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A twenty five page ( 50 sides ) weekly issue of
’ The SKETCH’
A weekly Magazine Dated 1894 price sixpence
A wonderful insight into theatre, stage, royalty, society, sport, fashion and many other activities of the day "a journal of art and actuality".
This first part of the description features items which have Images i.e. prints from engravings, photographs, etc (these often have descriptive articles but not always) They include :-
' Mlle Jane May as Monsieur and MAdame Pierrot at The Tivoli Theatre ' full front page photograph by Alfred Ellis of Upper Baker Street NW London
Four scenes from The Land of Hearts Desire - Marie Bruin ( Miss Winifred Fraser )' - 'Miss Dorothy Paget as A Fairy Child' - Plus two other scenes all on one full page
Forthcoming Amateur Art Exhibition, Pastels by John Russel RA Sarah Maria Elliott' - Elizabeth, Fourth Lady Templeton' - Thomas and William, Sons of John Russell RA' - Captain William Harvey, of Rolls Court, Essex' - 'Miss Jane Dewar, Afterwards Mrs J. Oliver Jones'
' Miss M. A. Victor ' a stage veteran
' Mr George Bernard Shaw at The Rehearsal of His Play at The Avenue Theatre drawn by J. Bernard Partridge ( Bernard Gould )' Full page
' Mr W. Ford Junior ' Judge of horseracing
' Mister J. H. Smith ' official at Hurst Park Nottingham, Lincoln, and Hamilton Park - racing
' Last Weeks Paris ' an incident concerning Mr Darlington Simpsons Groom riding Golden Crescent. Full page from a sketch by Ville de bois or Villedebois
' Mlle Jane May at The Tivoli ' two scenes
' Jane May as Monsieur and Madame Pierrot ' Full page, with four scenes
' Prince John of Saxony '
' Princess Maria Isabela of Wurtemberg '
An Ice Carnival in Paris - ' The Wedding Procession Led By The Ice Fairy ' - ' Distributing Nosegays' - 'Gontrans Triumph ' - sketches by Mars
' Miss Constance Collier ' full page photograph by Messrs Hills and Saunders of Sloane Street SW
' Miss Olga Brandon '
' Miss Brandon in "The World" ..'
Journalists of " The Star " and " The Morning Leader " - ' Mr Ernest Parke ' - - - ' Mr H. S. Maclauchlan '
' Panoramic Photography , The Camera horizontal Section - Moessards Cylindrograph Camera - Vertical Section - Professor W. K. Burtons Method'
' Midway Point at Monterey ' photogram taken by W. H. Jackson of Denver
' Plymouth Sound Taken With The Panoram Camera ' photogram by Colonel R. W. Stewart RE
' Skating on The Serpentine Taken With The Cylindrograph Camera ' by G. Houghton and Sons
Art of Today
' Dreams of Avarice by J. E. Christie'
' Christophe Colomb Exposant Ses Projets Pour La Decouverte De L'Amerique Au Conseil de Salamanque by F. M. Dumond '
' Young Ladies in a Boat by Yeishi '
' On The Canal at Dordrecht by George C. Haite'
' ANtse Crayfish by Watanabe Seitei '
' The Silent Cradle Drawn by Dudley Hardy ' Full page
' Fairy Tales By G. G. Kilburne '
' Pillage D'Une Villa Gallo romaine Par Les Huns by G. Rochegrosse '
The Writer ' Mrs Lynn Linton ' with article
' The Light Side of Nature - At Parting by Phil May ' Full page comical sketch with rhyme
' Patience on a Monument: A Dutchman's Holiday by Dudley Hardy ' Full page Fisherman
' A Merciful Man is MErciful to His Beast by Fred Hall ' Full page, Farmer covering his pig with his coat in a rain storm
' Reading His Poem ' Full page sketch by RAB
' Types at The paris Concours Hippique by Mars ' Full page Sketch
' Fairies in Waiting ' backstage scene, by Ernest Goodison or Goodman
' A Chat with The Chief Inspector of Explosives - Colonel Majendie ' photograph of the man by Mayall and Co of Piccadilly
' Mappin and Webbs Presentation Plate, The Thorwaldsen Bowl ' Advert
Facsimile of Autograph Order For Books Written By Mr Gladstone on One of Mr Menken's Catalogues'
Wilson and Gill, Goldsmith and Silversmith' showing different designs of jewellery. Advert
' The Jubilee of Ragged Schools - A City Waif - - - Tired Out (little girl) - - - Quite Respectable - - - Nothing Like Porridge - - - The Humble, Necessary Shoeblack ' wonderful sketches of children by W. D. Almond within text
The Rugby Football Team on Tour in Germany ' E. Alexander - R. M. Holland - C. E. Browne - R. M. Bird - N. Reid - W. A. Waterlow - A. Letter - L. H. Badcock - C. B. Pike A. B. Cipriani - J. N. Hill - H. Alexander capt. - W. Mortimer - M. Miel - G. Reiss - T. L. Jackson - G. L. Cochrane ' photograph ov C. F. Fay of Frankfort
' Mlle Vanoni ' american singer and dancer
' A Schoolboys Football Shield ' The London Schools FA Sleekburnc.
' Brookes Soap Monkey Brand ' Full page advert
Dresses for the Royal Bride, The marriage of Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe Coburg Gotha and Grand Duke of Hesse: 'T he Brides Trousseau ' - ' The Royal Bride in Her Wedding Dress ' - ' Silver Mirror Presented By The Officers of the First Battalion Wiltshire Regiment '
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This second part of the description features items of news articles etc but have no images associated with the subject matter unless listed above. They include :-
Racing Notes by Captain Coe
Last Weeks Paris by Mimosa with accompanying sketch described above
Small Talk
A Novel in a Nutshell By A Joint Stock Genius by F. Whelan Boyle - short story
The Book and its Story - A Novel with a Hobby - a review by LFA of "The One too Many" By E. Lynn Linton
Badminton Echoes by Bugle
Journals and Journalists of Today - Mr Ernest Parke and The " Star " and " Morning Leader "
The Work of the Camera by H. Snowden Ward - Panoramic Photography
The Literary Lounger by O. O.
A Chat with Colonel V. D. Majendie at His Flat in Whitehall Court
' Mr Gladstone as a Book Hunter - A Composite Bookseller Interviewed
' Modern Mates - Poem by HMW
The World of Sport by Olympian - Football - Cricket - Golf - Cycling
Parliament by a Cautious Conservative - - By a Rash Radical - includes The Budget - - - Unionist Slackness - - - Evicted Tenants Bill - - - Sir William harcuorts Speech - - - mr Chamberlains Decline
A Chat With Vanoni Sleekburnc.
A Visit to the Colne Valley
Notes From the Exchange - All is Not Gold That Glitters - S. Simon Esq of LAmb, Shearer and Col Capel Court
Our Ladies pages by Florence - info Florence Fenwick Miller
Company Issues of the Week and Answers to orrespondents
It measures 360mmx250mm (14.5x10") approx. The spine and pages are loose with binding witness marks.
There may be small defects and handling marks, anything thought significant will be mentioned in the main body of the description.
PLEASE NOTE :- I cannot guarantee that the issue is complete 'as published' - but what I have described above IS present, as far as I can tell their is one page missing.
This item will be packaged in a tube unless otherwise requested.
PLEASE ALSO NOTE That the banners, or mastheads vary, and the scan shown is only a representative sample.
"Info." in the description is my research, although relevant to the accompanying image or article, not necessarily in the text.