Dickens Art #7

"Stuck his hands in his skirt-pocket and swaggered round the corner."
(from Martin Chuzzlewit)
(Fred Barnard; 1843)
An Ongoing Series of Cultural and Personal Observations
by Tom Sutpen, Stephen Cooke, Richard Gibson and Kimberly Lindbergs

"Stuck his hands in his skirt-pocket and swaggered round the corner."
(from Martin Chuzzlewit)
(Fred Barnard; 1843)

Maurice Chevalier
(No. 10 in a series of 50 from Players Navy Cut Cigarettes)
"Maurice Chevalier was born on September 12th, 1889 in Menilmontant. His father died when he was eleven and after becoming carpenter's apprentice, electrician, printer and doll painter, he tried stage work. He won fame at the Folies-Bergere as Mistinguett's dancing partner. During the War he served in the army, and after the aristice made his London debut at the Palace Theatre. After appearing in New York he went to Hollywood and scored sensationally in Innocents of Paris. Among his latest talkies are The Way to Love and The Merry Widow."

The Coon-Sanders' Original Nighthawks Orchestra
this was posted by Tomasso Sutpenno
for the series:
American Dance Orchestras of the 1920s
this was posted by Richard Gibson
for the series:
Through the Lens of Cyril Arapoff

Captain of Country Fire Brigade (called out to subdue an outbreak in some
local hayricks, to over-zealous comrade) : "Not so fast, Jarge. Let 'um burn
up a bit first, so as 'ow we can see what we're a doin' of!".
this was posted by Richard Gibson
for the series:
From the Sketch Book of Lawson Wood

King Vidor, Eleanor Boardman, Norma Shearer, Irving Thalberg, Greta Garbo
and Victor Sjöström

Lt. Col. Virgil I. Grissom, Lt. Col. Edward H. White II and Lt. Col. Roger B. Chaffee

John Betjeman attempts to hit a ball at Moor Park golf course in Middlesex for his 1973 BBC short film Metro-Land on the subject of the Northwestern London suburbs served by the Metropolitan Railway (now part of London Underground).

Charlie Fernande showing the scoop with which he works.
(Hollow Branch Bog; Wareham, Massachusetts)
(1911)

Today's Adventure: Producer Sergio Leone breathes down Director Tonino Valerii's
neck on the set of Il Mio nome è Nessuno (My Name is Nobody; 1973)
this was posted by Tomasso Sutpenno
for the series:
Adventures in European Filmmaking

Today's Adventure: Russ Meyer seeks to inspire two bit players on the set of
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)
this was posted by Tomasso Sutpenno
for the series:
Adventures in American Filmmaking

"Will you walk a little faster?" said a whiting to a snail.
"There's a porpoise close behind us, and he's treading on my tail.
See how eagerly the lobsters and the turtles all advance!
They are waiting on the shingle -- will you come and join the dance?
Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, will you join the dance?
Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, won't you join the dance?
"You can really have no notion how delightful it will be
When they take us up and throw us, with the lobsters, out to sea!"
But the snail replied "Too far, too far!" and gave a look askance--
Said he thanked the whiting kindly, but he would not join the dance.
Would not, could not, would not, could not, would not join the dance.
Would not, could not, would not, could not, could not join the dance.
"What matters it how far we go?" his scaly friend replied.
"There is another shore, you know, upon the other side.
The further off from England the nearer is to France--
Then turn not pale, beloved snail, but come and join the dance.
Will you, won't you, will you, won't you, will you join the dance?
Will you,