Drama Collection (page 18)

Charles Stratton, the American dwarf, 1844
A review, as featured in the Illustrated London News, 1844, reporting on the recent performance of Charles S. Stratton, the American dwarf (also known as General Tom Thumb)

Picture No. 10910183
Baroque marble carving of an angel at the high altar of Santinis monastery church at Zdar Nad Sazavou

The Knitting Club Meets - WW1 American knitting play
Front cover of a short play, The Knitting Club Meets in which a group of American women knit comforts for the troops during the First World War. Date: c.1917

Bruce Bairnsfather releases - WW1 film cartoon
The Military Cross a pulsating military drama in two reels. Humorous pictorial trailer for a possible war film imagined by Bystander cartoonist, Captain Bruce Bairnsfather. Date: 1917

Roman Actors
Terracotta figures of Roman actors

Third act of the play Chantecler by Rostand, 1910
A scene from the third act of the play Chantecler by Edmond Eugene Alexis Rostand. Lucien Guitry plays the cockerel Chantecler, the eponymous hero of the play. Date: 1910

Cartoon, Sir Herbert Tree as Falstaff in Henry IV Part I at His Majestys Theatre, London. A speech bubble says: Zounds! I am so big that they ve had to make a full page of me. Date: 1914

Holborn Theatre, London, 1866
The interior of Holborn Theatre, London, soon after it was opened in October 1866. Able to seat 1, 500, the theatre was built by Mr. Simpson, and the architects were Messrs Finch, Hill and Pararie

A Winters Tale at the Princes Theatre, Manchester 1869
A scene from A Winters Tale at the Princes Theatre, Oxford Street, Manchester 1869. The theatre had been repoened in August 1869, following refurbishment by Mr

The theatre of Herodos Atticos, Athens
The plan of the theatre or odeon of Herodos Atticos at Athens. Situated on the southern slope of the Acropolis, the theatre was constructed by wealthy Greek patron Herodos Atticos in the 1st century

Vera Poliakoff by Madame Yevonde
Vera Poliakoff (wife of Basil Burton) by Madame Yevonde. Seen here in the role of Mary Norton, Lady-in-Waiting, in Clifford Baxs play, The Rose Without a Thorn, taking place at the Duchess Theatre

Scenes from a play, Tommy Atkins, at the Lyceum Theatre
Scenes from a play entitled Tommy Atkins, at the Lyceum Theatre, London. It was no doubt put into production to help encourage recruitment in the early days of the First World War

Mrs Patrick Campbell, English stage actress
Mrs Patrick Campbell (Beatrice Stella Tanner, 1865-1940), legendary actress, seen here in an exotic gipsy costume. Date: early 20th century

Ian Hay, alias John Hay Beith, writer
Ian Hay, the pen name of Major General John Hay Beith (1876-1952), British schoolmaster, soldier, and writer of novels and plays. Date: 1914

Female student of the Lo-Shun academy
A Chinese female student of the Lo-Shun Art academy, drama class. The students put on plays designed to encourage resistance to the Japanese invaders. Date: 1941

Music cover, The Piccolomini Waltz, from Verdis opera La Traviata, as performed at Almacks and the Court Balls. Marietta Piccolomini (1834-1899)

Military amateur dramatic club
The Band of the 2nd SOM.L.I, dramatic club, in opera Pip-ard. British army amateur dramatic club, probably the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers stationed in China around 1911. Date: C.1911

Allardyce Nicoll
ALLARDYCE NICOLL Literary critic and historian of drama, who was my director of studies at the Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-on-Avon. Date: 1894 - 1976

John Hollingshead - 2
JOHN HOLLINGSHEAD Writer and impresario, depicted juggling with drama, opera bouffe and ballet. Date: 1827 - 1904

Dishevelled maid tries to explain lack of bread to Mistress
A dishevelled maid tries to explain lack of bread to her Mistress by explaining that the Baker has " been and gone", but obviously had intentions other than delivering a few loaves

Sarah Bernhardt as Zoraya in La Sorciere
French Actress Sarah Bernhardt as Zoraya in the stage play La Sorciere ( The Witch ) - Act 3. Written by Victorian Sardou and produced by Bernhadt herself. Date: 1903

Mr Ballantine as Rob Dow in Barries The Little Minister
Mr Ballantine as Rob Dow in The Little Minister - the dramatisation of the work by J. M. Barrie, first performed in 1897. Date: 1898

Popular song Goodbye Dolly
A woman in despair over her drowning soldier husband who whilst rowing broke an oar and fell into the water. Realising his fate he bids fond farewell to his wife, Dolly

Drama at Sierra Nevada, 1912. Munoz Degrain, Antonio (1840-1924). Oil on canvas. Date: 1912

The Vacationers
Poster advertising the performance The Vacationers by Russian writer, Maxim Gorky (1868-1936), at the Great Drama Theatre of St. Petersburg, directed by George Tovstonogov

PUSHKIN, Aleksandr Sergeyevich (1799-1837). Russian writer. Actor from the theatre performance of Pushkins drama Boris Godunov

Movie Marquee - Rangoon - Went to see maha Penmai a legendary character derived from the ancient drama of Rama. Costumes like those of the gnats in pagodas

The Federal Theater, Works Progress Administration presents Blind Alley, 3 act drama by James Warwick at the Waterloo Theater

Twilight of the theatre Intriguing comedy drama Twilight of
Twilight of the theatre Intriguing comedy drama. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of Twilight of the Theatre at the Musart Theatre (formerly Egan), 1320 S

Counsellor at law Gripping drama by Elmer Rice Counsellor at
Counsellor at law Gripping drama by Elmer Rice. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of Counsellor at Law at the Mason Opera House, 127 S. Broadway. Date 1938

East High, West Junior, North Junior, Woodrow Wilson Recreation Centers Arts & crafts, archery, dancing, music, drama, gym classes, shop hobbies

Haiti, a drama of the black Napoleon, by William Du Bois, Lafayette Theatre. Poster showing stylized black Napoleon. Date 1938

George Kleine presents, The Last Days of Pompeii, a spectacular photo-drama. Poster for motion picture, The Last Days of Pompeii, showing erupting volcano. Date c1913

Chalk dust modern, youthful, comedy, drama Chalk dust modern
Chalk dust modern, youthful, comedy, drama. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of Chalk Dust at the Hollywood Playhouse, showing a girl writing on a chalkboard. Date 1936

Haiti A drama of the black Napoleon by William Du Bois : With the New York cast. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of Haiti at the Copley Theatre, 463 Stuart St. Boston, Mass

Federal Theatre Project presents I want a policeman A gripping mystery drama by Rufus King & Milton Lazarus. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of I Want a Policeman at the Mt

The squall Jean Barts drama of romantic Spain The squall Je
The squall Jean Barts drama of romantic Spain. Poster for Federal Theatre Road Attraction, Div. of WPA. presentation of The Squall at the Federal Theatre, La Candena & Colton Ave

A Federal Theatre Project presentation American wing a pulsating New England drama by Talbot Jennings. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of American Wing at the Mt

Counsellor at law Gripping drama by... Elmer Rice Counsellor
Counsellor at law Gripping drama by...Elmer Rice. Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of Counsellor at Law at the Mason Opera House, 127 S. Broadway. Date 1938

J. S. Murphys great Irish drama, Kerry Gow. The escape of Da
J.S. Murphys great Irish drama, Kerry Gow. The escape of Da

Forrester & Mittenthal present Florence Bindley in The street singer a musical drama by Hal Reid. Date c1904

The land of the living a strong drama : by Frank Harvey. Date 1895

Belle Archers new comedy drama, Jess of the Bar Z. Date c1900

St. Elmo the romantic drama : from Augusta J. Evans world famous novel. Date 19 - ?

Morrisons production of the new romantic melo-drama, The privateer by Harrison Grey Fiske. Date c1897

The ladder of life a grand spectacular production : a realistic melo-drama. Date c1897

George Kleine presents the Cines photo drama Quo Vadis Nero sings while Rome burns. Motion picture poster for Quo Vadis showing Nero playing lyre while citizens of Rome flee the fire. Date c1913

Morrisions production of the new sensational melo-drama, The Indian. Date c1897

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