The Tampa Tribune, Florida, August 9, 1949
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The Tampa Tribune, Florida, August 9, 1949
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The Evening News, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, August 7, 1912
How to Dress As Your Favorite Animal, Part 2 of 2 (Part 1)
Illustrated London News, England, February 26, 1910
Various actors dressed for Chantecler, a play written by Edmond Rostand and set in a barnyard.
Lucien Guitry, 1910:


Gertrude Hoffmann, 1910:

Simone le Bargy, 1910:

Maud Jay, Frances Kapstowne and Davy Burnaby, 1910:


Maude Adams, 1911:

Bonus contestant! although most characters were feathered, the play did feature other animals, like this dog:

And these frogs (I wish I had a clearer photo):

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The Minneapolis Star, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 15, 1930
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The Washington Post, Washington DC, August 7, 1909
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Panama City News-Herald, Florida, March 6, 1952
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The Times, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 5, 1896
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Pittsburgh Daily Post, Pennsylvania, June 16, 1912
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Ottumwa Tri-Weekly Courier, Iowa, May 16, 1916
Perrysburg Journal, Ohio, September 8, 1894
Perrysburg Journal, Ohio, September 8, 1894
The Evening Star, Independence, Kansas, April 13, 1909
The Coffeyville Daily Journal, Kansas, December 9, 1896