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Background imagePlay Collection: Pudsey Park probably 1920s

Pudsey Park probably 1920s

Background imagePlay Collection: Hampstead Heath children's playground London

Hampstead Heath children's playground London Edwardian period

Background imagePlay Collection: Girl playing on the beach, early 1900s

Girl playing on the beach, early 1900s

Background imagePlay Collection: Bentley early 1900s

Bentley early 1900s

Background imagePlay Collection: Richmond Yorkshire Children Playing 1940s

Richmond Yorkshire Children Playing 1940s

Background imagePlay Collection: Children on the Beach Victorian period

Children on the Beach Victorian period

Background imagePlay Collection: Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Shakespeare's King Richard II

Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Shakespeare's King Richard II at His Majesty's Theatre, London Date: 1903

Background imagePlay Collection: A scene from the play Lilac Time, December 1923

A scene from the play Lilac Time, December 1923 Date: 1923

Background imagePlay Collection: Two children in garden of Oddington House, Gloucestershire

Two children in garden of Oddington House, Gloucestershire
Two Talbot Rice children (David Arthur and Cecil Penelope) in the garden of Oddington House, near Stow on the Wold, Gloucestershire, October 1935 Date: 1935

Background imagePlay Collection: Things are looking up

Things are looking up - two passing Gents are delighted to see their attentions have been spotted by a housemaid cleaning the upstairs windows of a streetside property Date: 1908

Background imagePlay Collection: In the Courtyard, 1893, by Ricardo de Madrazo y Garreta

In the Courtyard, 1893, by Ricardo de Madrazo y Garreta
Ricardo de Madrazo y Garreta (1851-1917). Spanish painter. In the Courtyard, 1893. History Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imagePlay Collection: Manuela Gonzalez Velazquez playing the piano, 1820-1821

Manuela Gonzalez Velazquez playing the piano, 1820-1821
Zacarias Gonzalez Velazquez (1763-1834). Spanish painter. Manuela Gonzalez Velazquez playing the piano, 1820-1821. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

Background imagePlay Collection: Two young siblings playing with a beautiful toy pram

Two young siblings playing with a beautiful toy pram
Two young Talbot Rice children (brother and sister, David Arthur and Cecil Penelope) playing with a beautiful toy pram on the lawns at Oddington House, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire. Date: 1932

Background imagePlay Collection: White Star Line, RMS Titanic, List of First Class Passengers

White Star Line, RMS Titanic, List of First Class Passengers
White Star Line, RMS Titanic. Rare First Class passenger list that survived the sinking in the pocket of George Brereton. He was a professional gambler

Background imagePlay Collection: Tibetans playing polo, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known

Tibetans playing polo, from a fascinating album which reveals new details on a little-known campaign in which a British military force brushed aside Tibetan defences to capture Lhasa, in 1904

Background imagePlay Collection: Oberammergau and peaks of Kofel and Not, Bavaria

Oberammergau and peaks of Kofel and Not, Bavaria
Oberammergau, a municipality in the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in Bavaria, Germany and the nearby peaks of Kofel and Not

Background imagePlay Collection: Theatre Villains, Old Style and New Style

Theatre Villains, Old Style and New Style Date: 1863

Background imagePlay Collection: Theatre Villains, Shakespeare's King Richard III

Theatre Villains, Shakespeare's King Richard III, 1832 and 1862 Date: 1863

Background imagePlay Collection: Elizabeth Yates (nee Brunton), actress, as Miss Hardcastle

Elizabeth Yates (nee Brunton), actress, as Miss Hardcastle
Elizabeth Yates (nee Brunton, 1799-1860), English actress, as Miss Hardcastle in Goldsmith's play, She Stoops to Conquer Date: circa 1818

Background imagePlay Collection: Korean children at play in the street

Korean children at play in the street - Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts Date: circa 1910

Background imagePlay Collection: Sir Henry Irving, actor, after a rehearsal of Ravenswood

Sir Henry Irving, actor, after a rehearsal of Ravenswood
Sir Henry Irving, actor manager, after a rehearsal of Ravenswood, a play by Herman Merivale, based on the story of the Bride of Lammermoor - he played the lead role of Edgar, Master of Ravenswood

Background imagePlay Collection: Man and woman at the Opera

Man and woman at the Opera, by Hablot K Browne (Phiz) Date: 1862

Background imagePlay Collection: Comedy and Farce at the Theatre

Comedy and Farce at the Theatre
Watching Comedy and Farce at the Theatre, by Hablot K Browne (Phiz) Date: 1862

Background imagePlay Collection: Melodrama at the Theatre

Melodrama at the Theatre
Watching Melodrama at the Theatre, by Hablot K Browne (Phiz) Date: 1862

Background imagePlay Collection: The Theatre Gallery, cartoon by Hablot K Browne

The Theatre Gallery, cartoon by Hablot K Browne (Phiz) Date: 1862

Background imagePlay Collection: Passion Week at the Play

Passion Week at the Play, by Hablot K Browne (Phiz) Date: 1862

Background imagePlay Collection: Tate Wilkinson, English actor and manager

Tate Wilkinson, English actor and manager, in the role of Michael in Free and Easy, a play by Samuel James Arnold. Date: 1822

Background imagePlay Collection: Theatre programme, Compiegne Palace

Theatre programme, Compiegne Palace, 29 October 1856, two one-act comedies played before the Emperor. Date: 1856

Background imagePlay Collection: Eugene Manet and his daughter in the garden of Bougival

Eugene Manet and his daughter in the garden of Bougival
Berthe Morisot (1841-1895). French Impressionist painter. Eugene Manet and his daughter in the garden of Bougival, 1881. Marmottan Monet Museum. Paris. France

Background imagePlay Collection: Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Jereed. Traditonal sport of Turks

Ottoman Empire. Turkey. Jereed. Traditonal sport of Turks
Ottoman Empire. Turkish Jereed. Traditional sport of Turks played since centuries form the times of Turkic States. Engraving by Lemaitre, H. Lalaisse and Chaillot

Background imagePlay Collection: Vinolia Advertisement

Vinolia Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement for Vinolia Company Limited, promoting Royal Vinolia Cream, a product to defend complexion against air attacks in the form of cold wind

Background imagePlay Collection: Hamlet Scene

Hamlet Scene
A painting depicting a scene from Mr. Martin Harvey's production of the Shakespeare play, Hamlet, where a procession of white cloaked people are bearing the coffin

Background imagePlay Collection: Oranges And lemons

Oranges And lemons
This painting shows a group of jolly children at play in rustic surroundings, a spaniel is joining in on the right. Date: circa 1915

Background imagePlay Collection: Lillah McCarthy

Lillah McCarthy
A portrait painting of English actress and theatrical manager, Lillah Emma McCarthy, 1875-1960, who is seen here, in costume, playing The Dumb Wife, by Anatole France

Background imagePlay Collection: The Peacocks Skirt

The Peacocks Skirt
An original, vintage, poster of The Peacock Skirt, an 1893 illustration by Aubrey Beardsley, published by Big O Posters Inc, in about 1969

Background imagePlay Collection: Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret playing in a sandpit

Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret playing in a sandpit
Princesses Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) (1926-) and Margaret (1930-2002), daughters of the Duke and Duchess of York playing in a sandpit at St

Background imagePlay Collection: Letter written by Ida Stanton on board RMS Carpathia

Letter written by Ida Stanton on board RMS Carpathia
Handwritten letter written on board RMS Carpathia dated 15 August 1912 with original Cunard envelope. Dear Papa and boys... we were delayed by boarding a large cargoe (sic) of spaghetti

Background imagePlay Collection: Irene Vanbrugh as heroine in Pinero's Trelawny of the Wells

Irene Vanbrugh as heroine in Pinero's Trelawny of the Wells
Irene Vanbrugh as the heroine, Rose Trelawny, in Pinero's play, Trelawny of the Wells Date: circa 1900s

Background imagePlay Collection: Scene from No No Nanette

Scene from No No Nanette
Scene from ??no, no, Nanette?. It is a musical comedy with lyrics by Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach, music by Vincent Youmans, and a book by Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel

Background imagePlay Collection: Sir Arthur Wing Pinero in his study

Sir Arthur Wing Pinero in his study. Photograph was to advertise is play iris which was performing at the Adelphi theatre. He was an English playwright and, early in his career, actor

Background imagePlay Collection: Students of Berkely College, Acting Oedipus Rex

Students of Berkely College, Acting Oedipus Rex
Students of Berkeley College, Acting ?dipus Rex in their Greek Theatre of the College. Teiresias, the seer, is seen approaching King ?dipus on the permanent stage possessed by the college

Background imagePlay Collection: The reconstructed opera house

The reconstructed opera house
The Reconstructed Royal Opera House at Covent Garden; For Professor Reinhardt's presentation of Oedipus. This greatest outcome of the Greek genius of Sophocles was translated by Professor Gilbert

Background imagePlay Collection: Scene from Alice in Wonderland

Scene from Alice in Wonderland
Scene from the tea part in Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll) performed at the opera comique in 1898. Miss Rose Hersee as Alice and Mr

Background imagePlay Collection: Siberia, performed at the Hippodrome

Siberia, performed at the Hippodrome
Scenes of Asiatic- Russia life play, called Siberia performed at the London Hippodrome. Written by Mr Henglers. The scene of the plunging horses as prisoners escape from a prison with officers

Background imagePlay Collection: Marianne and Herod

Marianne and Herod
Actors Mr Beerbohm Tree and Miss Maud Jeffries dressed in costume for Herod; A Tragedy, written by Stephen Phillips (1884), at her majesty's theatre

Background imagePlay Collection: Portrait of Mr. Forbes Robertson

Portrait of Mr. Forbes Robertson (16th January 1853- 6th November 1937), an English actor and theatre manager. He was considered the finest Hamlet of the Victorian era

Background imagePlay Collection: Caricature illustration of a Golf course, by Heath Robinson

Caricature illustration of a Golf course, by Heath Robinson, Captioned, A suggestion for a cool golf course and Why not play on the mountain tops

Background imagePlay Collection: Performance of Romeo and Juliet, Colombo, Ceylon

Performance of Romeo and Juliet, Colombo, Ceylon
Depictions of a performance of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet by the Singhalese in Colombo, Ceylon (modern day Sri Lanka)



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