Bryan Collection (page 4)

Cartoon, The Grand Old Man (Gladstone)
Cartoon, The Grand Old Man - Does this look like knuckling under? William Gladstone as the fearless British Lion. 1885

Cartoon, The New Hamlet - Waiting for the Verdict - the Shakespearean actor Wilson Barrett (1846-1904) waits for the reviews of his new production to come in. 1884

Cartoon, Randolph Churchill and Gladstone - After raising our hopes and leading us to expect war, you now tell us there is a good chance of peace; its downright mean, thats what it is! 1885

Cartoon, Mr J H Cobbe, Acting Manager at the Princesss Theatre, London. 1885

Cartoon, Mr William Randall, comic singer
Cartoon, Mr William Randall, Music-Hall Types - the comic singer (old school). Thomas William (Harry) Randall (1857-1932) was a British Vaudeville actor

Cartoon, How election matters stand in Birmingham
Cartoon, How election matters stand in Central Birmingham - Would you mind getting outside, sir, so as to make room for this civil-spoken young man

Cartoon, Lord Coleridge, British lawyer and judge
Cartoon, John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge (1820-1894), British lawyer, judge, and Lord Chief Justice of England. Ah! I must go to the music-hall

Cartoon, The Northampton Tandem Tricyclists - two Liberal MPs, Henry Du Pre Labouchere (1831-1912) and Charles Bradlaugh (1833-1891), both representing Northampton. 1885

Cartoon, Messrs Bigwood and Reynolds, Two of the old hands at the Britannia (theatre in Hoxton, London). George Barnes Bigwood was the resident low comedian

Cartoon, Dosset in Fresh Quarters, No Connection with the Shop Opposite. Depicting David James (1839-1893), English comic actor. 1885

Portrait, The Late Mr Fred Coyne, Music-Hall Types (A Recollection). Fred Coyne (1845-1886) was a music hall singer. 1886

Portrait, The Late Mr Alexander Henderson, theatre owner and director. 1886

Cartoon, Mr John Richard Somers-Vine (1847-1929), civil servant and journalist - The Inventions. 1885

Portrait, The Late Mr Flowers, Bow Street magistrate - Mercy seasoned his justice. 1886

Cartoon, Mr William Yardley, English cricketer and writer
Cartoon portrait, Mr William Yardley (1849-1900), English first class cricketer (Cambridge University and Kent) - Always good at scoring. He was also an actor, playwright and drama critic. 1884

Cartoon, The pantomime is coming
Cartoon, " The World" is withdrawn, but the pantomime is coming. Possibly a reference to an unsuccessful production coming to an end, just before the pantomime season begins

Cartoon, Mr Charles Godfrey, His Newest Character
Cartoon portrait, Mr Charles Godfrey, music hall singer and songwriter, seen here as a barman - His Newest Character. 1885

Cartoon, The Theatrical Outlook, Squire Bancroft and John Hollingshead, theatre managers. I am going to get out of it before I am hurt

Cartoon, Mr Rutland Barrington, The Mikado
Cartoon, Mr Rutland Barrington, A Savoyard - The Mikado, Gilbert and Sullivan. 1885

Cartoon, Gladstone, Hartington and Chamberlain. If you, Harty, will put on a little more pace, and you, Joe, don t hurry yourself quite so much

Portrait, The Late Mr John Ryder - He did his duty " in the ranks" till the last. John Nicholas Robins Ryder (1814-1885), English actor. 1885

Cartoon, Miss Nellie L Estrange, singer
Cartoon, Miss Nellie L Estrange, popular singer - Successful! Rather! 1885

Portrait, Mr C A Jecks, Acting Manager, Adelphi Theatre, London. 1885

Cartoon portrait, Prince Henry of Battenberg (1858-1896), who had just become engaged to Princess Beatrice, youngest child of Queen Victoria (they married in the summer of 1885)

Cartoon portrait, Mrs A de Parravicini, theatrical agent - He wouldn t care if all our theatres were turned into circuses. 1886

Cartoon, John Bull with Randolph Churchill as jockey
Cartoon, John Bull with Randolph Churchill as a jockey - Bull is not happy with his performance, and doesn t think Churchill is doing anything useful for him. 1885

Cartoon, Mr James (Jimmy) Davis (1853-1907), pen name Owen Hall (a pun on owing all, referring to his gambling and extravagant lifestyle), Irish-born theatre writer, librettist, racing correspondent

Cartoon portrait, Mr Dillon Croker
Cartoon portrait, Mr Thomas Francis Dillon Croker (1831-1912), antiquary, poet and theatre expert - In matters theatrical he is quite a walking dictionary. 1886

Cartoon, No More Closing on Ash Wednesday
Cartoon, No More Theatre Closing on Ash Wednesday - Hooray! 1885

Cartoon, The Gaiety Ghost
Cartoon, Edward O Connor Terry (1844-1912), actor and theatre proprietor, and The Gaiety Theatre Ghost - I ll follow thee! (No pride about Terry.) 1885

Cartoon, What Will He Do With It? A man holds a model of the Olympic Theatre, London. The building was about to be demolished and rebuilt. 1885

Cartoon, Mrs Leigh Murray, English actress
Cartoon, Mrs Elizabeth Leigh Murray (1815-1892), English actress. 1884

Cartoon, Brother Coleridge and Brother Cairns
Cartoon, Brother Coleridge (left) and Brother Cairns (right), discussing their respective sons. John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron Coleridge (1820-1894), British lawyer, judge

Cartoon portrait, Mr J H Jennings, The Oxford
Cartoon portrait, Mr J H Jennings of the Oxford Music Hall, Westminster, London. 1885

Cartoon, The London Pavilion, Mr Villierss New Drum. Robert Edwin Villiers (1830-1904) was owner of the newly built London Pavilion music hall de luxe at Piccadilly Circus. 1885

Cartoon, Squire Bancroft and General William Booth
Cartoon, Squire Bancroft, actor-manager, and General William Booth of the Salvation Army. To think the little house should come to this! I wonder if he will make as much money here as I did

Cartoon, Mr Arthur Roberts, music hall performer
Cartoon, Mr Arthur Roberts (music hall performer) will sure to be in pocket with managers squabbling over him. 1885

Cartoon portrait, Justice Henry Hawkins
Cartoon portrait of Justice Henry Hawkins. Don t hang us for caricaturing you, please, Mr Justice Hawkins! Henry Hawkins, 1st Baron Brampton (1817-1907)

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

Portrait, The Late Mr F B Chatterton. Frederick Balsir Chatterton (1834-1886), was a London theatre manager. 1886

Cartoon, Only One, Henry Pettitt and George Sims
Cartoon, Only One, Henry Pettitt (actor and dramatist, right) and George Sims (journalist, poet, dramatist and novelist). Am I to stand in next time, George? I shouldn t like to promise, Henry! 1885

Cartoon portrait, Mr E B Hartt, Acting Manager at the Gaiety Theatre, London. 1885

Cartoon, Its your turn now, old man
Cartoon, small victim to bigger ditto - Its your turn now, old man! A dog wearing a muzzle speaks to a man in naval uniform, also wearing a muzzle

Cartoon, If it comes to that, who are you! (And collaborators, too, once!) Edward Solomon (left) and Henry Pottinger Stephens (right) collaborated on many theatrical projects

Cartoon portrait, Mr Harry Payne, pantomime clown at Drury Lane Theatre, London - Here we are again! 1884

Cartoon portrait, Mr Paul Meritt, author and farmer
Cartoon, Mr Paul Meritt (c1843-1895), author and farmer. 1885

Cartoon, Drury Lane Theatre, London, with balloon
Cartoon, No more pictorial posters for Drury Lane; the newspapers and a balloon will do the necessary advertising! 1885

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

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