Spectacle Collection (page 4)

Open Air Comedy theater (Corral de Comedias) (16th and 17th centuries). Corral scene and dressing side boxes sorrounded by 54 wooden supports and beams. Almagro. Spain

Jean Baptiste Poquelin, called Moliere (1622-1673). French playwright and actor. First performance of Tartuffe, 1667. Colored engraving

Minstrel reciting poems and songs. Germany
Germany. Minstrel reciting poems and songs at the foot of a lime tree in the village square. Colored engraving of Germania, 1882

Albania. Butrint. Greek Theater. 3rd century B. C
Albania. Butrint. Greek Theater. 3rd century B.C, later adapted by the Romans

Amphitheater. Pompeii. Italy
Roman Art. Amphitheatre. Built in the year 80 b.C.. Bleachers. Detail. Pompeii. Italy

Syria. Palmyra. Roman theater. 1st century A.D. Stage and orchestra

Rome. The Colosseum. Italy
Roman Art. The Colosseum or Flavian Amphitheatre. Outside view. Rome. Italy

Theater of Marcellus. Roma. Italy. Roman Art
Roman Art. Theater of Marcellus (Theatrum Marcelli). The building was finished in 13 BC by emperor Augustum, who dedicated it of his nephew Marcellus (son of his sister Ottavia)

Greek Art. Epidaurus Theater. Peloponnese. Greece
Greek Art. Epidaurus Theater by Polykleitos the Younger. Epidaurus. Peloponnese. Greece. Europe

GREEK ART. REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA. Illyrian City Theater. Third century BC. Remodeled during the Roman rule. VjosI? Valley. BYLLIS RUINS

Odeon. Apollonia. Fier. Republic of Albania
GREEK ART. REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA. Odeon. Ruins of Apollonia. Fier

Greek Art. Delphi. View of Stadium, used for the Pythian Gam
Greek Art. Delphi. Archaelogical side in the Vallery of Phocis. Sanctuary of the Delphic Oracle of the good Apollo. View of the mountain-top Stadium, used for the Pythian Games

Epidaurus Theater
Greek Art. Epidaurus Theater by Polykleitos the Younger (IV century BC). Epidaurus. Peloponnese

Caricature of Augustus Harris and Henry Pettitt
Caricature of Augustus Harris (1852-1896), British actor, dramatist and impresario, and Henry Alfred Pettitt (1848-1893), British actor and dramatist -- Never mind, Pettitt

Wounded Buffalo C1830
A horrid spectacle : a buffalo stands, fatally wounded by the spears of its human predators. Date: circa 1830

Camp in St James Park
Encampment, St Jamess Park, of troops brought in to quell the disturbances caused by the Gordon Riots. Soldiers relax with civilians amidst rows of tents, flags & stacks of drums Date: August 1780

GRANNY BOOGIES / 60 S
Granny boogies with her young male partner, while a hippy in the foreground watches the the spectacle Date: 1960 s

Waiting in the Mall (to be presented at Court)
A page from The Sphere showing the various ways those waiting in the Mall to be presented at court at Buckingham Palace amused themselves

Sealed Orders by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton
Promotional postcard for Sealed Orders by Cecil Raleigh and Henry Hamilton. First produced Drury Lane Theatre, 11th September 1913

Camp Curry Firefall, Yosemite National Park, USA
Camp Curry Firefall, Yosemite National Park, California, USA -- a summertime event in which burning hot embers were spilled from the top of Glacier Point to the valley 3, 000 feet below

Kiralfys Theatre at the Worlds Fair, Brussels
Promotional postcard for Kiralfys Theatre in the American Park at the World Fair in Brussels, 1897. The Bolossy Brothers, Imre (1845-1919) and Bolossy (1848-1932)

Niagara Falls at night, with lighting, New York State, USA
Niagara Falls at night, with multicoloured electric lighting using one billion lights, New York State, USA. Date: circa 1915

Indian cobra, spectacle snake or cobra de capello, Naja naja.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from George Shaw and Frederick Nodders The Naturalists Miscellany, 1800

Mlle Alphonsine in male drag as the Princess
Mlle. Alphonsine in male drag as the Princess Castorine in Les Cinq Cents Diables.. Actress and singer Jeanne Benoit (1829-1883) appeared under the stage names Mlle. Alphonsine and Mlle. Fleury

Mlle Alphonsine as the Princess Castorine in
Mlle. Alphonsine as the Princess Castorine in Les Cinq Cents Diables at the Theatre de la Gaite.. Actress and singer Jeanne Benoit (1829-1883) appeared under the stage names Mlle

Desire Louis Eugene Gouget (d1897) as the demon
Desire Louis Eugene Gouget (d.1897) as the demon Belphegor in Les Cinq Cents Diables at the Gaite.. A fairy spectacle by Dumanoir and Dennery

Actress in costume as the Diable (devil) in Les Sept Merveilles du Monde at La Porte St. Martin.. The Seven Wonders of the World was a great fairy spectacle by Adolphe d Ennery with music

Adolphe Paert as Fortunio in Les Sept Merveilles du Monde at La Porte St. Martin.. The Seven Wonders of the World was a great fairy spectacle by Adolphe d Ennery with music and ballet by Gondois

Gil-Peres as Prince Broccoli in Les Sept Merveilles du Monde at La Porte St. Martin.. The Seven Wonders of the World was a great fairy spectacle by Adolphe d Ennery with music and ballet by Gondois

The Sphere London Season cover by Matania
Front cover of The Sphere magazines special guide to the London Season showing Guards in bearskin helmets marching down the Mall through Admiralty Arch

Paris, France - Champs-Elysees, Circus. Date: 1851

Paris, France - Boulevard du Temple. Date: circa 1805

Paris Hippodrome, Olympia, 1887
The Arab horsemen at the Paris Hippodrome, Olympia, 1887. The troupe, part of Hippolyte Houckes company, were intended to demonstrate the customs and manners of the East

Royal visit to the Olympia Horse Show, 1908
Mr. Walter Winans saluting King Edward VII before the royal box at the Olympia horse show in June 1908. Date: 1908

Roman chariot race at Kensington Olympia, 1886
The Paris Hippodrome at Olympia, the National Agricultural Hall, Kensington: the Roman chariot race, by a four abreast driving team(droski fashion). Date: 1886

Royal visit to the Great American Exhibition, 1887
The royal visit to the Wild West Show at the Great American Exhibition in West London in 1887: 1. Queen Victoria viewing an equine spectacle in the arena 2

Royal visit to Kensington Olympia, 1887
The visit of Queen Victoria to Olympia, London: royalty watching a re-enactment of a Roman chariot race from a dais. Date: March 1887

1937 Coronation - Whitehalls passing show
Some impressions during the procession by the Sphere artist, W. Bryce Hamilton showing prancing horses, mounted drummers, flappers perched precariously on balconies

1937 Coronation - Cheering throngs at the Palace
The astonishing spectacle outside Buckingham Palace after King George VI and Queen Elizabeth had driven through the gates and the crowd had surged on to the vast space below the windows

Coronation of King Henry IV
An impression of part of the Coronation procession at the time of King Henry IV (1366 - 1413), showing knightly attendants in procession up the nave bearing the mace, the helmet

Viewing stands erected near Westminster Abbey for 1937 Coron
The stands and decorations put up near Westminster Abbey for the Coronation of King George VI recalling the style of medieval tournaments. Date: 1937

The South Africans arrive for the 1937 Coronation
The scene outside Waterloo Station as 150 officers and men forming the South African Coronation contingent started their march to Wellington Barracks after leaving the Gloucester Castle boat train

A Standard Bearer at the 1937 Coronation
An impression of one of the number of Standard bearers taking part in the colourful Coronation procession up the nave of Westminster Abbey during the Coronation of King George VI in 1937. Date: 1937

Coronation Procession of George V through Admiralty Arch
The Coronation procession of King George V passing along the Mall and through Admiralty Arch into Trafalgar Square on its way to Westminster Abbey. Date: 1911

Coaching Club meet in Hyde Park
Riders in Hyde Park watch the drivers of the Coaching Club meet setting off for the Ranelagh Club in Barnes. The Coaching Club, one of the traditional highlights of the London Season

Coronation Procession of King Edward VI
Coronation procession of King Edward VI from the Tower of London to Westminster, which was noted for its splendour and the richly decorated streets

The Kings Watermen by Byam Shaw
The Kings watermen, who are present at Royal occasions when rowers are required, and who, in 1911, took part in the Coronation procession of King George V. Date: 1911

Tatler front cover, London Season Number 1958
Front cover of The Tatler, reporting on the London Season, though it would be the last year that debutantes were presented at court

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