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Historic Film and Theater Gatherings

A collection of vintage images depicting various gatherings from film premieres to rehearsals, showcasing group interactions and dramatic settings from the mid-20th century.

Anefo photo collection. The new snip and snap revue. July 7, 1966
Anefo photo collection. The new snip and snap revue. July 7, 1966
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THE GREAT CARUSO (1951), directed by RICHARD THORPE.Anefo photo collection. H. M. visits 1st performance "Lime-Light" Amsterdam. November 6, 1952. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland12/09/1917. At the Odeon, in Madrid. A scene from the Comedy, by Linares Rivas, "the Count of Valmoreda", Premiered last night.Anefo photo collection. Assignment Singer in Hilton hotel. June 7, 1973Anefo photo collection. Director Polish film truth knows no limits. November 23, 1949ORSON WELLES in COMPULSION (1959), directed by RICHARD FLEISCHER.Anefo photo collection. Television broadcast "Everything goes to wish" with the painter Charles Appel as a main character, links conversation leader Dimitri Frenkel Frank and right Karel Apple. April 2, 1959American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953) (left), at a rehearsal of the original Broadway production of "The Iceman Cometh" with actor James Barton (center standing), who played "Hickey" Hickman, and (l-r) Russell Collins, unknown, Nicholas Joy, Carl Benton Reid and Dudley Digges, New York, NY, 1946. (Photo by Pix, Inc/GG Vintage Images/UIG)Anefo photo collection. Current film repros "via mala". August 24, 1953Anefo photo collection. Prince opens spring fair in Utrecht with new Irenehal Reportage tour. March 9, 1964. UtrechtAnefo photo collection. Albert van Raalte reception 40 years of conductor. October 31, 1950Hollywood, Los Angeles (United States), February 1929. In the «Charlot» studio: filming of the film «City Lights». In the image, "Charlot" makes his heartbeat heard on the speaker.Anefo photo collection. In Theater du Midi showed a film for the press and the Amsterdam clergy "that all may be one". 11 June 1963. Amsterdam, Noord-HollandAnefo photo collection. Douglas Fairbanks presents food package in Amstel Hotel. October 12, 1948. AmsterdamAnefo photo collection. Johan Map 40 years of theater jubile in Tuschinski. January 28, 1956SIN DOCUMENTAR PERSONAJES SIGLO XX. Location: SENADO-INTERIOR. MADRID. SPAIN.Anefo photo collection. In Paul's auction hall Brandt in Amsterdam Schakderije auctioned, theater player Ank van der Moer sells a painting (l) Paul Brandt. September 22, 1964. Amsterdam, Noord-HollandAnefo photo collection. Rehearsal television unit "The dark side of the earth" v.l.n.r. Albert van Dalsum, T. van de Keyl and Paul HUF. October 31, 1960Elisabeth Bergner (2nd row, center), on-set of the British Film, "Dreaming Lips", United Artists, 1937Courtroom scene (EV003353_H)Anefo photo collection. Organ The Busy Drone in Stedelijk Museum transferred to the municipality of Amsterdam, alderman Lammers (left) and publisher G. Lubberhuizen for the organ. June 18, 1973. Amsterdam, Noord-HollandSPENCER TRACY in THE LAST HURRAH (1958), directed by JOHN FORD.Anefo photo collection. Film "3Groschenoper" ("Dreigroschener" "Driegersopera", to a play by Bertolt Brecht) by E.W. PABST from 1931 (re-released in 1952 by current film). Rudolph Forster (Macheath) and Carola Neher (Polly). 1931. Berlin, GermanyPhilip and friends, including Earl Mountbatten, at the "stag" party the night before his wedding in 1947. Parker (centre) laughed with the Duke and Earl Mountbatten at a riotous London function - Abucks' party before the Royal Wedding. March 06, 1952.Anefo photo collection. Congress De La Federation Internationale of the Jeuneses Musicals opened by State Secretaries van der Laar in the Concertgebouw. July 16, 1964On-set of the British film, "The Human Factor", Rank Film Distributors, United Artists, 1979Anefo photo collection. Television broadcast "Keep your word", v.l.n.r. Godfried Bomans, H. Haase, K. Jonkheer, V.E. Van Vriesland and H. Mulisch. February 19, 1961Vladimir Lenin delivers a speech at a meeting of the third congress of the Comintern in the former Andreevsky Hall of the Kremlin. June 28, 1921. Moscow. Unknown photographer.Anefo photo collection. Forrest Ackerman in Aviodome, assignment Born. 26 August 1972Security Loan Quizmaster, Walter Pym, waiting for an answer to a question put to Mr. E. G. Whitlam which qualified him to take part in the next round of the Quiz on October 1. The other successful contestant, Mr. I. F. Jones, looks on. November 03, 1948.Anefo photo collection. Botwinnik plays simultaneously in Bellevue in Amsterdam. October 26, 1958. Amsterdam, Noord-HollandBURT LANCASTER and JOHN STURGES in GUNFIGHT AT THE O. K. CORRAL (1957), directed by JOHN STURGES.Anefo photo collection. Assignments Society of advertising, advertising day. May 30, 1958The Christmas Story, Y.M.C.A. tableaux The Readers 1934, Jerusalem, IsraelMale chorus members from 'Hot Mikado' , Singers, Dancers. Jack Miller CollectionAnefo photo collection. The two oldest singers of singing club "Apollo" in Amsterdam, left Mr. Schenk (90 years) and the Lord de Nijs (81 years). February 24, 1965. Amsterdam, Noord-HollandPETER SELLERS in SOFT BEDS AND HARD BATTLES (1974), directed by ROY BOULTING.Rehearsing For Royal Variety:Left to right Jimmy Gold, Oliver Hardy, Buf Flanagan, Stan Laurel, Charlie Naughton and Jimmy Nervo receive their commands from Val Parnell the producer at todays rehearsal.The King and Queen will attend the Royal Command Performance at the London Palladium tomorrow (Monday) evening. Rehearsals were held on the Palladium stage today (Sunday). November 2, 1947.Divine Power of Healing -- Some were invited on to the stage. Some crept there uninvited. But, desperately hopeful, only one of these four was treated by Edwards. January 26, 1955. (Photo by Maurice Ambler).Adjutant and his wife sing. Salvation Army, San Francisco, California. 1939. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. California , San Francisco, California , San Francisco County, Salvation ArmyBUSTER KEATON in SEVEN CHANCES (1925), directed by BUSTER KEATON.Parliament Scene, on-set of the Film, "The Baroness And The Butler", 20th Century-Fox, 1938Anefo photo collection. Rob Erenstein, professor theater science University Amsterdam. Professors, universities, theaters, Erenstein, .. April 18, 1989. Amsterdam, Noord-HollandThe work of the Council For the Encouragement of Music and the Arts- the Old Vic Travelling Theatre Company, Wales, 1941 John Garside, Lewis Casson, Raymond Scott (standing), Charles Staite, Alec Mango (looking in mirror) and John Larne of the Old Vic Travelling Theatre Company apply stage make-up as they prepare for a performance of 'Medea' in a dressing room at the Settlement Hall, Trealaw, as part of their CEMA-backed tour.Jack Hylton (1892 - 1965), British musician, band leader and later Director of Dance Music for the BBC seen with his dance orchestra shortly after they began playing at the Piccadilly Hotel in London in 1925. Date: 1925Anefo photo collection. Botwinnink plays simultaneously with Utrecht students. October 30, 1958. UtrechtAnefo photo collection. Preacher and Healer Morris Cerullo in the Apollo Hell in Amsterdam. October 7, 1960. Amsterdam, Noord-HollandYUL BRYNNER, ROBERT VAUGHN and STEVE MCQUEEN in THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN (1960), directed by JOHN STURGES.Sir Ambrose Fleming (left) broadcasting the first television concert, watched by Mr. John L. Baird, the inventor of the system. September 29, 1930.Anefo photo collection. Beppy Nooy Senior died, coffin in Theater Carré, left a grandson and to the right actor Jan Blaaser. August 20, 1976Anefo photo collection. Action "A ton d'r op" in fodor. Action "A ton d'r op" in fodor, outline auction. 12 May 1966. Amsterdam, Noord-HollandALFRED HITCHCOCK in ALFRED HITCHCOCK'S THE BIRDS (1963) -Original title: THE BIRDS-, directed by ALFRED HITCHCOCK.Anefo photo collection. Award ceremony World Press Photo by Prince Bernhard to Leslie Hammond; Hammond for Vincent Menzel. April 5, 1978ORSON WELLES in THE STRANGER (1946), directed by ORSON WELLES.Anefo photo collection. Assignment Singer in Hilton hotel. June 7, 1973FILM HISTORY: EARLY PE. Cinema pioneers.Anefo photo collection. "Troma" water lalating at NDSM. March 18, 1950. AmsterdamAnefo photo collection. Dutch Student Orchestra in Bergen, Noord-Holland. January 3, 1966. Bergen, Noord-HollandGLENN FORD in FATE IS THE HUNTER (1964), directed by RALPH NELSON.Brothers Skladanowsky with his film camera and projector "Bioscope".Anefo photo collection. Benefit concert for Russian Dissident Sacharov in Concertgebouw Amsterdam; From left to right the Vries (CDA), Brink (WVC) and Conductor Gossman and empty seats for Sacharov. 24 May 1984. Amsterdam, Noord-HollandAnefo photo collection. Assignment: Revue of advertising: Anton van Duinkerken. January 30, 1962World premiere of the opera "The Rosenkavalier" by Richard Strauss on 26.01.1911, Royal Opera House Dresden. Group picture staging team, director, composer, textproof and conductor. Photography (World postcard, designated 89 x 139 mm) by Martin Herzfeld, Dresden 1910Squatters, Forum in the Gethsemanekirche, Germany, Berlin, 16. 11. 1990, Bohley, Baerbel, TAZ, EuropeLEO MCKERN and PAUL SCOFIELD in A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS (1966), directed by FRED ZINNEMANN.Chorus girl raising money at TITANIC gameJAMES STEWART in THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE (1962), directed by JOHN FORD.Roßwein. Schützenhaus (Lindenhof), Schützenstraße (Stadtbadstraße) 38. Festboard of the dance student from the dance class Arno Spindler in the hall with stagePETER SELLERS in THE MOUSE THAT ROARED (1959), directed by JACK ARNOLD.KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS (1949), directed by ROBERT HAMER.PELICULA : EL CRIMEN DE CUENCA , 1979. DIRECTORA , PILAR MIRO. ACTORES , FERNANDO REY , . REY , FERNANDO. ACTOR ESPAÑOL . LA CORUÑA 1917 - 1994.