Play Collection (#91)

Russian Boys playing war games
Two young Russian Boys take sides in this propaganda postcard from the First World War era, one pretending to be the valiant Russian Forces, fighting from behind their defences (foreground)

Cricket Illustrated - Bounder-y
Cricket Illustrated - " Bounder-y!" A superb postcard (as ever) by Bradshaw showing three caddish English Bounders of the Top Drawer, ready to cause some larks and pranks at the seaside

Two girls playing with a push cart
Two young girls playing with an elegant push cart, with seating for passengers facing forwards and backwards with foot rests for the short in stature (as depicted here!). Date: circa 1900

Infants at play on beach. Engraving by J. vander Schley, from Pierre de Hondt, Histoire Naturelle generale et particuliere avec la description du Cabinet du Roy.Header to second discourse

Flora at play with Cupid. Engraving by S. Alkin, from Erasmus Darwin, The Botanic Garden: a poem in two parts. Frontispiece for Vol.2. Date: 1791-94

A view over the former Hyde Park Corner from the top floor of the Royal Aeronautical Societys building. In the garden in the foreground the children of King George VI used to play when

Scientists at play, 1899
An attendant in the Botany Library, Robert Hugh Bunting captured his colleagues at play in this humorous private photograph of Museum life taken in 1899

Little boy and his dog frolic in a meadow
Silhouette depicting a boy and his dog frolic in a meadow c. 1920

Children dressing-up
Two little children dress-up, the girl in a lace bonnet and long dress, the boy in top hat and suit, as they look after their baby doll. Date: c. 1910

Historical Pageant in England c. 1910

Elves jumping over toadstools
A party scene with elves jumping over toadstools as a mouse provides the musical entertainment. Date: 1912

Picture journey through the year
Twelve scenes showing children playing throughout the year. Date: 1912

Girl playing with her new toy
A young girl plays with her new dolly, a Christmas present now doubt, as she wanders in the snow. Date: 1910

Three naughty kittens
Three mischievous kittens cause havoc as they try to take the milk from a high shelf. c. 1920

Boy throwing a snowball
Young boy puts down his holly laden sledge to start a snowball fight. Date: 1910

Minstrel playing his lute as he wanders along 15th Century

A miracle play
Crowds gather to watch a miracle play in medieval Britain. 15th Century

Children at the seaside
Four young children frolic in the water, enjoying their British seaside holiday. c. 1910

Silhouette of fairies and birds on a tree branch
Three little fairies perch on a tree branch, one playing the violin, another a small trumpet, accompanied by a chorus of birds. c. 1910

Children playing with their Christmas presents
Three children sit together, playing with their Christmas gifts which include dolls, a Mother Goose book and a toy sailing boat. c. 1925

WAGNER, Richard (1813-1883). Engraving (1883). Etching

BUERO VALLEJO, Antonio (1916-2000). Spanish playwright

SPAIN. M鲩da. Roman Theatre. Sight of the stands
SPAIN. M鲩 da. Roman Theatre. Sight of the stands and the stage of the theater. Roman art

SAGARRA, Josep Maria de (1894-1961). Spanish

MARLOWE, Christopher (1564-1593). English dramatist
" MARLOWE, Christopher (1564-1593). English dramatist and poet. " The Plays of Christopher Marlowe"."

Spain. Castile-La Mancha. Ciudad Real. Almagro
SPAIN. CASTILE-LA MANCHA. CIUDAD REAL. Almagro. Corral de Comedias

Plautus (254-184 BC). Latin comedy poet. Comedies
" Plautus (254-184 BC). Latin comedy poet. " Comedies". Edition of 1518. SPAIN. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia)."

Scenography by Dmitri Kiselyov for the play The
" Scenography by Dmitri Kiselyov for the play " The bathhouse" by Vladimir Mayakovski. Oil on canvas."

CHEJOV, Anton Pavlovich (1860-1904). Russian
" CHEJOV, Anton Pavlovich (1860-1904). Russian writer. Poster of " The Seagull". Performance at the Sovremennik Theatre of Moscow (1976)."

Scenography by Alexander Tyshler for the final
" Scenography by Alexander Tyshler for the final act of the play " Mystery-Bouffe" by Vladimir Mayakovski. Represented in the Theatre of Satire in Moscow, 1957. Oil on canvas."

MORATIN, Leandro Fernᮤez de (1760-1828). Spanish
MORATIN, Leandro Fernᮤ ez de (1760-1828). Spanish writer. Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid. National Library

SPAIN. Zaragoza. Roman theatre

Fran篩s Joseph Talma playing Pyrrhus in the

La Liberazione di Tirenno e D Arnea. Theater play by Andrea Salvatore. Engraving by Hacques Callot. Engraving

FIGUEROA Y CORDOBA, Diego (1619-1673). Spanish

Rehearsing for the Pantomine. Illustration by Adrian Marie. The Graphic. 1885. Engraving

ITALY. Trieste. Roman theatre. Roman art. Architecture

SPAIN. Zaragoza. Roman theatre. Architecture

Teator Romea
Theatre performance at the Teatro Romea of Barcelona (1989) of the play Ivanov by Anton Chekhov (1886), directed

MOREAU, Adrien (1843-1906). Illusions perdues. Illustration for Balzacs play Illusions perdues from an edition of 1901

Stanislavsky, Konstantin Sergeyevich (1863-1938)
TAMAYO, Jos (1920-2003); CERVANTES SaVEDRA, Miguel de (1547-1616). Spanish writer. Performance of the play Numancia in the Roman Theatre

Scene from the play Ghosts
BEARDSLEY, Aubrey Vincent (1872-1898). Scene from the first act of the play Ghosts

SOCRATES (470-399 BC); ARISTOPHANES (445-380 BC). Greek poet and comediograph. Play where Socrates and the sophists

They (the Moors) play another bull with the cape in an enclo
GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). They (the Moors) play another bull with the cape in an enclosure. Plate

The Moors make a different play in the ring with their burno
GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco de (1746-1828). The Moors make a different play in the ring with their burnous. Plate 6

Red Sea - Sudan - S.S.Salween shipboard swimming pool and play area - not normally supplied - but vital as there were lots of children. Date: 1951

Boy blowing a dandelion clock

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