Acts Collection (page 3)

Raphael (1483-1520). Italian painter and architect. Liberati
Raphael (1483-1520). Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. Liberation of Saint Peter, 1514. Fresco. Raphaels Rooms. Room of Heliodorus. Apostolic Palace. Vatican City

Music cover, Der Letzte Waltzer, operetta in three acts, by Julius Brammer and Alfred Grunwald, with music by Oscar Straus, arranged for voice and piano, and piano duet. 1920

Music cover, Lady Henriette, ballet by Deldevez
Music cover, Lady Henriette, ballet in three acts, Valse des Fous, music by Deldevez. circa 1840s

Caricature of Paul John Merrit, playwright -- Great Paul! 1882

Heroic act WWI
Sergeant Robert Downie accounts for several of the enemy, and captures a machine- gun

Railway strike 1911: Magistrate reading the riot act
Magistrate reading the riot act in Vauxhall Road, Liverpool, during the mobs attack on prison-vans. Saying: " Our Sovereign Lord the King Chargeth

Americans Entertain Americans at the Ambassadeurs Restaurant
Acts at the Ambassadeurs Restaurant, Paris (1927) - Viva Regor, June, Billy Reardon, Georgie Hale, Edith Flynn, Elizabeth Jordan, Cal & Ethel Norris Date: 1927

A Japanese actor plays a female role
A Japanese male actor plays a remale role. It is common in long plays for men to play a variety of different roles. Date: 1932

Cartoon, True Reform of Parliament, ie Patriots lighting a Revolutionary Bonfire in New Palace Yard, by James Gillray. Showing Sir Francis Burdett at the centre

Two film stars in Paris Plaisirs magazine: Madge Bellamy (Fox Film) and Agnes Petersen, as seen in the film Scheherazade (Alliance Cinematographique Europeene). Date: circa 1928

WW1 - Germans in Poland
WW1 - Illustrating the reality and irony behind German intentions as they arrive in Poland. The Germans " words and deeds", as seen in the poster displayed by the Kaiser

WW1 - Entertaining the Troops - Open Air Concert, France Date: 1915

Switzerland - Grimsel Lake and Hospice
Coloured lantern slide of a view over Lake Grimsel. Grimselsee or Lake Grimsel is an artificial lake near Grimsel Pass in the Canton of Berne, Switzerland. The dam was completed in 1932

Suffragettes in Black Maria. A group of suffragettes arrested at a demonstration are carted off in a police van. Acts of defiance continue as a policeman is pushed

Christmas Day, Cliffe Fort after dinner
Pen & Ink - An episode of Christmas Night 1915 - Acts 1, 2, 3 and 4. On reverse, Watercolour - Christmas Day, Cliffe Fort after dinner.. 21017 Private P. J

Departure of Irish emigrants
Poverty-stricken Irish folk waiting on the railway platform for a train to take them to the port for embarkation to America or elsewhere

First Royal Command Performance at Palace Theatre
A page of sketches by artist Norman Morrow, recording the acts on the bill at the first Royal Command Performance of in the Art of Variety (later known as the Royal Variety Performance)

Portrait photograph of Flanagan and Allen. English comedy duo

Vehicle preceded by flag, 1883
A man precedes a steam vehicle waving a red flag, to warn road users of its presence and to enforce a speed limit, in keeping with the Locomotive or Red Flag Acts of Parliament

Jerome of Croaria
JEROME OF CROARIA German jurist who in 1500 published the acts of the Council of Constance (1414- 1418). Date: CIRCA 1500

Two European girls dressed as Geishas playing music (on a Shamisen-style instrument) during the tea ceremony. Date: circa 1910s

Two European girls dressed as Geishas enact the Tea Ceremony Date: circa 1910s

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

18th Century Bible frontispiece - Acts of the Apostles. circa 18th century

I am not mad, most noble Festus Acts
I am not mad, most noble Festus. Acts. circa 19th century

GIAQUINTO, Corrado (1700-1765). The Triumph of Saint John of God. 1740. In the lower part, charity acts of the Saint, who is crowned by the Virgin in the upper part, in heaven

VALLOTTON, F鬩x (1865-1925). AH! LA PE... LA
VALLOTTON, F鬩 x (1865-1925). AH! LA PE... LA PE... LA Pɐ INIȒ E!!!. 1898. Poster. Musical revue in two acts and four scenes by Albert Pajol and Adolphe Couturet. Symbolism

JUANES, Juan de (1523-1579). St. Behind the Saints group and the executioners appears Saul. Representation of the chapter 4, Acts of the Apostles

GAGARIN, Yuri Alexeievich (1934-1968). Soviet aviator and astronaut. Welcoming acts due to the visit of the Soviet cosmonaut

NFS (London Region) amateur variety show, WW2
Firemen and firewomen put on variety shows for their friends and colleagues at their sub-station (55V) in Forest Hill Central School, Brockley. London SE4

South Side High School senior class presents It never rains a comedy in 3 acts. Poster for South Side High School senior class presentation of It never rains by Aurania Ellenbeck Rouverol

Gala puppet circus Clowns, cowboys, acrobats, animals, and novelty acts. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of a puppet circus, showing head of a clown. Date between 1936 and 1941

The Federal Theatre Div. of WPA. presents Ten minute alibi by Anthony Armstrong A startling mystery in 3 acts. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of Ten minute alibi at the Waterloo

Federal Theatre Project presents 10 acts all star vaudeville. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of vaudeville at the Now and Then Hall, Salem, Mass. showing dancing girls and orchestra

Federal WPA Variety Theatre presents vaudeville 9 big acts : Comedy, singing, dancing. Poster for Federal Theatre Project vaudeville show featuring Tumble In, Redeck & Dexter, Leddy Brothers

Hyman Bachwald, 167 Allen Street, New York. Neurotic and epileptic. Mother worked in factory previous to marriage, and while Hyman was coming. Her mentality is questioned

The great Forepaugh & Sells Brothers shows combined. Phenomenal acts of contortion. Circus poster showing a juggler, and contortionists performing various acts including backward dives from an

The original and only, Ray Burton the greatest & most novel mid-air juggler & balancer & the only swinging wire rifle shot in the world : three great acts in one. Date ca. 1892

Percy G. Williams presents The four Mortons breaking into society a musical farce in three acts. Date c1905

Twin saints the new comedy in 3 acts : by Frank J. Hallo & Marie Madison. Date c1897

London life a new & original melo-drama in five acts : by Martyn Field and Arthur Shirley. Date c1899. London life a new & original melo-drama in five acts : by Martyn Field and Arthur Shirley

Woodland Trackway
The sunken trackway approaching Goldings Wood, Hertfordshire, England, which acts as a parish boundary between Great Amwell and Stanstead St. Margaret s. Date: 1930s

Stunt cyclist
Bicyclists (trick), Prof. Fourcher at Manhattan Beach. Trick bicyclist Professor Fourcher practicing in an empty outdoor auditorium at Manhattan Beach, N.Y

Double page spread in a diary for 23-28 October
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 23-28 October. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Playbill for Maskelyne & Cooke magical variety show
Playbill for performances of the show The Novelty of the Age, featuring magicians Maskelyne and Cooke, held at Berkley Castle, Blackpool, January 1870

French theatre
M. E. Paillerons play, La Souris being performed. The male lead actor holds out a small doll which seems to upset the woman greatly

Funeral of John Cornwell
The funeral of John Travers Cornwell, the boy hero of the Battle of Jutland on the Chester, showing his body being conveyed through East London on way to Manor Park

Preparing for Court
A prospective debutante being instructed in the correct way to approach the King and Queen at a court presentation. A sheet acts as a train and two ladies sit on " thrones"

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