Play Collection (page 8)

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

Girl looking in sweet shop window Victorian period Date: 19th century

Box organ and family Victorian period Date: 19th century

Classroom in school Victorian period Date: 19th century

Boy or girl with toy horse Studio photo Victorian period Date: 19th century

The Poor Childrens Sandpit in Regent's Park in 1908 Date: 1908

Dublin street children Victorian period Date: 19th century

Street Urchins Victorian period Date: 19th century

Rural children playing Victorian period Date: 19th century

Engineering apprentices Victorian period Date: 19th century

Children asleep on the beach Victorian period Date: 19th century

Boy with hoop and stick Victorian period Date: 19th century

Boys fishing on a pier early 1900s Date: circa 1900s

Ice-cream Stall Victorian period Date: 19th century

Boy with telescope probably 1940s Date: circa 1940s

Dartmoor Children playing on stone bridge early 1900s Date: circa 1900s

Children Playing early 1900s Date: circa 1900s

Medaeval Christmas - Illustration of medaeval folk following a young man with a Christmas pudding, and the quote by Thomas Tusser (1524-1580), At Christmas Play and Make Good Cheer

Now, boys and girls, come out to play, Nursery Rhyme
Now, boys and girls, come out to play, The moon doth shine as bright as day - scenes from the Nursery Rhyme

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, familiar saying Date: 19th century

Children bouncing balls, early 1900s

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