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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.

Circle of skaters (Skating-Rink) in the circus of the Champs-Elysees in Paris. Colored engraving.

Royal Circus from Ackermann's Repository, Thomas Rowlandson, British, 1756-1827, Augustus Charles Pugin, French, active Great Britain, ca. 1762-1832, John Bluck, British, 1791-1832, Ackermanns, London, England, Thomas Rowlandson, British, 1756-1827, Augustus Charles Pugin, French, active Great Britain, ca. 1762-1832, Aquatint with watercolor on paper, Horizontal rectangle. Theater, with audience standing in the pit; seated in boxes and parquet. Clowns on stage, and a large teapot between houses. Title and artists' names below, publisher's name above., Europe, London, England, 1809, theater, Print, Print

Henry Henry VIII by Camille Saint-Saëns, original production at the Paris Opéra - the divorce, acte 3 - Henri Toussaint, 1883

The Balloon Bridal, artist unknown

Large crowd gives letters to five men on a stage, Jean Baptiste Madou, 1827 - 1851 print Brussels paper crowd, mob. adult man (+ five persons). curtain ~ stage

Regency actors performing on the Richardson stage at Bartholomew Fair, Smithfield, London. On stage are Romans, tragic actors, dancers, musicians, clowns and masked figures. Crowds of spectators mill around. The Vicissitudes of an Actor. Proteus pulling them in a Bartholomew Fair. Handcoloured engraving etched by Theodore Lane from Pierce Egans TheLife of an Actor, Pickering and Chatto, London, 1892.

'Le Hall Des Folies-Bergere', 1900. Artist: Unknown.

Theater show in the Amsterdam Schouwburg for the princely couple, Simon Fokke, 1773 print paper etching / engraving public festivities on the occasion of royal events. theatre, theatrical performance Schouwburg Keizersgracht (1637-1772)

Court ball attended by Crown Princes Vittorio Emanuele and Elena and the Princess of Montenegro, Naples, drawing by Eduardo Matania, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXV, No 9, February 27, 1898.

Festive Lighting in the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, 1856 Artist Unknown Wood engraving

GRAND MASONIC BANQUET, AT RUGBY, TO GENERAL SIR CHARLES NAPIER, G.C.B., DRINKING THE GENERAL'S HEALTH

TEATRO COMICO HABILITADO PARA SALON DE CORTES EN LA ISLA DE LEON - SESION DE LAS CORTES DE CADIZ DURANTE EL REINADO DE FERNANDO VII -. Author: JUAN GALVEZ. Location: MUSEO LAZARO GALDIANO-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN. FERNANDO VII (1784-1833).

Fiestas de la música catalana. L'Orfeó Catalá y la Reina y Jurado en la Sala del Novedades. Barcelona, mayo de 1905.

Scene from the Opera Don Carlos by Giuseppe Verdi. Paris, Thétre de l'Opéra-Le Peletier, 11.03.1867, Anonymous

Interior of Astley's Ampitheatre, c1843.

Draw of the Algerian national lottery, Cirque des Champs-Elysées.

The magnificent Tower Ballroom, at Blackpool : spectators in the balconies enjoy refreshments while the dance floor is crowded - all in formal evening dress. Date: 1938

Election hustings in Covent Garden during the Westminster election, London, 1852. Artist: Unknown

THE STATE VISIT OF THE SHAH AND THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES TO THE EMPIRE THEATRE: 1. Mrs. Sassoon being introduced to the Shah. 2. The Supper in the Foyer. 3. The Shah's Favourite takes a Nap. 4. General View of the House. 5. The Shah points out to Prince Albert Victor the Beauties of the Ballet., 1889, UK.

Masked ball at Jewish Purimfeest, 1780 print Face in a rich interior where Purimfest is celebrated. Different dancing couples in costumes and adorned with masks. In the foreground, two children play around a woman's skirt. On the right an orchestra with strings and blazers. paper engraving 'Purim' players, masquerades. masquerade, masked ball. small group of musicians, chamber orchestra, jazz band

France, Versailles, Concert in Honour of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom in the Hall of Mirrors of Chateau d'Eu

Austria, 18th century. Theatre performance held on the occasion of the wedding of Joseph II of Austria with Maria Isabella of Parma, October 6, 1760.

Fire of the Ringtheater in Vienna on December , Planck, publishing house

PARTIES The Countessa of Clarendon's Ball at Downing Street Date: 1853

Germany, 19th century. Munich, Bavaria. Interior of the Cuvillies Theatre or Old Residence Theatre (Altes Residenztheater) during a performance. Watercolor.

THE ROYAL NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD AT ABERDARE

The grand finale of a circus, 1872

Scene from act three : Chenier before the Revolutionary Tribunal : from the original production at La Scala, Milano Date: first performed 1896

Theater with lower curtain through which an actor looks at the room, Eugène Andrè Champollion, after Charles-Antoine Coypel, 1875 print France paper etching / engraving theatre (building). the audience ~ art performance. the stage and its equipment

MADRID. INAGURACION DEL TEATRO DE LA PRINCESA, AÑO 1885. DIBUJO JUAN COMBA. GRABADO DE LA ILUSTRACION ESPAÑOLA Y AMERICANA. MADRID PINTADO.

La salle de spectacle (theatre) Date: 1839

The false Paganini Gallerie Droller Scenen for the theater newspaper, th vol, No, Andreas Geiger - , after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

History of Spain. Madrid. Banquet at the "Teatro Alhambra" (Alhambra Theatre), on the evening of 14 January 1884, under the auspices of the "Circulo de la Union Mercantil" (Circle of the Mercantile Union). Toast time. Drawing from life by Juan Comba. Engraving by Bernardo Rico (1825-1894). La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana (The Spanish and American Illustration), January 22, 1884.

Images of social dancing in nineteenth-century illustrated periodicals Frank Leslie's illustrated newspaper Illustrated London news Harper's weekly Illustrazione italiana Pictorial times. Anelay, Henry, 1817-1883. Prints, Illustrations, Clippings. 1843 - 1899. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Ballroom dancing , 19th century, Carnival , France , Paris, Masquerades , 19th century, Dance , Texas , San Antonio

Interior view during the performance of a musical comedy Date: 1938

Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria visits the World's Fair in Paris, Paris World's Fair 1889, France, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an o...

Theater of Vaudeville, Scholarship Place

Bal chinois donné par l'empereur une fois tous les ans aux jours gras. Prints. 1780 - 1789. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Costume , China, Clowns

Scene from a play, (1885).Artist: Charpentier

At the Charlemagne's palace, Act III of Oberon, by Carl Maria von Weber, on stage at La Scala Theatre, Milan, Italy, photograph by Gigi Bassani, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XL, No 8, February 23, 1913.

Rien ne va plus. Playing roulette in the gambling hall of the Monte Carlo casino, Monaco, 1890. Old XIX century engraved illustration from La Ilustracion Española y Americana 1890

Party in the Harmonie in Antwerp, 1829, Jean Baptiste Madou (Attributed to), 1829 print Party in honor of the king in the garden of the Harmonie in Antwerp, 27 May 1829. In the background, King Willem I receives visitors in a tent. On the left, a music corps plays. With four -line caption. Southern Netherlands paper concert hall - AA - open-air performances. listening to music - CC - out of doors. reception, cocktail party - AA - in the open air, 'fête champêtre' Antwerp

Princesse Schouwburg in The Hague during the performance of Othello. The stage and a portion of the hall of the Princesse Schouwburg in The Hague, during the performance of the Othello opera.

France. Paris Carnival of 1878. The Spanish Estudiantina. Serenade in the Opera Square, March 7, 1878. Engraving. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1878.

The Prospect Before Us, Respectfully dedicated to those Singers, Dancers, & Musical Professors, who are fortunately engaged with the Proprietor of the Kings Theatre, at the Pantheon January 13, 1791 Thomas Rowlandson The interior of the Pantheon, reconstructed as a theater, seen from the stage. Two opera dancers hold garlands of roses in the foreground. The theater is crowded with admiring spectators.. The Prospect Before Us, Respectfully dedicated to those Singers, Dancers, & Musical Professors, who are fortunately engaged with the Proprietor of the Kings Theatre, at the Pantheon. Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757-1827 London). January 13, 1791. Hand-colored etching. S. W. Fores (London). Prints

Photo Production of a Drawing, Representing a Performance on Internship in the Opera Garnier in Paris; Hall of the new opera. .

Design for Mozart's 'Don Giovanni', 1875. Opera by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer, first performed in Prague in 1787. The libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte (1749-1838) was based on Moliere's play of 1665 'Don Juan, ou le festin de Pierre' ('Don Juan, or the Stone Banquet'). Don Giovanni's Banqueting Hall from a design of 1875.

Ball at the Trocadero, Paris, celebrating the centenary of the founding of the Ecole Polytechnique, the institution which supplied French forces with scientifically educated officers. From Le Petit Journal, 28 May 1894. France

Austria, 19th century. Vienna, the renewed interior of the Theater an Der Wien. Color print.

Public flows together for the Salon des Variétés in Amsterdam, Anonymous, 1839 - 1895 print paper theatre (building) Varieties

Performance of elephants on a stage, 1875 - 1934 print In the foreground watching audience. paper elephants (circus performance)

The great anti-slavery meeting at Exeter Hall, 1841. The Society of the Extinction of the Slave Trade meeting presided over by Prince Albert. Steel engraving by Henry Melville after an illustration by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd from London Interiors, Their Costumes and Ceremonies, Joshua Mead, London, 1841.

Charity concert held in Boulogne-sur-Seine, 1869, France, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original 19th century artwork, exact original date unknown, Europe

Principal Tent, Royal Botanic Society's Fete, 1844. 'The spring exhibition of this society was held on Tuesday at the inner circle of the Regent's Park in London; and, taking into consideration the early period of the year, the show was certainly the finest of the kind we have ever witnessed. An intimation of the rarity and forwardness of the specimens for exhibition succeeded in attracting the attention of Royalty. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the Marchioness of Douro, Colonel Buckley, and Colonel Bouverie, had, before the public were admitted, a private view of the plants and

Hippodrome schottisch. Eno, Amos F., 1836-1915. Prints. 1853. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Animals, Circuses & shows , New York (State) , New York , 1800-1899, Franconis Travelling Hippodrome

'Rien ne va plus', the gambling rooms at Monte Carlo, Monaco, 1890. Artist: Unknown

Cartoon on the refusal of Mr. Raguenot to play in the Opera La Juive, 1838; Représentation du 6 September 1838, Cinq Heures du Soir (...) Par Ordre de Mr. Raguanot: Rêlache Ou Les Cabalurs Enfoncés !!!. Cartoon following the refusal of Mr. Raguenot to play in the opera 'La Juive', September 6, 1838. Public and musicians for the closed doors of the Royal theater in The Hague where the operation of the opera on this day has expired .

Collector's picture series The Carnival of Rome, Masked Ball in the Theatre, Historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century

Carnival of the Washington Skating Club American. Carnival of the Washington Skating Club, 19th century. Lithograph with hand coloring on paper, image: 14 1/4 x 20 in. (36.2 x 50.8 cm). American Art 19th century

"Casanova" Casino International: View Inside the Yellow Hall ca. 1925 Artist Unknown Colored engraving

A concert in the Vauxhall gardens in Vienna, Austria, watercolour

Scene from the play Don Luis de Vargas.

Masked Ball, Hermans, Charles (1839-1924)

The Third Annual Electrical Show, Chicago, USA - held at The Coliseum between January 13th and 25th, 1908. Date: 1908

geography/travel Germany Bayreuth theatres Festspielhaus after a performance exterior view painting by G. Laska 1896 oil on canvas Walter Grill Collection Munich,

Trevithick's latest engine, known as the "catch-me-who- can" is the centre-piece at the steam circus on the New Road, Euston Square, London Date: 1808

Rex Pageant, Mardi Gras Day, New Orleans, La. still image. Postcards. 1898 - 1931. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. Carnival , Louisiana , New Orleans, Pageants , Louisiana , New Orleans

Music and fireworks in Piazza Castello, Milan, Italy, drawing by Edoardo Ximenes, engraving from L'Illustrazione Italiana, No 41, October 9, 1881. Digitally colorized image.

Theatrical Fund Dinner Held at Freemasons Tavern, Theater - Life of an Actor

North-country mails at the Peacock, Islington, London, England

Balloon, 1888. Artist: Unknown

Cabaret du N顮t (Cabaret of Nothingness or Death) was a ghost show cabaret, where ghosts were shown before the amazed audience via optical trickery and special effects. Guests can be seen sitting at coffin shaped tables. C. 1910

A procession in the big top of all the circus performers. Date: 1936

Germany, Bayreuth during the 1892 Festival

Illustration inside the lifestyle magazine La Vie au Grand Air; the General Assembly of the Touring Club. In the presence of the President of the Republic.

the Agora (Hippodrome) Theatre production of Aida marked the official opening of this Cleveland, Ohio theatre. first opened on March 31, 1913 as an English performance of Aida produced by Max Faetkenheuer, an opera promoter and conductor who had also been involved in the construction of the monumental Hippodrome Theatre.

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