Role Collection (page 30)

Karin Michaelis
KARIN MICHAELIS Danish writer, prominent supporter of womens rights and author of books exploring womans role in society and female psychology

Grisi as Giselle
CARLOTTA GRISI Caronne Adele Josephine Marie, Italian dancer in the role of Giselle

Bernhardt / Phedre 1899
SARAH BERNHARDT French actress in the role of Phedre in 1899

The Castaway by Charles Buchel
Illustration by Charles Buchel (1872-1950) showing an actress, probably Pauline Chase, in the principal role of Peter Pan. Tinkerbell hovers close by

Hanging Clothes on Line
A little girl hangs out clothes belonging to her dolls to dry on a washing line

Ellen Terry as Imogen
ELLEN TERRY English actress in the role of Imogen in Shakespeares Cymbeline

Native Dance Australia
A native dance at Darnley, Australia. One of the protagonists plays the role of a horse

Frank Benson - Actor
F. R. Benson in the role of Romeo

A Loyal Patriot
A small child, left alone in a rather grand room, waves a flag patriotically at a portrait of Queen Victoria

Castelar at Madrid
Emilio Castelar, a republican of moderate views, makes a triumphant entry into Madrid. He will play a significant role in public affairs

Royal Stables 1747
Horses and carriages are the principal form of transport for royalty & nobility, so the Royal Stables at Charing Cross play a vital role. St Martins in the Fields to the right

Farren as Teazle
William Farren in the role of sir Peter Teazle

Chales Fechter as Hamlet
Mr Charlesl Albert Fechter (1822-1879), actor, in the role of Hamlet, complete with the skull of Yorick

Flora Fabbri / Ballet 1846
FLORA FABBRI Ballet dancer in the role of Mazourka in Le Diable a Quatre in 1846

Louisa Fairbrother / 1845
LOUISA FAIRBROTHER Actress and dancer in the role of Aladdin in The Forty Thieves

Hopi Flute Boy
A flute-player of the Hopi flute society, (Arizona) who plays an important role in tribal life as the central figure in the traditional rain-making ceremonies

Cecile Thevenet / Musetta
CECILE THEVENET Mezzo-soprano, seen here in the role of Musette in Leoncavallos La Boheme

Georgette Leblanc 1899
GEORGETTE LEBLANC French opera singer, in the role of Carmen

Macklin / Macbeth
CHARLES MACKLIN Actor, in the role of Macbeth, Act II, Scene 3

Gunnar Graarud / Parsifal
GUNNAR GRaRUD Swedish tenor in the role of Parsifal at Bayreuth

Meyrianne Heglon / Opera
MEYRIANNE HEGLON French mezzo-soprano, seen here in the role of Delilah

Bloomerism in 1852
THE PROGRESS OF BLOOMERISM The new fad spreads and is adopted by ladies of all ages

Theatre / Exotic / Masks
Three beautifully painted masks for use on the stage in China. Pattern and colour played a significant part in the detemination of the characters role

LENINGRAD : AURORA
The celebrated cruiser Aurora famed for its part in the 1917 Revolution once again plays a historical role as it participates in the defence of the city

Delna / Berlioz / 1900
Mlle DELNA French opera singer in the role of Cassandra in Berlioz The Trojans

Ellen Terry / P&p Beatrice
Dame ALICE ELLEN TERRY English actress in the role of Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing

Dickens / Coldstream / Play
CHARLES DICKENS In the role of Sir Charles Coldstream in the play " Used Up", 1850

Richard Tauber / 1927
RICHARD TAUBER Austrian opera singer in the leading role in Lehars operetta The Tsarevitch, performed in Berlin and Vienna

Siddons / Jane Shore
SARAH SIDDONS Actress in the role of Jane Shore

Siddons / Fair Penitent
SARAH SIDDONS Actress in the role of Calista in Rowes Fair Penitent

Jenny Lind / Bellini 1848
JENNY LIND Soprano singer, seen here in the role of Amina in Bellinis opera La Sonnambula

th Huxley / Sambourne 1881
THOMAS HENRY HUXLEY A satire on the English scientists role as Inspector of Fisheries

Traditional female accomplishments
Three young women demonstrating traditional female accomplishments -- reading, embroidery, and playing the piano

Playing Kings and Queens
A girl and boy play Kings and Queens -- the boy is all for war, but the girl prefers peace

John Pym / De Gucht
JOHN PYM English M.P. who played an active role in Parliamentary opposition to King Charles I

Hms Invincible
Battle-cruiser HMS Invincible played a crucial role in the Battle of the Falklands in 1914, sinking the German vessels Scharnhorst and Gneisnau

Josepha H Fuger / Miniatur
JOSEPHA HORTENSIA FUGER German actress, seen here in the role of Emilia Galotti

Mme Vestris / Susanetta
MADAME VESTRIS alias LUCIA ELIZABETH BARTOLOZZI, also MRS MATHEWS Singer in the role of Susanetta in The Two Figures

Arthur Bourchier / Silver
ARTHUR BOURCHIER English actor in the role of Long John Silver

Beerbohm Tree / Hamlet
Sir HERBERT DRAPER BEERBOHM TREE English actor-manager in the role of Hamlet

Frank Robert Benson
(Sir) FRANK ROBERT BENSON English actor-manager, founder of a Shakespearean company, seen here in the role of Romeo

Beerbohm Tree / Herod 1903
Sir HERBERT DRAPER BEERBOHM TREE English actor-manager in the role of Herod

Edward Terry / Players 03
EDWARD TERRY English actor and manager (not related to the famous Terry family) seen here in the role of a schoolmaster in My Pretty Maid

Ellen Terry / 1900
Dame ELLEN ALICE TERRY English actress in the role of Claire de Maulucon in Robespierre at the Lyceum Theatre, London

Ellen Terry / Players 1903
Dame ELLEN ALICE TERRY English actress, in the role of Catherine of Aragon in Shakespeares Henry VIII

Marie Studholme / Geisha
MARIE STUDHOLME Actress, in the role of The Geisha

Carolina Otero / 1900
CAROLINA OTERO Spanish actress and dancer, seen here in the role of Mercedes in Une Fete a Seville

Jean Mounet-Sully / 1882
JEAN MOUNET-SULLY French actor in a frighteningly dramatic role: a satirical depiction

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