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ASCOT 1929A stylised illustration depicting to elegant race goers at Ascot races in 1929, he with top hat and cigarette holder; her languid with a red hat
New Years Eve Party, Chelsea Arts Ball, 1923Photograph showing the revellers at the Chelsea Arts Ball, on New Years Eve, 1923. A monumental John Bull figure looks down on the party goers in their fancy dress costumes
In the Stalls at the Empire Theatre, 1894Engraving showing three theatre-goers heading for their seats, in the stalls, at the Empire Theatre, 1894. All these people are depicted wearing formal, evening attire for their trip to the theatre
The Graphic Christmas Number 1926 front coverFront cover of The Graphic Christmas Number 1926 featuring an illustration depicting party goers arriving at a fancy dress ball
8d a Mile by George Grossman and Fred ThompsonBack page of the flyer " 8 d a Mile ". George Grossmith produced the revue and was the co-writer with Fred Thompson
Theatre first night in Edwardian LondonIn magnificent evening dress, the Edwardian first-nighters leave their broughams and mount the steps to the theatre. Specially drawn for The Sketch Christmas number by Cecil Beaton
Theatre programme front cover for the London Palladium in 1952, with glamorous theatre goers arriving for its autumn variety show, Wonderful Time, starring, among others
The CinemaA group portrait charcoal drawing of a trio of cinema goers, with strong use of shadowing for such a dark setting. Date: circa 1922
Keith Prowse AdvertisementAn illustrated advertisement for Keith Prowse & Co. Ltd, providers of tickets for the theatre and events. The image shows a scene in which theatre goers are spectating a stage performance
Goodwood PicnicAn alfresco luncheon party at Goodwood Races. Date: 1939
Theatre-goers elebrating the Relief of Mafeking, London, Date: 1900
Last Night at Drury Lane 1872Men and women in their best attire at the theatre in Drury Lane, London, to watch Christine Nilsson a Swedish operatic soprano. Date: 1872
Stage at Little Theatre, Haymarket, London. Date: 1815
Seen from the Box 1906Two ladies exchange comments while their male escort watches the action through his opera glass. Date: 1906
Olympia Music-Hall, ParisOutside the Olympia Music-Hall (which still exists) Date: 1898
Front cover of The Playgoer magazine, featuring an illustration of two female theatre goers by John Hassall. Date: 1902
Ascot Week 1900The Grand Stand and lawn. Date: 1900
The good-humoured crowd at the London HippodromeStreet entertainers amuse the crowds waiting outside the London Hippodrome. Date: 1901
Audience types at the London Hippodrome 1904An impression of country visitors, looking ruddy and bumpkin-ish, and town visitors, looking elelgant but disdainful. A reflection of the popularity of the London Hippodrome
Brilliant Fashions for the Little Season, 1926Smartly dressed members of London society leaving the theatre on a night out. The women wear the knee length tubular dresses that were to epitomise 1920s fashion
Royal Ascot 1938Fashionably dressed race goers on the way back to the Royal Enclosure after lunch at Royal Ascot. Date: 1938
Bystander masthead - the races by Gordon ConwayBystander masthead illustrated by Gordon Conway featuring a stylised crowd at the races watching horses and jockey ride past. Date: 1931
Group in fancy dress, c. 1927A jolly group of party revellers in various forms of fancy dress including a jockey, a gypsy (a favourite them of the 1920s) and a convict. Date: c.1927
Women theatre goer 1905Woman wearing an attractive dainty theatre bodies of white ninon, threaded with scarves of old rose crepe de chine, sleeves are outlined by a finger-depth of dark fur. 1905
Flirting man 1906Man in military uniform whispering in a attractive womans ear. 1906
Rivals at the theatre 1906Smartly dressed gentlemen in tuxedos trying to get the attention of a flirtatious woman. 1906
Panto time from the clowns point of view 1858Well attended threatre, with every watching except one! 1858
Childrens Pantomime 1871The Childrens Pantomime Party at Covent Garden Theatre. Date: 1871
LEAVING OPERA HOUSEOpera-goers leaving the Opera House (His Majestys Theatre), London Date: 1820
Race Day FashionsRace-goers in black velvet coats, V-neck dresses & silver fox fur stoles. N.B the wrist watch & fur muff & hat with chin strap. One dress has floral panels on the corsage. Date: circa 1913
QUEUE AT LONDON PAVILIONQueue of theatre-goers before the performance outside the London Pavilion Date: 1900
ELECTRIC SHOCKS FOR FUN 1889Shocks for fun among the fair-goers at La Villette, on the outskirts of Paris Date: 1889
IN THE STALLS, LONDONIn the stalls of a London theatre : playgoers look up to see what celebrities may be in the boxes above them Date: 1870
LEAVING THE THEATRE, 1907Fashionable playgoers leave His Majestys Theatre in the Haymarket, London Date: 1907
THEATRE / THEATRE GOINGA stage performance before Louis XIII of France Date: circa 1640
A Turkey Glide by William Heath RobinsonThe latest Christmas family gliders fitted with listening in equipment for hearing Dutch concerts during dinner. One particularly large family flies through the air while using hot water bottles or
Coffee Stall by Gordon NicollPainting of a coffee stall, an intrinsic part of a night out in London during the 1920s and 30s. Entitled, We won t go home till morning
The Empire Theatre, Leicester SquarePostcard showing the frontage of The Empire Theatre, Leicester Square. The year is unknown. Date: 1900s ?
Masked Ball / Green DressTwo older gentlemen, rather the worse for wear, are supported by their carnival guardian angel - a woman in a green dress and extravagant hat Date: 1909
Jovial Party Goers / SieJovial guests at a party. Date: circa 1908
When the Sun Shines at AscotAn unfamiliar view on a private footpath leading through woods and across meadows to the Grand Stand at Royal Ascot. According to the Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News - " A lovely journey
Pub-goers Outing, Thought to be Woolwich, LondonPub-goers Outing, Thought to be Woolwich, Eltham, County of London, England. Showing Livery of Meuxs Brewery Date: 1920s
The 1914 Season - a Fancy Dress Ball by MataniaLate dancers leaving the Albert Hall during the first cold light of dawn after attending a fancy dress ball there during the summer season of 1914. Date: 1914
Arrival of the Theatre Train at Victoria Station, 1914Theatre-goers from the suburbs exit Victoria Station amid office workers and commuters ready to take a taxi in search of dinner before going to see a play or musical in Londons West End in 1914
The Great Ladies Crusade Against The Matinee Hat 1906Photographs showing hats made by the Comtesse de Talleyrand, the Comtesse Recope, the Comtesse de Fels, the Marquise de Jaucourt and the Comtesse de Guerne
Public queuing to see Faust, 1939A photograph revealing the publics appetite for theatre during World War II despite the black-outs, restricted train services and other discomforts
Late Comers at the Christmas Shows by Charles RobinsonA group of late theatre goers cause chaos as they make their way to their seats at the theatre. Date: 1928
Theatre from a Box 1909A group of theatre goers watch a show of singing and dancing from a theatre box. Not all of them seem to be totally impressed. Date: 1909
Theatre from a Box 1916A group of four theatre goers, three women and one man, in a box watching showgirls Date: 1916
Party hosted by La Comtesse de Clermont-TonnerreA group of revellers in lavish fancy dress at a party hosted by la comtesse de Clermont-Tonnerre. The costumes look very Oriental in theme
The Best People by Chloe PrestonA group of snooty and arrogant looking theatre goers sit in a box, chomp chocolates and look disdainfully down upon the stage and audience below
A game of hidden celebritiesA pair of party goers play a game of hidden celebrities where the name of a famous person is pinned to anothers back and everyone must guess who they are
Piccadilly, by A. R. ThomsonIllustration showing an evening at Piccadilly, London. Glamorous party goers mingle with commuters, taking in the city life
The Plage of 1931 by Lewis BaumerRiviera scene showing glamorous beach goers relaxing in the sun
Theatre-goers rushing for carriages, Strand, 1907Illustration showing British theatre-goers rushing to their carriages after the end of their play, Strand, London, 1907
The Bystander MastheadScene depicting glamorous theatre goers in a box at the theatre, watching an actress on stage take a bow while the conductor is visible above the orchestra pit
Theatre Queue 1930SA huge crowd of theatre goers queueing outide the new Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford-on-Avon, England, which opened in 1932
Kipling CarriedEnglish writer, Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), is carried aloft by hearty party-goers aboard the Majestic warship after he had recited his poem Soldier and sailor too
Windy Derby / Epsom / AlkenA Start for the Derby of the Effects of a Windy Day or The Epsom Race Course Race-goers are sent flying by a severe wind causing havoc amongst the spectators
On the Lawn at AscotFashionable race-goers on the Lawn at Ascot
Women at Theatre 1814Crape gown, demi-train, shawl of cashmire, amber jewellery; hair a la Grecque with gold comb. Round dress, long lace sleeves, gold jewellery, black lace shawl; hair: Romano-Greek
THE OLD VIC, 1870Theatre-goers in the gallery of the Victoria Theatre when it was a popular music hall
Fash. Ger. Theatre GoersFashionable patrons of the theatre. He sits with his hat on while she scans the audience for friends and foes with her opera-glass
Theatre Going 1850An over crowded theatre gallery filled with many drunken theatre-goers
Theatregoer in Big HatA woman in a large hat with a broad brim & ostrich feather plume is serenely unaware that her choice in millinery is obscuring the view of her fellow theatre goers
Surrey Theatre 1840SIdlers, promenading couples, a lady & lap dog, a dog chasing a boy, & a porter with a heavy load loiter on the street - 3 drunks with pint pots stumble out of the Coal Hole pub
Fashionable theatregoers in a loggia box at a French theatreA group of four fashionable theatregoers, two men and two women, in a loggia box at a French theatre
Last train from Charing Cross, Central LondonPassengers - many of them evidently theatregoers - await the last train of the day out of Charing Cross, Central London
