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Performers Collection (page 6)

Background imagePerformers Collection: Troupe of Royal Midgets, including Madam Tom Thumb

Troupe of Royal Midgets, including Madam Tom Thumb. Date: circa 1900s

Background imagePerformers Collection: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs stage production

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs stage production
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Harry Benets stage production. Date: circa 1947

Background imagePerformers Collection: Royal Variety Performance 1965

Royal Variety Performance 1965
A dozen of the 21 acts lined up for the Royal Variety Performance 1965. From left, Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers, Shirley Bassey, Jack Benny, Peter, Paul and Mary, Dusty Springfield

Background imagePerformers Collection: Vaslav Nijinsky and. Tamara Karsavina

Vaslav Nijinsky and. Tamara Karsavina
Ballets Russes. Ballet Le Spectre de la Rose, music by Carl Maria von Weber and choreography by Mikhail Fokin. On stage, the performers of the premiere

Background imagePerformers Collection: Anna Held in her peacock gown

Anna Held in her peacock gown
Miss Anna Held, appearing in Follow Me at the Casino in New York, displaying her spectacular peacock gown with the tail spread. Date: 1917

Background imagePerformers Collection: Festival of Empire exhibition, Pageant of London, 1911

Festival of Empire exhibition, Pageant of London, 1911
Citizens of London as the living history of London City: the pageant at the Festival of Empire at the Crystal Palace. 1. visitors to the court of Queen Elizabeth: chiefs and women from afar; 2

Background imagePerformers Collection: The Dolly Sisters and Maurice Chevalier

The Dolly Sisters and Maurice Chevalier in Paris En Fleurs, Paris, 1925 1925

Background imagePerformers Collection: Korea: circus performers, acrobats

Korea: circus performers, acrobats
Vintage early 20th century photograph - Korea: circus performers, acrobats

Background imagePerformers Collection: Cartoon, The Brothers Griffiths

Cartoon, The Brothers Griffiths -- Athletic Drolls. Two clowns in costume. 1884

Background imagePerformers Collection: Bedouin dancers on Fair Day, Sheikh Othman, Aden

Bedouin dancers on Fair Day, Sheikh Othman, Aden
Bedouin dancers on Fair Day, Sheikh Othman, British colony of Aden (now in Yemen). Date: circa 1930s

Background imagePerformers Collection: Proscenium Arch, Pantheon Theatre, London

Proscenium Arch, Pantheon Theatre, London. 1815

Background imagePerformers Collection: A Trio of French Child Contortionists and Acrobats

A Trio of French Child Contortionists and Acrobats. Date: circa 1930s

Background imagePerformers Collection: Henry Ainley and Nina Sevening - English stage actors

Henry Ainley and Nina Sevening - English stage actors
Henry Hinchliffe Ainley (1879-1945) - English Shakespearean stage and screen actor and Nina Gladys Sevening.(1885-1958) - English stage actress Date: circa 1908

Background imagePerformers Collection: Flo Hastings and Wee Georgie Wood

Flo Hastings and Wee Georgie Wood
Late 19th/early 20th century music hall performers Flo Hastings (1880-?) and Wee Georgie Wood (1894-1979), attending a screening of rare clips of early music hall acts at the National Film Theatre in

Background imagePerformers Collection: Myanmar - Performing zat pwe - Dance and Music

Myanmar - Performing zat pwe - Dance and Music
Performing zat pwe the traditional Burmese performance form that combines elements of music, dance, and theatre. Date: circa 1908

Background imagePerformers Collection: Caricature of Afred and Paul Martinetti, performers

Caricature of Afred and Paul Martinetti, performers
Caricature of Alfred and Paul Martinetti, American pantomime performers. 1883

Background imagePerformers Collection: Punks at a gig, Manchester

Punks at a gig, Manchester
A punk finds himself upside-down in the mosh-pit at a punk gig in Manchester. Date: circa 1982

Background imagePerformers Collection: Ballet dancers at Lanhydrock House, Cornwall

Ballet dancers at Lanhydrock House, Cornwall
Two ballet dancers from the Royal Opera House dance a pas de deux from Swan Lake to entertain children from all over East Cornwall

Background imagePerformers Collection: The Varlets, WW1 entertainment troupe

The Varlets, WW1 entertainment troupe
The Varlets, a British troupe entertaining men on the Western Front during the First World War. Their theatres included barns, fields, dug-outs

Background imagePerformers Collection: Artistes de Music Hall by Rose-Marie Guillaume

Artistes de Music Hall by Rose-Marie Guillaume
Salon de Paris - Artistes de Music Hall - painting by Rose-Marie Guillaume Date: circa 1910

Background imagePerformers Collection: Theatre - Play - The Assassin - Duel scene

Theatre - Play - The Assassin - Duel scene between Prince Demetri and Countess Wanda Date: 1904

Background imagePerformers Collection: China - Chinese Actors in elaborate costumes

China - Chinese Actors in elaborate costumes Date: 1910s

Background imagePerformers Collection: Stage Fright by Jack Gordge

Stage Fright by Jack Gordge
An actress stands by a theatre curtain, terrified to go on stage, a phobia personified by a menacing shadowy figure behind her. Date: 1927

Background imagePerformers Collection: Strip club

Strip club
Illustration of strip club with scantily clad strippers performing for an ogling male audience. Date: 1960

Background imagePerformers Collection: Rosie Dolly and Irving Netcher arrive in New York

Rosie Dolly and Irving Netcher arrive in New York
Rosie Dolly and Irving Netcher as they arrived in New York from Paris aboard Olympic for their wedding, March 1932 1932

Background imagePerformers Collection: Jenny Dolly with her adopted daughters

Jenny Dolly with her adopted daughters
Jenny Dolly with her two adopted daughters (Manzi and Klari) shortly before her suicide, Los Angeles, 1941 1941

Background imagePerformers Collection: The Dolly Sisters and Parents, USA

The Dolly Sisters and Parents, USA

Background imagePerformers Collection: Dolly Sisters in their dancing frocks

Dolly Sisters in their dancing frocks
The Dolly Sisters in His Bridal Night, Republic Theatre, New York, 1916 in creations by Lucile (Lady Duff Gordon) 1916

Background imagePerformers Collection: Three acrobats doing balancing act on a high wire

Three acrobats doing balancing act on a high wire
Three acrobats doing a balancing act on a high wire in the open air

Background imagePerformers Collection: Scene in the wings during a pantomime

Scene in the wings during a pantomime, with performers in costume waiting for their next entrance

Background imagePerformers Collection: Members of a Parsee theatre company, India

Members of a Parsee theatre company, India
Group photo, members of a Parsee (Parsi) theatre company, India. Groups of this kind toured around northern India, offering a combination of drama and music

Background imagePerformers Collection: Eastbourne Patriotic Concert Party

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

Background imagePerformers Collection: Victorian Scrap - Circus Harlequinade

Victorian Scrap - Circus Harlequinade - Harlequin and Columbine, with a clown in the background. late 19th century

Background imagePerformers Collection: Cartoon, Henry Irving and Wilson Barrett

Cartoon, Henry Irving and Wilson Barrett -- Mr Wilson Barrett will soon let us know that there is more than one English actor who can do justice to Shakespeare

Background imagePerformers Collection: Young ballerina in a studio photo

Young ballerina in a studio photo
Young ballerina (Dorothy Turner) in a studio photo. Date: early 1910s

Background imagePerformers Collection: Amateur theatre performance, The Pyjama Game

Amateur theatre performance, The Pyjama Game. Date: circa 1980s

Background imagePerformers Collection: Theatre Rotto, Sancreed Village Hall, Penzance, Cornwall

Theatre Rotto, Sancreed Village Hall, Penzance, Cornwall
Theatre Rotto in action, Sancreed Village Hall, Sancreed, near Penzance, Cornwall. Date: circa 1980s

Background imagePerformers Collection: Street theatre on the beach, St Ives, Cornwall

Street theatre on the beach, St Ives, Cornwall -- five actors (male and female) from the National Theatre Company, Bath, in teeshirts and miniskirts holding boxes of Kelloggs Cornflakes

Background imagePerformers Collection: Native acrobats, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India

Native acrobats, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India
Native acrobats in action, one on a tightrope, Jabalpur (Jubbulpore), Madhya Pradesh, India. Date: circa 1930s

Background imagePerformers Collection: Hindu dancer and drummer, India

Hindu dancer and drummer, India. Date: circa 1910

Background imagePerformers Collection: Aswad reggae band at Penwith, Cornwall

Aswad reggae band at Penwith, Cornwall
Members of the reggae band Aswad, including founder member Brinsley Forde (front row, left) relaxing offstage at Penwith, Cornwall, during an open air concert. Date: 1983

Background imagePerformers Collection: Brinsley Forde performing at Penwith, Cornwall

Brinsley Forde performing at Penwith, Cornwall
Brinsley Forde (b.1953), founder member of the reggae band Aswad, performing at Penwith, Cornwall, in an open air concert. 1983

Background imagePerformers Collection: Group of native actors, Sierra Leone, West Africa

Group of native actors, Sierra Leone, West Africa
Group of native actors in costume for a Mendi play, Sierra Leone, West Africa. Date: circa 1920

Background imagePerformers Collection: Music cover, For an A1 Nation Beer is Best

Music cover, For an A1 Nation Beer is Best, words and music by Nat Travers and Will Hyde, performed by Nat Travers, King of Coster Comedians. 1935

Background imagePerformers Collection: Mr Warde as the Prince of Wales in Shakespeares Henry IV

Mr Warde as the Prince of Wales in Shakespeares Henry IV
Mr Warde (probably James Prescott Warde, 1792-1840) as the Prince of Wales (Hal) in Shakespeares Henry IV. 1827

Background imagePerformers Collection: Charles Kemble as Falstaff in Henry IV

Charles Kemble as Falstaff in Henry IV
Charles Kemble in the role of Sir John Falstaff in Shakespeares King Henry IV. 1827

Background imagePerformers Collection: Theatre Characters - Dancers

Theatre Characters - Dancers. 19th century

Background imagePerformers Collection: The Orphan Ballad Singers

The Orphan Ballad Singers. 19th century



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