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Programme design, Gilbert & Sullivan, Princess Ida, Savoy Theatre, London. A respectful operatic perversion of Tennysons " Princess" in Three Acts. circa 1880s
Brockhall Hospital, Langho, near Blackburn, LancashireAerial view of Brockhall Hospital at Langho, near Blackburn, Lancashire, established in 1904 by the Lancashire Inebriates Acts Board as an inebriate reformatory for women
How Pianola Works 1912How the player-piano works - air passes through the holes in the piano-roll and acts on the bellows mechanism, causing a hammer to strike a key
The maiden flight of the first BAe146 G-SSSH from HatfieldThe maiden flight of the first BAe146, G-SSSH, from Hatfield on 3 September 1981. A BAe125 acts as chase plane. Date: 1981
Colonel Redvers Buller at Inhlobane, Zulu War, 1879Illustration showing Colonel (later General) Sir Redvers Henry Buller (1839-1908) (centre, on horse) rescuing Captain D Arcy during a skirmish with Zulu warriors on Inhlobane Mountain, 1879
George FormbyEntertainer George Formby (1904-1961) and his wife Beryl Formby, nee Ingham (1901-1960), also a variety artist. Date: 1940
Circus Poster / ParisA poster for Cirque d ete (Summer circus) in the Champs Elysees, Paris. Open every evening, there are clowns, lions and horses, to name but a few acts
Saint HermioneThe virgin Hermione was one of the four daughters of deacon Philip, mentioned in Acts of the Apostles. She was decapitated in the reign of the emperor Trajan. Date: 1st - 2nd century
The Ascension of Jesus - Acts 1. circa 1688
Damascus Street 1933Straight Street, Damascus, Syria, where, in the New Testament of the Bible (Acts 9; 11), the blinded St. Paul was cared for by Judas. Date: 1933
Conversion of St Paul on the road to Damascus, as described in the Acts of the Apostles
Damascus, Syria - Ancient Walls (St. Pauls escape)Damascus, Syria - Ancient Wall - connected (in some way) to the flight of Saint Paul, forced to flee the city under the cover of night after explosive reactions from Jews opposed to his teachings
Vaudeville frolic 15 acts : Gala midnight show New Years eve
Vaudeville frolic Gala midnight show New Years eve : 15 acts. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of Vaudeville Frolic at the Savoy Theatre, San Diego, Calif
Stand by the countrys girlhood - The YWCA acts for you. Poster showing a portrait of a young woman. Date 1918
Latest sensation at the Crystal Palace, French Mademoiselle Dutrien (le fleche humaine), the human arrow, performing at Crystal Palace, London
YorkA watercolour painting of an old fortress wall surrounding some town houses in York, the towers of the cathedral of Saint Peter, also known as York Minster, rise up in the background
Gioacchino Rossini (1792- 1868) - Italian composerGioacchino Rossini (1792-1868). Italian composer. Sheet music of William Tell. French-language opera in four acts. It was first performed by the Paris Opera at the Salle Le Peletier on 3 August 1829
Ireland. Agricultural crisis. Meeting held in DublinIrish agricultural crisis. Meeting held in Dublin by the owners or landlords to protest against the application of the agrarian law. Engraving by Capuz. La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana, 1882
No No Nanette, Theatre Mogador, Paris, FranceNo No Nanette, an American operetta in three acts, at the Theatre Mogador, Paris, France. circa 1926
Poster, Scala, A Fleur de Peau by SEM (Georges Goursat 1863-1934) Lithograph in colour, 31ins. x 23ins. Date: circa 1904
Don Quixote And Sancho PanzaAn album sketch portraying Sancho Panza, a fictional character from Don Quixote a novel written by Don Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra in 1605
In MemoriamAn etching which acts as a tribute to the lives lost during World War 1, elements include a memorial stone, which reads 1914-1915, 1916-1917 indicating those that have died during this period
If Dreams Came TrueThis painting acts as an advertisement for De Reszke Cigarettes, and was inspired by the artist, from a letter sent by a military officer at the front to the cigarette manufacturers
Canal BoatA painting of some figures waling along a platform which acts as a side to a canal, where a large red barge boat is travelling. Date: circa 1916
Catherine The Great Colour ScreenA design for a colour screen for the third and fourth acts of Catherine The Great, by British journalist, theatre critic and author, Huntly Carter. Date: circa 1915
Roller Skating ShowBella Avalon and Percy Athos perform an act on rollerskates in The New Prince's Frivolities at the New Prince's Theatre in London (later known as the Shaftesbury Theatre). Date: 1925
Las Tamayos, Dancing TwinsSpanish twins Consuelo and Amparo, known as Las Tamayos, publicising their dancing act at the Empress Rooms in the Kensington Royal Palace Hotel. Date: circa 1925
Playtime at the PiccadillyPerformers in Playtime at the Piccadilly, a cabaret show at the Piccadilly Hotel
The Revue Show Yoicks!The revue show Yoicks! at the Kingsway Theatre, with images of performer Marjorie Gordon (1893-1983). Date: 1924
Arator De Actibus Apostolorum (Fragment)Parchment leaf containing several texts in different hands. Probably originally from a copy of Arator's Acts of the Apostles or De Actibus Apostolorum
Tommy TrinderSketch depicting comedian Tommy Trinder (1909-1989) appearing in Band Waggon at the London Palladium. Date: 1939
Freddie Schweitzer and Marion BelletSketch depicting variety acts Freddie Schweitzer and Marion Bellet & The English Brothers. Presumably they were supporting Arthur Askey and Richard Murdoch at the London Palladium. Date: 1939
Arthur Askey and Richard MurdochSketch depicting comedians Arthur Askey (1900-1982) and Richard Murdoch (1907-1990)
Maurice and Cordoba, dancersDance partners Maurice and Cordoba, appearing at the Savoy Hotel. Date: circa 1939
Mlle Ameta Butterfly DancerPerformance artist Mlle Ameta uses costume, lighting effects and newly-invented machinery to perform her butterfly dance in Vienna. Date: circa 1910
A new law gave the tenant a right to a third of his freehold, seven years rent; twenty-one years rent being the average value of a freehold in Ireland
MAGIC FLUTE LIEBIG 4(The Magic Flute) Act 1, Scene 17 : Pamina explains to Sarastro why she ran away, and he reveals that he is not a wicked kidnapper, but acts under compulsion. Date: first performed 1791
Noel Coward acts in his own play with Ann Trevor. Dressed for dinner, they peer anxiously out of a window. Date: 1923
Chairman of the Ypres Last Post Committee with buglesThe Ceremony of the Last Post, in which firemen buglers play the Last Post under the Menin Gate at 8pm each night is, in its simplicity, one of the most moving acts of Remembrance in the world
Sketches at the Hippodrome, 1909 by Norman MorrowVarious performers at the re-opened London Hippodrome in August 1909
Newest turns at the London Hippodrome 1900Newest turns at the London Hippodrome in October 1900 - Eugene Sandow, the famous strong man, Ghezzi the clown, the Sisters O Meers, the clever wire artists and M. Batty and his famous bear
Flying the Flume at Crystal Palace 1904French Mademoiselle Dutrien (le fleche humaine), the human arrow, performing at Crystal Palace, London
Playbill, Empire Theatre, Belfast, Ireland, November 1921Playbill for Empire Theatre, Belfast, November 1921 - The Weldonn Singers are top of the bill, alongside Will Luff, Henri Hilton, Three Godwyns, Reg Jecks and Vera Vivian
Music cover, Das Dreimaderlhaus, by Franz SchubertMusic cover, Das Dreimaderlhaus (House of the Three Girls), by Franz Schubert, a Viennese pastiche operetta in three acts, rearranged by Heinrich Berte
Poster, Army Reserve, Military Service Acts, 1916, WW1Poster, Army Reserve, Military Service Acts, 1916 (dated 30 January 1917). 1917
Poster, take care! Official Secrets ActsPoster, take care! you must not lose documents or drawings, see the notice, Official Secrets Acts, it concerns you. circa 1950
Between the Acts, ballet dancer readingBetween the Acts by Gordon Nicoll. A ballet dancer reads a magazine in the dressing room during a pause in the performance. Date: 1928
Charles James Fox speaking out in Parliament against slaveryCharles James Fox (1749-1806), British Whig Statesman, MP and ardent anti-slavery campaigner, shown here speaking out in Parliament against the slave trade
Bertram W. Mills Circus at Olympia, London 1928Show at Olympia, London twice daily over the Christmas season the Bertram Mills Circus with a bear performing, classical Gladiators, trapeze, clowns and much more Date: 1928
Exodus from Whitecross Street debtors prison 1870Whitecross Street Prison was a debtors prison in Islington, London, capable of holding up to 500 prisoners
Crucifixion of Saint Peter (Acts of the Apostles) Date: 1st century
Mme. Mallet as Bertha in le Billet de Marguerite, a comic opera in three acts, at the Lyrique
Presbyterian WorshippersScottish Presbyterians worship in defiance of conventicle acts. Date: circa 1664
St Paul preaching in the synagogue at Thessalonica, as described in the Acts of the Apostles, Chapter 17. Date: 1st century AD
Demetrius starts a riot in EphesusDemetrius, a silversmith who makes shrines to Artemis (Diana), starts a riot in Ephesus against St Paul, crying Great is Artemis of the Ephesians, as described in the Acts of the Apostles
See Naples and Die, Little Theatre, Adelphi, LondonSee Naples and Die, a comedy in three acts by Elmer Rice, at the Little Theatre, John Street, Adelphi, London, with Olive Blakeney and Bernard Nedell. 1932
Oy Ra and Dorma Leigh, in The Girl on the Film, LondonOy Ra and Dorma Leigh, in The Girl on the Film, a musical farce in three acts by James T Tanner, at the Gaiety Theatre, London
Paul Cinquevalli (1859 1918), German entertainer whose speciality juggling act was popular, known as (King of the Jugglers), who could catch a cannon ball on his neck
Adgie and her trained lions 1905Adgie born Adelaide Castillo in New Mexico, known as Daring Spanish Lion Tamer, inside the caged with three lions
Wilson, Keppel and Betty - a popular British music hall actWilson (Jack Wilson 18941970), Keppel (Joe Keppel 18941977) and Betty (one of many Bettys!) - a popular British music hall act - performing here with a fantastic dancing snake!
Royal Variety Performance 1965A dozen of the 21 acts lined up for the Royal Variety Performance 1965
The Liberation of St. Peter from prison by an angelThe Liberation of Saint Peter is a story told in the Acts of the Apostles in which Saint Peter is rescued from the prison of King Herod by an angel. circa 19th century
Paul Vulpius Help yourself A comedy hit in 3 hilarious acts
Saint Paul the Apostle, Paul of Tarsus, early Christian leader who went on several journeys to preach the gospel to the Gentiles, as documented in several books of the New Testament
Fred Russell ventriloquistFred Russell (1862 1957) Irish ventriloquist, with his puppeteered dummy Coster Joe, seated upon his knee. Date: 1905
Madame Marzella with white cockatoos 1905Music Hall star, Madame Marzella with her cockatoos. Date: 1905
Broadcast Receiving Licence excluding television, issued in 1947, costing twenty shillings (one pound). 1947
Music cover, Der Orlow, operetta by GranichstaedtenMusic cover, Der Orlow, an operetta in three acts, with words by Ernst Marischka and Bruno Granichstaedten and music by Bruno Granichstaedten (1879-1944)
Turkish Children act out an Ottoman History Drama Stage Play. Date: circa 1909
St Stephen stoned - Acts 8. circa 1688
Damascus, Syria - Ancient Walls and the Bab Sharqi GateDamascus, Syria - (left) Ancient Wall - connected (in some way) to the flight of Saint Paul
Flo Hastings and Wee Georgie WoodLate 19th/early 20th century music hall performers Flo Hastings (1880)
Americans Entertain Americans at the Ambassadeurs RestaurantActs at the Ambassadeurs Restaurant, Paris (1927) - Viva Regor, June, Billy Reardon, Georgie Hale, Edith Flynn, Elizabeth Jordan, Cal & Ethel Norris Date: 1927
Six illustrations from a theatre production of Drake, a pageant-play in three acts by Louis Napoleon Parker, starring Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Sir Francis Drake
Richard Carle in The tenderfoot an operatic comedy in 3 acts : book by Richard Carle; music by HL Heartz. Date c1903
Scout Plane for WarshipsAn aeroplane acts as a scout for warships Date: 1913
Stunt cyclistsKeiths Bicycle Track. Cyclists performing on the bicycle track on stage at Keiths Union Square Theatre, N.Y.C
Damascus, Syria - Straight StreetStraight Street (Via Recta) - running East/West. Paul the Apostle was baptized by Ananais on Straight Street as recorded in the Book of Acts 9:11
Theatrical RanterThe Theatrical Ranter: a Georgian thespian acts his stockings off wearing armour, sword & plumed helmet. The sort of acting style ridiculed in Blackadder III
Sisters Marion music hall vocalistsThe Sisters Marion harmonising duettists. Described as a juvenile act. Fashionable in the music hall for young women to dress as children. Wearing matching knee-length white dresses and flat shoes
Empire Leicester Square, postcard for Variety ShowReverse of postcard promoting variety show at the Empire Theatre, Leicester Square, listing the 12 acts that were commencing on Monday, May 15th 1905
Gallic cock crow for the Paris exhibtion by Gilbert JamesA woman dressed in a Pierrot or clown outfit is helped in her performance by a cockerel balancing on an egg. 1899
The Descent of the Holy Ghost - Acts 2. circa 1688