Performance Collection (page 4)

Turkey. Whirling Derviches. Mevlevi Order
Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Whirling Derviches. Mevlevi Order. The whirling dervishes were founded by Jelaluddin Rumi (1207-1273). Engraving by Lemaitre, Vernier and Monnin

Keith Prowse Advertisement
An 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

Pavlova
A lithograph portraying the Russian prima ballerina, Anna Pavlovna Pavlova, 1881-1931. She is captured here, mid performance, forming an elegant pose, at the Palace Theater in London. Date: circa 1912

Ballet Dancer
This tempera painting gives a view, looking down at a solitary ballet dancer on stage, mid performance, wearing a pink dress, posing on one leg. Date: circa 1920

Madame DAlvarez
A portrait painting of Marguerite d'Alvarez, an English contralto who sang on various operatic and concert stages, including Samson and Delilah performed in Rouen in 1907

Cinderella
An uncommon Edwardian Drury Lane theatre poster for Cinderella by the poster king John Hassall. This 1905 performance of the famous Christmas pantomime starred Harry Randall as Alfonso

The Fritzsche brothers - German Bicycle Acrobats from Leuben, Dresden, Germany. Date: circa 1907

Advert, Mazda light bulbs and lamps
Advert, Mazda Light Bulbs and Lamps, with circus clowns Date: 1952

Drury Lane Theatre, London, auditorium viewed from the stage during a performance Date: 1804

Berthe Bovy
Mlle. Berthe Bovy on a bridge in Paris. This lady is a societaire of the Comedie Francaise, where her performances have gained her great renown

Singers Layton and Johnstone about to perform at a cabaret show in London. They were an American vocal and piano duo in the 1920s and 1930s, consisting of Turner Layton and Clarence ??Tandy

Sir Arthur Wing Pinero in his study. Photograph was to advertise is play iris which was performing at the Adelphi theatre. He was an English playwright and, early in his career, actor

Beatrice Lillie and her son taking a walk in London. Beatrice Gladys Lillie, known as Bea Lillie, was a Canadian-born British actress, singer and comedic performer

Spring cleaning the play perform at St Martin's theatre, directed by Mr Frederick Lonsdale. Mr. Denys Blakelock and Miss Edna Best, are seen in the picture and the main actors in the play

Students of Berkely College, Acting Oedipus Rex
Students of Berkeley College, Acting ?dipus Rex in their Greek Theatre of the College. Teiresias, the seer, is seen approaching King ?dipus on the permanent stage possessed by the college

Mrs Patrick Campbell playing Mrs Daventry
Mrs Patrick Campbell, (February 1865- April 1940) born Beatrice Rose Stella Tanner and known informally as Mrs Pat, was an English stage actress

Punch and Judy with elves, Dorothy M Wheeler
Christmas Command Performance! illustration of elves watching Punch and Judy show, surprising the drummer and the dog. Dorothy M Wheeler, illustrator, (1891-1966)

Judy McCrea, smoking backstage at Windmill Theatre
Judy McCrea, smoking cigarette backstage at Windmill Theatre, in revealing dance costume. Captioned, This charming lady, Miss Judy McCrea

Performance of Romeo and Juliet, Colombo, Ceylon
Depictions of a performance of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet by the Singhalese in Colombo, Ceylon (modern day Sri Lanka)

Charles Bannister Singing His Way Through A Toll Gate
A cartoon by Steven Spurrier, showing an episode in the life of actor and singer Charles Bannister (1738-1804). Returning to London from Epsom

The Miracle at the Lyceum Theatre
Scenes from Max Reinhardt's production of The Miracle at the Lyceum Theatre, a story told entirely in mime. Inset is Lady Diana Duff Cooper (1892-1986) as the Madonna. Date: 1932

Production of Othello
Actor Ernest Milton (1890-1974) played the title role in this production of Othello at the St James's Theatre. Also pictured are Nicholas Hannen (1881-1972) as Cassio and Henry Oscar (1891-1969)

Scene from See Naples And Die
The cast of See Naples And Die, a play by Elmer Rice (1892-1967) staged at the Little Theatre. Date: 1932

Sybil Thorndike and Students
The actress Sybil Thorndike (1882-1976) with a group of students from Guy's Hospital in London. She had recently given a benefit performance for the hospital. Date: 1925

Horace Hodges in Lightnin
Actor Horace Hodges (1863-1951) performing in the play Lightnin at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London. Date: 1925

Margaret Bannerman
Canadian actress Margaret Bannerman (1896-1976) appearing in Camilla States Her Case at the Globe Theatre in London. Later in 1925 her career would be interrupted when she suffered a nervous

Playtime at the Piccadilly
Performers in Playtime at the Piccadilly, a cabaret show at the Piccadilly Hotel. The artists pictured are Mimi Jordan, Rene Lorrimore, Evelyn Wrentmor, Amelia Allen

Melville Gideon at the Piano
Melville Gideon (1884-1933) was an American composer, lyricist and performer. Here he is appearing in The Co-Optimists, a variety revue show that originally opened in London in 1921

Mona Paiva, a Russian dancer of the Opera Comique in Paris. Date: circa 1924

Jose Echegaray y Eizaguirre (1832-1916). Spanish engineer, playwright, politician and mathematician. Leading of the Spanish dramatist of the last quarter of the 19th century

Kabuki actor as Kiyohime, Japanese traditional story
Kabuki actor as Kiyohime, in a Japanese traditional story involving the beautiful daughter of a village magistrate who falls in love with a young priest

Dance of Korean King by Sai Shoki, from Baku Ishii's dance school, who also appeared in a film, The Dancer from the Peninsula or The Dancing Girl of Izu (1933)

Russian Ballet
Sculpture portraying a Russian Ballet called The Cat. The figures show Ukranian dancer, Serge Lifar knelt, embracing Russian dancer, Alice Nikitina

Musical performance in Ekhagen, Stockholm
Water-colour painting of a pianist and violinist performing for a group of ladies and gentlemen. Date: circa 1928

Peggy Ashcroft and Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies
Peggy Ashcroft (1907-1991) appearing as Cecily Cardew and Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies (1891-1992) as Gwendolyn Fairfax, in a production of The Importance of Being Earnest at the Globe Theatre. Date: 1939

Ram Gopal and Maya Rani
Indian dancers Ram Gopal (1912-2003) and Maya Rani, promoting performances at the Aldwych Theatre in London. Date: circa 1939

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Sketch depicting a performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. Date: 1939

Minnie Thompson, Dallas cowgirl in New York
Minnie Thompson from Dallas, Texas, performs horse riding feats outside the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Central Park, New York. She had won many prizes as a trainer of unbroken horses. Date: 1910

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

Mlle Ameta Butterfly Dancer
Performance artist Mlle Ameta uses costume, lighting effects and newly-invented machinery to perform her butterfly dance in Vienna. Date: circa 1910

Sepha Treble, actress, (1908-1995), studio portrait wearing black mantilla. Captioned, Black and Ivory'. With description, Sepha Treble Wears a Mantilla; A black dress and a black lace mantilla

Advertisement for Henly SSI and SSII cars, by The Swallow Coachbuilding Company Ltd. Captioned, An Amazing Performance'

Florence Desmond, impersonator, as Marlene Dietrich, in top hat, with cigarette. With description, Florence Desmond is one of the cleverest impersonators there are about at present

Noel Coward and Alfred Lunt, on balcony, Design for Living, theatrical portrait. With description, Meet Noel Coward and Alfred Lunt on a balcony

Madame Kyra Alanova (1902-1965, dancer, studio fashion portrait. With description)
Madame Kyra Alanova (1902-1965, dancer, studio fashion portrait. With description, Madame Alanovahas left for America where she will give a series of dance recitals)

Jean Rai, cabaret performer, theatrical portrait in satin gown, with doll. Captioned, A Rai of Sunshine'. With description, Miss Jean Rai

Costumes designed by James Bailey for an Old Vic production of "Twelfth Night". Olivia's dress is painted nylon gauze. Date: 1954

Showplace, Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Centre, NYC
Programme cover, Showplace, Radio City Music Hall, Rockefeller Centre, New York City, USA Date: 1953

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