Pantomime Collection (page 4)

Françoise Ravel as Lourdin, 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Francoise Ravel as Lourdin, 1855-1859

François Ravel as Vol-au-vent, 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Francois Ravel as Vol-au-vent, 1855-1859

Untitled: Similar to Françoise Ravel as Ventalaw, 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Untitled: Similar to Francoise Ravel as Ventalaw, 1855-1859

Françoise Ravel as Ventalaw, 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Francoise Ravel as Ventalaw, 1855-1859

Françoise Ravel as Bibi, 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Francoise Ravel as Bibi, 1855-1859

Françoise Ravel as Roquinet, 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Francoise Ravel as Roquinet, 1855-1859

Françoise Ravel as the Conscript Recruit, 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Francoise Ravel as the Conscript Recruit, 1855-1859

Françoise Ravel as the Harlequin, 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Francoise Ravel as the Harlequin, 1855-1859

Françoise Ravel as Roloff, 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Francoise Ravel as Roloff, 1855-1859

Françoise Ravel as Bertrand, 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Francoise Ravel as Bertrand, 1855-1859

Gabriel Ravel as Godenski, 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Gabriel Ravel as Godenski, 1855-1859

Francois Ravel as Bibi [Verso: Study for Antoine as Robert Maccaire], 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Francois Ravel as Bibi [Verso: Study for Antoine as Robert Maccaire], 1855-1859

Gabriel Ravel as Sawney Box [Verso: Unfinished Study for Recto], 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
as Sawney Box [Verso: Unfinished Study for Recto], 1855-1859

Gabriel Ravel as the Clown, 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Gabriel Ravel as the Clown, 1855-1859

AI IMAGE - Illustration of a Puss in Boots, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Illustration of a Puss in Boots, 2023. Character from a European fairy tale, dating from the 16th century, about an anthropomorphic cat who uses trickery and deceit to gain power, wealth

The Pantomime at Covent-Garden: "Cinderella - the Butterfly's Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast", 1876. London stage production....Mr

Gabriel Ravel as Babilas, 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Gabriel Ravel as Babilas, 1855-1859

Drury-Lane Theatre - Engaging for the Pantomime - drawn by M'Connell, 1858. Creator: McConnell
Drury-Lane Theatre - Engaging for the Pantomime - drawn by M'Connell, 1858....a curious Scene at the stage-door...every available place was occupied round about the theatre by a crowd of persons

Antoine Ravel as Chevalier Grinaldo, 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Antoine Ravel as Chevalier Grinaldo, 1855-1859

Jerome, 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Jerome, 1855-1859

Gabriel Ravel as Sawney Box, 1855-1859. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Gabriel Ravel as Sawney Box, 1855-1859

Javanese Pantomime called Toping, 1779-1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Javanese Pantomime called Toping, 1779-1785. Three Javanese dancers, seated musicians and spectators in an open-sided bamboo building in Batavia. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl

Scene from "Jack and the Bean-Stalk" at the Adelphi Theatre, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Scene from "Jack and the Bean-Stalk" at the Adelphi Theatre, 1856. London stage production. The Pantomime at this theatre is distinguished from the general character of these performances

The Queen and Princes of Oude and Suite at Drury-Lane Theatre, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Queen and Princes of Oude and Suite at Drury-Lane Theatre, [London], 1857. Her Majesty [Queen Malika Kishwar] was accompanied by the Princes and a large suite

Mademoiselle Johanna Wagner as "Romeo", at Her Majesty's Theatre, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Mademoiselle Johanna Wagner as "Romeo", at Her Majesty's Theatre, 1856. German opera singer in London stage production. For the splendid triumph achieved by her on this occasion Mdlle

Children's Holiday Festival, New York, [1930s]. Creator: Unknown
Children's Holiday Festival, New York, [1930s]. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S. Works Progress Administration in 1935

Children's Holiday Festival, New York, [1930s]. Creator: Unknown
Children's Holiday Festival, New York, [1930s]. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S. Works Progress Administration in 1935

Cinderella, Tampa, FL, 1936. Creator: Unknown
Cinderella, Tampa, FL, 1936. Tampa Federal Theatre Presents - "Cinderella"...Rialto Theatre'. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S

Cinderella, Denver, 1936. Creator: Unknown
Cinderella, Denver, 1936. Cinderella - A Farce in 3 Acts - at Baker Federal Theatre...Matinees Only'. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S

The Shepherd in the Distance, Cleveland, OH, 1937. Creator: Unknown
The Shepherd in the Distance, Cleveland, OH, 1937. The Works Progress Administration in Ohio - Presents - The Federal Theatre for Youth in - The Shepherd in the Distance'

Haymarket - Scene from "The Second Calendar and the Queen of Beauty...", 1850. Creator: Unknown
Haymarket - Scene from "The Second Calendar and the Queen of Beauty who had to fight with the Genie", 1850. London stage production by the brothers Brough

Sadler's Wells - Scene from "Harlequin and the House that Jack Built in 1851", 1850. Creator: Unknown
Sadler's Wells - Scene from "Harlequin and the House that Jack Built in 1851", 1850. London stage production

Affiche pour l'Hippodrome, "Cadet Roussel". c1898. Creator: Jules Cheret
Affiche pour l'Hippodrome, "Cadet Roussel". c1898. [Publisher: Imprimerie Chaix; Place: Paris]

Affiche pour les Folies-Bergère "Le Miroir", c1899. Creator: Jules Cheret
Affiche pour les Folies-Bergere "Le Miroir". c1899. [Publisher: Imprimerie Chaix; Place: Paris]

Affiche pour le Musée Grévin, "Pantomimes lumineuses". c1896. Creator: Jules Cheret
Affiche pour le Musee Grevin, "Pantomimes lumineuses". c1896. [Publisher: Imprimerie Chaix; Place: Paris]

Affiche pour "l'Arc-en-Ciel", ballet pantomime représenté aux Folies-Bergère. c1896
Affiche pour "l'Arc-en-Ciel", ballet pantomime represente aux Folies-Bergere. c1896. [Publisher: Imprimerie Chaix; Place: Paris]

Affiche pour le "Grand Théâtre de l'Exposition". c1900. Creator: Jules Cheret
Affiche pour le "Grand Theatre de l'Exposition". c1900. [Publisher: Imprimerie Chaix; Place: Paris]

Troisième panneau sans texte : "La Pantomime". c1900. Creator: Jules Cheret
Troisieme panneau sans texte : "La Pantomime". c1900. [Publisher: Imprimerie Chaix; Place: Paris]

Christmas Pantomime - 1941, 1947. Creator: Unknown
Christmas Pantomime - 1941, 1947. "Cinderella" at Windsor Castle starring the future Queen Elizabeth II (right), as Prince Florizel the principal boy

Scene from the Extravaganza of "Frankenstein, or, The Model Man" at the Adelphi Theatre, 1850
Scene from the Extravaganza of "Frankenstein, or, The Model Man" at the Adelphi Theatre, [London], 1850. The Christmas extravaganza at this theatre is from the melodrama of

Scene from the Pantomime of "Harlequin and the Dragon of Wantley", at Sadler's Wells Theatre, 1850
Scene from the Pantomime of "Harlequin and the Dragon of Wantley", at Sadler's Wells Theatre, [London], 1850....the voracious Dragon gobbles up a child just as the Baron of Wantley is

Scene from "Harlequin and Humpty-Dumpty", 1850. Creator: Unknown
Scene from "Harlequin and Humpty-Dumpty", [Drury Lane Theatre, London], 1850....scene in which the hero figures in grotesque rotundity...The hero was a rebel in the days of King Richard

Scene from "Prince Dorus; or, The Romance of the Nose", 1850. Creator: Unknown
Scene from "Prince Dorus; or, The Romance of the Nose", [Olympic Theatre, London], 1850. Mr. Tom Taylor takes the subject of Madame D'Arblay's "Prince Doras" for his

Scene from "The Merry Wives of Windsor; or, Harlequin and Sir John Falstaff, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Scene from "The Merry Wives of Windsor; or, Harlequin and Sir John Falstaff, [Surrey Theatre, London], 1850....the never-to-be forgotten incident of the buck-basket

Harlequin and Colombine, around 1886. Creator: Edgar Degas
Harlequin and Colombine, around 1886

Harlequin and Colombine, around 1886. Creator: Edgar Degas
Harlequin and Colombine, around 1886

Blondin's Pantomimic Drama at the Crystal Palace: Planter's House on the coast of Brazil... 1862
Blondin's Pantomimic Drama at the Crystal Palace: Planter's House on the coast of Brazil - Blondin, as an ape, nursing the Planter's Child, 1862

Singer Helen Shapiro, pictured relaxing in her dressing room in one of her costumes. She is playing the principal boy Aladdin in the panto at the New Theatre, Hull. 22nd December 1964

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"Pantomime: A Timeless Theatrical Tradition" Step into the enchanting world of pantomime, where characters come alive and laughter fills the air. From the vibrant Commedia dell Arte to George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion, this captivating art form has captured hearts for centuries. In February 1860, a Swindon Mechanics Institute Pantomime poster adorned the streets, promising an evening of magical entertainment. Audiences eagerly awaited productions like W. S Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan's The Mikado or Pauline Baynes' whimsical creation, The Land of Christmas Plays. The legendary duo Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise were honored with the prestigious Joint Showbiz Award by Variety for their outstanding contributions to pantomime. Their performances at London's Waldorf Theatre left audiences in stitches and created memories that would last a lifetime. Graham Moffatt's A Scrape of the Pen brought tears of joy as his comedic genius shone through every scene. Meanwhile, Arthur Sturgess' La Poupee transported spectators into a world filled with wonder and imagination. From Mother Goose at Liverpool's Empire Theatre to Cinderella gracing theater posters across towns, iconic figures like John Inman delighted both young and old alike with their unforgettable portrayals on stage. And who could forget Florrie Forde? This music hall singer from 1875-1940 captivated audiences with her powerful voice and charismatic presence during pantomimes that still resonate today. Pantomime is more than just entertainment; it is an experience that transcends time. It allows us to escape reality momentarily while immersing ourselves in tales woven together by talented performers who bring these stories to life before our very eyes. So step inside this magical realm where dreams become reality – welcome to the extraordinary world of pantomime.