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Dramatic Collection (page 3)

Background imageDramatic Collection: Racing at Kempton Park

Racing at Kempton Park
A low-angled shot captures both spectators and competitors at the Easter Saturday horserace at Kempton Park. Date: 1932

Background imageDramatic Collection: Louise Hampton in Late Night Final

Louise Hampton in Late Night Final
British actress Louise Hampton (1881-1954) in a publicity photograph for the play Late Night Final at the Phoenix Theatre. Date: 1931

Background imageDramatic Collection: D. A. Clarke-Smith

D. A. Clarke-Smith
British actor D. A. Clarke-Smith (1888-1959) appearing in a variety of guises in the play Queer Fish at the Apollo Theatre. Date: 1931

Background imageDramatic Collection: Cedric Hardwicke in Role

Cedric Hardwicke in Role
A portrait of the actor Cedric Hardwicke (1893-1964) playing the role of Edward Moulton-Barrett in the play The Barretts of Wimpole Street'

Background imageDramatic Collection: Gertrude Lawrence

Gertrude Lawrence
British actress, singer, dancer and musical comedy performer Gertrude Lawrence (1898-1952). Around this time she was appearing in revue shows in London and New York. Date: circa 1925

Background imageDramatic Collection: Mildred Harris in The Deceivers

Mildred Harris in The Deceivers
Actress Mildred Harris (1901-1944) started as a child actress, had a succesful career in silent movies, but struggled with the advent of talkies'. She was also the first wife of Charlie Chaplin

Background imageDramatic Collection: Evening Lit Street

Evening Lit Street
Oil painting of a street in the evening, featuring a man pushing a cart down the road, towards the light. We see the calligraphic touch of Utrillo grafted to the dramatic vision of Vlaminck

Background imageDramatic Collection: Ivor Brown

Ivor Brown
The Observer's drama critic - and later editor - Ivor Brown (1891-1974) at the Clifton Hotel in Blackpool, Date: 1940

Background imageDramatic Collection: Tableau of Hope

Tableau of Hope
Mrs Ernest Platt performing a tableau of Hope at the Ritz Hotel in London. She is representing a painting of the same name by the artist George Frederic Watts, painted in 1886. Date: 1910

Background imageDramatic Collection: Titanic sinking Memorial Card with luminous cross

Titanic sinking Memorial Card with luminous cross
The dramatic image of the sinking ship surrounded by lifeboats is entitled NEARER MY GOD TO THEE - a reference to the tune that the ship's band was often said to have played as the vessel sank

Background imageDramatic Collection: View of the Lake District

View of the Lake District
View of the dramatic landscape and scenery of the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England. Date: circa 1925

Background imageDramatic Collection: Dramatic clifftop Monasteries on Meteora, Greece

Dramatic clifftop Monasteries on Meteora, Greece. (left) The Great Meteoron Holy Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Saviour (right) Varlaam Monastery. Date: circa 1950s

Background imageDramatic Collection: Poster advertising skiing in Norway. Date: 1957

Poster advertising skiing in Norway. Date: 1957

Background imageDramatic Collection: Theatre Theatrical Popular Entertainment Stage

Theatre Theatrical Popular Entertainment Stage
theatre, theatrical, popular, entertainment, stage, play, pantomime, panto, actor, actress, actors, actresses, drama, rudyard, kipling, queens, manchester, vampire, 1920s, fool, porter, emerson

Background imageDramatic Collection: The Lion Hunt, 1855 or 1856, by Eugene Delacroix

The Lion Hunt, 1855 or 1856, by Eugene Delacroix
Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863). French painter. The Lion Hunt, 1855 or 1856. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden. Date:

Background imageDramatic Collection: The Severed Heads, c. 1819, by Jean-Louis Andre Theodore

The Severed Heads, c. 1819, by Jean-Louis Andre Theodore
Jean-Louis Andre Theodore Gericault (1791-1824). French painter. The Severed Heads, c.1819. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden. Date:

Background imageDramatic Collection: Monument in National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

Monument in National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Monument to the Andrews Raiders in the National Cemetery, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA, with a model of The General locomotive on top of the plinth, relating to a dramatic capture

Background imageDramatic Collection: Photograph taken by the corner of the Strand and the Aldwych. Showing Inveresk House, (on the left)

Photograph taken by the corner of the Strand and the Aldwych. Showing Inveresk House, (on the left), formerly known as Borthwick House when it held the offices of the Morning Post, became, in 1928

Background imageDramatic Collection: Winter night on the French front at Verdun 1917

Winter night on the French front at Verdun 1917
A dramatic scene of 32nd Regiment of infantry amongst the action and destruction in the trenches in Verdun, France

Background imageDramatic Collection: Front cover of The Sketch with a photograph of the actress, Brigitte Helm dressed as her

Front cover of The Sketch with a photograph of the actress, Brigitte Helm dressed as her character, the Italian spy, the Marchesa Marcella Galdi in Atlantide by Pabst

Background imageDramatic Collection: Scene from The Last Days of Pompeii, 1872

Scene from The Last Days of Pompeii, 1872
Scene from the play The Last Days of Pompeii, which was showing at the Queen's Theatre, London, in 1872. This image appears to show a dramatic death scene

Background imageDramatic Collection: GERMAN MELODRAMA 2

GERMAN MELODRAMA 2
A dramatic moment in a spectacular popular melodrama Die Hohle Soncha'. Date: early 19th century

Background imageDramatic Collection: Pageants or dramatic mysteries anciently performed at Coventry Date: 16th century

Pageants or dramatic mysteries anciently performed at Coventry Date: 16th century

Background imageDramatic Collection: ROMEO JULIET DEATH SCENE

ROMEO JULIET DEATH SCENE
Miss Phyllis Neilson-Terry is Juliet, Mr Vernon Steel is Romeo, in the dramatic climax to this sad tale of star- crossed lovers. Date: 16 December 1910

Background imageDramatic Collection: TOMB OF MME LANGHANS

TOMB OF MME LANGHANS
The dramatic design of Madame Langhans tomb, representing the soul breaking out of the tomb on the day of judgment. (Sorry, we do not know where it is located.) Date: 1782

Background imageDramatic Collection: Swordstick Sale 1940 Military Weapons Swords

Swordstick Sale 1940 Military Weapons Swords
swordstick, sale, 1940, military, weapons, swords, daggers, knives, villain, defends, dramatic, novelette, death, pink, richard, magazine, art, front, cover, history, historical, 10084795

Background imageDramatic Collection: William Terriss and W L Abingdon in The Fatal Card

William Terriss and W L Abingdon in The Fatal Card
William Terriss as Gerald Austen and W L Abingdon as James Dixon, in The Fatal Card Date: 1890s

Background imageDramatic Collection: I ll Tell You What, Georgian lady remonstrating with man

I ll Tell You What, Georgian lady remonstrating with man Date: early 19th century

Background imageDramatic Collection: Comic postcard, I ve just arrived - Man arrives at the seaside Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, I ve just arrived - Man arrives at the seaside Date: 20th century

Background imageDramatic Collection: Comic postcard, Young woman arrives at the seaside Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Young woman arrives at the seaside Date: 20th century

Background imageDramatic Collection: Comic postcard, I ve just arrived - young woman at the seaside Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, I ve just arrived - young woman at the seaside Date: 20th century

Background imageDramatic Collection: A Run of Luck, the great sporting drama, Boston Theatre, USA, with real horses and hounds

A Run of Luck, the great sporting drama, Boston Theatre, USA, with real horses and hounds. Showing a race scene. Date: late 19th century

Background imageDramatic Collection: The World, Boston Theatre Company, USA - Tableau II, a dramatic scene from The Infernal

The World, Boston Theatre Company, USA - Tableau II, a dramatic scene from The Infernal Machine. Date: late 19th century

Background imageDramatic Collection: Sarah Bernhardt in The Lady of the Camelias

Sarah Bernhardt in The Lady of the Camelias, Victoria Hall. Date: circa 1900s

Background imageDramatic Collection: Dramatic scenery in the French Alps

Dramatic scenery in the French Alps. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageDramatic Collection: Dramatic view of mountains and valley

Dramatic view of mountains and valley Date: circa 1920s

Background imageDramatic Collection: Niagara Falls - Illuminated in multi-colour at night - Oakes Garden Theatre

Niagara Falls - Illuminated in multi-colour at night - Oakes Garden Theatre. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageDramatic Collection: Carlton Hill and North British Hotel, Edinburgh, Scotland

Carlton Hill and North British Hotel, Edinburgh, Scotland
Carlton Hill and North British Station Hotel (Balmoral Hotel), Edinburgh, Scotland Date: circa 1910s

Background imageDramatic Collection: Bussang - Taye - France - Hotel des Sources Minerales. Date: 1908

Bussang - Taye - France - Hotel des Sources Minerales. Date: 1908

Background imageDramatic Collection: Madame Sans-Gene by Victorien Sardou and Emile Moreau

Madame Sans-Gene by Victorien Sardou and Emile Moreau. First produced Theatre du Vaudeville, Paris, 27th October 1893.Henry Irving starred in J

Background imageDramatic Collection: Comic postcard, I ve just arrived

Comic postcard, I ve just arrived - young woman at the seaside Date: 20th century

Background imageDramatic Collection: Three dramatic London fashions sketched by Porter Woodruff

Three dramatic London fashions sketched by Porter Woodruff, 1925 Date: 1925

Background imageDramatic Collection: Court dresses in the early Restoration, Paris

Court dresses in the early Restoration, Paris
Women in feather headdresses and luxurious embroidered dresses, court of King Louis XVIII, circa 1817. Interior with blue curtains and fleur de lys carpet

Background imageDramatic Collection: Mounted Display of the Army School of Equitation

Mounted Display of the Army School of Equitation
Mounted Display at the Royal Tournament by The Army School of Equitation (based at Weedon Bec, Daventry, Northamptonshire, England). Date: circa 1910s

Background imageDramatic Collection: Paladin, the horse owned by Mr. R. Holbech featured on the front cover of The Illustrated

Paladin, the horse owned by Mr. R. Holbech featured on the front cover of The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News in December 1940. Date: 1940

Background imageDramatic Collection: Dramatic War Horses Statue, Agony, near Vlamertinge

Dramatic War Horses Statue, Agony, near Vlamertinge Date: 2016

Background imageDramatic Collection: Fire brigade

Fire brigade
Music cover. Dramatic image for God Bless the fire Brigade. Date: circa 1885

Background imageDramatic Collection: The Sands of Dee, how the waves are formed at Hippodrome

The Sands of Dee, how the waves are formed at Hippodrome
Page from The Sketch reporting on how the immense waves was created during the London Hippodromes latest dramatic water spectacle, The Sands of Dee



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