Mid Summer Collection

Shakespeare; Titania
Act II, Scene I Titania, Queen of the fairies with her train; "...Fairies, away! We shall chide downright, if I no longer stay Date: 1908

The Sketch Midsummer Number
Front cover illustration showing a lady relaxing in a hammock reading a book

Midsummer Nights Dream
Act IV, Scene I Bottom & Titania; T: " Come, sit thee down upon this flowery bed/While I thy amiable cheeks do coy, "

Oberon & Titania
Act II, Scene II Oberon squeezes the flower onto Titanias eyelids

Midsummer Nights Dream
Titania & Bottom

Midsummer Nights Dream
Theatre programme cover for a performance at Her Majestys Theatre on 10th January 1900

Girl with a baby fairy lying in the garden in summer
GIRL AND A BABY FAIRY Would you believe - I found a fairy on Midsummer Eve !

Scene from Shakespeares Midsummer Nights Dream
A scene from Shakespeares comedy, A Midsummer Nights Dream (Act II, Scene ii), in which Puck drops a love potion into the sleeping Titanias eyes

Jumping through Fire
A young couple from the Innviertel district of Austria jump through a bonfire on Saint Johns Eve, to bring themselves prosperity and happiness Date: 1889

Puck (Fuseli)
Puck, a sprite (in Shakespeares Midsummer nights dream)

Gossip about Fairies 15
Titania, queen of the Fairies, magically enamoured of Bottom, the Weaver, comes to her senses - - a scene from Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream

Gossip about Fairies 14
Titania, queen of the Fairies, is magically enamoured of Bottom, the Weaver, who has been magically endowed with a donkeys head - scene from A Midsummer Nights Dream

Titania and Bottom

Pucks midsummer medley. Illustration shows a vignette cartoon with, at center, a young woman at seaside writing to her beau in the city, asking when he can come down (in verse by Edwin L. Sabin)

A midsummer days dream. Illustration shows a woman lying in a hammock, daydreaming of engaging in various social and sport activities with handsome young men; she imagines herself shooting, sailing

Now! Federal Theatres present Midsummer varieties A tuneful, sparkling vaudeville revue. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of Midsummer Varieties at the Greek Open Air Theatre

Shakspeare - Midsummer Nights Dream Act IV Scene I, William
Shakspeare sic - Midsummer Nights Dream Act IV Scene I--A wood - Titiania i.e. Titania, queen of the fairies, Bottom, fairies attending & etc. /. Date 1796 Sept. 29

Our midsummer new-thought treatment. Illustration shows a man getting hit with a snowball on the back of his head, knocking off his hat and pince-nez. Date 1909 August 11

Orkney Isles - Kirkwall at Midnight
Orkney Islands - Kirkwall - viewed from Cromwells Fort (photographed at Midnight in Midsummer!). The distinctive outline form of St Magnus Cathedral can be seen back left. Date: circa 1920s

Shakespeare / Helena
Shakespeare/Helena

Shakespeare: fairies
Shakespeare:fairies

Shakespeare / Puck
Act IV, Scene I Puck applies the remedy, so that the lovers & Bottom awaken, as though from a dream Date: 1908

Shakespeare / Puck / Fairy
Act II, Scene I Puck & a fairy; Puck admits that he is " that merry wanderer of the night." Date: 1908

Shakespeare: Hermia
Hermia, daughter to Egeus; in love with Lysander but betrothed to Demetrius Date: 1908

Shakespeare: Puck / 1908
Puck/Robin Goodfellow: Shakespeares master of rustic mischief; the amoral spirit who delights in playing pranks... Date: 1908

s / Speare: Hermia & Helen
s/Speare: Hermia & Helen

Theatre / Play / Shakespeare
The amateur players: Quince, Snout, Flute, Snug, Starveling & Bottom Date: 1908

Recipe for a midsummer hotpot
Wartime recipe, incorporating a multitude of vegetables along with bacon scaps and cheese

Delineator magazine cover August 1927
Stylish art deco front cover featuring a sleek looking blonde woman with fashionable cropped hair positioned against an inky blue starlit sky

Neilson. Oberons / Speare
JULIA NEILSON English actress, wife of Fred Terry in the roll of Oberon, in Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream

Weirs / Spesre Bottom
Mr G. R. Weir, actor in the roll of Bottom, in Shakespeares a Midsummer Nights Dream

Benson. Titanias / Speare
CONSTANCE BENSON (nee Featherstonhaugh) English actress, wife of Frank R Benson, in the roll of Titania in Shakespeares A Midsummer Nights Dream

A Snapper-up of Unconsidered Trifles by William Heath Robins
Detailed colour illustration by William Heath Robinson (1872-1910) for the Midsummer number of the Graphic showing an elf, or possibly goblin in a fantastical country setting

Garden / Woman Sleeps 1886
A Midsummer Days Dream: a lady sleeps in her hammock as a man and a woman do her gardening chores

Scandinavian Festival
A Scandinavian Midsummer festival, centred around a large cross with floral wreaths on it, with girls wearing garlands sitting around guitarist

Shakespeare illustrated title page
An illustrated title page, showing vignette scenes from the Comedies, with Shakespeare himself above and below in youth and old age

Celebrating Midsummer
Countryfolk celebrate Midsummers Day in the Morning, dancing to the music of bagpipes outside a convenient tavern

Gustavus Vasa / Stockholm
Gustavus Vasa enters Stockholm

Mickey Rooney
MICKEY ROONEY American actor of stage, screen and TV. His ear is not a deformity, but part of his make-up for A midsummer nights dream

Fairies Oberon & Titania
Act II, Scene II Oberon sprinkles his spell onto Titania as she sleeps; a mischievious Puck flitters behind him

Gossip about Fairies 13
Oberon and Titania, from Shakespeares Midsummer Nights Dream

Titania, Puck, Changeling
Titania, Puck, and a recently acquired changeling

Yorkshire Misummer Eve
A Yorkshire Midsummer Eve custom: newcomers to a district set out food & drink for their neighbours. Here roast beef, beer, bread & a round of cheese are shared

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