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Federal Varieties 40 stage, radio, screen stars : Comedy galore - novelties - dancing girls - 20 musicians : Added attraction Rural frolics : Singers - dancers
Promotional poster for Sardinia - Singing groupA promotional (!) poster for Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy, and the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea
Portrait of Marie Lloyd, a famous early 20th century English music hall singer. (Matilda Alice Victoria Wood) 1904
Dimitri Iwanoffs Imperial Troup of Russian singers and dancers. Date c1893
Greenlanders singing combat, c. 1800Natives of Greenland gather outdoors for a singing contest. Date: c. 1800
Russian soldiers sing, 1855A tableau showing Russian soldiers sing in a circle at Gallatz Camp at the mouth of the Danube. Date: 1855
Street music: St Cecilias Day street scene, 1837A street scene showing the cacophony of noises to be heard on St Cecilas feast day, the patron saint of music, which falls in November
Street music: orphan ballad singersOrphan ballad singers perform in a street. An audience of children listen, whilst a woman seated on a bench looks thoughtful
Montenegrin soldiers singing warsongsMontenegrin soldiers singing war songs outdoors, by the light of the moon
A timekeeper: singers in 1831A robed choirmaster beats time whilst the choir sing lustily. Date: 1831
Seville, Spain - The Six of the Cathedral - the boy dancers of Sevile Cathedral in their traditional costume. Date: circa 1906
Cat piano and animal choirA cat piano and a choir of animals make up this unusual ensemble. A motely selection of humans also feature-a one legged man plays the cat piano
Chamber musicA group of chamber musicians rehearse around a piano in a domestic setting. Date: 18th century
Romanian Opera StarsThree famous Romanian opera singers: Maximilian, Carussy and Ciucurette. From the Our Artists series. Date: circa 1908
A medley of Edinburgh musicians
Choristers at the coronation procession of James II, 1685, in Westminster Abbey. Children from Westminster choir and the Chapel Royal
Village choir practiceThe Village choir practice. Date: 1871
Singers - bas relief by Luca della RobbiaBas relief of singers by Luca della Robbia - Museo di S. Maria del Fiore, Florence, Italy Date: 15th century
The Sketch Christmas Number 1959Front cover illustration by Leslie Wood for the Christmas Number of The Sketch 1959, featuring carol singers, dancers at a party, ice skaters and a post man. Date: 1959
Piano GirlsFour young ladies listening to a piano recital. Date: 1930s
Ladies Athens ChorusMembers of the Ladies Athens Chorus, photographed shortly before their tour of England, to give recitals of Greek National Songs, wearing their lavish native costumes. Date: 1930
Singing SurferSingers are not softies : Our cameraman caught Gay just as he was flat-diving into the surf and called him a song- and-surf man. Gay is a true athlete, muscular and lean. 1940s
The Christmas Waits, 1911A group of singers and musicians (or Waits) walking through the snow to entertain their fellow men at Christmas time. Date: 1911
Music at home - singing, 1880sTwo ladies inspect something new-the sheet music to the latest song to sing together. Date: 1880s
Music at home, 1876They struck up a part song of a wild, pathetic character, with a long drawn out refrain in a minor key." A group of senior people gather round the piano and sing a sad song. 1876
The village glee singers. Two men enjoy a good sing, whilst a third has a nap at the table. Date: 18th century
Music at home - domestic scene, 1880sA family gather round the piano, whilst a man looks down on them from the stairs. Date: 1880s
Music at home - Childrens Christmas CarolA woman seated on a couch plays the guitar whilst two little girls sing Christmas carols from a music book. Some holly and mistletoe in a vase complete the festive scene. 1885
Music at home - 17th century musical gatheringA trio of musicians sing and play together, whilst a fourth listens in at the door. A seated man plays the viol de gamba, while two others sing along. Date: Early 1600s
Good Housekeeping front cover, December 1931Front cover of Good Housekeeping magazine with three angelic carol singers dressed in medieval hooded robes. One plays a lute while they all sing from a song sheet
A singing lesson at Minerva House, 1863A large family group gather round a grand piano to sing together. Date: 1863
Music at home - trio at the piano, 1849Two ladies sing, accompanied by a young man playing the piano. Date: 1849
Music at home - family round the piano, 1866A mother and five children sing together round the piano, 1866. 1866
Music in the Elizabethan homePart singing during the reign of Elizabeth I. Date: 16th century
Sierra Leone - The Merry MinstrelsA band with marimba players and a drummer - captioned as The Merry Minsterls - Sierra Leone, West Africa Date: circa 1910s
Musical Boys Tour of AustralasiaHis Excellency the Governor of South Australia with Reverend W. J. Mayers and his travelling party. During 1908-10, Rev. W. J. Mayers and a party of Musical Boys toured in Australia and New Zealand
Breton Carol SingersBreton Chanteurs de Noel carry their hat through the streets of the town Date: 1855
Alhambra Theatre / 1892The cover of a programme for the Alhambra theatre, London. The bill featured comics, jugglers, singers, and ballet. Date: 1892
German CarollersGerman carol singers on a high balcony Date: 1855
Carols in French StreetA group of carol singers in a French street Date: 1913
Massenet & his HeroinesJULES MASSENET with singers who have sung his leading roles - Emma Calve at top left, Lina Cavalieri standing on the piano, Mary Garden standing in foreground Date: 1842 - 1912
Carol Singers 19CWaits carry their instruments through the snow towards a large country house where they hope to be well rewarded for their carol singing. Date: early 19th century
Waits in StreetPeaceful night - waits perform in an English town with drum, trombone and other instruments, a policeman as their only audience Date: 1858
Carols in the CountryThree children sing carols outside an English country home Date: 1900
Britannia and Eve front cover, Christmas 1949Front cover of Britannia and Eve magazine, Christmas number featuring an illustration of a quaint, snow-covered street of half-timbered houses, with children carol singing outside one door
Met Police male voice choir, Ealing, LondonThe Metropolitan Police " T" Division (Ealing) Male Voice Choir, posing for their photograph in uniform on a street in Ealing, west London. Photo by Wakefields of Ealing
Giovanni Battista Rubini (1794 - 1854), Italian tenor and one of the most famous singers in Europe in the 1830s and 1840s
Imperial Choir performing at the Crystal PalaceThe Imperial Choir performing in a concert at the Crystal Palace, south London. This 4500-voice choir was founded by Charles A. E. Harriss in 1909, and was made up of several large London choirs