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Lyceum Collection (page 3)

The Lyceum, a place of theatrical wonder and cultural significance, has left an indelible mark on the history of entertainment

Background imageLyceum Collection: The DOyly Carte, Opera Company

The DOyly Carte, Opera Company
Front page of a four-page flyer touring to the Lyceum Theatre, Newport on 30th September 1907. The Gondoliers and The Mikado are both given twice during the week; The Yeomen of the Guard, H.M.S

Background imageLyceum Collection: The Forty Theives by Ian Query

The Forty Theives by Ian Query
Promotional postcard by popular artist E P Kinsella for the Forty Thieves by Ian Query for the Lyceum Theatre in London, Christmas 1912

Background imageLyceum Collection: The Crimson Alibi by George Broadhurst

The Crimson Alibi by George Broadhurst (June 3, 1866 January 31, 1952). First produced in England Strand Theatre on 29th November 1919

Background imageLyceum Collection: Constance Smedley, founder of the Lyceum Club

Constance Smedley, founder of the Lyceum Club
Anne Constance Smedley, married name Constance Armfield, (20 June 1876 9 March 1941) British artist, playwright, author and founder of the International Lyceum Clubs. Date: 1903

Background imageLyceum Collection: The Bells, by Leopold Lewis, starring Henry Irving

The Bells, by Leopold Lewis, starring Henry Irving
The Bells, by Leopold Lewis, first produced at the Lyceum Theatre, London, November 1871. Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905) was identified with the role of Mathias in this play more than with any other

Background imageLyceum Collection: At the Play, Henry Irving at The Lyceum, London

At the Play, Henry Irving at The Lyceum, London
Illustration, At the Play. On the stage of the Lyceum Theatre, London, is Henry Irving, probably in the role of Hamlet. Audience members include the Prince and Princess of Wales, Benjamin Disraeli

Background imageLyceum Collection: The Flying Squad by Edgar Wallace

The Flying Squad by Edgar Wallace. First produced at the New Theatre in Oxford on 5th March 1928 and later produced by M Barry O Brien at the Lyceum Theatre, London on 7th June 1928

Background imageLyceum Collection: Dick Whittington. Lyceum Theatre. Artist E. P. Kinsella

Dick Whittington. Lyceum Theatre. Artist E. P. Kinsella
Dick Whittington. The cat is shown here ridding Morocco of its plague of rats, thus earning the gratitude of the King and making Dicks fortune. For the Lyceum Theatre, Christmas 1911

Background imageLyceum Collection: The Dangerous Age by H. V. Esmond

The Dangerous Age by H. V. Esmond
The Dangerous Age by Henry Vernon Esmond (30 November 1869 17 April 1922). First produced as The Dear Fool, at the Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh

Background imageLyceum Collection: Cinderella starring Iris Hoey

Cinderella starring Iris Hoey
Cinderella flyer promoting a production at the Lyceum Theatre. The photos, from the left, are of Simeta (sic) Marsden as Dandini

Background imageLyceum Collection: Colonel Newcome adapted by Michael Morton

Colonel Newcome adapted by Michael Morton (1864 11 January 1931) from W. M. Thackerays novel The Newcomes (1853-5). First produced at His Majestys Theatre in London, on 29th May 1906

Background imageLyceum Collection: Dick Whittington. Lyceum Theatre

Dick Whittington. Lyceum Theatre
Dick Whittington. For the Lyceum Theatre, from 26th December 1925. Dick is looking down on London from Highgate Hill. His fairy godmother is outside the circle on the right

Background imageLyceum Collection: The Babes in the Wood, Lyceum Theatre, London

The Babes in the Wood, Lyceum Theatre, London. Date: 1913

Background imageLyceum Collection: The Babes in the Wood, Lyceum Theatre, Ipswich

The Babes in the Wood, Lyceum Theatre, Ipswich, Peter Daveys Brilliant Pantomime, December 1906, with young girl actresses in both roles. Date: 1906

Background imageLyceum Collection: Cartoon, F W Irish, actor

Cartoon, F W Irish, actor
Cartoon, F W Irish -- (Warm). Actor who appeared alongside Henry Irving in various productions at the Lyceum Theatre. 1883

Background imageLyceum Collection: Sir Henry Irving in The Bells

Sir Henry Irving in The Bells
Sir Henry Irving in the role of Mathias in The Bells, a melodrama by Leopold Lewis. circa 1870s

Background imageLyceum Collection: Henry Irving as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice

Henry Irving as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice
Henry Irving as Shylock in Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice. circa 1879

Background imageLyceum Collection: Henry Irving as Mephistopheles in Faust

Henry Irving as Mephistopheles in Faust by W G Wills, adapted from Goethes play. circa 1885

Background imageLyceum Collection: At the Play, Henry Irving at The Lyceum, London (key)

At the Play, Henry Irving at The Lyceum, London (key)
Illustration, At the Play (key). On the stage of the Lyceum Theatre, London, is Henry Irving, probably in the role of Hamlet

Background imageLyceum Collection: William Belford, English actor

William Belford, English actor
William Rowles Belford (1824-1881), English actor, about to perform at the Lyceum Theatre, London. 1879

Background imageLyceum Collection: Entr acte 288

Entr acte 288 1883

Background imageLyceum Collection: Caricature, Henry Irving as The Lyceum Lion

Caricature, Henry Irving as The Lyceum Lion
Caricature, Henry Irving, English actor -- The Lyceum Lion. With a quotation from Tennysons play The Cup, in production at the time

Background imageLyceum Collection: Cartoon, Henry Irving and Alfred Tennyson

Cartoon, Henry Irving and Alfred Tennyson. " The Cup will be produced on Monday. Let us hope there will be something in it." The play, written by Tennyson after a story from Plutarch

Background imageLyceum Collection: Caricature of Dion Boucicault and three other actors

Caricature of Dion Boucicault and three other actors
Caricature of Dion Boucicault (?1820-1890), Irish actor and playwright -- Address to the Players. Indicating a poster behind him

Background imageLyceum Collection: Caricature of Samuel Hayes, Italian Opera Season

Caricature of Samuel Hayes, Italian Opera Season
Caricature of Samuel Hayes, who was putting on an Italian Opera Season at the Lyceum Theatre, London, in the absence of Henry Irving. 1881

Background imageLyceum Collection: Caricature of JosephHurst, Lyceum Theatre box office manager

Caricature of JosephHurst, Lyceum Theatre box office manager
Caricature of Joseph Hurst, Lyceum Theatre box office manager. 1883

Background imageLyceum Collection: Henry Irving and Ellen Terry in The Belles Stratagem

Henry Irving and Ellen Terry in The Belles Stratagem
Henry Irving and Ellen Terry, actors of the Lyceum Theatre, dancing in 18th century costume in a production of The Belles Stratagem, a play by Hannah Cowley

Background imageLyceum Collection: Caricature of David James and James Albery

Caricature of David James and James Albery
Caricature of David James (left, 1839-1893), English comic actor, and James Albery (right, 1838-1889), English dramatist. Two Roses at the Lyceum, a Little Cheque

Background imageLyceum Collection: Caricature of Sir Henry Irving as Shylock

Caricature of Sir Henry Irving as Shylock
Caricature of the English actor and actor-manager Sir Henry Irving as Shylock in Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice. circa 1879

Background imageLyceum Collection: Where Is William? by Charles Windermere

Where Is William? by Charles Windermere
Promotional postcard for Where Is William? By Charles Windermere. First produced at the Theatre Royal, Worthing, 21st June 1906 and Grand Theatre, Fulham, 11th April 1910

Background imageLyceum Collection: Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle and William Gillette

Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle and William Gillette
Promotional postcard for Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle and William Gillette. Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle and William Gillette

Background imageLyceum Collection: Beauty and the Beast, Lyceum Pantomime

Beauty and the Beast, Lyceum Pantomime
Beauty and the Beast Pantomime, Lyceum Theatre, London. 1937

Background imageLyceum Collection: Pete by Hall Caine

Pete by Hall Caine
Promotional postcard for Pete by Hall Caine from his novel, The Manxman of 1894. First produced at the Lyceum Theatre, 29th August 1908

Background imageLyceum Collection: The Padre by Jose G Levy

The Padre by Jose G Levy
Promotional postcard for The Padre by Jose G. Levy. First produced at the Lyceum Theatre, 22nd May 1926. The play was adapted from Mon Cure Chez Les Riches by Andre de Lorde

Background imageLyceum Collection: The Open Door by Arthur Shirley and Ben Landeck

The Open Door by Arthur Shirley and Ben Landeck
Promotional postcard for The Open Door by Arthur Shirley and Ben Landeck. First produced at the Lyceum Theatre, 2nd October 1912. For the Lyceum. Artist: Albert Morrow. Date: 1912

Background imageLyceum Collection: The Only Way by Freeman Wills

The Only Way by Freeman Wills
Promotional postcard for The Only Way by Freeman Wills from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens. First produced at the Lyceum Theatre, 16th February 1899

Background imageLyceum Collection: Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist
Promotional postcard for Oliver Twist. First produced at the Lyceum Theatre 11th March 1933. The Melville Brothers, who ran the Lyceum at this date, often failed to name an author

Background imageLyceum Collection: Nell Gwynne, The Kings Favourite by A Shirley & B Landeck

Nell Gwynne, The Kings Favourite by A Shirley & B Landeck
Promotional postcard for Nell Gwynne, The Kings Favourite by Arthur Shirley and Ben Landeck. First produced at the Lyceum Theatre, 9th February 1913

Background imageLyceum Collection: The Midnight Wedding by Walter Howard

The Midnight Wedding by Walter Howard
Promotional postcard for The Midnight Wedding by Walter Howard. First produced at the Junction Theatre, Manchester, 30th October 1905, West London Theatre, 25th February 1907 and Lyceum Theatre

Background imageLyceum Collection: Madame Sans-Gene by Victorien Sardou and Emile Moreau

Madame Sans-Gene by Victorien Sardou and Emile Moreau
Promotional postcard for Madame Sans-Gene by Victorien Sardou and Emile Moreau. First produced Theatre du Vaudeville, Paris

Background imageLyceum Collection: The Thief by Cosmo Gordon-Lennox

The Thief by Cosmo Gordon-Lennox
Reverse of a promotional flyer showing press reviews for The Thief by Cosmo Godron-Lennox, 26th April 1909. whilst touring to the Lyceum Theatre, Ipswich. Date: 1909

Background imageLyceum Collection: The Monk And The Woman by Frederick Melville

The Monk And The Woman by Frederick Melville
Promotional postcard for The Monk and the Woman by Frederick Melville. First produced at the Lyceum Theatre, 28th February 1912. The Greatest Play Since The Sign of the Cross. Artist: E. P. Kinsella

Background imageLyceum Collection: Scenes from a play, Tommy Atkins, at the Lyceum Theatre

Scenes from a play, Tommy Atkins, at the Lyceum Theatre
Scenes from a play entitled Tommy Atkins, at the Lyceum Theatre, London. It was no doubt put into production to help encourage recruitment in the early days of the First World War

Background imageLyceum Collection: Julia James, English actress

Julia James, English actress
Julia James (1890-1964), English actress, at the time she was playing the role of Fifi in a revival of The Belle of New York at the Lyceum Theatre, London. Date: July 1914

Background imageLyceum Collection: PLAY: SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. Program for the 1923 production of the play, The School for Scandal

PLAY: SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL. Program for the 1923 production of the play, The School for Scandal, at the Lyceum Theater in London

Background imageLyceum Collection: ROMEO AND JULIET AT THE LYCEUM THEATRE, ACT V. SCENE IV. ; Friar Laurence

ROMEO AND JULIET AT THE LYCEUM THEATRE, ACT V. SCENE IV. ; Friar Laurence
" ROMEO AND JULIET" AT THE LYCEUM THEATRE, ACT V. SCENE IV.; Friar Laurence: " Romeo! O pale! Who else? What! Paris too?"

Background imageLyceum Collection: The Story of Swordsmanship, by Captain Egerton Castle, at the Lyceum Theatre: Captain A

The Story of Swordsmanship, by Captain Egerton Castle, at the Lyceum Theatre: Captain A. Hutton and Dr. Mouatt Biggs Showing Old English Sword-And-Buckler Play before the Prince of Wales

Background imageLyceum Collection: The Oldham Lyceum Educational and Industrial Exhibition, the Baronial Hall, 1854

The Oldham Lyceum Educational and Industrial Exhibition, the Baronial Hall, 1854



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The Lyceum, a place of theatrical wonder and cultural significance, has left an indelible mark on the history of entertainment. From the iconic Sherlock Holmes theatre poster to the vibrant atmosphere of The Lyceum Club in 1908, this institution has been a hub for artistic expression. One cannot forget the enchanting production of "Seven Days Leave" at the Lyceum Theatre in Strand, London. Audiences were captivated by its gripping storyline and stellar performances that transported them into another world. Just like Charles Dickens' timeless masterpiece "A Tale of Two Cities, " this theater brought stories to life with unparalleled grandeur. Caricatures adorned its walls, depicting Edgar Bruce, an actor-manager who breathed life into countless characters. The Pool Championships held here showcased not only talent but also camaraderie among performers and patrons alike. Bram Stoker, renowned novelist and theater manager extraordinaire, graced these hallowed halls with his presence. His visionary leadership ensured that every seat in the Lyceum & Strand was filled with eager spectators ready to be enthralled by unforgettable performances. Sir Henry Irving's commanding presence reverberated through these corridors after intense rehearsals for Ravenswood. His dedication to his craft inspired generations of actors who followed in his footsteps. Tilly Losch's graceful movements on stage mesmerized audiences during "The Miracle" at the Lyceum Theatre. Her ethereal performance left spectators spellbound as they witnessed her artistry unfold before their eyes. Iris Hoey's photograph captured her beauty and talent perfectly - just one shining star among many in London's theatrical landscape. These luminous personalities illuminated stages across both city and country during pantomime seasons year after year. The Lyceum remains a testament to creativity and passion within the performing arts industry. Its legacy continues to inspire artists from all walks of life as they strive to create magic under its historic roof.