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Battledore & shuttlecock by Susan Beatrice PearseTwo little girls play battledore and shuttlecock, or badminton on a fine summers day
Chess (Cruikshank)A GAME OF CHESS - two wigged gentlemen play, two friends watch them with mixed emotions : each of the four displays a different facial expression
Play / Capek / R. u. RProgramme for the first English production of the play, also known as R.U.R. and written by Karel Capek, when it was performed at St. Martins Theatre in London
The satyr Marsyas teaching Olympus to play the Tibia or flute.. The satyr Marsyas sitting on a stone teaching the boy Olympus to play the Tibia or flute
A Member of Tattersall sA scene from the play A Member of Tattersall s, by Captain H.S.Browning, which opened at the Whitney Theatre (now the Novello Theatre, Aldwych, London) on 28 February 1912
Dewars advertisementAdvertisement for Dewars White Label whiskey showing four gentlemen smartly attired in evening wear enjoying a game of cards - and a glass of Dewar s. 1934
Infants playground, Lambeth Schools, West Norwood, LondonInfants (girls and boys together) at play at the Lambeth Schools for workhouse children on Elder Road, West Norwood, South London. A young Charlie Chaplin was briefly a resident of the Schools in 1898
Just Off by Muriel DawsonA solemn little girl in a blue pinafore, pushes a bright red toy pram containing her dolls
Blackheath ShintyMembers of the Club of True Highlanders play shinty (here called shinnie) on the Heath, which is still the scene of much sporting activity at weekends
India SanawarGirls at play in the Lawrence Military Asylum at Sanawar, near Kasauli (Kussowlie) a school for British children : Hilary Evanss father was principal here in the 1930s
Puss at the Play - Tragedy and ComedyA group of cats in a box at the theatre. Wains rendering of cats in human situations and poses gained him widespread popularity around the turn of the 20th century
First Day of HolidaysTwo children eat their breakfast on the first day of the school holidays, anxious to leave the table and play in the garden
Play / Racine / PhedreSarah Bernhardt wears a full dress with sleeves to the floor as they plays Phedre by Jean Racine
Chekhovs three SistersA scene from the 1940 production of Chekhovs classic play, THREE SISTERS performed by the Moscow Arts Theatre
Scene from Shakespeares The Merchant of VeniceA scene from Shakespeares comedy, The Merchant of Venice, with Portia and other characters
The Importance of Being Earnest at the St Jamess Theatre, London. Gwendolen Fairfax (Miss Irene Vanbrugh) and Worthing; Gwendolen and Cecily (Miss Evelyn Millard); Gwendolen
Horn Lesson in a Wine CellarA group of gentlemen and a small boy congregate in a wine cellar to practice playing the horn whilst enjoying a drink or two (non-alcoholic for the small boy of course)
Blanche Bates / ButterflyBlanche Bates in the stage play Madam Butterfly by Long & Belasco on which the opera is based
Play / Ibsen / Hedda GablerA series of simple sketches of Eleonora Duse
Lyttleton V Saunders 89A Lyttleton and C Saunders play real tennis at New Princes Club in Knightsbridge, London, which was recently opened by the Prince of Wales
Two Girls Play LeapfrogTwo girls playing leapfrog in country grassland
The Dandy Doctor by Edward Marris with music by Dudley Powell. First produced at the Avenue Theatre in Sunderland, 26 March 1900. Touring to the Palace Theatre, Newcastle, 22 June for six nights
The cast of Hay Fever, described as Noel Cowards Clean Play "by The SketchThe cast of Hay Fever, described as Noel Cowards Clean Play " by The Sketch. Marie Tempest played the role of Judith Bliss, a bohemian ex-actress, while Graham Browne her husband, David Bliss
Rosemary, Pansies, Fennel, Columbines, Rue, Daisy and Violets (Hamlet). Handcoioured botanical illustration drawn and lithographed by Jane Elizabeth Giraud from The Flowers of Shakespeare
GIRLS PLAY BOWLS / 1940SFaith Dorn, Alice Talton, Juanita Stark, Lucia Carroll and Jean Ames wait for the final bowl before adding up the score. Date: 1940s
The Gentleman Jockey, a play by Edward Marris. circa late 1900s
The House of Anton Lang at Oberammergau, GermanyThe House of Anton Lang at Oberammergau, Bavaria Germany. Anton Lang (18751938) was a German studio potter and an actor in the Oberammergau Passion Play
Lucky Little Owner-DriversAdvertisement offering children the chance to own their own automobile. " Juvenile Cars", produced by Lines Bros
Teddy bear playing tennis. Date: circa 1900s
Teddy bear playing golf, with caddy standing in the background. Date: circa 1900s
Strip tease card game - Theatre suit - Play Boy. A game which features characters involved in performing (and subsequently prosecuting and defending) a striptease
Angel playing a lute, Melozzo da ForliMelozzo da Forli (1438-1494). Italian painter. Fresco depicting an Angel playing a lute. From the Church of the Twelve Holy Apostles. Pinacoteca Vaticana. Vatican City. Date: circa 1480
The Peacock Skirt, an illustration from Salome by Oscar Wilde, 1894. Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898). Date: 1894
Somebodys Sweetheart by Edward H MarrisPromotional postcard for Somebodys Sweetheart by Edward H. Marris. First produced West Hartlepool, 17th July 1899 and Theatre Royal, Stratford, 22nd June 1903
George LeytonPromotional postcard for George Leyton. George Leyton was a well-known music hall singer, whose speciality was patriotic and military songs
Mind The Step revue by Charles Baldwin and Harry RichardsonPromotional postcard for Mind The Step revue by Charles Baldwin and Harry Richardson. First produced at the Islington Empire, 10th May 1915
OUDS: The Tempest at Worcester College, 1949A midsummer diversion in an Oxford garden: the Oxford University Drama Societys production of Shakespeares The Tempest in the grounds of Worcester College, 1949
Rebus: a hieroglyphic love letterO sweet sophy, You are to me the only joy under the sun. I cannot rest but in your arms, my dear esteemed soul. You are in my heart above all others. I on my knees implore your hand
Three boys playing marbles in the gutter Date: 20th century
The Old Curiosity Shop, the Marchioness playing cardsThe Old Curiosity Shop by Charles Dickens, first published in the weekly serial Master Humphreys Clock from 1840 to 1841 and then as its own book in 1841
Rene Lacoste in play at WimbledonRene Lacoste playing Hubert de Morpurgo in the fifth round of the mens singles. In 1926 and 1927 Lacoste was the top ranked player in the mens game
If you meet a fairy, don t run away, she won t want to hurt you, she ll only want to play. 1920s
Ballet Dancer Robert Helpmann as HamletBallet Dancer Robert Helpmann (1909-1986) as Hamlet - London, New Theatre - Old Vic Production. Date: circa 1942
Bluebell in Fairyland by Seymour Hicks and Ellaline TerrissFlyer for the revival of the musical Bluebell in Fairyland on 26th December 1927 at The Scala Theatre, by Seymour Hicks and Ellaline Terriss, with music by Walter Slaughter
Emperor Nero watches Rome burn, whilst playing his LyreRoman Emperor Nero watches Rome burn from the Tower of Maecenas on the Esquiline Hill, whilst singing and playing the lyre. Painting by Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846-1916). Polish Artist Date: 64 AD
Rose Marie by Otto Harbach and Oscar HammersteinPromotional postcard for Rose Marie by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein; music Rudolf Friml & Herbert Stothart. First produced in England, at Drury Lane
On and Off by Fred KarnoPromotional postcard for On and Off revue by Fred Karno, circa 1909 Date: circa 1909
Good Morning, Bill! By P. G. WodehousePromotional postcard for Good Morning, Bill! By P. G. Wodehouse, based on the Hungarian of Ladislas Fodor. First produced at the Devonshire Park Theatre, Eastbourne