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Covent Collection (page 3)

Background imageCovent Collection: George Baklanoff, opera singer

George Baklanoff, opera singer Date: 1910

Background imageCovent Collection: Edmond Warnery, opera singer

Edmond Warnery, opera singer, tenor Date: 1910

Background imageCovent Collection: Advert, Footgloves, luxury footwear for ladies

Advert, Footgloves, luxury footwear for ladies
Advert, Footgloves, Luxury Footwear for Ladies Date: 1910

Background imageCovent Collection: Hans Richter, orchestral conductor

Hans Richter, orchestral conductor
Dr Hans Richter, orchestral conductor Date: 1910

Background imageCovent Collection: Cleofonte Campanini, orchestral conductor

Cleofonte Campanini, orchestral conductor Date: 1910

Background imageCovent Collection: Charles Dalmores, opera singer

Charles Dalmores, opera singer, tenor Date: 1910

Background imageCovent Collection: Advert, Dereta Women's Fashion Tops and Skirts

Advert, Dereta Women's Fashion Tops and Skirts Date: 1952

Background imageCovent Collection: Advert, BOAC, British Overseas Airways

Advert, BOAC, British Overseas Airways - It's a small world by Speedbird Date: 1948

Background imageCovent Collection: Forsyth, Jones and Co Advertisement

Forsyth, Jones and Co Advertisement
An advertisement for Forsyth, Jones and Co. Ltd. based at 14, Southampton Street, Covent Garden, London, W.C.2. Selling a product called Genzyme a fertilizer rich in nitrates

Background imageCovent Collection: Covent Garden Opera stars

Covent Garden Opera stars
Edith Evans (not the actress of the same name), Maria Kousnietzoff (1880-1966) and Louise Edvina (1878-1948) starred in the 1910 opera season at Covent Garden London. Date: circa 1910

Background imageCovent Collection: Caricature illustrations of Mr Thomas Beecham and Mr Richard Strauss. With description

Caricature illustrations of Mr Thomas Beecham and Mr Richard Strauss. With description, Dr Richard Strauss as seen by a member of the Covent Garden Orchestra; Both gentlemen are once again very

Background imageCovent Collection: Photographs of opera personalities, within illustrated frame with fuchsias

Photographs of opera personalities, within illustrated frame with fuchsias. Including, Mr Robert Radford; A very fine basso, who has long been popular on the concert platform

Background imageCovent Collection: Some of the principals at Covent Garden

Some of the principals at Covent Garden
This stylised illustration by Nerman shows the actors who appeared in the production of Mozart's Die Entfhrung aus dem Serail ('The Abduction from the Seraglio)

Background imageCovent Collection: Fruit auctions at Covent Garden 1900

Fruit auctions at Covent Garden 1900
Interior of a busy auction at Covent Garden, London. Date: 1900

Background imageCovent Collection: A view of Cleveland Street in the Fitzrovia area of London. The large building right of centre is

A view of Cleveland Street in the Fitzrovia area of London. The large building right of centre is the Middlesex Hospital out-patients department

Background imageCovent Collection: Covent Garden Market, London

Covent Garden Market, London Date: circa 1900

Background imageCovent Collection: Street Life in London, 1878, Covent Garden labourers

Street Life in London, 1878, Covent Garden labourers
John Thomson, Street Life in London, 1878, Covent Garden labourers

Background imageCovent Collection: Pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk, or the Seven Champions, Theatre Royal, Covent Garden

Pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk, or the Seven Champions, Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London, with Fanny Leslie as Jack Date: early 20th century

Background imageCovent Collection: Anton Dolin, the English ballet dancer who had

Anton Dolin, the English ballet dancer who had appeared at Covent Garden with the Diaghileff Ballet, 1929 Date: 1929

Background imageCovent Collection: Photograph of White Swan PH, Covent Garden, London

Photograph of White Swan PH, Covent Garden, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Left Face on view of the pub

Background imageCovent Collection: Photograph of White Lion PH, Covent Garden, London

Photograph of White Lion PH, Covent Garden, London. The main side of the print (shown here) depicts: Corner on view of the pub

Background imageCovent Collection: Old Opera house

Old Opera house
View of the facade of the old Covent Garden Opera House in 1801. It was destroyed by fire in 1808. Date: 1875

Background imageCovent Collection: The General Post-Office, Southwark Bridge and Waterloo

The General Post-Office, Southwark Bridge and Waterloo Bridge. Stage coach in front of the General Post-Office in St. Martins le Grand 64

Background imageCovent Collection: The Royal Academy, Covent Garden and the British Museum

The Royal Academy, Covent Garden and the British Museum. The Royal Academy founded in 1768 in Somerset House 67, woman with black servant shopping for flowers in Covent Garden market 68

Background imageCovent Collection: Trades in Regency Ireland and England: Cork, Dublin

Trades in Regency Ireland and England: Cork, Dublin and London Docks. Irish beef cattle bring driven to the port of Cork 79

Background imageCovent Collection: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a lovers on a sofa

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a lovers on a sofa
Skeleton of death aiming a dart at a man and woman flirting on a sofa. Death and the Lovers. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Joshua Gleadah after an illustration by Benedictus Antonio Van Assen

Background imageCovent Collection: Ann Brown and George Mattocks in the operatic version

Ann Brown and George Mattocks in the operatic version
Miss Ann Brown and Mr. George Mattocks in the characters of Miranda and Ferdinand in an operatic version of William Shakespeares The Tempest, Covent Garden Theatre, 1776

Background imageCovent Collection: Russian ballet, The Cat by Saugue, Felix de Gray

Russian ballet, The Cat by Saugue, Felix de Gray
Impression by Felix de Gray of a scene from the Russian ballets performance of The Cat by Saugues, performed at Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in the summer of 1929. Date: 1929

Background imageCovent Collection: Russian ballet, Stravinsky Apollo Musagetes, Felix de Gray

Russian ballet, Stravinsky Apollo Musagetes, Felix de Gray
Illustration by Felix de Gray depicting the new Russian Ballet at the Royal Opera House in 1929. Scenes shows the Diaghileff production of Apollo Musagetes by Stravinsky. Date: 1929

Background imageCovent Collection: Harold Barrett, Stage Manager, Royal Opera House, London

Harold Barrett, Stage Manager, Royal Opera House, London
Harold Barrett (formerly an actor), Stage Manager, Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London

Background imageCovent Collection: Maudie Barrett, ballerina

Maudie Barrett, ballerina. She married Harold Barrett, Stage Manager at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London. circa 1930s

Background imageCovent Collection: Marriage of Harold Barrett and Maudie

Marriage of Harold Barrett and Maudie
Marriage of Harold Barrett (formerly an actor), Stage Manager at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London, and ballerina Maudie. circa 1930s

Background imageCovent Collection: Addisons circle at Buttons Coffee House, London

Addisons circle at Buttons Coffee House, London
Joseph Addisons circle at Buttons Coffee House, Russell Street, Covent Garden, London - Richard Steeles arrival. 18th century

Background imageCovent Collection: Clandestine wedding or Fleet Marriage, London

Clandestine wedding or Fleet Marriage, London
Clandestine wedding or Fleet Marriage by St Pauls Church, Covent Garden, London. 18th century

Background imageCovent Collection: Percy Pitt

Percy Pitt (1869-1932). Musician, composer and Musical Director of Covent Garden Theatre from about 1902. Date: circa 1912

Background imageCovent Collection: Cartoon, West-End Waits

Cartoon, West-End Waits, a reference to the rival pantomimes at Drury Lane and Covent Garden Theatres, London. 1885

Background imageCovent Collection: Cartoon, Mr Holland and the injunction balloon

Cartoon, Mr Holland and the injunction balloon
Cartoon, Don t let that injunction balloon stop you, Mr Holland - a comment on the attempt by the Duke of Bedford (freeholder) to stop the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden

Background imageCovent Collection: Cartoon, The Amenities of the Circus

Cartoon, The Amenities of the Circus are positively surprising, showing London circus owners George Sanger (left) and Frederick Charles Hengler (right) with William Holland (centre)

Background imageCovent Collection: Music cover, Yours Always! by A Gwyllym Crowe

Music cover, Yours Always! by A Gwyllym Crowe, dedicated to Miss Fannie Leslie. A new waltz as performed at the Promenade Concerts, Covent Garden, London. Date: late 19th century

Background imageCovent Collection: Production of The Trojans by Berlioz, 1957

Production of The Trojans by Berlioz, 1957
A scene from the Covent Garden production of Berliozs opera Les Troyens (The Trojans) in 1957. Dido (Blanche Thebom) addresses her people in the second half: The Trojans at Carthage

Background imageCovent Collection: Covent Garden Market, King Street, London, Ontario, Canada

Covent Garden Market, King Street, London, Ontario, Canada. circa 1905

Background imageCovent Collection: Royal Italian Opera House, Covent Garden, London 1858

Royal Italian Opera House, Covent Garden, London 1858
The Royal Italian Opera House, Covent Garden, London. Date: 1858

Background imageCovent Collection: Grand Hotel, Covent Garden, London

Grand Hotel, Covent Garden, London Date: circa 1830s

Background imageCovent Collection: Stage effects at Covent Garden for Das Rheingold

Stage effects at Covent Garden for Das Rheingold
Behind the scenes at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden demonstrating how the Rhine maidens are made to swim naturally in Wagners Das Rheingold. Date: 1936

Background imageCovent Collection: Music cover, The See-Saw Waltz

Music cover, The See-Saw Waltz, composed by A G Crowe, performed at Covent Garden Promenade Concerts. 19th century

Background imageCovent Collection: William Farren, Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London

William Farren, Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London
William Farren (1786 - 1861), actor of the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London. 1822

Background imageCovent Collection: Madame Albani, Royal Italian Opera, Covent Garden, London

Madame Albani, Royal Italian Opera, Covent Garden, London
Advert for Elliott and Fry, photographers -- Madame Albani (Dame Emma Albani, 1847-1930), operatic soprano at the Royal Italian Opera, Covent Garden, London, Ernest Gye, Lessee and Manager. 1880

Background imageCovent Collection: Fruit-picking for Covent Garden market 1909

Fruit-picking for Covent Garden market 1909
Autumn season, where in kent workers are busy collecting plentiful baskets of fruit for Covent Garden market, London. Date: 1909



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