Theatres Collection

The Fox Theatre, Detroit, Michigan - The Auditorium. Opened in 1928 as a flagship movie palace in the Fox Theatres Chain. The first theatre to be designed to incorporate a speaker system for sound

Elizabethan London, stretching from St James Park in the west to Whitechapel and the Tower in the east. Theatres and other places of ill-repute are located on the south bank

Waldorf Theatre, London
Promotional postcard for the Waldorf Theatre, London. Designed by the well known theatre architect W. G. R. Sprague it originally opened in 1905 as the Waldorf Theatre

Street scene, Morgan Hill, California Date: C. 1940

Air Raid Drills at the Windmill Theatre
At the Windmill Theatre, London, the showgirls are given a crash course in fire-fighting and first aid. 1940

Dominion Theatre and Horse Shoe Hotel
The Horse Shoe Hotel next door to the Dominion Theatre on Tottenham Court Road, London. The Dominion is showing Stewart Granger and Kathleen Ryan in Captain Boycott

Theatregoing / Globe / C16Th
The Wooden O : Shakespeares summer theatre. Outside the first of the Globe theatres; the audience arriving at the playhouse

Soho, London - Shaftesbury Avenue - Queens Theatre with neon sign for Private Lives by Noel Coward, directed by John Gielgud. 1973

Leicester Square Looking Towards the Empire Theatre
The Empire Theatre in Leicester Square, now the Empire cinema, illuminated at night during a season of performances by the celebrated Russian ballet

Opera Square with Ibrahim Pasha statue in Cairo, Egypt
Opera Square with Ibrahim Pasha statue and the Khedivial Opera House in Cairo, Egypt. Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt was the second ruler of the Khedivate instituted by the Muhammad Ali dynasty

Joseph Harker in his scenery painting studio
Renowned scenery painter, Joseph Harker, seen in his studio with one of his four sons. Harker was the foremost firm for scenery painting in the London theatre world. Date: 1924

Caricature of Cora Cardigan, flautist
Caricature of Cora Cardigan (Hannah Rosetta Dinah Moulton, 1860-1931), virtuoso flautist who worked mainly in theatres and music halls. She also played the violin. 1883

Casino Theatre, on Old Compton Street, Soho
The Casino Theatre, on Old Compton Street in Soho, London. It had originally opened as the Prince Edward Theatre in 1930, converted to the Casino in 1935

Illustration by Cecil Aldin, Jim, a bobtail sheepdog
Illustration by Cecil Aldin -- Jim, a bobtail sheepdog, owned by the actress Fabia Drake. The dog was a perfect actor, taking part in a childrens play called The Happy Family

GUTIERREZ SOLANA, Jos鮠Masks
GUTIERREZ SOLANA, Jos頨 1886-1945). Masks. Expressionism. Oil on canvas. Private Collection

Winter Garden Theatre, Drury Lane, Covent Garden
Winter Garden Theatre on the corner of Drury Lane and Parker Street in Covent Garden, London. The New London Theatre now occupies the site. Date: 1947

Tango teas at the Queens Theatre, London
The Latest Fashion : " Pour Passer le Temps." Tango teas at the Queens Theatre, London (on Shaftesbury Avenue), where the stalls have been removed and replaced by tables

Two women preparing for show at Windmill Theatre 1939
Two women in tin helmets photographed as they prepare for a show at the Windmill Theatre. The Windmill Theatre, which today uses the motto " we never closed"

French actor Joseph Laurent as Mousqueton in Les Mousqetaires, by Alexandre Dumas, Theatre de l Ambigu Comique, 1845. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Alexandre Lacauchie from Victor

Whirled Into Happiness by Harry Graham
Promotional postcard for Whirled Into Happiness by Harry Graham from Der Tanz ins Glueck by Robert Bodanzky & Bruno Hardt-Warden (Raimundtheater, Vienna, 23rd December 1920); music Robert Stolz

Theatre Royal, Haymarket
Promotional postcard for the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London. The first theatre to defy the monopoly of the patent houses

Richard Baker in The Moon in the Yellow River
Richard Baker (news announcer) playing Darrell Blake (centre) in the Tower Theatres production of The Moon in the Yellow River by Denis Johnston. Date: 1954

The Hippodrome building, London
The Hippodrome building on the corner of Charing Cross Road and Leicester Square in the City of Westminster, London. Date: 1900s

Billy Daniels at the Palladium
The exterior of the London Palladium on Argyll Street. Billy Daniels, American singer and entertainer, is headlining with accompanist Benny Payne. Date: 1952

Bankside Map Theatres
A map of Bankside showing location of the theatres during the Elizabethan/ Jacobean period

Seating / Lycuem & Strand
Plans showing the layout of seating available for booking at the Lyceum and Strand Theatres with prices ranging from Boxes to the Gallery via stalls, circles & the pit

Adolphe Laferriere as Charles Barbaroux in Madame Roland by Virginie Ancelot, Theatre du Vaudeville, 1843. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Victor Dollet from Galerie Dramatique

Mlle Payre as Beppe in the verse drama Karel Dujardin, 1843
Mlle Payre as Beppe in the verse drama Karel Dujardin by the Marquis de Belloy, Theatre de l Odeon, 1843. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Victor Dollet from Galerie Dramatique

Commedia dell arte Characters
Four Characters from Commedia dell arte, an improvised kind of popular comedy in Italian theatres in the 16th18th centuries, based on stock characters

Theatre programme front cover for the London Palladium in 1952, with glamorous theatre goers arriving for its autumn variety show, Wonderful Time, starring, among others

Sir George Edward Wade (1869 - 1954), Comedian, professionally known as George Robey photographed in his costume as a pantomime dame of Jack and the Beanstalk at the London Hippodrome. Date: 1921

Milon as the Duke in La Comtesse d Altemberg, 1844
Louis Jacques Jesse Milon as the Duke in La Comtesse d Altemberg by Alphonse Royer and Gustave Vaez, Theatre Royal de l Odeon, 1844

Ballet dancer Lucien Petipa as Lyonel in Lady Henriette by Mazilier, Academie Royale de Musique, 1844. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Victor Dollet from Galerie Dramatique

French actor Bocage as Philippe Auguste in
French actor Bocage or Pierre-Martinien Tousez as Philippe Auguste in Agnes de Maranie by Hippolyte Lazerges, Theatre Royal de l Odeon, 1846

Mlle. Adele Page as the Duchess of Navailles in Madame Roland by Virginie Ancelot, Theatre du Vaudeville, 1843. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Victor Dollet from Galerie Dramatique

French actor Paul Bocage as Albuquerque in Echec et Mat by Octave Feuillet and Paul Bocage, Theatre Royal de l Odeon, 1846

French tenor Gilbert Duprez in Dom Sebastien, 1843
French tenor Gilbert Duprez in Dom Sebastien by Gaetano Donizetti, Theatre de l Opera, 1843. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Victor Dollet from Galerie Dramatique

The Tatler presents map of Piccadilly Circus & its environs
A fabulous map illustration of Londons West End focusing on the area radiating from Piccadilly Circus pin pointing main streets, hotels, night spots, theatres and landmarks. Date: 1950

Place des Martyrs at Night - Beirut, Lebanon Date: circa 1930s

Bren. 303 in Mk I light machine gun, 1942; original round dial sight. One of the finest light machine guns ever produced, the Bren was the centre of a platoons firepower in all theatres of operation

Marthe Mellot, French actress, studio portrait
Marthe Mellot, French actress (1870-1947), studio portrait, in lace collared gown. From a section, Notes from the Theatres'. Date: 1895

Shakespeare Memorial Theatre
A new Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, built in Stratford-Upon-Avon after a previous building was destroyed by fire. It was renamed the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in 1961

Elizabeth Fulcher Nursing Home
Photograph of the Elizabeth Fulcher nursing home at Elizabeth House, Devonshire Street, W.1. The home included three fully equipped operating theatres, designed by Architect, James J. S. Naylor

Oda Nielsen
Portrait oil painting of the Danish Actress, Oda Laurenze Helmine Nielsen Nee Larsen. She was a highly acclaimed actress who performed at private theatres in Copenhagen

Theatre goes rural
With many London theatres closed, this production of On Approval was rehearsed in a barn in Buckinghamshire, then toured the provinces. Date: 1940

Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
Sketch depicting a performance of A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare, at Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. Date: 1939

Noel Coward's Cavalcade was a thirty-year retrospect of England in peace and war. It ran at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane between October 1931 and September 1932 and had a cast

Foundation Stone for New Brixton Theatre 1894
Henry Irving laying the foundation stone of the new Brixton Theatre and Opera House. Built by theatre architect, Frank Matcham

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