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Midsummer Nights DreamTheatre programme cover for a performance at Her Majestys Theatre on 10th January 1900
Hotspur and his WifeAct II Scene 3 Hotspur and his wife (Lady Percy)
Angel Musician - WindowOne angel helps Saint Cecilia play the organ, while another holds a lyre : thanks to this heavenly instruction, she will become the patron saint of musicians
Ophelia DrownsOphelia drowns
Lady Plays Lute at KnoleAn aristocratic lady plays her lute in a room at Knole, Kent
Theatre / Plays / WildeTHE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Algy, Cecily, John Worthing, Lady Bracknell and Canon Chasuble; at the St James Theatre
Theatre / Plays / WildeTHE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST George Alexander as Jack Worthing, Stella Patrick Campbell as Lady Gwendolen, Helen Rous as Lady Bracknell
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
The Peacock Skirt, an illustration from Salome by Oscar Wilde, 1894. Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898). Date: 1894
Drake Plays Bowls 1588Sir Francis Drake, learning that the Spanish Armada has been sighted near England, insists on finishing his game of bowls at Plymouth
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
Playing the Rabana drum - Sinhalese - Colombo, Sri LankaPlaying the Rabana drum - Sinhalese people - Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Maha (big) Rabana or Banku (bench) Rabana, played by two or more people at a time is used at wedding festivals
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
David Buck - English actorDavid Buck (1936-1989), English actor, known for his role as Richard Beckett in the series Plays of Mystery and Imagination. Date: 1966
Characters of Peter Pan by H. M. BrockWendy and Peter heading the procession of characters in J. M. Barries famous childrens play, Peter Pan, as imagined by H. M. Brock in an illustration specially drawn for The Sphere. Date: 1920
The Mad Hatters Tea Party, Alice in Wonderland at theatreAlice in Wonderland, performed on stage in 1918 at the Savoy Theatre, and starring Estelle Dudley as Alice, Adrienne Puret as the March Hare
Louis Wain Postcard - DiaboloA cat playing with a wooden Diabolo toy gets hit in the eye! Date: 1907
Nude model on a break plays a pianoThe Model rests A nude model takes a break from posing for an artist and plays a little ditty on the Baby Grand Piano just off his studio. Date: circa 1914
Hamlet Slays PoloniusWhile talking with his mother, Hamlet detects an intruder hiding behind a curtain : he stabs him, only to find it is his girl-friends father, Polonius
Shakespeare & ScenesThe writer, with scenes from twelve of his plays -including a splendid ghost of Hamlets father !
Angel Playing HarpAn angel plays a harp
Scene from Shakespeares Midsummer Nights DreamA scene from Shakespeares comedy, A Midsummer Nights Dream (Act II, Scene ii), in which Puck drops a love potion into the sleeping Titanias eyes
Fedora by Victorien Sardou - Mademoiselle Lina MunteA card for a French production of Fedora by Victorien Sardou on 18th February, 1903 with Mademoiselle Lina Munte playing the title role of Princess Fedora
Anton ChekhovAnton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860 - 1904), Russian writer of short stories and plays. He was also a physician
Moliere / TartuffeLE TARTUFFE - Ah, just because I am devout, I m none the less a man !
A Scottish Highland Piper. Date: circa 1940s
Antony and Cleopatra, Act IV, Scene xv, The death of Antony Date: 1927
Elsie Kay, Maie Ash & Katleen Dawn, The Catch of the SeasonElsie Kay, Maie Ash and Kathleen Dawn in a wonderful publicity photograph for the popular comedy musical, The Catch of the Season at the Vaudeville Theatre
Eliza Comes to Stay by H. V. Esmond. First produced at the Pier Theatre, Brighton, as Sandy and his Eliza on 30th September 1912 and at the Criterion Theatre on 12th December 1913
Shakespeare - Henry IV Part IAct III, Scene ii King Henry & his son, Prince Henry. King: " Thou shalt have charge & sovreign trust herein Date: 1906
Play, Lady Windermeres FanLADY WINDERMEREs FAN Mrs Erlynne (Marion Terry) entreats Lady Windermere (Lily Hanbury) to return to her husband; first production at St James Theatre, London by Oscar Wilde Date: 1892
Four women playing bridge in the Orangery at Denham Court, Denham, Buckinghamshire. Date: circa 1904
Japanese Geisha playing a Traditional ShamisenJapanese Geisha in her home playing a Traditional Shamisen Date: circa 1904
Hurdy-Gurdy Man - France Date: circa 1910s
Carmina Burana 13th CA page from a Latin manuscript of the Carmina Burana, a collection of poems, songs and short plays; published in 1847 by Johann Schmeller, the name means songs of Beuren Date: 13th century
Peer Gynt / Troll DancePEER GYNT The dance of the Trolls
Play / Maugham / The LetterGladys Cooper as Lesley Crosbie in the play by Somerset Maugham
Play / Hugo / HernaniScene from the play by Victor Hugo
Ayli : Orlando, Ros, CelOrlando, Rosalind (disguised as Ganymede) and Celia (disguised as Aliena) in the Forest of Arden
Russian Balalaika PlayerA well-wrapped-up musician plays his balalaika amidst the snow
Henry Iv / Falstaff / RebukeSir John Falstaff receiving a most unexpected rebuke from King Henry V. Act V Scene V
Midsummer Nights DreamAct II, Scene II Oberon places a spell on Titania: " What thous seest when thou dost wake/Do it for thy true-love take, "
Scene from Shakespeares Twelfth NightA scene from Shakespeares comedy, Twelfth Night, in which Sir Toby Belch encourages the reluctant duellists, Sir Andrew Aguecheek and the page Cesario (Viola disguised)
Scene from Shakespeares The TempestA scene from Shakespeares play, The Tempest, in which Prospero and his daughter Miranda watch the shipwreck -- fortunately, no-one will be harmed
Antony and Cleopatra Act 4 Scene 10
Page from The Sketch featuring photographs of scenes from the play, Distinguished Villa, written by Kate O Brien and playing at the Little Theatre, starring Una O Connor, Gillian Lind
Miss Edith Day in Irene by Kate CarewIrene Day, caricatured by Kate Carew in the play Irene playing at the Empire Theatre, London in 1920. Date: 1920
Puppet in kimono being manipulated by two bunraku puppeteers in black robes. Woodblock ukiyo-e print by Utagawa Kunisada II, Tokyo, 1850s