Staged Collection

Maude Edwards ventriloquist
Maude Edwards (1886 - 1976), female ventriloquist, with her puppeteered dummy Nobbler, stable boy seated upon her knee. Date: 1905

Jacks Saloon, Happy Hollow, Hot Springs, Arkansas
Jacks Sallon Bar at Happy Hollow. An " amusement park" of sorts, Happy Hollow was established in the late 1880s or early 1890s by Norman McLeod off Central Avenue on what is now Fountain

O wilt thou be my Valentine? by W. Heath Robinson
Tableau staged by a member of the Stock Exchange as a pleasant surprise on Valentines Day. Man dressed as cupid on grandfather clock Please note

Tatler front-cover: H. R. H. Princess Paul of Yugoslavia
A beautiful portrait study of the Consort of the Regent of Yugoslavia. H.R.H. the former Princess Olga, was a sister of H.R.H

A Tale of Two Cities
A tale of two cities staged at the Lyceum Theatre, London Date: 1860

Rehearsal for the First UK Aerial Post staged at Windsor in September 1911 organised by Claude Grahame-White. Date: 1911

Moscow Parade
To boost morale, a military parade is staged in Red Square, Moscow, even though at the time the Germans are on the outskirts of the city

Staged Seppuku Harakiri Ceremony - Japan
A (thankfully) staged Seppuku or Harakiri ceremony (from the late Edo period) of ritual suicide. A Japanese man has opened a cut in his abdomen in front of two witnesses

Rector's One O'Clock Revue, cabaret show
Three photos of Rector's One O'Clock Revue, the cabaret show staged at Rector's club, December 1923 presented by Carl Hyson

Elizabeth Bergner at St Joan
Mr. Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan, which was produced in Berlin. German actress, Elizabeth Bergner, in Mr. Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan'

NAUMACHIA OF NERO
A naumachia staged by the emperor Nero in a flooded amphitheatre near the site of the Vatican : the crews - prisoners or criminals - fought to the death Date: circa 60

NAUMACHIA OF DOMITIAN
A naumachia staged by the emperor Domitian in a flooded amphitheatre : the crews - prisoners or criminals - fought to the death unless spared by the emperor Date: circa 90

Sir Archdale Wilson, 1st Baronet, British soldier
Vintage 19th century photograph: Sir Archdale Wilson, 1st Baronet (1803 - 9 May 1874) was a distinguished soldier in the British Indian Army, who fought at the siege of Bharatpur in 1825-6

Medieval Tournament at Cremorne Gardens, London, 1863
Medieval tournament held at Cremorne Gardens in London, 1863. This mock battle, between knights on horseback, was staged before a large crowd of Victorian Londoners. Date: 1863

Royal Italian Opera - Foscari
The first English production of this opera set in Venice, staged at the Royal Italian Opera House, London : it is based on a play by Byron. Date: first performed 1844

DUTCH MYSTERY PLAY
A mystery play is staged in the town square of a Dutch town, attracting crowds of townsfolk, while better-off people watch from their balconies Date: 16th century

C18 STAGE SCENE
Scene from an unidentified French comedy, illustrating the realistic decor within which the plays of the period are staged Date: 18th century

Hippodrome, London - stage effects 1906
When THE EARTHQUAKE is staged at the Hippodrome in Leicester Square, London, the stage is flooded and buildings collapse but the heroine survives... Date: 1906

Theodore Hardeen brother of Harry Houdini 1905
Theodore Hardeen (1876 1945), Hungarian magician and escape artist, younger brother of the famous Harry Houdini, (with whom he formerly worked with), known simply as Hardeen or Brother of Houdini

WWI - Patriotic German soldiers bearing their Flag
Four German soldiers proudly advance into battle bearing the national flag. The caption translates (loosely!) as: Living for the banner - No faltering will lead to glory

Spartacist Poster / 1919
Vote Spartacist A poster demonstrating how the Spartacists, radical German communists who staged an abortive uprising in 1919, would destroy the old order

Arthur Prince ventriloquist
Arthur Prince (1881 1946), music hall entertainer and ventriloquist, with his puppeteered dummy Sailor Jim, seated upon his knee. Date: 1905

Fred Russell ventriloquist
Fred Russell (1862 1957) Irish ventriloquist, with his puppeteered dummy Coster Joe, seated upon his knee. Date: 1905

Catherine Cockburn
CATHERINE COCKBURN, nee Trotter : precocious writer whose first play was staged when she was 16 ! Friend of Congreve and Locke : thought beautiful when young. Date: 1679 - 1749

The Theatre on board HMS Alert, British Arctic Expeditio
Engraving showing the theatre on board HMS Alert during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. Plays were staged aboard the ship to keep up morale during the cold, dark winter months

The West African Regiment (W. A. R. ) Native African Corps
A traditional Palaver (meeting of Chieftains) staged by members of the West African Regiment (W.A.R.), the only Imperial Native Corps in Africa - possibly at one of the large exhibition halls in

Chinese Actors holding up masks, a rake and a broom
A Chinese Actor and Actress in a posed studio portrait holding up masks in one hand and a rake and broom in the other. Date: circa 1908

Tuttleburys motor car
Humorous staged motor accident photographed in a studio, with a man in drag collapsed under a makeshift car. " Tell us not in mournful tones of Tuttleburys broken bones

Cairo Opera House C1910
The Opera House in Opera Square, Cairo. Date: circa 1910

Frances Sheridan (1724 - 1766) - author, wrote first novel at age 15, subsequent writings praised by Johnson, staged by Garrick : also produced Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Production of Vile Bodies at the Vaudeville Theatre, London
Production of Vile Bodies, by Evelyn Waugh, at the Vaudeville Theatre, London. Caption reads: When the sea is sick-making: Mrs Melrose Ape, the woman evangelist

Arts League of Service Travelling Theatre - En Bateau
Arts League of Service - The Travelling Theatre - En Bateau - an absurdity. The Travelling Theatre performed a repertory of short plays by first-class authors such as Yeata, Synge, Galsworthy

Friedrichshafen FF 33H German plane, whose crew are apparently rescuing the crew of a downed enemy floatplane -- possibly staged for propaganda purposes

Suffragette Play Might is Right. A scene from a suffragette play, Might is Right (author unknown) staged at the Haymarket Theatre in November 1909

War Work at Westwood Works, Peterborough
Folio of 12 drawings showing War Work at Westwood Works, Peterborough, incorporating Perkins Engineers Limited and Joseph Baker and Sons Limited. Rudolph Ihlee, Neac, (1883-1968), Exhib. 1910-1955

Hari-kiri, (seppuku), staged

The Better Ole at the Oxford Theatre in 1917
Sketches taken from the musical The Better Ole by Bystander cartoonist Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, staged at the Oxford Theatre (formerly the Oxford Musical Hall)

Indian Durbar - Delhi - Governor General Lord Hardinge
Indian Durbar - Delhi during the rule of Lord Hardinge of Penshurst (1858-1944), Governor General and Viceroy of India (1910-1916). Date: 1912

Keep Smiling! Young Giant Panda taking a photograph
The tables are turned in this fantastic postcard showing a Giant Panda taking a photograph of onlookers, unlike the normal situation where the panda is the subject of the onlookers attention

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

The Hyde Park Golden Jubilee Committee present the Gay 90 s
The Hyde Park Golden Jubilee Committee present the Gay 90s Art Ball staged by Nick John Matsoukas. Poster advertising a gay 90s art ball sponsored by the Hyde Park Golden Jubilee Committee. Date 1939

Joe Webers burlesque of The merry widow by arrangement with Henry W. Savage; original music by Franz Lehar; book by Geo. V. Hobart; staged by Julian Mitchell. Date c1908

The Pageant of the Child, Wandsworth, London
Scene from The Pageant of the Child, a set of beautifully staged tableaux produced by the Waifs and Strays Society at Wandsworth Town Hall, London

Programme cover for Paris Fantaisie, 1933
Programme cover for Paris Fantaisie, staged at the Prince of Wales Theatre (described as Londons Folies Bergere), London, 1933. Art work probably by Louis Curti. Date: 1933

Programme cover for Mercenary Mary, 1925
Programme cover for Mercenary Mary staged at the London Hippodrome, 1925. Artwork by Paul Chesney. Date: 1925

Eglinton Tournament 1
Title page of the commemorat- -ive album of the Tournament, staged at Eglinton Castle by Archibald William, 13th earl of Eglinton, an excellent and justly popular nobleman. Date: 30 August 1839

Programme cover for La Revue D Amour, 1934
Programme cover for La Revue D Amour, staged at the Prince of Wales Theatre (described as Londons Folies Bergere), London, 1934. Art work probably by Louis Curti. Date: 1934

Programme cover for Aladdin, 1920
Programme cover for Aladdin staged at the London Hippodrome by Julian Wylie, 1920. Artwork by Hugh Willoughby. Date: 1920

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