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12TH NIGHT / BELCH ETCSir Toby Belch and Sir Andrew Aguecheek - and Maria the housekeeper. Date: first performed 1601/2
SAINT SEBALD (DURER)SAINT SEBALD German pilgrim of Nuremberg who performed miracles such as turning stones into bread. Date: 8th century
JACK IN THE GREEN 1872Jack-in-the-Green is performed outside Montagu House, Portman Square, London Date: 1 May 1872
THEATRE / EXOTIC / TIEN-LINThe Theatre at Tien-Lin attracts a large audience for the traditional play being performed on the raised staging. Date: circa 1840
THEATRE / REGIONAL / DENMARKA comedy Kalkeballen, being performed at a popular theatre in Copenhagen Date: circa 1840
Racine - NeroBRITANNICUS the emperor Nero Date: first performed 1669
RACINE / ORESTESANDROMAQUE Orestes, the son of Agamemnon Date: first performed 1667
Concert for prisoners, FranceAt La Petite Roquette prison, Paris, a concert is performed for the prisoners. Date: 1885
The first de Havilland DH. 112 Venom prototype - VV612The de Havilland DH.112 Venom - a British post-war single-engined jet aircraft developed and manufactured by the de Havilland Aircraft Company
Gloster Sapphire Meteor WA820Gloster Sapphire Meteor F.8 WA820 at the 1950 SBAC Farnborough Air Show. In the background can be seen Gloster Meteor F.4 VZ389 and Avro Lincoln B.2 RA657 of Flight refuelling Ltd
June Brae and Robert Helpmann in Adam Zero at Sadlers WellsJune Brae (1917-2000) and Robert Helpmann (1909-1986) in Adam Zero, a ballet with music composed by Arthur Bliss and choreographed by Robert Helpmann in 1946 - performed at the Sadlers Wells Theatre
Ballet Les Sylphides, performed by the Diaghilevs Ballets Russes after the choreography by Mikhail Fokin. Watercolour by Ernst Oppler (1925). Watercolour
HOPI KIVAThe kiva of the Powamu Society of the Hopi people of Crand Canyon, Arizona - the sanctuary where religious and magical ceremonies such as rain-making are performed
Faust Courts MargueriteFAUST Faust courts Marguerite in her garden
Tristan & Isolde (Price)The lovers in the forest
LULLY / ARMIDEArmide has seduced all the other crusading knights : will she also lure Renaud to his downfall ? Yes, but since its all done by magic it doesn t count... Date: first performed 1686
Mary Garden (1874 - 1967), American operatic soprano, born in Scotland, seen here in the role of Massenets Manon
Porgy and Bess Mus SheetA fine item of period artwork depicts the opera which, though not successful at first, eventually achieved immense popular acclaim as Americas greatest opera. Date: first performed 1935
Moliere / MisanthropeLE MISANTHROPE Date: first performed 1666
Music cover, The Gipsy Duet from Verdis Il TrovatoreMusic cover, The Gipsy Duet from Il Trovatore, opera by Verdi, in the version performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. Sung by Fanny Huddart and Augustus Braham. circa 1850
Dancing the Hitchy-KooDespite being performed by Mistinguett, this nouvelle danse sensationelle failed to take its place with the valse and the tango... Date: 1913
Mitsubishi F1M2 Model 11 Pete -despite its antiquated appearance, the F1M shipboard scout performed stalwartly thoughout the war
Sheet Music Put me upon an Island Where the Girls are Few. The Suffragette Song written and composed by Will Letters (1877-1910) and performed by Wilkie Bard (1874-1944) Chorus
Suffragette Play An Allegory Vera Wentworth. A one-act play, An Allegory was published in 1913, by the Actresses Franchise League
Gottfried ReicheGOTTFRIED REICHE - German trumpet-player who may well have performed Bachs Brandenburg concerto featuring a trumpet : he died of a stroke following a concert. Date: 1667 - 1734
LCC-LFB Brigade HQ Annual Review hook ladder drillThese coordinated hook ladders drills were a popular feature during the annual displays at Lambeth Headquarters. With one firefighter on each side of the drill tower and at every window
The Beggars Opera, piano music coverCover design on a book of piano music for The Beggars Opera, by John Gay, first performed in 1728. A plump man of the 18th century is depicted, taking a bow at the theatre footlights
Racine / AntigoneANTIGONE as portrayed by Jean Racine in Les Freres Ennemis
FRA DIAVOLO (AUBER)FRA DIAVOLO Scenes from the opera which involves robbers and travellers, an innkeeper and his daughter, and unrequited love and so on
Eastbourne Patriotic Concert Party - 1914-18 - who performed at the RAF Cadet Brigade at its training camp at Saint Leonards-on-Sea (near Hastings). Performers (from top left): Kathleen McIntyre, S
William Henry Beckwith, English swimmerWilliam Henry Beckwith (1857-1892), English award-winning swimmer who often performed at the Royal Aquarium in Tothill Street, London. late 19th century
Music cover, Bell Bottom Trousers, words and music by Moe Jaffe, as performed by Max and Harry Nesbitt. 1944
Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck Inspecting WaC (India)Photograph: Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchinleck Inspecting Members of the Womens Auxiliary Corps (India), 1947 (c).The Women
Music cover, Do Ra Mi Fa, A Singing Lesson, song for voice and piano, written and composed by Arthur Lloyd, performed by Charles Coborn. circa 1889
Caricature of Arthur McKee Rankin, Canadian actorCaricature of Arthur McKee Rankin (1844-1914), Canadian actor active in America, especially California. He toured England with Joaquin Millers play, The Danites, which was performed at Sadlers Wells
Cartoon, Annie Mie, a Dutch play in LondonCartoon, Annie Mie, a Dutch play by Rosier Faarsen which was performed at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London, in November 1880, with Genevieve Ward in the title role
Francis ResuscitatesSAINT FRANCIS OF ASSISI brings the son of the Spini family back to life - by the look of things, this is a posthumous miracle performed at the saints tomb. Date: 1182 - 1226
Henri Et Antonine FerryANTONINE ET HENRI FERRY- BIAGIOLI Talented brother-and-sister team who created and performed musical compositions of many sorts. Date: circa 1867
Marianne EisslerMARRIANNE EISSLER Violinist, performed in Britain : photo of 1895 Date: CIRCA 1890S
Felicien David (Iln)FELICIEN DAVID French musician, at the time of his visit to London in the 1840s, when his symphonic ode Le desert was performed to great acclaim. Date: 1810 - 1876
Jack in the Green 1835Jack-in-the-Green is performed in the street. Date: 1 May 1835
Dance / New CaledoniaThe Pilou-Pilou nocturnal dance performed by torchlight by the males of the tribe. Date: circa 1860
CymbelinePosthumus & Imogen Date: first performed in 1609
Khachaturian Sabre DanceHis ever-popular Sabre Dance from the Gayaneh Suite is performed with verve by the Andrews Sisters
Verdi / Otello / GarciaGarcia in the role of Otello Date: first performed 1887
Verdi / Ernani / PhotoDonna Elvira is about to be wed to the aged Silva, though she loves Hernani, a bandit chief though really, of course, a nobleman disguised who... well, you can imagine Date: first performed 1844
Glucks ArmideMademoiselle Maillard in the role of Armide, an enchantress whose hobby is seducing Crusaders. She adds the hero Renaud to her list of victims, but only by using magic. Date: first performed 1777
Mascagni / Amico FritzScenes from the first production at the Teatro Costanzi, Rome : the story is from a French novel by Erckmann-Chatrian Date: first performed 1891