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Theatrical Collection (page 4)

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Miranda in The Tempest by William Shakespeare, at the Opera House, Southport

Miranda in The Tempest by William Shakespeare, at the Opera House, Southport, 9 October 1905 for one week, Herbert Beerbohm Trees production which opened at His Majestys Theatre on 14 September 1904

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Lily Langtry in A Society Butterfly - gowns by Worth

Lily Langtry in A Society Butterfly - gowns by Worth
Lily Langtry in Act II and Act III of A Society Butterfly by Robert Buchanan and Henry Murray at Opera Comique, London - gowns by Worth

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Sarah Bernhardt as Cleopatra

Sarah Bernhardt as Cleopatra in Victorien Sardous Drama at the New English Opera House Date: 1892

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Commedia dell arte Characters

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

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Title page of First Folio of Shakespeares Plays

Title page of First Folio of Shakespeares Plays
The Title page of First Folio of William Shakespeares Plays, published in London by Isaac Jaggard and Edward Blount (Blunt) in 1623

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Wee Georgie Wood music hall comedian and actor 1894?-1979

Wee Georgie Wood music hall comedian and actor 1894?-1979
Wee Georgie Wood comedian, actor and writer. Here dressed as Vesta Tilley in uniform with cigar and cane. Card entitled Vesta Tilley. Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Stephano in The Tempest by William Shakespeare, at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham

Stephano in The Tempest by William Shakespeare, at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham, 4 December 1905 for one week, Herbert Beerbohm Trees production which opened at His Majestys Theatre on 14 September

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Advert for Selva and Sons. Dancing Footwear, New York, 1929

Advert for Selva and Sons. Dancing Footwear, New York, 1929
Advert for Selva & Sons. Dancing Footwear, New York, 1929 Date: 1929

Background imageTheatrical Collection: The four Cohans, the famous vaudeville act that

The four Cohans, the famous vaudeville act that included George M. Cohan (left) - also with hs sister, father and mother. Date: 1928

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Androcles and the Lion by Shaw

Androcles and the Lion by Shaw
The play Androcles and the Lion by George Bernard Shaw at the St Jamess Theatre, London. The emperor places his foot on the lions head while Androcles keeps the beast quiet

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Stage Actress Miss Dora Langham

Stage Actress Miss Dora Langham. Date: circa 1908

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Lewis Waller English actor-manager punting with his daughter

Lewis Waller English actor-manager punting with his daughter
Lewis Waller (William Waller Lewis) (1860-1915) - English actor-manager punting with his daughter Date: circa 1908

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Nelly Power music hall singer 1854-1887

Nelly Power music hall singer 1854-1887
Nelly (Nellie) Power music hall singer, burlesque actress and early male impersonator. On the back of the photograph is printed ?Saturday Programme Supplement February 5th 1876?. Date: 1876

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Gertie Rex music hall male impersonator

Gertie Rex music hall male impersonator
Gertie Rex male impersonator billed as Scotland?s greatest comedienne. In character as a Scottish soldier with kilt and sporran. Signed card. Date: circa 1916

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Commedia dell arte Italian. 16th century. Engraving, 19th ce

Commedia dell arte Italian. 16th century. Engraving, 19th century. Colored

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Opera - Les Hugenots

Opera - Les Hugenots

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Opera - Norma

Opera - Norma

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Opera - Rigoletto

Opera - Rigoletto

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Opera - Luisa Miller

Opera - Luisa Miller

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Opera - Martha

Opera - Martha

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Shirley Kellogg, American actress and singer

Shirley Kellogg, American actress and singer in London Date: circa 1914

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Theatrical and vaudeville presentations, December 1923

Theatrical and vaudeville presentations, December 1923
Three photos from theatrical and vaudeville presentations, December 1923: the 8 Embassy Girls in vaudevile; the Childs brothers in London Calling

Background imageTheatrical Collection: English Actress Gladys Gray

English Actress Gladys Gray
English Stage Actress Gladys Gray - promotional postcard for Anami Shampoo products! Date: 1926

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Perseus And The Artist

Perseus And The Artist
An illustration of what is most likely Perseus, the son of Zeus, judging by the image of Pegasus on his helmet, standing beside a female painter smoking a pipe

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Marquis Philippe de Massa in uniform

Marquis Philippe de Massa in uniform
Marquis Philippe de Massa (1831-1910) in sub-lieutenant's uniform, French cavalry officer and author of theatrical entertainments. Date: 1856

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Theatrical Drawing

Theatrical Drawing
A 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

Background imageTheatrical Collection: A Fantasy

A Fantasy
A theatrical artwork showing performers wearing Elizabethan costumes upon a black and white tiled floor, a younger boy receives praise in the form of thrown flowers. Date: circa 1914

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Lillah McCarthy

Lillah McCarthy
A portrait painting of English actress and theatrical manager, Lillah Emma McCarthy, 1875-1960, who is seen here, in costume, playing The Dumb Wife, by Anatole France

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Students of Berkely College, Acting Oedipus Rex

Students of Berkely College, Acting Oedipus Rex
Students of Berkeley College, Acting ?dipus Rex in their Greek Theatre of the College. Teiresias, the seer, is seen approaching King ?dipus on the permanent stage possessed by the college

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Scene from Alice in Wonderland

Scene from Alice in Wonderland
Scene from the tea part in Alice in Wonderland (Lewis Carroll) performed at the opera comique in 1898. Miss Rose Hersee as Alice and Mr

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Mrs Patrick Campbell playing Mrs Daventry

Mrs Patrick Campbell playing Mrs Daventry
Mrs Patrick Campbell, (February 1865- April 1940) born Beatrice Rose Stella Tanner and known informally as Mrs Pat, was an English stage actress

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Siberia, performed at the Hippodrome

Siberia, performed at the Hippodrome
Scenes of Asiatic- Russia life play, called Siberia performed at the London Hippodrome. Written by Mr Henglers. The scene of the plunging horses as prisoners escape from a prison with officers

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Marianne and Herod

Marianne and Herod
Actors Mr Beerbohm Tree and Miss Maud Jeffries dressed in costume for Herod; A Tragedy, written by Stephen Phillips (1884), at her majesty's theatre

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Mr Waller dressed at d'Artagnan

Mr Waller dressed at d'Artagnan
Mr. Lewis Waller dressed his part of d'Artagnan in The Three Musketeers for the Lyceum theatre. William Waller Lewis (3 November 1860 ?)

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Miss Winifred Emery as Lady Teazle

Miss Winifred Emery as Lady Teazle
Miss Winifred Emery playing Lady Teazle, born Maud Isabel Emery (August 1861- July 1924). She was an English actress and actor-manager of the late 19th and early 20th centuries

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Portrait of Mr. Forbes Robertson

Portrait of Mr. Forbes Robertson (16th January 1853- 6th November 1937), an English actor and theatre manager. He was considered the finest Hamlet of the Victorian era

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Titania, Queen of The Fairies, Ethel Gabain

Titania, Queen of The Fairies, Ethel Gabain
Titania - Queen of The Fairies, colour illustration. With description, Miss Dorothy Hyson was the Titania in the production of A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Old Vic

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Kensington Girls, Wartime version, Gate Theatre

Kensington Girls, Wartime version, Gate Theatre
Kensington Girls, wartime version, Gate Theatre, theatrical portrait of three actresses, in furs, gloves and hats, with coffee cups and table

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Wartime London theatre scenes, by Topolski

Wartime London theatre scenes, by Topolski
Cartoon 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

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Isabel Jeans, Ivor Novello, Dorothy Dickson

Isabel Jeans, Ivor Novello, Dorothy Dickson
Photomontage, showing Miss Isabel Jeans, Mr Ivor Novello, and Miss Dorothy Dickson, in soup tureen with spoon. Captioned, ?

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Grete Wiesenthal, Austrian dancer, in feathered costume

Grete Wiesenthal, Austrian dancer, in feathered costume
Grete Wiesenthal (1885-1970) Austrian dancer, in feathered costume, theatrical portraits. Captioned, ??Aristophanic Antics! A Bird Dance?? and ?

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Macbeth, At His Majesty's Theatre, theatrical portrait

Macbeth, At His Majesty's Theatre, theatrical portrait
??Thane Of Cawdor -King that shalt be!: Macbeth, At His Majesty's Theatre, theatrical portrait. With quotation from the script, Bear welcome in your eye, your hand

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Gertrude Hoffmann, dancer as Zobeide in ??Scheherazade

Gertrude Hoffmann, dancer as Zobeide in ??Scheherazade
Miss Gertrude Hoffmann, dancer and choreographer (1883-1966), as Zobeide in ??Scheherazade, theatrical portrait in costume and jewellery

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Mlle Lantelme, actress drowned in the Rhine

Mlle Lantelme, actress drowned in the Rhine
Mlle Genevieve Lantelme, actress (1883-1911), theatrical portraits, captioned France's most lovely actress, drowned in the Rhine'

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Mademoiselle Roshanara, theatrical portraits in dance poses

Mademoiselle Roshanara, theatrical portraits in dance poses
Mademoiselle Roshanara, three theatrical portraits in dance poses, barefoot in Indian dance costumes and jewellery. Captioned, An Indian taught by a Spanish Dancer: Mlle. Roshanara'

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Arthur Roberts, actor, in the title role, as Gentleman Joe

Arthur Roberts, actor, in the title role, as Gentleman Joe
Arthur Roberts, actor, theatrical portrait in the title role, as Gentleman Joe, the Hansom Cabbie, in cab driver's uniform with whip. With quotation from the script, Can you spare it?'

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Arthur Roberts, actor, as Gentleman Joe at Margate

Arthur Roberts, actor, as Gentleman Joe at Margate
Arthur Roberts, actor, theatrical portrait in the title role, as Gentleman Joe, the Hansom Cabbie, with accordion. Captioned, Joe on holiday at Margate'

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Eleanor May, actress, studio portrait

Eleanor May, actress, studio portrait, in white pleated and frilled blouse and fur edged jacket. Date: 1895



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