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TALMAS AUDIENCEFrench actor TALMA, by sheer will-power, sees his audience divested of their clothes and transformed into skeletons, which he claims inspires his finest performances Date: late 18th century
WORCESTER MUSIC FESTIVALThe Three Choirs music festival held in Worcester Cathedral. Date: circa 1840
Adgie and her trained lions 1905Adgie born Adelaide Castillo in New Mexico, known as Daring Spanish Lion Tamer, inside the caged with three lions. One of Americans greatest acts of the time
Spanish Golden Age Theater (Siglo de Oro), 16th-17th centuries. classical Open-Air Theatre (Corral de Comedias) in a court. Illustration by Lluis Bargall atercolour
British Home propagandaThe young girl in a sailor's uniform is wearing a hat with Iron Duke on it. On the reverse is a written message saying that the girl recipient has been to several theatre performances - ZigZag
GREECE. PELOPONNESE. LACONIA. Sparta. Ruins of a theater
FASSMAN, Josep Mir i Rocafort, named Profesor. Spanish psychologist and hypnotist. Poster of the show Fassman hypnostist of crowds
Salle Pleyel, ParisA concert at the Salle Pleyel, rue Rochechouart, Paris : this is where Chopin made his Paris debut in 1832
Lunchtime on Tower HillThe front cover of The Bystander magazine features two lorry drivers in Tower Hill, London enjoying a Brigade of the Guards band performance on their lunch-break. 1940
The Belle of New York, by Cs McLellanThe Belle of New York, a musical by Cs McLellan, with music by Gustave Kerker. First produced in England at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, April 1898
Peg Leg Bates - Lew Leslies Blackbirds Revue - London, 1935 Date: 1935
Municipal theater and the Place de la R鰵blique, AlgiersThe municipal theater and the Place de la R鰵 blique, Algiers. Many figures stroll around the square, which is lined with buildings in French colonial style
Caricature of Wilkie Collins and Edgar BruceCaricature of William Wilkie Collins (left, 1824-1889), English novelist, playwright and short story writer, and Edgar Bruce (right, 1845?-1901), actor-manager
Paris Conservatoire 1843A concert - it looks like a violin concerto in progress - at the Salle des Concerts of the Paris Conservatoire Date: 1843
Adelina Patti / Jan 1865Carlotta Patti is tonights prima donna in a recital at the Leipzig Gewandhaus : a particularly vivid engraving showing the audience as well as the singer and her pianist. Date: January 1865
Promenade Concert 1870SBirds eye view of a Promenade Concert at the Covent Garden Theatre. Date: 1870s
Handel Crystal PalaceA Festival of Handels music at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham, London. Date: 1859
View of Langham Place, London, at night, with (from left to right) All Souls Church, the Queens Hall, and St Georges Hall (Englands Home of Mystery)
Hermann Vezin (1829 - 1910), American actor, drama teacher and writer
Matinee in aid of the Concerts of the Front fund, Lady DianaA group at Lena Ashwells special matinee at the Lyric Theatre on 29 June 1917, in aid of the Concerts at the Front Fund. A number of society ladies took part
Hagenbeck Circus and Zoo in LondonThe sights and sounds of the Christmas season at Olympia, London: Carl Hagenbecks Circus and Zoo from Hamburg. Showing the annexe with sea elephants (sea lions), penguins, polar bears
Anna Pavlova - Seated Between PerformancesThe Russian Ballerina Anna Pavlova (1881 -1931) seated and relaxing between performances. Date: circa 1905
Title Page of Hocus PocusThe title page of Henry Deans " The Whole Art of Legerdemain, or Hocus Pocus in Perfection" first published in 1722. Date: 1772
Handel performance announcement, 1732An announcement of two performances of Esther by Handel in 1732 at the Kings Theatre, Haymarket on 2nd May 1732, and York Buildings, Villars Street on 20th April 1732. Date: 1732
Frederick LemaitreFREDERICK LEMAITRE (Antoine Louis Prosper) French actor, notable performances of Hamlet, Othello and Kean. Date: 1800 - 1876
John Orlando Parry - 2JOHN ORLANDO PARRY musical entertainer, depicted with some of the characters he celebrates in his immensely popular stage performances. Date: 1810 - 1879
Pachmann in 1927VLADIMIR VON PACHMANN Russian pianist, noted for his performances of Chopin but also for his eccentricities on-stage. Date: 1848 - 1933
Maria LadvenantMARIA LADVENANT Leading Spanish actress, singer and dancer, noted for her performances in the popular tonadillas. Date: 18TH CENTURY
Federico Garcia Lorca & Lola MembrivesFederico Garcia Lorca and the actress Lola Membrives before a poster advertising 100 performances of the work Bodas
Albert Chevalier - a Few of his PropsSome of the theatrical costumes and props used by actor, singer and comedian Albert Chevalier during his performances. Date: circa 1903
Berlioz Conducts 1844Military concert conducted by Hector Berlioz including special cannons ! Date: 1844
Berlioz at Paris 1845Concert given by Hector Berlioz in the Cirque Olympique in the Champs- Elysees, Paris. Date: 1845
Instead of intervening in Cuba and South America, why not ship the revolutions to Coney Island and let us all get some fun out of them? Two performances daily, with the original casts and costumes
Between performances. Illustration shows a scene on a stage with a large table and many actors and actresses engaged in various activities; on the far left is a Christmas tree with decorations based
The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on earth, the worlds grandest, largest, best, amusement institution. The Flying Dillons in a series of most marvelous mid-air feats and startling performances
The burgomaster the great up to date musical comedy : unprecedented record of over 100 consecutive performances at Dearborn Theatre, Chicago. Date ca. 1899
National Gallery daytime concerts during WWII, 1939Emptied of its Old Masters (transferred to a place of safety in the country), the National Gallery re-opened to the public as a concert hall during World War II
Fete Champetre, Watcombe, 1852Musical fete champetre at Watcombe, near Torquay. The grand natural ampitheatre in which the performances took place was caused by a landslip. Date: 1852
Baden-Powell in AdenThe Chief Scout (Lord Baden-Powell) & the President of the Local Association watching the displays in Aden. 1930s
Prinzregenter TheaterThe Prinzregenter Theatre, Munich, completed in 1901, was built for performances of Wagners operas. All seats are in the amphitheatre. Date: 1930s
Playbill for Maskelyne & Cooke magical variety showPlaybill for performances of the show The Novelty of the Age, featuring magicians Maskelyne and Cooke, held at Berkley Castle, Blackpool, January 1870
Playbill - magician Doctor Silvester and the levitating ladyUndated playbill for performances of magician Doctor Silvester and the levitating lady at " Gebouw der Loge". HPF/5A/37
Blackheath Green ManThe Green Man, on the crest of Blackheath Hill, standing until quite recently as a venue for old-style music hall performances. Date: circa 1860
Performing Street DogsTwo dogs in male and female roles entertain a group of well-to-do ladies at the edge of a market or shopping street. The handler also has an owl and a cat
An Evening at the Moulin RougeScene in the Moulin Rouge, Paris circa. 1910. Founded by Charles Zidler in 1889, the club was a popular place to eat, dance and watch cabaret performances
The Wapping ConcertA satire on Madame Mara, a concert singer. She sang at the Handel Commemoration in Westminster Abbey in 1784 and 1785. She had rickets in her childhood - hence Le Genou Inflexible
Concert Hanover SquareA concert by the Philharmonic Society at the Hanover Square Concert Rooms, London
Mendelssohn at LeipzigMendelssohn conducts his own music at the Leipzig Gewandhaus