Historic Concerts and Balls

A collection of elegant 19th-century events, showcasing grand interiors filled with attendees at concerts and balls, featuring intricate architecture and fashionable attire.

Grand ball given at the academy of music; New York in honour of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.

CONCERT IN THE SALLE DES MARECHAUX, AT THE TUILERIES, PARIS, FRANCE, 1869

A masked ball at the opera

Grand ball given at the academy of music; New York in honour of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales.

JUVENILE BALL AT THE MANSION HOUSE, ON NEW YEAR'S EVE, JANUARY 5, 1850

Spain, Catalonia, Barcelona. Protectionist meeting, held at the Teatro Principal (Principal Theatre) by the Instituto Nacional del Trabajo (National Labour Institute), on April 3, 1881. Engraving. La Ilustracion Espaola y Americana, 1881.

THE CONVOCATION IN THE THEATRE

GRAND CONCERT AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE

This was one of Edison's several ingenious but ultimately impracticable attempts to invent the motion picture Date: circa 1894

A grand social event taking place in the Ball Room of Buckingham Palace, London. 1887

Masked ball for the inauguration of the Moorish-style theatre in Tbilisi, Georgia, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 452, Volume XVIII, October 23-30, 1851.

Eve of Carnival at the Teatro Lirico in Milan, Italy, drawing by A Bonamore, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXII, No 8, February 24, 1895.

OLD WARRIORS AT THE "THEATRE OF PEACE", CHELSEA PENSIONERS AT AN AMATEUR DRAMATIC PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE, CHELSEA, LONDON, UK, 1881

12/11/1916. Last night's premiere at Zarzuela. End of the first act of "la Embajadora", Zarzuela by Fernández Lepina, music by maestro Giménez.

Performance of The Doctor in spite of himself, by Moliere, at the Hotel de Ville, Paris, France, United Kingdom celebrations for the Universal Exhibition of London, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 441, Volume XVIII, August 7-14, 1851.

The regal lodge in the Amsterdamse Schouwburg. The regal Loge in the Amsterdamse Schouwburg seen from the scene. There is a figure on stage in the form of Apollo. Under the image two lines text with the date: June 1, 1768.

NATIONAL VOLUNTEER BALL AT THE AGRICULTURAL HALL

Royal Loge in the Amsterdam Schouwburg for the Princely Paar, 1768, Simon Fokke, 1769 - 1773 print Stadholder Willem V and Princess Wilhelmina van Pruisen live in the royal lodge in the Nieuwe Amsterdamse Schouwburg on the Keizersgracht a theater performance at, 1 June 1768. Part of a print series with title print and 14 plates of the Prince and Princess in Amsterdam, 30 May - 4 June 1768. Northern Netherlands paper etching public festivities on the occasion of royal events. theatre, theatrical performance Schouwburg Keizersgracht (1637-1772)

SCENE FROM 'ANTIGONE,' AT GOVENT GARDEN THEATRE.

THE VISCOUNTESS PALMERSTON'S ASSEMBLY, THE SALOON

THE PRINCE OF WALES AT THE SMOKING-CONCERT OF THE ROYAL AMATEUR ORCHESTRAL SOCIETY IN THE PRINCE'S HALL, PICCADILLY, LONDON, UK, 1883

THE NEW VAUDEVILLE THEATRE, 1870

'SING-SONG PIEJON' AT HONG KONG

Interior of the soldiers' theatre at Mourmelon-le-Grand, Chalons Camp. From a drawing by M. Beauce. 1860

'Interior of Astley's Amphitheatre in 1843', (c1878). Creator: Unknown.

BALL AT THE BRITISH EMBASSY, CONSTANTINOPLE, IN HONOUR OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES, 1869, ISTANBUL, TURKEY

Teatro Apollo, Rome, on the evening of November 15, 1847, Anonymous

Skating Club, Quebec, Canada, 19th century

Paris - Charitable concert given by ... the Cirque de l'Empress, March 27th.

Grand Ball at Caen, 1850. Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte, the first President of France, 'attended a grand ball at the theatre, where upwards of 4000 persons were present'. From "Illustrated London News", 1850.

The Saint Hubert banquet organised by the Journal des Chasseurs (Hunters Magazine), Lemardelay restaurant, Paris, France, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 458, Volume XVIII, December 4-11, 1851.

A meeting of the Anti-Corn Law League in Drury Lane Theatre, London, 1838 (c1895). Artist: Unknown

An engraving depicting the stage of the Royal Comedy Theatre lit by limelight footlights. Dated 19th century

An engraving depicting a soiree given by the Marquis of Northampton, P.R.S., for the Royal Society at his residence at the Terrace, Piccadilly, London, 13th February 1847. In the centre of the picture is Prince Albert, while on the left Little's double-action printing machine is being demonstrated. Dated 19th century

Stage of Royal Comedy Theatre, London, lit by limelight footlights (Drummond/oxyhydrogen light), 1881.

INTERIOR OF COVENT GARDEN THEATRE IN 1804. London, UK, 19th century engraving

Paris and its surroundings / opera ball

Rienzi, performed at the Hoftheater, Dresden. The final scene of Act 4 Date: 1843

N ° 174. Opening session. (IT)

On the ground floor and first floor or, The mood of happiness by Johann Nestroy theatrical picture gallery for the theater newspaper, rd year, No, Unknown

The masked ball Bal masqué Bal de l'Opéra. Hermans, Charles, b. 1839. Prints, Reproductive prints. 1880 - 1889. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Masquerades , France , 19th century

Masked ball in the foyer of the Opera House in Vienna, Austria, 18th century watercolour

The Elections in Paris: a meeting in a fashionable quarter, 1869. Men-only meeting of voters. 'For the past fortnight Paris has been in a fever of excitement over the pretensions of the many candidates seeking election to the Corps Législatif...the indoor meetings...present a strong contrast in the different arrondissements of the city. In the western quarter, for instance, and in the neighbourhood of the fashionable boulevards they are attended by journalists, flaneurs, financiers, and dealers in articles de luxe. The place of meeting will be some elegant concert-hall, rich in ornamentat

Masked ball in ballroom of Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria, 19th century engraving

The feast of June 7 at the Opera. - Overview of the Kermesse at the time of sale at auction.

Illustration from the 1881 première of Jacques Offenbach's Les contes d'Hoffmann, showing the Olympia act (the acts are often rearranged, so it's easier and more accurate to use this convention. by Pierre-Auguste Lamy.

SCENE FROM 'DON CARLOS,' AT THE ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, 1867

HERR KAUFMANN AND SON'S GRAND MUSICAL PERFORMANCE AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE

Comforts of Bath: The Ball, Thomas Rowlandson, 1756-1827, British, 1798, Watercolor with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, Mount: 5 11/16 x 8 1/4 inches (14.4 x 21 cm) and Sheet: 4 7/8 x 7 7/16 inches (12.4 x 18.9 cm), ball (party), chairs, chandeliers, crowd, dance hall, dancing, genre subject, interior, men, musicians, organ pipes, people by activity, women, Bath, Bath and Northeast Somerset, England, Europe, Somerset, United Kingdom

E-L'ILLUSTRAZIONE ITALIANA-EL "STABART MATER"DE ROSSINI EN EL SCALA DIRIGIDO POR VERDI EN 1892. GIUSEPPE VERDI (1813-1901).

The betting ring on the Ascot racecourse Date: 1866

The closing scene of Rossini's opera, in which Semiramide, Queen of Babylon, intercepts Assur's blow intended for Arsace and dies. A production at Covent Garden Theatre, London. Date: first performed 1823

Scene from Le Capitaine Henriot, at the Opera-Comique theatre, Paris, France, illustration from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 1141, Volume XLV, January 7, 1865.

The Teatro San Carlo, Napoli - what looks like a ballet is being performed. Date: 1913

Baal of de waereld in maskerade The world in masquerade. 1720. Prints, Caricatures. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. South Sea Bubble, Great Britain, 1720, Political satire

The new theater of Vaudeville. - Interior view of the room.

theatre opera ""Tannh_user and the Singers' War at Wartburg"" (Tannh_user und der S_ngerkrieg auf der Wartburg) by Richard Wagner actors and stage design Municipal Theatre Leipzig circa 1900,

A shadow puppet play near Rangoon. From The Graphic, London, 17 April 1880.

Performance in the ring of Moliere circus, France, illustration from L'Illustration, No 2469, June 21, 1890.

Fashionable dandies at an elegant cafe. Dick and the Captain paying their respects to the Fair Limonadiere in the Cafe de Mille Colonnes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from David Carey's Life in Paris, the Rambles, Sprees and Amours of Dick Wildfire, Fairburn, London, 1822.

Children's competition and talent show, Springfield, United States of America, illustration by Henri Valentin from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 611, Volume XXIV, November 11, 1854.

The trial of Giovanni Passannante, assassin of King Umberto I in Naples, from Italian Illustration, March 15, 1879. Italy, 19th century.

La Scala cafZ-concert, Paris, France, drawing, 1886

Concert in a cafe on Boulevard Bonne Nouvelle in Paris, ca. 1840, France 19th century. Engraving.

Le Petit Theatre, Paris: Marionettes performing. From La Science Illustree, Paris, 9 April 1892.

Bliżej Kultury unknown

Concierto de Louis Héctor Berlioz (La Côte-Saint-André, 1803-París, 1869), compositor y director de orquesta francés, en el Cirque Olimpique de París en enero de 1845.

The Indian emperor, or the conquest of Mexico , Theatrical productions, Actors, Theater audiences, Dryden, John, 1631-1700. Indian emperour. Holt Collection

Performance of King Lear on the new Shakespeare stage of the Koeniglichen Hoftheater, Royal Court Theatre, in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, historical engraving, 1888, Europe

The Indian emperor, or the conquest of Mexico , Theatrical productions, Actors, Theater audiences, Dryden, John, 1631-1700. Indian emperour. Holt Collection

Interior view of theater theater room.

Watercolor by Johann Nepomuk Höchle depicting a music festival inside a riding school in 1834, showing performers, audience, and architectural interior details.

Segismundo Moret y Prendergast (1838-1913). Spanish politician. Spain, Madrid. Banquet of the Partido Democrtico-Monrquico in the Theater of La Alhambra, November 14, 1881. Banquet held as a gift to the party leader, as a sign of support and to congratulate him on his parliamentary victory. Moret addressing the audience. Engraving by Bernardo Rico (1825-1894). La Ilustracion Espaola y Americana, 1881.

VERDI , GUIUSEPPE. COMPOSITOR ITALIANO. 1813 - 1901. " ESTRENO DE " OTELO " EN LA SCALA DE MILAN. ESCENA DE LA TEMPESTAD. ACTO I. GRABADO ILUSTRACION ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA.

Seventh General Muzijkfeest of Society for the Promotion of Toonkunst, in Arnhem, Den 9, 10 and 11 August 1860, 1860 print Face in the large concert hall of Musis Sacrum during the seventh general music party organized by the Society for the Promotion of Toonkunst, in Arnhem 9-11 August 1860. print maker: Netherlandsafter drawing by: Netherlandsprinter: Amsterdam paper concert hall. large group of musicians, orchestra. choir Arnhem. Muse sacrum

Guy's Hospital, Southwark: Christmas entertainments. Process print by Meisenbach after H. Johnson, 1888.

Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg at La Scala, Milan - the final scene. Date: 1890

Ballroom scenes. Prints. 1830 - 1839. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Masquerades , Austria, Ballroom dancing , Austria , Vienna , 19th century, Austria , Social life and customs , 19th century

Trapeze Artist late 19th century Anonymous, British, 19th century British A man in costume perfoms on a trapeze in a theater auditoriumm as a woman hangs over the stage with men standing below.. Trapeze Artist 387285

Interior of the Ooyevaar in Amsterdam; De Ooijevaar / What will it be Many figures in an interior of the nineteenth century establishment De Ooyevaar on Sint-Antoniesbreestraat in Amsterdam. A play is staged in the background.

Masquerade party in a grand mirrored ballroom or Galerie des Glaces, 18th century. Chromolithograph after Charles Nicholas Cochin from Paul Lacroix' The Eighteenth Century: Its Institutions, Customs, and Costumes, London, 1876.

NEW YORK a performer takes a bow, as a bouquet of flowers is handed up Date: July 1884

Concert at Volksgarten in Vienna, Austria19th Century. Engraving.

Napoleon III and Eugenia de Montijo in the Royal Stage, Stuttgart, Germany, illustration by Jules Gaildrau from L'Illustration, Journal Universel, No 763, Volume XXIX, October 10, 1857.

A concert at Exeter Hall, London, show casing the new orchestra. C.1850

People enjoying a gala night in the Empress Ballroom, Blackpool Date: 1938

Festivities in Turin, Circus, Event in Charles Emmanuel Square, Place Charles-Emmanuel, 1869, Italy, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an o...

H.R.H. THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH LAYING THE FOUNDATION STONE OF THE NEW NATIONAL OPERA HOUSE, VICTORIA EMBANKMENT. London, UK, britain, british, europe, united kingdom, great britain, european

A scene from the opera Pietro Micca at the Teatro dal Verme in Milan, Italy, drawing by Cenni, illustration from Nuova illustrazione Universale, Year 1, Vol II, No 31, June 28, 1874.

The end of the masquerade ball, painting by Salvador Viniegra y Lasso de la Vega (1862-1915), woodcut by F Feldweg from Moderne Kunst (Modern Art), illustrated magazine published by Richard Bong, 1891-1892, Year VI, No 13, Berlin.

Regency gentlemen gambling on the card game Hazard at Brooks club. The Great Subscription Room at Brooks, or Opposition Members engaged upon Hazard-ous Points. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Robert Cruikshank from The English Spy, London, 1825. Written by Bernard Blackmantle, a pseudonym for Charles Molloy Westmacott.

Blazing fire on the stage of the Amsterdamse Schouwburg, 1772; Image of the first flame in the Amsterdamschen Schouwburg, on Monday, 11 May 1772. In the evening a moment in half nine ures. View in the hall at the start of the blazing fire in the theater. The audience flight panic. Part of a group of illustrations about the fire in the Amsterdamse Schouwburg on 11 May 1772.

Interior of the new dancing room called the Riet Dyck at Antwerp, 1830 - 1839. The lithograph depicts a ballroom setting from 19th century Belgium, showcasing elements of dance and social gatherings. The colored image measures 18 x 26 cm

''An Evening at the Meistersingers Club, St. James's Street.

The Clemenceau Meeting, Cirque Fernando. 1882

A circus performance, ca. 1900, after Walter

Pepper's Ghost. A method of projecting the 'Ghost' on to the stage.

SCENE FROM BALFE'S OPERA, 'BIANCA, THE BRAVO'S BRIDE,' AT COVENT GARDEN THEATRE

The Mabille Ball

Royal lodge in the theater.

Covent Garden Theatre Etching Adapted from a Drawing by Augustis Pugin Thomas Rowlandson (1756-1827)

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