Play Collection (page 7)

William Haviland as Prospero, The Tempest, Shakespeare
William Haviland as Prospero in The Tempest by William Shakespeare Date: 1904

Miranda in The Tempest by William Shakespeare, at the Opera House, Southport, 9 October 1905 for one week, Herbert Beerbohm Trees production which opened at His Majestys Theatre on 14 September 1904

The Song to the Moon - Kay Nielsen
The Song to the Moon - The Art of Kay Nielsen. Date: 1913

Mlle. More as Fanchette in Les deux jaloux
French opera singer Mlle. More as Fanchette in the comic opera Les deux jaloux with music by Sophie Gail at the Theatre Feydeau

Anton Lang, actor, in his pottery workshop
Anton Lang (1875-1938), German actor, in his pottery workshop. He worked as a potter, and performed as an actor in the Oberammergau Passion Plays, playing the role of Jesus Christ in 1900

Lily Langtry in A Society Butterfly - gowns by Worth
Lily Langtry in Act II and Act III of A Society Butterfly by Robert Buchanan and Henry Murray at Opera Comique, London - gowns by Worth

The old outdoor swimming pool at Portstewart, County Derry
A small boy fishes with a net in the old outdoor swimming pool at Portstewart, County Derry, Northern Ireland. This area is now redeveloped as The Crescent Play Park

Comic postcard, Vegetable love, The Allotment Love Letter Date: 20th century

Stephano in The Tempest by William Shakespeare, at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham, 4 December 1905 for one week, Herbert Beerbohm Trees production which opened at His Majestys Theatre on 14 September

Gentleman trying to play footsie with a beauty at the table
Gentleman trying to play footsie with a beauty under the dining table but pressing the wrong foot. More Miseries. Handcoloured copperplate engraving designed

Woman in costume as the Queen of Sheba, 1862
Woman in the costume of the Queen of Sheba (Reine du Sabbat) from the 19th century opera by Charles Gounod. Costume designed by M. Robin. Handcoloured lithograph published by Martinet, Paris, 1862

French mime Charles-Francois Mazurier as Polichinello, 1823
French comic dancer and mime artist Charles-Francois Mazurier as Polichinello in Polichinelle Vampire by Theodore de Banville at the Theatre de la Porte Saint-Martin, 1823

Cartoon, The Happy Robbers (Gladstone and Bright)
Cartoon, The Happy Robbers -- John Bright as Falstaff and William Gladstone as Prince Hal (Henry IV) in a Shakespearean scene

Young boy alone on a playground swing 1939
Photograph showing a young boy on a swing in Geraldine May Harmsworth Park. The park is empty following the evacuation of thousands of children in the first few weeks following the outbreak of war

Medieval comedian playing bellows and tongs
Vignette of a comedian holding bellows and tongs as if playing a fiddle, 14th century manuscript. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England

Origin of croquet and billiards, 14th century
Game played with ball, stick, hoop and target (the origin of billiards and croquet), 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England

People playing Mahjong by swimming pool, USA
People playing the Chinese board game Mahjong (Mah Jong), by the swimming pool of the Ambassador Hotel, Atlantic City, USA, April 1924. 1924

Ulysses at Her Majestys Theatre, London - Constance Collier as Pallas Athene. The play was written by Stephen Phillips. 1902

Bonzo the Policeman - George E. Studdy - Clacton-on-Sea
circa 1920s

Comic Postcard - Golfing Humour - One Down
Comic Postcard - " Wasn t I two up at the last hole, Caddie?" " Yes, but yer one down now, Lady!" circa 1930s

Chicago Worlds Fair 1933 - Enchanted Island - A Playground for Children - aerial view. 1933

Alice Brookes in the role of Robinson Crusoe. Date: 1896

The Youngest of Three, New Theatre, Cambridge
The Youngest of Three, a play by H F Maltby, at the New Theatre, Cambridge, with a scene from Act 3. First performed in Jersey in 1905. circa 1911

The Walls of Jericho, Garrick Theatre, London
The Walls of Jericho, a satirical comedy by Alfred Sutro, at the Garrick Theatre, London, starring Arthur Bourchier as Samson. 1904

Teddy Tail, Duke of Yorks Theatre, London
Teddy Tail, a childrens fantastic musical play by Charles Folkard, music by Frederic Norton, based on the Teddy Tail comic strip in the Daily Mail newspaper, at the Duke of Yorks Theatre

Peg O My Heart, Marina Theatre, Lowestoft, Suffolk
Peg O My Heart, a play by Hartley Manners at the Marina Theatre, Lowestoft, Suffolk. circa 1910s

Dennis Neilson-Terry and Mary Glynne in a new play, The Honourable Mr Tawnish, based on the novel by Jeffery Farnol, at the Shakespeare Theatre, Liverpool. 1924

Distinguished Villa, by Kate O Brien, Little Theatre, London
Distinguished Villa, a play by Kate O Brien, Little Theatre, London, starring Una O Connor and Ivor Barnard. 1926

Cast of Hiawatha at the open-air Theatre, Scarborough
The touring cast of The Song of Hiawatha by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor at the open-air Theatre, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England

Two small boys look in the Placa des Esplanada, Es Castell
Two small boys look at a mobile phone in the Placa des Esplanada (the main square) at Es Castell, near Mahon, Menorca, Spain

The sandy beach at Benllech Bay, Anglesey, north Wales
Grandparents with small child shelter behind a windbreak on the sandy beach at Benllech Bay, Anglesey, north Wales Date: 1993

A child plays on Benllech beach, Anglesey north Wales
A small child plays in the sands on the beach at Benllech Bay, Anglesey, north Wales. Her parents are partly hidden behind a striped fabric windbreak. First published The Daily Telegraph Date: 1993

Children play outside the old Gannex factory in Elland, Yorkshire, England. The waterproof Gannex raincoats became fashion icons after being worn by British Prime Minister Harold Wilson

Children playing Ryecroft Estate, Walsall
Children play football in the street on the Ryecroft Estate, Walsall, West Midlands. A girl watches from the footpath. Winter backlight casts long shadows

New Forest boys, Hampshire
Two young boys pull another boy out of the river and onto the riverbank to safety on a summer day in New Forest Hampshire. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1989

John Street, Hanley, Stoke
Two young boys with their bicycles smile for the camera by the John Street sign in Hanley, Stoke of Trent. Vintage black and white photograph. The area of Hanley is unrecognisable today

Corner shop Stoke
A man wearing an overcoat walks past two children and a newsagents corner shop in a rundown area of Stoke on Trent Date: 1987

Merthyr Tydfil boys playing
Two boys play on a bench above the steel works (now closed) at Merthyr Tydfil. Vintage black and white image. First published The Sunday Times c1989 1989

Androcles and the Lion by Shaw
The play Androcles and the Lion by George Bernard Shaw at the St Jamess Theatre, London. The emperor places his foot on the lions head while Androcles keeps the beast quiet

Slightly Tipsy Rakish Cad attempting to play billiards, but likely to only succeeding in spoiling the baize. Date: circa 1908

1920s School playground

An amateur production of Ivanhoe at a country house party at Haddo House, Scotland, in 1892

Pageant or play at Bournville Village in the 1920s

Village Fete Play Pageant, Bournville village

Children's playground, probably 1940s

Sir John Martin-Harvey - actor - Victorian period

Boy playing on tricycle, early 1900s Date: circa 1900s

Maypole dancing early 1900s Date: circa 1900s

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