For One Knight Only: what we learned about Judi, Maggie, Ian and Derek in their Zoom knees-up | Theatre | The Guardian
…Derek Jacobi got a copy of Hamlet from Peter O’Toole …In 1963, Jacobi was Laertes to O’Toole’s prince. One day, O’Toole presented him with a book of Hamlet that once … Continue reading
On this day: a choreographer and his muse. | In Times Gone By…
This is the edition of LIFE Magazine for the 23rd of August, 1965. The cover features choreographer George Balanchine, who was born into a Georgian family in Saint Petersburg before moving to … Continue reading
Vesta Tilley: Male Impersonator | Rogues & Vagabonds
This image is from an original postcard in my possession of the great English Music Hall performer Vesta Tilley (1864-1952), who was especially renowned as a male impersonator and beloved … Continue reading
Vintage Pin Up: Josephine Baker 1929 | The Müscleheaded Blog
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BEAUTIFUL FRENCH THEATRE ACTRESS MISS LILLIANE WEARING A POLKA DOT BIKINI | THE CABINET CARD GALLERY
This vintage real photo postcard features French stage actress Miss Lilliane wearing a turn of the century bikini, kerchief, and cape. She is dressed and posed in a risqué manner. … Continue reading
Myrna Loy says: | The Müscleheaded Blog
“Life, is not a having and a getting, but a being and a becoming.” Source: Myrna Loy says: | The Müscleheaded Blog
Vintage Pin Up: Anna May Wong | The Muscleheaded Blog
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Vintage Postcard Humor: Big Parts | The Müscleheaded Blog
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First Night Design | The Criterion Theatre #Vintage Programme
This is an adaptation of an original 1890s Criterion Theatre programme in my collection. I confess to being potty about it. The original image is the central strip which I copied, … Continue reading
On this day: the death of Carole Lombard | In Times Gone By…
Carole Lombard, one of the 1930s most significant film actresses, was killed in a plane crash in Nevada, USA on the 16th of January, 1942. She was thirty-three at the … Continue reading
On this day: Ballet in 1937
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Danish ballerina Hélène Kirsova in Petrouchka at the Theatre Royal. Australia, 11th January 1937. Kirsova created Australia’s first professional ballet company. Source
On this day: the premiere of Steamboat Willie
Steamboat Willie, a Disney animation that is credited with making Mickey and Minnie Mouse famous, premiered on the 18th of November, 1928. It was the first Disney cartoon to have … Continue reading
The Daily Retro: Halloween – Ida Lupino
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On this day: the premiere of Fawlty Towers
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The iconic British comedy, Fawlty Towers, had its premiere on the 19th of September 1975. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6EaoPMANQM
On this day: Dame Adeline Genée in 1916
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Danish/British ballerina Dame Adeline Genée photographed on the 20th of June, 1916. Source
On this day: 1936
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Margot Fonteyn and Robert Helpmann photographed on the 11th of February, 1936. Royal Ballet. Source
The Daily Retro: Anna May Wong Movie Poster
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Taking Tea with Clara Butt
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Taking Tea with Clara Butt was created in response to a challenge from the RedBubble group, Music of the Spirit, the only rules being that…
MISS FLORENCE ST. JOHN: ENGLISH ACTRESS AND SINGER POSES FOR HER PORTRAIT IN LONDON, ENGLAND
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Miss Florence St. John (1855-1912) is the subject of this portrait by the London Stereoscopic Company. She was a very well known English…
Vesta Tilley: Male Impersonator
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Vesta Tilley by FirstNightDesign This image is from an original postcard in my possession of the great English Music Hall performer Vesta Tilley (1864-1952),…
Ellen Terry as Volumnia
Dame Ellen Terry as Volumnia in Coriolanus Card This signed photograph of Dame Ellen Terry (1847-1928) as Volumnia in Shakespeare’s Coriolanus is a treasured possession, left to me by the actress Rosamund Burne [? – 1975]. Ros was a … Continue reading
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