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Performing Collection (page 19)

Background imagePerforming Collection: The Water King in the Silver Palace

The Water King in the Silver Palace. early 19th century

Background imagePerforming Collection: Cartoon, ringmaster and performing elephants

Cartoon, ringmaster and performing elephants
Cartoon, a ringmaster with two performing elephants -- the one with the long, thin moustache is the theatre manager William Holland. 1883

Background imagePerforming Collection: Spanish Flamenco Dancer with Guitarist

Spanish Flamenco Dancer with Guitarist. 1936

Background imagePerforming Collection: Pageant Vehicle and Play

Pageant Vehicle and Play -- people performing and watching a religious mystery play. 1827

Background imagePerforming Collection: Hurdy Gurdy man and woman performing in street

Hurdy Gurdy man and woman performing in street
Hurdy Gurdy man and woman performing in the street. 19th century

Background imagePerforming Collection: Aunt Babsie as a lion-tamer - failing miserably

Aunt Babsie as a lion-tamer - failing miserably
Aunt Babsie runs away from a lion rearing up on his hind legs - she is a complete failure as a circus lion-tamer! Date: 1923

Background imagePerforming Collection: Kitty Gordon 1909

Kitty Gordon 1909
Kitty Gordon (n饠 Constance Minnie Blades), (1878 - 1974), English actress, posed with a Merry Widow hat in a long provincial tour playing Olga in The Dollar Princess at the London Pavilion

Background imagePerforming Collection: Poster, Carnival scene with cars and performers

Poster, Carnival scene with cars and performers
Carnival scene with cars and performing artistes. circa 1925

Background imagePerforming Collection: Music cover, Hollywood Nights, Mirth and Melody

Music cover, Hollywood Nights, Mirth and Melody, William Fox Musical Movietone. 1939

Background imagePerforming Collection: Travellers - A superb photograph of a Jazz Ensemble

Travellers - A superb photograph of a Jazz Ensemble (Jazz Orchestra), who are performing in front of a fantastic Art Deco backdrop featuring their name

Background imagePerforming Collection: Miss Phyllis Monkman - English Actress and Dancer

Miss Phyllis Monkman - English Actress and Dancer
Miss Phyllis Monkman (1892-1976) - English Actress and Dancer in the title role in Dear Little Billie a musical comedy at The Shaftesbury Theatre, London

Background imagePerforming Collection: Binche, Belgium - people in carnival costume

Binche, Belgium - people in carnival costume
Binche, Belgium - people (known as Gilles) in carnival costume with ostrich feather headdresses, performing the Rondeau in the town square. Date: circa 1930s

Background imagePerforming Collection: Antique painting found in ruins of Herculaneum

Antique painting found in ruins of Herculaneum
Reproduction of an antique painting of a young man found in the ruins of Herculaneum, the ancient Roman town buried under solidified mud after the great eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. 1779

Background imagePerforming Collection: Stunt woman rides over wooden plank

Stunt woman rides over wooden plank with a woman underneath. Date: circa 1970s

Background imagePerforming Collection: Gymnasium at Barnardos Leopold House Home, Limehouse, Londo

Gymnasium at Barnardos Leopold House Home, Limehouse, Londo
Boys performing a drill in the gymnasium at Barnardos Leopold House Home, Limehouse, London. Date: circa 1905

Background imagePerforming Collection: Clown with bottle and sausages on a Victorian scrap

Clown with bottle and sausages on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePerforming Collection: Clown going to market on a Victorian scrap

Clown going to market on a Victorian scrap
Clown going to market with a piglet under his arm on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1870s

Background imagePerforming Collection: Clown, Harlequin and Columbine on a Victorian scrap

Clown, Harlequin and Columbine on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1870s

Background imagePerforming Collection: Clown and Harlequin on a Victorian scrap

Clown and Harlequin on a Victorian scrap -- the clown has fallen into a large drum. Date: circa 1870s

Background imagePerforming Collection: Clown and policeman on a Victorian scrap

Clown and policeman on a Victorian scrap -- the clown appears to have stolen a joint of meat. Date: circa 1870s

Background imagePerforming Collection: Clown with two begging dogs on a Victorian scrap

Clown with two begging dogs on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1870s

Background imagePerforming Collection: Two clowns with hat on a Victorian scrap

Two clowns with hat on a Victorian scrap
Two clowns trying on a hat on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1870s

Background imagePerforming Collection: Two clowns with a ball on a Victorian scrap

Two clowns with a ball on a Victorian scrap
Two clowns playing with a ball on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePerforming Collection: Two clowns with pie on a Victorian scrap

Two clowns with pie on a Victorian scrap
Two clowns with Monkey Pie on a Victorian scrap. Date: circa 1870s

Background imagePerforming Collection: Pigs and monkeys in a circus on a postcard

Pigs and monkeys in a circus on a postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePerforming Collection: Two pigs performing in a concert

Two pigs performing in a concert
Two pigs in evening dress performing in a concert -- a female pig sings while a male pig accompanies her on a grand piano. Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePerforming Collection: Cleo de Merode - Dancer

Cleo de Merode - Dancer
Cleo de Merode (Cleopatra Diane of Merode) (1873-1966) - French actress and dancer who became the mistress of Leopold II, King of the Belgians - photograph from a run of performances at the Alhambra

Background imagePerforming Collection: Banjo on a Victorian New Year scrap

Banjo on a Victorian New Year scrap, with verse on either side and two young women performing on the banjo and the violin (open). Date: circa 1890s

Background imagePerforming Collection: Miss Orford and her performing elephant

Miss Orford and her performing elephant
Capability and docility. Miss Orford performing with her elephants in Vienna. Date: 1910

Background imagePerforming Collection: Miss Mary Studholme - British Actress and Jumbo Junior

Miss Mary Studholme - British Actress and Jumbo Junior
Miss Mary Studholme (1872-1930) - British Actress pictured with Jumbo Junior from the Royal Italian Circus. Date: circa 1905

Background imagePerforming Collection: Carlotta Zambelli

Carlotta Zambelli (18751968), Italian prima ballerina and ballet teacher. 1910

Background imagePerforming Collection: Dancing Time on the Cote d Azur

Dancing Time on the Cote d Azur
Artists impression of Elio Forde and Mary Silver who were exhibition dancers performing at the Caf頤 e Paris in Monte Carlo in 1926. Date: 1926

Background imagePerforming Collection: HMS Marlborough - Concert Party Performers

HMS Marlborough - Concert Party Performers
Two members of a Concert Party in mid-performance! HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named in honour of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough

Background imagePerforming Collection: Mado Minty and Spanora

Mado Minty and Spanora in the spider web scene from New York - Paris at the Casino de Paris. 1927

Background imagePerforming Collection: Anna Pavlova and Laurent Novikoff

Anna Pavlova and Laurent Novikoff in a pas de deux. circa 1920s

Background imagePerforming Collection: Harcourt Algeranoff, English ballet dancer

Harcourt Algeranoff, English ballet dancer
Harcourt Algeranoff (1903-1967), English ballet dancer, ballet master and teacher. circa 1920s

Background imagePerforming Collection: Troubadours singing and reciting a poem

Troubadours singing and reciting a poem, written in Occitan. 12th and 13th centuries. Colored engraving

Background imagePerforming Collection: Jesus performing miracles to the disbelief of the Jews. Code

Jesus performing miracles to the disbelief of the Jews. Codex of Predis (1476). Royal Library. Turin. Italy

Background imagePerforming Collection: Japanese woman performing the tea ceremony - Japan

Japanese woman performing the tea ceremony - Japan Date: circa 1920s

Background imagePerforming Collection: Zoological Misfitz - Toby

Zoological Misfitz - Toby - Mr Punchs dog. early 20th century

Background imagePerforming Collection: Cartoon, Henry Irving and Charles Kean

Cartoon, Henry Irving and Charles Kean
Cartoon, The Corsican Brothers. Showing Henry Irving kneeling in front of the ghost of Charles Kean (1811-1868), in whose footsteps he was following by performing in the play

Background imagePerforming Collection: Caricature, Alfred Vance, English music hall singer

Caricature, Alfred Vance, English music hall singer
Caricature, Alfred Vance (real name Alfred Peek Stevens, 1839-1888), English music hall singer. Back Again! 1880

Background imagePerforming Collection: Music cover, Jig-Saw

Music cover, Jig-Saw! Albert de Courvilles 10th Hippodrome Revue, Selection arranged by Henri Juxon, music by F W Chappelle. 1920

Background imagePerforming Collection: Cartoon, Matinees! Matinees!! Matinees

Cartoon, Matinees! Matinees!! Matinees!!! Trixie Southbank, who is tired of being an extra and wants to play Juliet, asks John Hollingshead (1827-1904), manager of the Gaiety Theatre

Background imagePerforming Collection: Cleevedon Toddlers Home, South Norwood - Exercises

Cleevedon Toddlers Home, South Norwood - Exercises
Young children performing exercises with their nurse at the Cleevedon Toddlers Home, South Norwood. The home was run by the childrens Aid Society. Date: 1930s

Background imagePerforming Collection: Boys Exercise Drill at Loxdale, Upper Portslade, Sussex

Boys Exercise Drill at Loxdale, Upper Portslade, Sussex
Staff take boys through an exercise drill at Loxdale home at Upper Portslade, Sussex, run by the Reformatory and Rescue Union (later known as the Childrens Aid Society)

Background imagePerforming Collection: Jeanne Douste, Pianist

Jeanne Douste, Pianist
JEANNE DOUSTE pianist, noted as performing in a concert at Chelmsford in 1901. Date: circa 1901

Background imagePerforming Collection: Dibdin Performing

Dibdin Performing
CHARLES DIBDIN (the elder) performing at the Sans Souci theatre, London. Date: 1745 - 1814



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