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Advertisement for Carmen, playing at the Grande ArenaAn Art Nouveau advertisement for Carmen, playing at the Grande Arena Date: 1900s
Sir Donald Bradman Unquestionably the greatest batsman ever to play Test cricket. Averaged an amazing 99.94 runs for Australia
A trombone lesson at the ConservatoireProfessor M. Delisse tutors a quartet of trombone players
Anton Chekhov with Moscow Art Theatre groupAnton Chekhov, Russian writer (1860-1904) at the centre of a group of people from the Moscow Art Theatre -- Constantin Stanislavski on his right, Olga Knipper (Chekhovs wife) to Stanislavskis right
His Masters Breath - SatireHis Masters Breath Satirical play on the dog/gramophone logo for His Masters Voice, substituting the music player for a whiskey jar and funnel
Play the Game Football book coverFront cover of a book depicting a young boy kicking a football on the front cover. Date: c.1941
Real Tennis & RacquetsThe racquets used to play the game are depicted below a match in progress. Date: 1771
Chopin Concert RadziwillFREDERIC CHOPIN Prince Antoni Radziwill, a long admirer of Chopins talents invites him to play at the palace in Berlin
Rugby match, South Africa v SomersetA rugby match between South Africa (the Springboks) and Somerset, probably at Taunton, UK. A Somerset player is picking up the ball
Three Japanese Geisha girls playing GoThree Japanese Geisha girls in Kobe, Japan, playing the popular boardgame Go in their beautiful Kimonos
Girl playing NurseA young girl in her nurses outfit, tends to her teddys injuries with copious bandaging, whilst a pet cat watches on. She seems to be getting her medical knowledge from the First Aid manual in her
Girls Play Bowls / 1940SFaith Dorn, Alice Talton, Juanita Stark, Lucia Carroll and Jean Ames wearing various sunsuits show a bit of leg on the bowling green
1930S Snooker GameA snooker player prepares to play a shot as his partner looks on. Their smart attire reflects the gentlemanly traditions of the game
Christmas Truce / PhotoBritish and German soldiers fraternising on Christmas Day abandoning their respective trenches to exchange gifts, play sports and forget the war for one day
Teddy bear playing football. Date: circa 1900s
Native US Lacrosse GameA large crowd of Native Americans play lacrosse
No, No Nanette by Frank MandelPromotional postcard for No No Nanette by Frank Mandel, Otto Harbach and Irving Caesar; music Vincent Youmans. (Globe Theatre, New York, 16th September 1925)
Pygmalion by George Bernard ShawPromotional postcard for Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. First produced in England at His Majestys Theatre, 11th April 1914
Pygmalion - George Bernard Shaws play opens in 1914Spread from The Sketch magazine showing scenes from the George Bernard Shaw play, Pygmalion, which opened at His Majestys Theatre, London on 11 April 1914
Komuso Buddhist monks, Japan. They wear a straw basket (tengai) over their head and play a bamboo flute (shakuhachi). Date: circa 1890s
Shakespeares Bees by Pauline BaynesWilliam Shakespeare, lost in thought, and inspired by a swarm of honey bees as he writes Henry V
The Land of Christmas Plays by Pauline BaynesCharming illustration showing a land populated by all the characters from Christmas plays and pantomimes including Aladdin, Sleeping Beauty, Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk and Robinson Crusoe
Fairies Merry Go RoundFairies at play - a toadstool makes a convenient merry-go- round
Birthday Greetings postcard - A family of Cats at home, sitting and playing around the fire. Date: circa 1922
Two kittens with a drumkitUnusual Friends - two kittens with a drumkit. 1950s
Richard II interrupting a tournamentRichard II stopping a tournament between Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk, and Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Hereford -- a scene which comes at the beginning of Shakespeares play
WW2 - NaFI presents ENSA Production at Alexandria, EgyptWW2 - A playbill for a production of The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde produced by N.A.A.F.I (Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes)
Dandelion Clock by Muriel DawsonCharming illustration of a small child, probably a little boy in blue smock and shorts seated on a small tuffet of grass and blowing a dandelion clock while clutching a favourite doll in his other
Piano playingA small boy sits at a piano and practises his scales conscientiously
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Sheffield United, F. A. Cup Final, 1901Photograph of the 1901 F.A. Cup Final between Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield United held at Bolton. The Cup was won by Tottenham
Social / Croquet in GardenElegant men and women play croquet in the garden
Aerial view of Stamford Bridge football ground, LondonAerial view of Stamford Bridge football ground, home of Chelsea Football Club, SW London, with a match in progress and a large number of spectators. Date: 1922
Anna May Wong in The Circle of ChalkMiss Anna May wong as Chang-Hi-Tang dancing before the tea-shop keeper in The Circle of Chalk, an ancient Chinese lay translated into English by James Laver
Waldorf Theatre, LondonPromotional postcard for the Waldorf Theatre, London. Designed by the well known theatre architect W. G. R. Sprague it originally opened in 1905 as the Waldorf Theatre
A Scrape of the Pen by Graham MoffattPromotional postcard for A Scrape of the Pen by Graham Moffatt. First produced at the Athenaeum, Glasgow, 23rd April 1909 and Comedy Theatre, 4th September 1912
La Poupee by Arthur SturgessPromotional postcard for La Poupee, a comic operetta by Arthur Sturgess from the French of Maurice Ordonneau (Theatre de la Gaiete, Paris, 21st October 1896); music Edmond Audran
The Mikado by Ws Gilbert and Arthur SullivanPromotional postcard for the Mikado by Ws Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan, first produced Savoy Theatre, 14th March 1885 Date: circa 1885
The Beach - Montrose, ScotlandThe Beach - Montrose, Angus, Scotland Date: circa 1910s
Getting Off at the SeasideIf you want to " Get Off" at the seaside, do it THIS way - not THIS way! A man has more success getting off with the ladies than he does from an irate beach donkey! Date: circa 1910s
The Party by Muriel DawsonA little girl in a pink dress entertains her toys with a tea party in her playroom
Sand Pies by Muriel DawsonA small blonde girl in a sunsuit and sun bonnet studiously mixes sand in a bucket
Small girl in a pedal carA little girl grins for the camera as she poses in a sleek and speedy looking pedal sports car somewhere close to the sea, as evidenced by the deckchairs in the background, lining the promenade
Persian MusiciansA group of Persian musicians play on a variety of instruments. Below dancing girls perform to the music
Iliad / Achilles (Geffroy)As presented by Jean Racine in his play IPHIGENIE EN AULIDE
Bardelys The Magnificent, by Hamilton and SabatiniBardelys The Magnificent, by Henry Hamilton and Rafael Sabatini, from Sabatinis novel (1906). First produced at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham, August 1910, then the Globe Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue
Cymbeline - title page - Iachimo emerges from the trunk as Imogen sleeps. 1862
St Martins Waifs and Strays Home, Surbiton - PlaygroundSt Martins Waifs and Strays Society Home, Surbiton. Boys play on a swing, while another holds a cat
Battledore & shuttlecock by Susan Beatrice PearseTwo little girls play battledore and shuttlecock, or badminton on a fine summers day