Role Collection (page 5)

Four year olds, Angus Wood and Danielle Colls dressed as cowboy and nurse. Action man and Sindy doll are to be banned from Council run play areas

Anti-suffrage satirical postcard - Leap Year Goods - " Will wear well". A woman in full tweed suit of jacket and plus fours standing with her motorbike. 1908

Royal Air Force Short Stirling B Mk. III
Royal Air Force Short Stirling B Mk.III. This very leaky Stirling is flying with the tail-wheels extended, probably due to the notoriously unreliable electric retraction mechanism

Royal Air Force Supermarine Swift FR. 5 WK281
Royal Air Force Supermarine Swift FR.5 WK281. Built by Vickers Armstrong and delivered on 5 November 1956, WK281 joined No 79 Squadron at RAF Gutersloh

Alice Brookes in the role of Robinson Crusoe. Date: 1896

Martin Harvey as Sydney Carton in The Only Way, based on Charles Dickens novel, A Tale of Two Cities. circa 1900s

Barnaby Rudge, theatre production based on the Dickens novel

Midhad Pasha - Grand Vizier of Ottoman Empire
Midhad Pasha (1822-1883) - Grand Vizier of Ottoman Empire between July and October 1872. Fell out with the Sultan over money issues and was dismissed

Women Take Over On The Home Front In 1918. From The Story Of 25 Eventful Years In Pictures Published 1935

Carolina Otero - Spanish Actress and Dancer
Carolina La Belle Otero (1868-1965) - Spanish Actress, Dancer and courtesan. Date: 1908

Pictured is an RAF Odiham Chinook helicopter load training during EX AGILE SPEAR 15. Over 100 personnel from the Royal Air Force

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Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson, 1853 - 1937. English actor and theatre manager, husband of actress Gertrude Elliot. Here seen as Leontes in The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare

Supermarine Swift FR. 5 7712M - WK281
Royal Air Force Supermarine Swift FR.5 7712M / WK281. Built by Vickers Armstrong and delivered on 5 November 1956, WK281 joined No 79 Squadron at RAF Gutersloh

HMS Courageous 50
Royal Navy - HMS Courageous 50, an aircraft carrier, seen in July 1936, (formerly a battle-cruiser). HMS Courageous was the lead ship of her class of three battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy

Robert Helpman Helpmann Ballet Dance Dancer In
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Courtneidge and Welchman in film The Cinema Star
Cicely Courtneidge as Phyllis and Harry Welchman as Victor de Brett in film The Cinema Star'. Date: circa 1910s

Lillah McCarthy as Jocasta in Oedipus Rex, London
Lillah McCarthy as Jocasta in Oedipus Rex at Covent Garden Theatre, London Date: 1912

Martin Harvey as Oedipus Rex at Covent Garden Theatre, London Date: 1912

HMS Courageous
Royal Navy - HMS Courageous (pennant number 50'), in August 1938. HMS Courageous was the lead ship of her class of three battlecruisers built for the Royal Navy during the First World War

Transland Ag-2 N8330H and N8831H
Transland Ag-2 N8830H and N8831H, 1st and 2nd prototypes. For some years after World War II the Transland Aircraft Company of Torrance, California, a division of Hi Shear Rivet Tool Co

Transland Ag-2 N8330H, the first prototype in flight. For some years after World War II the Transland Aircraft Company of Torrance, California, a division of Hi Shear Rivet Tool Co

Theatre Villains, Old Style and New Style Date: 1863

Theatre Villains, The Smuggler, Ideal and Real Date: 1863

Theatre Villains, Shakespeare's King Richard III, 1832 and 1862 Date: 1863

Elizabeth Yates (nee Brunton), actress, as Miss Hardcastle
Elizabeth Yates (nee Brunton, 1799-1860), English actress, as Miss Hardcastle in Goldsmith's play, She Stoops to Conquer Date: circa 1818

Cecile Sorel With A Bird Of Paradise
A caricature sketch of French comic actress, Celine Emilie Seurre, known as Cecile Sorel, known for her highly extravagant costumes, she had a starring role in La Tosca

Sir Henry Irving, actor, after a rehearsal of Ravenswood
Sir Henry Irving, actor manager, after a rehearsal of Ravenswood, a play by Herman Merivale, based on the story of the Bride of Lammermoor - he played the lead role of Edgar, Master of Ravenswood

Young Joseph Grimaldi falling into orchestra pit
The young Joseph Grimaldi as a boy, falling into the orchestra pit in the role of a monkey. The clown on stage is his father, who had swung him on a chain as part of the performance

The Bishop of Bristol
This sculpture portrays the Bishop of Bristol, most likely George Nickson, who served the role between 1914 and 1933, he was a fervent supporter of British participation in the war. Date: circa 1922

Pagliacci
A portrait painting of an actor, wearing a white costume in the role of Canio the clown, from Pagliacci, an Italian opera by Ruggero Leoncavallo. Date: circa 1917

Miss Hilda Moore
A portrait painting of British stage and film actor, Hilda Mary Moore, who is wearing a fur jacket off of one shoulder and holding a large bunch of poppies

Sir John Hare in Pinero's play, The Gay Lord Quex
Sir John Hare, actor, in the title role in Pinero's play, The Gay Lord Quex Date: circa 1900

Lewis Waller - Henry V Date: 1900

Mrs Patrick Campbell, actress, in the role of Mrs Ebbsmith
Mrs Patrick Campbell, actress (1865 ?? 1940, theatrical studio portrait in the role of Mrs Ebbsmith, The Garrick Theatre. Born Beatrice Rose Stella Tanner, and also known as Mrs Pat)

Letty Lind, actress, as Daisy Vane, in An Artist's Model
Letty Lind, actress, theatrical portrait, in role as Daisy Vane, in An Artist's Model'. By a velvet curtain, holding bouquet of flowers, with quotation, The fellows call me Daisy

Cynthia Brooke, actress
Cynthia Brooke, Australian born actress, (1875??1949) in the title role as the Second Mrs Tanqueray by Arthur Wing Pinero. Theatrical portrait in elaborate cloak, with feather boa

Rose Leclercq, actress, as Lady Wargrave in The New Woman
Miss Rose Leclercq, actress, (2 February 1843 ?? 2 April 1899). Theatrical portrait of Leclercq in the role of Lady Wargrave in The New Woman

June Tripp and Violet Loraine
June Tripp (1901-1985), sometimes known just by her stage name June, and Violet Loraine (1886-1956) appearing in the revue show Fanfare at the Prince Edward Theatre. Date: 1932

Musical Comedy Out of the Bottle
Scenes from the musical comedy Out of the Bottle at the Hippodrome, including actors Clifford Mollison (1897-1986) and Arthur Riscoe (1896-1954) swigging from their hot water bottles. Date: 1932

Gordon Harker
Actor Gordon Harker (1885-1967) had a prolific film and stage career. Here he is being celebrated for his portrayal of Cockney characters. Date: circa 1932

Betty Stockfeld
Australian actress Betty Stockfeld (1905-1966), mostly known for her film work, but here appearing in a theatrical production of A Cold June at the Duchess Theatre. Date: 1932

Tilly Losch (1903-1975), also known as Ottilie Herbert, and later Countess of Carnarvon, was an Austrian dancer, actress and painter

Scene from The Merchant of Venice
Ernest Milton (1890-1974) as Shylock and Lydia Sherwood (1906-1989) as Jessica, in a production of The Merchant of Venice at the St James's Theatre. Date: 1932

Tallulah Bankhead in Thunder Below
Actress Tallulah Bankhead (1902-1968) appearing in the film Thunder Below with Charles Bickford (1891-1967) and Paul Lukas (1894-1971). Date: circa 1932

Ivor Novello in I Lived With You
Ivor Novello (1893-1951) wrote and starred in this stage production of I Lived With You, which was later made into a film

Greta Garbo in Mata Hari
Greta Garbo (1905-1990) playing the title role in the 1931 film Mata Hari'. Date: 1931

Production of Othello
Actor Ernest Milton (1890-1974) played the title role in this production of Othello at the St James's Theatre. Also pictured are Nicholas Hannen (1881-1972) as Cassio and Henry Oscar (1891-1969)

Cicely Courtneidge and Jack Hulbert
Cicely Courtneidge (1893-1980) and her husband Jack Hulbert (1892-1978) appearing in their latest film Jack's The Boy'. Date: 1932

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