford Whitley's revue, produced by Hassard Short, at the Adelphi, London. Date: 1935

Advertisement for De Hollandsche Revue, 1910, Dutch periodical, showing men sitting at a long desk reading the Revue to
528288 Advertisement for De Hollandsche Revue, 1910, Dutch periodical, showing men sitting at a long desk reading the Revue to light of electric lamps. Artist, Johann Georg van Caspel (1870-1928)

Lew Lakes Colossal Comedy Company of Comedians
Promotional postcard for Lew Lakes Colossal Comedy Company of Comedians. Popular music hall sketch company set up by Lew Lake (1874-1939)

Josephine Baker (1906-75) at the Folies Bergere (b / w photo)
CHT233297 Josephine Baker (1906-75) at the Folies Bergere (b/w photo) by Walery (Stanislaw Julian Ignacy, Lucien Walery) (1863-1935); Private Collection; © Archives Charmet

Josephine Baker (1906-75) dancing the Charleston, poster advertising a show at the Folies Bergere, 1923 (colour litho)
CHT211371 Josephine Baker (1906-75) dancing the Charleston, poster advertising a show at the Folies Bergere, 1923 (colour litho) by Valerio

In Armides Gardens, The Ballet of the Queen of Roses - illustration from la Vie Parisienne, 1913 (litho)
3033164 In Armides Gardens, The Ballet of the Queen of Roses - illustration from la Vie Parisienne, 1913 (litho) by Brunelleschi

Toys for everyone - illustration from la Vie Parisienne, 1918 (litho)
3033165 Toys for everyone - illustration from la Vie Parisienne, 1918 (litho) by Couderc, Fernand (fl.1920s); Private Collection; (add.info.: Des Joujoux pour tout le Monde); Prismatic Pictures

Cabaret Ensemble
circa 1930: Cabaret dancers rehearse in full costume. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Crown imperial lily, Fritillaria imperialis, and tulips, Tulipa gesneriana
6336960 Crown imperial lily, Fritillaria imperialis, and tulips, Tulipa gesneriana by Rabel, Daniel (1578-1637); (add.info.: Crown imperial lily, Fritillaria imperialis, and tulips)

Dickens Street Ballet (photo)
5998289 Dickens Street Ballet (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dickens Street Ballet)

Windmill Theatre, Piccadilly Circus: Revudeville No 69, The Bells (photo)
5998294 Windmill Theatre, Piccadilly Circus: Revudeville No 69, The Bells (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Revudeville No 69, The Bells)

Waterloo 1815, Napoleon holds a revue of his guards (colour litho)
2797923 Waterloo 1815, Napoleon holds a revue of his guards (colour litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Waterloo 1815, Napoleon holds a revue of his guards)

Night scene outside the Hippodrome entrance
A night scene outside the front entrance of the London Hippodrome during the run of Julian Wylies revue, Round in 50, starring George Robey. Date: 1922

Programme cover for the London Hippodrome revue, Box o Tricks, produced by Albert de Courville, his eighth hit revue at the theatre. Date: 1918

The coffee-stall presided over by an artist barman : Miss Elsa Lanchester and Mr John Armstrong at the Select Evenings club, 1924, a club and cabaret show in Bloomsbury, London

Page from The Sketch, 5th October 1927: The presiding genius at the new Seven Dials Cave of Harmony. Miss Elsa Lanchester and her expressive hands. Date: 1927

Irving Berlin (1888 - 1889), American composer and musician, known as the King of Ragtime at the time this photograph was taken and he appeared in the revue

Gipsy Love by Basil Hood and Adrian Ross. First produced by George Edwardes at Dalys Theatre, London on 1 June 1912. Showing Harry Dearth, Sari Petrass and Robert Michaelis. Date: circa 1912

Betty Beryl in A E Smiths Revue, All Bluff, now in 20th year of tour. Date: early 20th century

Shirley Kellogg in Razzle Dazzle! - a revue by Albert de Courville, Wal Pink and Basil Macdonald Hastings, with music by Herman Darewski and Manuel Klein

Come Over Here! A new revue by Wilson Mizner and Max Pemberton at the London Opera House, Kingsway Date: circa 1913

Page from The Bystander, 6th May 1931 featuring Ada May (1896-1978), American singer and dancer, one of the bright particular stars of C.B. Cochrans ill-fated " 1931 Revue"

Sketches of C. B. Cohrans revue One Dam Thing
Sketches of C.B. Cohrans revue One Dam Thing After Another at the London Pavilion, 1927 featuring Jessie Matthews, Ricard Dolman, Rich Hayes, Art Fowler and Morris Harvey Date: 1927

The English portrait painter John S. Eland painting the spirit of the dance represented by Dorothy Dilley seen in the Music Box Revue, New York, 1924 Date: 1924

Harriet Hoctor as the Fairy Doll in A La Carte, Rosalie Stewarts revue, 1927 Date: 1927

Two film photographs: top right an ensemble of 150 in the film revue titled The March of Time (MGM), 1930 and bottom left an ensemble from Hold Everything, a Warner Brothers talkie, 1930. Date: 1930

Advert for Fanchon and Marcos Ideas stage presentations for Fox West Coast Theatres, 1930 Date: 1930

Dancers from around the world, 1929. Germaine and Armand Fellows, (top left), Belgian dancers who have danced all over Europe, recently in the Folies Bergere

The dancer Anton Dolin, who appeared in Lew Leslie s
The dancer Anton Dolin, who appeared in Lew Leslies International Revue and then toured England and France, 1930 Date: 1930

A portrait of the American dancer Barrie Oliver, 1929 appearing in Charlots revue in London Date: 1929

A portrait of the Viennese dancer Maria Asti appearing at the Marischka in Vienna, 1931 Date: 1929

A portrait of Christl Mardaine appearing in the Deutsches Theatre show Nur Mit Dir (only with You) in Munich, Germany, 1931 Date: 1929

A cast member of the Albert de Courville revue, Shell Out at the Comedy Theatre, dressed as the Savage Club, one of a number of costumes representing various London clubs for a particular scene

Dog s-tooth violet and moth
Dog s-tooth-violet or dogtooth violet, Erythronium dens-canis, and moth. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Daniel Rabel after a botanical illustration by Maria Sibylla Merian from Pierre Joseph

Crown imperial lily, Fritillaria imperialis, and tulips, Tulipa gesneriana. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Daniel Rabel after a botanical illustration by Maria Sibylla Merian from Pierre

Black-naped monarch and hooded warbler
Black-naped monarch, Hypothymis azurea 1, and hooded warbler, Setophaga citrina 2. Gobe-mouche blue des Philippines, Gobe-mouche de la Louisiane

Cover for Vanity Fair, September 1896 (colour litho)
SNG127182 Cover for Vanity Fair, September 1896 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eBarbara Singer; English, out of copyright

Living drop-curtain in Better Days, London Hippodrome
A living drop-curtain at the London Hippodrome revue, Better Days, with various young ladies draped through peep holes. Date: 1925

Iris Lockwood in Get a Load of This, London Hippodrome
Iris Lockwood, actress, model and later wife of theatre director and producer Robert Nesbitt, appearing in the London Hippodrome revue Get a Load of This wearing a dress by Norman Hartnell. Date: 1941

Pat Kirkwood in Black Velvet at the London Hippodrome
Pat Kirkwood performing the hit, Most Gentlemen Don t Like Love in the popular wartime revue Black Velvet at the London Hippodrome in 1940. Date: 1940

Ad for the Mazigny Revue Appearing in Paris at the Marigny Theatre (colour litho)
6280381 Ad for the Mazigny Revue Appearing in Paris at the Marigny Theatre (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); (add.info)

Windmill Theatre, Piccadilly Circus: Revudeville No 65, Desden China (photo)
5998300 Windmill Theatre, Piccadilly Circus: Revudeville No 65, Desden China (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Revudeville No 65, Desden China)

An ostrich farm in South Africa, Hoffman Girls at Hippodrome
The famous Hoffman Girls performing as ostriches (!) in the London Hippodromes 1924 revue, Leap Year. 1924 was the year of the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley

Lace scene in Leap Year at the London Hippodrome
The lace scene in Leap Year at the London Hippodrome. Date: 1924

The Hoffman Girls performing webbing act, London Hippodrome
The eighteen Gertrude Hoffman Girls performing their extraordinary acrobatic webbing act at the London Hippodrome, Leap Year, in 1924. Date: 1924

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"Captivating and Timeless: The World of Revue" Step back in time to the glamorous era of revue, where entertainment knew no bounds. From the iconic Dolly Sisters captivating audiences at the Casino de Paris show in 1927 to the enchanting performances at Raymond Revue Bar in Soho, London, revues were a spectacle like no other. In 1923, Barbette (Van der Clyde) took center stage in Paris, mesmerizing crowds with their daring and graceful acts. Behind the scenes of the Paris Revue, France witnessed intimate moments that added an air of mystique to this captivating art form. The world-renowned Fred Karno brought laughter and joy with his production "On and Off, " while H Chance Newton's "Keep To The Right" showcased dazzling choreography that left audiences spellbound. Theatre de L'Abri in Paris provided a glimpse behind the curtains, revealing both hard work and passion that went into each performance. Archibald de Bear and R. Arkell's Chelsea Follies Revue transported spectators into a world filled with glitz and glamour. Meanwhile, Gaby Deslys stole hearts with her breathtaking gowns designed by Drian back in 1913, not just about entertainment; it was an escape from reality—a chance for people to immerse themselves in a world where laughter echoed through every theater hall. With productions like "Funny Face" by Fred Thomson & Paul Gerard Smith leaving audiences roaring with laughter, revues became synonymous with pure joy. As we look back on these timeless moments captured on film or etched into our memories forever, let us celebrate the magic of revue—an art form that continues to inspire generations even today.