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The Key of England celebrates its pageant, 1908The Key of England (Dover Castle) celebrates its pageant: Dovers history in living pictures, 1908. 1 - Gawaynes last words to King Arthur; 2 - King Arthur; 3 - King John kneeling before Pandolfo
Exposition de tableaux de maitres modernes... vente au profit de l oeuvre le vetement du prisonnier de guerre. Galerie Georges Bernheim
Margaret Whigham, Jeanne Stourton at Vacanis matineeA group dressed as lawn tennis girls of the 1880s for the charity matinee performance at the Pavilion Theatre of pupils of Madame Vacanis dancing school
Poster, Scala, A Fleur de Peau by SEM (Georges Goursat 1863-1934) Lithograph in colour, 31ins. x 23ins. Date: circa 1904
Tableau of HopeMrs Ernest Platt performing a tableau of Hope at the Ritz Hotel in London. She is representing a painting of the same name by the artist George Frederic Watts, painted in 1886. Date: 1910
Ermines table turningA group of lady ermines (which, to be honest, look more like ferrets) partake in some table turning during a sceance. One of a number of taxidermy tableaux featured in an article in The Girl's
Lady Morvyth Bensen and Mr Valentine Whitaker dressed up as Ford Madox Browns painting, The Last of England, for the Empire Day Ball held at the May Fair Hotel on 24 May 1928. Date: 1928
Living Bronzes at the London HippodromeThe Three Olympiers, who posed as some of the finest bronze figures in classical art in an act at the London Hippodrome in May 1906
Christmas Tableaux Vivants by royal grandchildrenChristmas Tableaux Vivants by Queen Victorias grandchildren at Osborne House, Isle of Wight - Christmas with the Queen. 1898
Louis Daguerres Diorama theatreLouis Daguerre (1787 1851) used the principle of the Diorama theatre to present two large scale tableaux s. Changing the direction of light placed on these interior and exterior paintings
A look back at a Parisian High Street at Chicago MuseumA look back at a Yesterdays Parisian High Street (1900s) at the Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago - A store selling Gossard Corsets. Date: circa 1930s
A Day in the Life of the Debutante - Miss Margaret WhighamA scene from a number of tableaux staged at the London Hippodrome in May 1931 in aid of the Highway Club for Boys and Girls in the east end of London - it was attended by the Duchess of York
Women Munitions Workers Keighley WW1On 23rd September 1916, the West Riding Volunteer Regiment organised a flag day and procession with marching bands. It included an attractive tableaux or float by the Keighley National Shell Factory
Tableaux lumineux anim鳧. French poster advertising a show of illuminated scenes
The Great Liberty Loan Tableaux in New YorkThe Great Liberty Loan Tableaux, staged in New York, featured a number of well-known actresses including Ethel Barrymore as Liberty, Billie Burke as Humanity and Irene Castle as France
Lillah McCarthy in Elspeth Phelps -Nymphs of Forest tableauActress Lillah McCarthy pictured in a dress designed by Elspeth Phelps for the Nymphs of the Forest tableau performed at the Petticoat Lane Fair at the Albert Hall in 1917
The Lord Mayors ShowMarking the territorial army jubilee at the Lord Mayors Show in London. Among other scenes: a tableaux depicting the history of the territorial army
Sketch cover, Emily Drange at BritanniaFront cover of The Sketch magazine featuring a photograph of American actress, Emily Drange in costume as Britannia. She was part of a patriotic tableau staged in New York
Sketch cover, Mrs Vernon Castle (Irene Castle)IRENE CASTLE (nee FOOTE) Dancer, with her husband Vernon Castle known as Americas Dancing Sweethearts. Pictured on the front cover of The Sketch as " The Spirit of France
Maxine Elliott as Britannia, WW1Maxine Elliott (1868 - 1940), American actress, reputed lover of J. P. Morgan and later, the New Zealand tennis player, Anthony Wilding who was killed in 1915
Tatler cover - Irene Castle as the Spirit of FranceIRENE CASTLE (nee FOOTE) Dancer, with her husband Vernon Castle known as Americas Dancing Sweethearts. Pictured on the front cover of The Tatler as " The Spirit of France
A scene from La Beaute de Paris, Palace Theatre, ParisA jewels tableaux from La Beaute de Paris, Palace Theatre, Paris, from Paris Plaisirs number 79, January 1929 Date: 1929
Egyptian Style 1914An image that demonstrates that the interest in Egypt as a source of inspiration predates the discovery of Tutankhamens tomb by Howard Carter in 1922. Date: 1914
One reason in four tableaux. Illustration shows four scenes related to New York City residents: in the upper left, August in Madison Ave
Exposition de tableaux de maitres contemporains... vente au profit de l oeuvre du soldat blesse ou malade. Galerie Georges Bernheim. A wounded soldier relaxing in an easy chair. Date 1916
The Pageant of the Child, Wandsworth, LondonScene from The Pageant of the Child, a set of beautifully staged tableaux produced by the Waifs and Strays Society at Wandsworth Town Hall, London
The Dolly Sisters and chorus in the tableaux La Mine Diamants (Diamond Mine), Paris En Fleurs, Casino de Paris, Paris, 1925 1925
Folies Bergere / 1931A tableaux entitled Les loups de velours - The velvet wolves
Folies BergereA tableaux illustrating an evening at a ball in Florence
Gambling Story 3 of 4THROUGH STORM TO SUNLIGHT Our hero is arrested at the race course, for failing to pay his debts (Third of four tableaux)
Gambling Story 2 of 4THROUGH STORM TO SUNLIGHT Our hero is invited by his friends to take part in a card game : needless to say, he loses more than he can afford (Second of four tableaux)