Show Collection (#86)

Advert for a theatre production, Cheer Up. circa 1920

Photograph of the dolly sisters in fluffy white costumes for their Pony Trot. Until the end of the League of Notions revue

The Company of the Co-optimists, October 1921
Nine of the ten Co-Optimists, a variety revue in London. From left to right (top row) Phyllis Monkman, Laddie Cliff, Elsa Macfarlane, Stanley Holloway; (second row) Betty Chester

Interpretation of the League of Notions, 1921
Jean de Bosscheres interpretation of the opening scene of the " League of Notions", a poppular revue in London. Bosschere was a famous Belgian artist and writer. Date: 1921

The bearded lady: Miss Annie Jones
Annie Jones Elliot (1865 - 1902) also known as " the Bearded Lady" toured with the showman P. T. Barnum as a circus attraction

Cartoon, Little birds who can sing and don t sing must not be surprised if they have to pay fifty pounds sometimes. John Sims Reeves (1821-1900), operatic, oratorio and ballad singer

Cartoon, West-End Waits, a reference to the rival pantomimes at Drury Lane and Covent Garden Theatres, London. 1885

Cartoon, George Sanger and the Lord Mayors Show
Cartoon, George Sanger was the Boss of the Lord Mayors Show. 1884

Better Days at the London Hippodrome
Page from The Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News showing scenes during the " Beads" number in the Better Days revue at the London Hippodrome in 1925

Alfred Lester impersonating Gwen Farrar
Actor Alfred Lester doing a very decent impression of actress Gwen Farrar, with whom he was starring in the revue, Rats at the Vaudeville Theatre in 1923. Date: 1923

Tattoos (colour litho)
5198416 Tattoos (colour litho) by Garnier, Jules Arsene (1847-89) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tattoos. Illustration for Les Jeux Du Cirque et La Vie Foraine by Hugues Le Roux (Plon)

Champs-Elysees. Jardin de Paris, 1890 (colour lithograph)
5051870 Champs-Elysees. Jardin de Paris, 1890 (colour lithograph) by Cheret, Jules (1836-1932); 89.5x124.7 cm; Private Collection; French, out of copyright

Argenteuil by Monsieur Manet, caricature from La Revue Comique du Salon de 1875
CHT233504 Argenteuil by Monsieur Manet, caricature from La Revue Comique du Salon de 1875 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Bertall

A Chinese circus, illustration from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne
STC232906 A Chinese circus, illustration from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne by Giulio Ferrario, published c.1820s-30s (coloured engraving) by Zancon

Reproduction of a poster advertising Mothu and Doria in impressionist scenes
STC138598 Reproduction of a poster advertising Mothu and Doria in impressionist scenes, 1893 (colour litho) by Steinlen, Theophile Alexandre (1859-1923); 130x94 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The American Exhibition, Earls Court, West Brompton and West Kensington
BAL127927 The American Exhibition, Earls Court, West Brompton and West Kensington, from The Illustrated London News, 16th April 1887 (engraving) by English School

Yvette Guilbert (c. 1869-1944) at Koster and Bials Music Hall
SNG127187 Yvette Guilbert (c.1869-1944) at Koster and Bials Music Hall, New York (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eBarbara Singer; American

Advertisement for Eldorado Music Hall (colour litho)
SNG127117 Advertisement for Eldorado Music Hall (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eBarbara Singer; French, out of copyright

Poster for Mathews & Bulger at Gay Coney Island (colour litho)
SNG127095 Poster for Mathews & Bulger at Gay Coney Island (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eBarbara Singer; American, out of copyright

Poster for Thatcher, Primrose and Wests Consolidated Minstrels
SNG127068 Poster for Thatcher, Primrose and Wests Consolidated Minstrels (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eBarbara Singer; American, out of copyright

An exhibit of safety devices at the American Institute of Social Service, New York
MNY380915 An exhibit of safety devices at the American Institute of Social Service, New York, 1906-07 (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942)

Alcazar d Ete poster (colour litho)
PER358448 Alcazar d Ete poster (colour litho) by Faria, Candido Aragonez de (1849-1911); Private Collection; (add.info.: En avant les p tites femmes!; ); Brazilian, out of copyright

At the Music Hall (oil on canvas)
938810 At the Music Hall (oil on canvas) by La Touche, Gaston de (1854-1913); 85x90.5 cm; Private Collection; French, out of copyright

A dog show (engraving)
607582 A dog show (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A dog show; from Illustrated Times, 16 February 1861); Look and Learn / Peter Jackson Collection

Toy dog show at the Royal Aquarium (engraving)
603252 Toy dog show at the Royal Aquarium (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cover of The Graphic (published on 30 October 1886)

Madame Maria Teresia, the Corsican Fairy (engraving)
585845 Madame Maria Teresia, the Corsican Fairy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Madame Maria Teresia)

Advert for an appearance of Madame Babault, the lobster-clawed lady (engraving)
608596 Advert for an appearance of Madame Babault, the lobster-clawed lady (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advert for an appearance of Madame Babault)

The cattle show at Islington (engraving)
610382 The cattle show at Islington (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The cattle show at Islington; Dire confusion created amongst Miss Backboards pupils)

Annual Pigeon Show of the Philio-Peristeron Society (engraving)
608660 Annual Pigeon Show of the Philio-Peristeron Society (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Now exhibiting at The Universum (engraving)
608637 Now exhibiting at The Universum (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Now exhibiting at The Universum, 369 Oxford Street, London; Miss C Heenan)

Great show of pineapples (engraving)
608376 Great show of pineapples (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Great show of pineapples; from The Illustrated London News)

A childrens flower show at the Royal Horticultural Gardens (engraving)
606474 A childrens flower show at the Royal Horticultural Gardens (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A plan of Cheapside, London, intended to show the precise sites of the ancient Cross and Conduit (engraving)
584104 A plan of Cheapside, London, intended to show the precise sites of the ancient Cross and Conduit (engraving) by English School

Portrait of P T Barnum, The Biggest Show on Airth (colour litho)
583387 Portrait of P T Barnum, The Biggest Show on Airth (colour litho) by Merry, Tom (c.1852-1902); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of P T Barnum)

Ah! La Pe... la Pe... La Pepiniere!!!, poster for a variety show at the Concert
698708 Ah! La PA©...la PA©...La PepiniAre!!!, poster for a variety show at the Concert de la PepiniAre, 1898 (colour litho) by Vallotton

Professor Kings captive balloon, The Pioneer, Manhattan Beach Resort, California
696888 Professor Kings captive balloon, The Pioneer, Manhattan Beach Resort, California, 1879 (sepia photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures; American

Group portrait in front of a captive balloon, Berlin, c. 1850 (sepia photo)
696887 Group portrait in front of a captive balloon, Berlin, c.1850 (sepia photo) by German Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Prismatic Pictures; German, out of copyright

Two Women Acrobats, 1916 (w / c on paper)
BRN196072 Two Women Acrobats, 1916 (w/c on paper) by Demuth, Charles (1883-1935); The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; eBarnes Foundation; American, out of copyright

Tallulah Bankhead, Elsa Lanchester & Gwen Farrar
Stars of a charity matinee in aid of the Central Council for the Care of Crippled Children organised by Gwen Farrar (second from left) and attended by H.R.H. the Duchess of York

Jack Buchanana in Thats a Good Girl, London Hippodrome
Jack Buchanan (1890 - 1957), Scottish theatre and film actor, singer, dancer, producer and director, pictured at the time he was playing the role of Bill Barrow in the London Hippodrome musical

Thats a Good Girl at the London Hippodrome Thats a Good Girl at the London
The two stars of Thats a Good Girl, the musical comedy at the London Hippodrome - Jack Buchanan, playing Bill Barrow, and Elsie Randolph as the love-sick telegraph girl. Date: 1928

Show in the ballroom of the Excelsior Hotel, Lido, Venice
A scene from a show in the ballroom of the Excelsior Hotel, Lido, Venice, 1924 dedicated to the painter Giovanni Onorto Fragonard Date: 1924

A scene from The Passing Show, London, 1915. In the tapestry at the back, five of the figures are real Date: 1915

The dancer Babette wearing a gown by Reville, 1924 seen at her appearances at the Grafton Galleries. The gown was of rose pink tulle embroidered in diamante with an ermine cloak Date: 1924

The Massine Ballet in C. B. Cochrans cabaret show Bon Ton
A scene from the Leonide Massine Ballet The Picnic in C.B. Cochrans cabaret show Bon Ton at the Trocadero Restaurant, 1925

Tamara and Robert Brunnau in New Princes Frivolities cabaret
Tamara and Robert Brunnau in Percy Athoss New Princes Frivolities cabaret show at the New Princes Restaurant, London, 1926 (7th edition) Date: 1926

The Mysterious Musty, cabaret novelty act and conjuror at Percy Athoss New Princes Frivolities cabaret show at the New Princes Restaurant, London, 1926 (7th edition) Date: 1926

Jean Rai, the star of Percy Athoss New Princes Frivolities cabaret show at the New Princes Restaurant, London, 1926 (7th edition) Date: 1926

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