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Young Joseph Grimaldi falling into orchestra pitThe young Joseph Grimaldi as a boy, falling into the orchestra pit in the role of a monkey. The clown on stage is his father, who had swung him on a chain as part of the performance
Joseph Grimaldi, actor and clown, at Farewell BenefitJoseph Grimaldi, actor and clown, performing a final song at his Farewell Benefit at Drury Lane Theatre, London, sitting on a chair as he was too weak to stand Date: 1828
Joseph Grimaldi, kindness to the pantomime giantsJoseph Grimaldi, actor and clown, kindness to the pantomime giants Date: circa 1800s
Joseph Grimaldi, actor and clown, on stage with animalsJoseph Grimaldi, actor and clown, on stage with live animals Date: circa 1800s
Joseph Grimaldi, actor and clownJoseph Grimaldi (1778-1837), actor and clown Date: circa 1810s
The Bayaderes, or Dancing Girls of India Date: 1838
Music cover, Mary Lou, from High Time!Music cover, Mary Lou, words and music by Dick Hurran, sung by Gil Johnson, from Val Parnell's New Musical and Dance Show, High Time
Lillie Langtry, British actress Date: circa 1880
Tate Wilkinson, English actor and manager, in the role of Michael in Free and Easy, a play by Samuel James Arnold. Date: 1822
Poster, Collins Music Hall, Islington Green, LondonPoster for Collins Music Hall, Islington Green, London - Continental Strip Queens, Glamour Stars, week commencing 18 November 1957. Date: 1957
Marguerite Bellanger, French actress and courtesanMarguerite Bellanger (1838-1886), French stage actress and courtesan, mistress of Napoleon III, seen here in evening dress. Date: circa 1860s
Marquis Philippe de Massa in uniformMarquis Philippe de Massa (1831-1910) in sub-lieutenant's uniform, French cavalry officer and author of theatrical entertainments. Date: 1856
Performers in a production at Compiegne Palace, 27 November 1865, Les Commentaires de Cesar by Philippe de Massa. Date: 1865
Orchestra And DanceAn illustration of a couple performing on stage, wearing elaborate costumes, dancing to the music provides by the foreground orchestra musicians. Date: circa 1922
Keith Prowse AdvertisementAn illustrated advertisement for Keith Prowse & Co. Ltd, providers of tickets for the theatre and events. The image shows a scene in which theatre goers are spectating a stage performance
Allenburys AdvertisementAn advertisement for Allen & Hanburys Ltd, promoting the importance of a healthy diet for child development from baby through to infancy
Ballet DancerThis tempera painting gives a view, looking down at a solitary ballet dancer on stage, mid performance, wearing a pink dress, posing on one leg. Date: circa 1920
Stage CostumesThis painting shows some figures wearing colourful costumes upon an elevated stage, others who are similarly dressed are looking up from below. Date: circa 1917
Shipbuilding, RyeThis painting shows the process of shipbuilding, involving a stage in which the boats are sat in some frames constructed to keep them in place while work is undertaken
Miss Hilda MooreA portrait painting of British stage and film actor, Hilda Mary Moore, who is wearing a fur jacket off of one shoulder and holding a large bunch of poppies
Theatrical DrawingA lot is happening in this graphic drawing. The image has many theatrical and musical elements, including a butterfly, which leaves a swooping trail of melodic notes
The BallA painting showing four performing couples, wearing extravagant, colourful clothing on a stage, with some other intimate figures below. Date: circa 1914
Madge Kendal, English actress, who appeared in several of Pinero's early plays Date: circa 1905
Irene Vanbrugh in Pinero's play The Gay Lord QuexIrene Vanbrugh as the manicurist Sophy Fullgarney in Pinero's play The Gay Lord Quex Date: circa 1900s
Mrs Patrick Campbell, English actressMrs Patrick Campbell at the time of her success in Pinero's play The Second Mrs Tanqueray Date: circa 1900s
Matilda Charlotte Wood, English actress and theatre managerMatilda Charlotte Wood, English actress (known as Mrs John Wood). She managed the Court Theatre (Sloane Square, London) between 1883 and 1891, including several productions of Pinero's plays
Marie Lohr as Georgina Tidman in Pinero's Dandy DickMarie Lohr as Georgina Tidman in Pinero's farce, Dandy Dick Date: circa 1900s
Marie Lohr as Josepha in Preserving Mr PanmureMarie Lohr as Josepha in Pinero's farce, Preserving Mr Panmure Date: circa 1900s
Irene Vanbrugh as heroine in Pinero's Trelawny of the WellsIrene Vanbrugh as the heroine, Rose Trelawny, in Pinero's play, Trelawny of the Wells Date: circa 1900s
Sir Arthur Wing Pinero in role of Sir Anthony AbsoluteSir Arthur Wing Pinero, playwright, seen here as an actor in the role of Sir Anthony Absolute in Sheridan's play, The Rivals Date: circa 1900
Owen Nares, English stage and film actor - he played the shell-shocked hero in Pinero's musical fable, The Enchanted Cottage Date: circa 1900
Music cover, Two songs by Irving BerlinMusic cover, two songs with words and music by Irving Berlin, This is the Army Mr Jones, and I Left My Heart at the Stage Door Canteen, from the wartime Warner Bros film, This is the Army. Date: 1942
Sylvia Sidney, American stage, screen and film actress Date: 1937
Robert Donat, English stage and film actor Date: 1937
Nancy Carroll, American film, stage and TV actress Date: 1931
Muriel Angelus, English stage, musical theatre, film actressMuriel Angelus, English stage, musical theatre and film actress Date: 1931
Kathryn Crawford, American film and stage actress, also known as Kitty Moran Date: 1931
Jean Adair, Canadian film and stage actress Date: 1931
Belle Bennett, American stage and screen actress Date: 1931
Conrad Nagel, American film, stage, TV and radio actor Date: 1931
Drury Lane Theatre, London, auditorium viewed from the stage during a performance Date: 1804
Mrs Patrick Campbell playing Mrs DaventryMrs Patrick Campbell, (February 1865- April 1940) born Beatrice Rose Stella Tanner and known informally as Mrs Pat, was an English stage actress
Mr Waller dressed at d'ArtagnanMr. Lewis Waller dressed his part of d'Artagnan in The Three Musketeers for the Lyceum theatre. William Waller Lewis (3 November 1860 ?)
The Archbishop of Canterbury addressing Working Men: NewcasThe church congress at Newcastle, in which the Archbishop of Canterbury at the time (Frederick Temple (Nov 1986- Dec 1902) addresses 6000 working men
Wartime London theatre scenes, by TopolskiCartoon illustration by Topolski, of stage and audience scenes at revue show, The Little Dog Laughed by George Black. Captioned The Little Dog Laughed, and makes wartime London laugh
Judy McCrea, smoking backstage at Windmill TheatreJudy McCrea, smoking cigarette backstage at Windmill Theatre, in revealing dance costume. Captioned, This charming lady, Miss Judy McCrea
Performance of Romeo and Juliet, Colombo, CeylonDepictions of a performance of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet by the Singhalese in Colombo, Ceylon (modern day Sri Lanka)
Musical Comedy Out of the BottleScenes from the musical comedy Out of the Bottle at the Hippodrome, including actors Clifford Mollison (1897-1986) and Arthur Riscoe (1896-1954) swigging from their hot water bottles. Date: 1932
