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Sir Henry Irving in The BellsSir Henry Irving in the role of Mathias in The Bells, a melodrama by Leopold Lewis. circa 1870s
Patricis Ellis - American Movie ActressPatricia Ellis (1916-1970) - American Movie Actress. Date: circa 1935
The Houses of Parliament from the Albert EmbankmentThe Houses of Parliament at dusk, viewed from the Albert Embankment on the south bank of the River Thames. Date: 1905
Gussy Fritz - German Silent Movie star of the 1910s - known for Der Vampyr (1920), Der rote Reiter (1919) and Der Giftbecher (1917). Date: circa 1920
At Close Quarters in the Bull Ring by Edmund BlampiedArtists impression of a tussle in the famous bull-ring at San Sebastian, where a bull has forced the matadors luckless steed up against the side of the arena
Strip tease card game - Card reverse / back, featuring an exotic dancer on a plinth in a bright spotlight. A game which features characters involved in performing
Chinese Outdoor Theatre draws a large crowdA Chinese Outdoor Theatre performance draws a large crowd. Date: circa 1907
Chinese Actresses taking part in a traditional playThree Chinese Actresses taking part in a traditional play. Date: circa 1906
The Calling of St Matthew, 1621, by Hendrick ter Brugghen (1Hendrick ter Brugghen (1588-1629). Dutch painter. The Calling of St Matthew, 1621. Centraal Museum. Utrecht. Netherlands
Manuel Catalina Rodriguez (1820-1886). Engraving. ColoredManuel Catalina Rodriguez (1820-1886). Spanish dramatic actor. Engraving by Arturo Carretero (1852-1903) in The Spanish and American Illustration, 1886
Erminia Borghi-Mamo (1855-1941). Colored engravingErminia Borghi-Mamo (1855-1941). French Soprano. Engraving of The Spanish and American Illustration, 1878. Colored
The Biscayan feigned (El Vizcaino fingido). Short farce by CMiguel de Cervantes (1547-1616). Spanish writer. Short farce The Biscayan feigned (El Vizcaino fingido). Colored engraving. 1868. Private collection
The Ruffian widower named Trampagos (El Rufian viudo llamadoMiguel de Cervantes (1547-1616). Spanish writer. Short farce The Ruffian widower named Trampagos (El Rufian viudo llamado Trampagos). Colored engraving. 1868. Private collection
The Divorce judge (El Juez de los divorcios). Short farce byMiguel de Cervantes (1547-1616). Spanish writer. Short farce The Divorce judge (El Juez de los divorcios). Engraving. 1868. Private collection
Tirso de Molina (1579-1648). Spanish dramatist. EngravingTirso de Molina (1579-1648). Spanish Barroque dramatist, poet and roman catholic monk. Spanish Golden Age. Colored engraving
El Vizcaino fingido. Short farce by CervantesMiguel de Cervantes (1547-1616). Spanish writer. Short farce The Biscayan feigned (El Vizcaino fingido). Engraving. 1868. Private collection
El Rufian viudo llamado Trampagos. Short farce by CervantesMiguel de Cervantes (1547-1616). Spanish writer. Short farce The Ruffian widower named Trampagos (El Rufian viudo llamado Trampagos). Engraving. 1868. Private collection
El Juez de los Divorcios. Short farce by CervantesMiguel de Cervantes (1547-1616). Spanish writer. Short farce The Divorce judge (El Juez de los divorcios). Engraving. 1868. Private collection
Myanmar - Yangon - Pongyi Street Dramatic Troupe of traditional Burmese entertainers/dancers/performers. Date: circa 1910s
Cartoon, A Dramatic Performance, showing rival theatre managers, William Holland (left) and Edwin Villiers (right), on horseback in armour, taking part in a medieval joust. 1880
Charles Harcourt and others with placardsCharles Harcourt (real name Charles Parker Hillier, 1838-1880), British actor, and others with placards. From January 1880 he was the secretary of the National Dramatic Academy. 1880
Sunset over Longships Lighthouse
Caricature of Walter Webling and Alfred WatsonCaricature of Walter Webling (seated, aka Walter Clifford Weblyn, 1846-1928), owner of the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, and Alfred Edward Thomas Watson (on horseback, 1849-1922)
Caricature of Madge Kendal, English actress and managerCaricature of Madge Kendal (Margaret Shafto Robertson, 1848-1935), English actress and (with her husband William Hunter Kendal) theatre manager
University Sports - Oxford and CambridgePage from the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News depicting various Sports at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, such as long jump, mile race, shot put, quarter mile and three miles race
University Sports - The three miles: FreemantlePage from the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, depicting Freemantle running the three miles race Date: 1897
Benjamin GodardBENJAMIN GODARD - French musician, who wrote operas, ballets, chamber music and a dramatic symphony Tasso, but who is best remembered for his popular salon music. Date: 1849 - 1895
Thomas GillilandTHOMAS GILLILAND Writer, author of Dramatic Mirror, 1807. Date: CIRCA 1810
William CookWILLIAM COOK Lawyer and writer, of poems, plays and dramatic criticism. Date: 1740 - 1824
Soctland / Glen AffricTwo men lead a horse and cart on the road through Glen Affric, one of Scotlands most beautiful glens. Mam Sodhail and Carn Eighe are the highest hills in this dramatic glen. Date: 1940s
Rescue of Chimney SweepThe dramatic rescue of a stuck chimney sweep at a factory in Lisieux. Date: 1898
A Dramatic RescueA daring rescue : when a woman stumbles on the line at Bois- Colombes she is saved by a plucky railwayman from emulating Tolstoys heroine Anna Karenina... Date: 1900
Albert Opera Anna Von LANNA VON LANDSKRON A dramatic moment from Act 4 scene 5 : as always, the girl is on her knees, imploring, while the hero, dressed for the sports field, threatens.. Date: 1859
Girls with Boy in PramThree girls take a young boy, possibly their brother, for a walk in his pram on a fine summers evening; they cast long dramatic shadows on the path Date: 1940s
FAIRBANKSDOUGLAS FAIRBANKS (SENIOR) (real name: JULIUS ULLMAN) American film actor, making a dramatic entrance onto the Rex to join his wife, Mary Pickford Date: 1933
Koldewey / Sleighs / SunsetKoldeweys expedition: pulling laden sledges during a dramatic sunset. Date: 1870
Mrs Albert Barker / 1889Mrs Albert BARKER Actress and Dramatic Reciter Date: 1889
Demon King repelled by knightAn armed knight protects his beloved from the evil clutches of the Demon King. Date: circa 1820
Dinorah / Meyerbeer 1859A dramatic scene from Meyerbeers opera Dinorah: a branch has broken and the heroine is in danger of falling into a raging flood. Date: 1859
Photos of partygoers going to Happy New Year Ball, 1925Black and white photographs in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 5th December 1925 showing revellers trying on costumes for the Happy New Year Costume Ball being held at the Albert Hall
Photo of the Whaddon Chase Fozhounds at Adstock FollyBlack and white photograph in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 21st November 1925 showing a meet of the Whaddon Chase Foxhounds at Adstock Folly, near Buckingham. Date: 21st November 1925
Photo of Queen Alexandra inspecting hounds at a showBlack and white photo in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 28th November 1925 of the (recently deceased) Her Majesty Queen Alexandra inspecting the hounds at Barwick Stanhoe
Photo of Champion Jockey Gordon RichardsBlack and white photo in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 28th November 1925 showing jockey Gordon Richards. Richards was the British flat racing Champion Jockey 26 times
Photo of Miss Joan MurickBlack and white photograph in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 21st November 1925 showing Miss Joan Murick, a member of the chorus of Midnight Follies (a popular show of the time)
Photo of Carry on, Sergeant by Captain Bruce BairnsfatherBlack and white photographs in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 21st November 1925 showing cast members from Carry on, Sergeant
Photo of kite-flying on skis, Finse, NorwayColour photo from the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 14th November 1925 showing a young lady enjoying kite-flying on skis at Finse, Norway. Date: 14th November 1925
Advertisement for High Life Shoe CompanyAdvertisement in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 14th November 1925 for Avona shoes from the High Life Shoe Company
Colonels: by H M BatemanFour sketches by H M Bateman in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 31st October 1925 of colonels in various sporting guises
