Performance Collection (#27)

Concert at Princes Hall, 1883
Concert at Princes Hall for the New Building of Institute of Painters in Water Colours, Piccadilly. Date: 1883

St Georges Hall, Bradford, interior
The interior of St Georges Hall, Bradford on the occasion of the Saltaire concert, part of the festivities to celebrate the opening of Titus Salts model alpaca mill.The name Saltaire is a combination

Enjoying Handel, 1868
Ingenuous Young Lady: " I like the chorsuses best, because they make such a noise that we can talk as much as we like without anyone noticing." A gentleman with a top hat

National Concert at her Majestys Theatre, 1850. Date: 1850

Gallery minstrels
Two gallery minstrels serenade the audience below them with their harps Date: Medieval

The Handel Commemoration, Westminster Abbey, 1784
The Handel Commemoration at Westminster Abbey. View of the orchestra and organ erected in Westminster Abbey under the direction of Mr. James Wyatt. Date: 1784

Singer Le Mans
Singer 1.5 litre Le Mans two- seater has indeed performed well on the Le Mans circuit, where sturdy build is as important as high performance. Date: 1936

Street music: organ grinder, 1789
An organ grinder plying his trade, surrounded by various other musicians. A buxom lady plays a stringed instument, while a boy and his dog look on. Date: c.1789

Street music: hurdy gurdy player in Paris
Michel le Clerc, 18th century hurdy gurdy player, performing on the streets of Paris

Opera Petrus da Dacia

ROLLS-ROYCE 20-25
This is RRs cheap model, but still a superb combination of high performance with luxury travel. Date: 1936

Bentley 3. 5 Litre
Bentley 3.5 litre sports tourer : very powerful and with superb performance - but for the price (L 1380) you could buy ten Austin Sevens ! Date: 1936

M. G. SALOON
Medium-priced family saloon with sporty performance. Date: 1936

Daimler Straight-Eight
Sports saloon combining sports performance with comfort and quietness. If you can t manage a Rolls... Date: 1936

Theatre from a Box 1909
A 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

Chinese Actors
Chinese actors during a performance. The caption describes the principal performer as an actress - is she in drag ? circa 1911

Benguella, Congo - Carnival - Dance of the Chinas
Benguella, Congo - A Carnival, the traditional Dance of the " Chinas" Date: 1911

Woman in masculine costume
A woman in a rather masculine looking costume, possibly for a stage performance. Date: circa 1920s

Concert Party Offstage
Members of a concert party relax off-stage after the performance, celebrating with a bottle of wine. Date: 1901

Street music: Flemish hurdy gurdy player
Flemish street scene showing a hurdy gurdy player performing for some peasants. Date: 17th century

Can Can Dancer - Patte en L air
Can Can Dancer performing a " Patte en L air" (basic translation: " Feet in the Air" !). Date: 1905

Street music: hurdy gurdy player
A hurdy gurdy player performing for three poor boys in the street

Street music: hurdy gurdy player, 1740
A 18th century hurdy gurdy player performing on the streets of Paris. Date: 1740

Albertina Vitak and Chester Hale - Dancers
Albertina Vitak (1907-?) and Chester Hale (1899-?) - Dancers, performing in The Music Box Revue written by Irving Berlin, performed at the Palace Theatre Date: 1923

Street music: 17th century hurdy gurdy player
Street scene showing a blind hurdy gurdy player performing in 17th century Holland. Date: 17th century

Street music: 1892 slum scene
A noisy street scene of 1892:children dance to a barrel organ, competing with an accordion, penny whistle and the hubbub of passers by. 1892

Street music: organ grinder claimant, 1873
The " nobleman" organ grinder: a claimant to a title whilst on tour through the Irish provinces. Though he refused to name himself

London street musicians, 1848
A musical trio ply their trade on the streets of London. Date: 1848

Russian street musician, 1868
A street musician of Tiflis, Georgia, Russia. Date: 1868

Street music: Gypsies playing guitar, 1855
Gypsies playing guitar on the streets of Paris attract the attention of a passing shop girl and some gentlemen. Date: 1855

Street music: Queen serenaded, 1870
A street serenade by masked musicians to Isabella II, the exiled Queen of Spain. Date: 1870

Concert at Lyon, 1866
A band performs on stage at a benefit concert at Lyon. Date: 1866

Popular Concert, St. Jamess Hall, 1887
Sketches from the thousandth popular concert at St. James Hall. Pictured clockwise from top left: Miss Agnes Zimmerman, Madame Liza Lehmann, Miss Fanny Davies, Madame Norman-Neruda, Mr

Blind Hannah Brentford, 1827
Hannah Brentford, blind musician of Bunhill-row, shown here aged 24 giving a street performance of hymns, accompanied by her violin

Champs Elysees open air concert, c. 1800
A man plays what looks like a harpsicord at open air concert in Champs Elysees, France. Date: c.1800

Mondonvilles Pieces de Clavecin
A fringed banner announces Mondonvilles Pieces de Clavecin. The title page shows a musical lady playing the harpsicord on a balcony

Concert at Hamburg, 1845
Interior of a concert hall in Hamburg, Germany, during a performance in 1843. Date: 1843

Bach bicentenary concert, 1885
Orchestra and choir gather to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the birth of composer Johann Sebastian Bach. Date: 1885

Concert in Royal Festival Hall, South Bank, London
Scene inside the new Royal Festival Hall, on the South Bank, London, with one of the first concerts taking place. The auditorium, balcony and boxes are almost full

Ministry of Justice Concert, Paris 1862
Official concert at the Ministry of Justice, Paris. Date: 1862

Jenny Lind in New York, 1850
Singer Jenny Lind is greeted with rapture when she appearanced at the Castle Garden Theatre in New York. Date: September 1850

Inauguration of St. Georges Hall, Liverpool, 1854
The inauguration of St. Georges Hall, Liverpool. Interior from the south, during the performance of the first oratorio. Building started in 1838

Concert at Queens Hall, London, 1893
The first smoking concert given by the Royal Amateur Orchestral Society at the then new Queens Hall, Langham Place, in the presence of the Prince of Wales(later King Edward VII)

Von Bulow conducts Piano concerto, 1892
Hans von Bulow(1830-1894), German musician and composer, conducts concerto, with a lady playing the piano. Date: c.1892

Baden-Powell in Aden
The Chief Scout (Lord Baden-Powell) & the President of the Local Association watching the displays in Aden. 1930s

Music at home, 1820
A musical evening at home. Date: 1820

Popular music - ragtime in the home in 1906
Incongruous glimpse of a stately home music room, with the upper class occupants enjoying the popular music of the day: ragtime

U.s cavalry bugler
A United States cavalry bugler Date: 1890

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