Posted inPortraits / Portraiture Royalty
Edward VII
Edward VII was the eldest son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, He was born on the 9th November 1841 and died on the 6th May…
Sacha Guitry
Alexandre-Pierre Georges "Sacha" Guitry (21 February 1885 – 24 July 1957) was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the Boulevard theatre. He was the son…
Faust – MGM Film
Faust MGM Film – A German Folktale (German: Faust – Eine deutsche Volkssage) is a 1926 silent film produced by Ufa, directed by F. W. Murnau, starring Gösta Ekman as…
Carnegie Hall – New York
Carnegie Hall is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, United States, located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east side of Seventh Avenue between West 56th…
Jardin de Paris
The Jardin de Paris was a café-concert hall owned by the proprietor of the Moulin Rouge. Below are some examples of posters from the Jardin de Paris including a Fete…
Moulin Rouge Cabaret
Moulin Rouge is a cabaret in Paris, France. The original house, which burned down in 1915, was co-founded in 1889 by Charles Zidler and Joseph Oller, who also owned the…
Posted inPlaces
Montmartre
During the Belle Époque from 1872 to 1914, many notable artists lived and worked in Montmartre, where the rents were low and the atmosphere congenial. Pierre-Auguste Renoir rented space at…
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn was a Belgian-born actress trained in ballet in Amsterdam and made her London stage debut in 1948 in the chorus for High Button Shoes. On Colette's recommendation she…
Posted inBuildings / Architecture
Duke’s Theatre, Lincoln’s Inn Fields
Duke's Theatre, Lincoln's Inn Fields. The Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre was located in the Fields from 1661 to 1848 when it was demolished. Originally called the Duke's Theatre, it was…
John Shipp
John Shipp (March 1784 – 1834) was a British soldier and author best known for his memoirs, which were popular and ran to at least four editions. Shipp began his…
Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford (1732-1792)
Frederick North, 2nd Earl of Guilford (1732-1792), Prime Minister. A skilled statesman, and Prime Minister at the age of 37, North was placed in office by George III to contend…
Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke was an Anglo-Irish statesman and philosopher. Born in Dublin, Burke served as a member of parliament (MP) between 1766 and 1794 in the House of Commons with the…
