Historic Stage Performances

Black and white images of theatrical performances and events. Includes scenes with actors on stage, capturing the essence of live drama.

CLOWN AND CIRCUS PERFORMERS WALKING TIGHTROPE ON ELECTRIC UTILITY WIRES SILENT MOVIE STILL DOUBLE EXPOSURE TECHNIQUE

Anefo photo collection. Rehearsals of the "Reconstruction" opera in Carré, Amsterdam. Overview of the play floor with a part of the image of Che 'Guevara in the middle. 26 June 1969. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

American Theatre Exhibit. Photographs of Marshall Plan Programs, Exhibits, and Personnel

Barbara Ferris, Dave Clark, on-set of the Film, "Catch Us If You Can", aka "Having A Wild Weekend", Warner Bros., 1965

Crowd and street scene at night, on-set of the western film, "Cimarron", RKO Radio Pictures, 1931

Television's Own Agricultural Show -- Television cameras at work in the Arena at Earls Court during the miniature Agricultural Show in which almost every branch of Britain's Agriculture was represented.A series of special programmes is being broadcast by the television section of the B.B.C. from the Radio and Television Exhibition now open at Earls Court London. August 31, 1954. (Photo by Sports & General Press Agency Ltd.)

07/31/1916. From the battle of Flores de Valencia. "a scene in Versailles", float from the Mercantile Athenaeum (first Prize), and "a Peacock", from the Fine Arts Circle (second Prize).

ANOTHER DAWN (1937), directed by WILLIAM DIETERLE.

HONEYMOON (1959) -Original title: LUNA DE MIEL-, directed by MICHAEL POWELL.

People standing next to circus tent, 1928

THE GUNS OF NAVARONE (1961), directed by J. LEE THOMPSON.

Recording the TV program "Watch you see", 1958.

Elsevier photo collection. Fireworks lit.g.v. Queen Wilhelmina's birthday celebration 40th anniversary. August 31, 1938

Anefo photo collection. Rehearsals from the "Reconstruction" opera in the context of the Holland Festival in Theater Carré in Amsterdam. Rehearsal with the decor piece, the image of Che Guevara. June 19, 1969. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Young people preparing a production in which they rob unmarried woman from a balcony, Ping'An, Zhangjiajie National Forest Park, China, Asia

Still from the silent movie 'Intolerance' directed by D. W. Griffith. Staring Lillian Gash, Mae Marsh, Erich von Stroheim and Douglas Fairbanks. Dated 1916

Anefo photo collection. Orchid exhibition Amsterdam. Opening. November 6, 1956. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Premiere Carre. Karl Strassburger with "De Bandenpaarde. December 19, 1947

PAULETTE GODDARD in STAR SPANGLED RHYTHM (1942), directed by ALAN MARSHALL.

Anefo photo collection. Fair on the Palmgracht in connection with Jordan festival. September 16, 1959

METROPOLIS (1927), directed by FRITZ LANG.

GEORGE A. ROMERO in KNIGHTRIDERS (1981), directed by GEORGE A. ROMERO.

Festival Gardens At Batter sea are Open Today -- The first Punch and Judy show to be held attracts a crowd among the early visitors to the newly opened Festival Gardens today. May 28, 1951. (Photo by Fox Photos).

PETER SELLERS in AFTER THE FOX (1966) -Original title: CACCIA ALLA VOLPE-, directed by VITTORIO DE SICA.

Photo collection prints Anefo Rousel. Series Print Anefo RVD Own Without Caption. Collection Photo collection Printing Anefo Rousel, photo number 157-0543. 1956

SHOW BOAT (1951), directed by GEORGE SIDNEY.

Anefo photo collection. Preparations for the carnival in Bergen op Zoom. February 22, 1960. Bergen op Zoom

RAMON NOVARRO in BEN-HUR (1925) -Original title: BEN-HUR: A TALE OF THE CHRIST-, directed by FRED NIBLO.

Mardi Gras--Coney Isl.

Anefo photo collection. Magician congress in Zwolle. July 5, 1957. Overijssel, Zwolle

Anefo photo collection. Circus rhinestone. February 10, 1950

Anefo photo collection. Preparation of the flower parade in the bulb region. April 20, 1961

Anefo photo collection. Grand Gala Des Artists, T. Kelling, Lutz, Conny van den Bosch. July 18, 1962

Sneaking under the circus tent. Roswell, New Mexico 1936. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

ARSON SQUAD (1945), directed by LEW LANDERS.

UN HOMBRE DE NEGOCIOS (1945).

TONY CURTIS in THE GREAT RACE (1965), directed by BLAKE EDWARDS.

Anefo photo collection. Premiere Circus Althof in Carre, Clown Pio Nock above the cage with 10 Berber-Leeuwen. December 20, 1962. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Lighting in the city. November 19, 1964

Anefo photo collection. Preparations Carnival in S-Hertogenbosch. February 13, 1963. Den Bosch, Noord-Brabant

Springfield, Ohio: c. 1960. A Gooding Amusement carousel at a carnival in Ohio.

Anefo photo collection. Jordan festival started, the fair on the Palmgracht. September 11, 1964. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

CLOWNING AROUND (EV001699_H)

Anefo photo collection. Circus Strassburger Amsterdam. December 26, 1953. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Circus Mullens in Amsterdam. August 21, 1953. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Proposal circus Americano in the new RAI building. Antipodists. December 21, 1961. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

THE FAMILY PLUS ONE (1965) -Original title: LA FAMILIA Y... UNO MAS-, directed by FERNANDO PALACIOS.

Anefo photo collection. Circus Mikkenie in Turnhout Belgium. July 13, 1951. Belgium, Turnhout

Anefo photo collection. Performance of the Viennese ice revue in the Expohal in Hilversum. February 20, 1961. Hilversum

SABU in DRUMS (1938) -Original title: THE DRUM-, directed by ZOLTAN KORDA.

QUO VADIS (1951), directed by MERVYN LEROY.

Anefo photo collection. Party following the 40th anniversary of the KRO (Catholic radio broadcaster) in the RAI in Amsterdam. The Kerkrader-Carnivals club with their prince. November 22, 1965. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

MARCELLO MASTROIANNI in FEDERICO FELLINI'S 8 1/2 (1963) -Original title: 8 1/2-, directed by FEDERICO FELLINI.

RED SKELTON in THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES (1965), directed by KEN ANNAKIN.

MATT MATTOX in SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS (1954), directed by STANLEY DONEN.

Poll photo collection. Nightlife in Paris. Orchestra in Dancing Balajo. undated. France Paris

Anefo photo collection. Carnival Bergen op Zoom, entry Prince Villis. March 2, 1957. Bergen op Zoom

THE FEMALE KNIGHTS (2003) -Original title: DIE RITTERINNEN-, directed by BARBARA TEUFEL.

Anefo photo collection. USC Lustrum Play. With Queen Juliana, Prince Bernhard and Princess Beatrix. July 3, 1956. Utrecht

BARBARA CARRERA and MICHAEL CRAWFORD in CONDORMAN (1981), directed by CHARLES JARROTT.

With only twenty-one days before the first performance renovations to the old Newtown Majestic Theatre are being rushed to completion. The theatre has been leased by the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust whose first performance "The sleeping Prince" starring Sir Ralph Richards and Dame Sybil Thorndike, will be staged on July 27th. In picture Les Etherton and John Clark upholster the dress circle balcony. July 05, 1955. (Photo by Stuart William MacGladrie/Fairfax Media).

AMAZING STORIES (1985), directed by STEVEN SPIELBERG.

Los Angeles, California: 1931. The Spirit of Hollywood as seen at the Carnival of Jewels at the sesqui-centenial La Fiesta.

Anefo photo collection. Circus Strassburger Amsterdam. December 26, 1953. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

05/01/1913. Charity concert in Barcelona. The municipal band of Lyon giving a concert to benefit the poor in the Place des Arenas.

'The monster mastered', 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton.

Aviation in Britain Before the First World War- the work of Samuel Franklin Cody in Airship, Kite and Aircraft Aeronautics 1903 - 1913 S F Cody showing his Aircraft Mark II to a group of Native Americans wearing traditional dress. Two children are playing with the aircraft controls. The Native Americans were probably performers in Cody's Wild West stage show. The show, featuring trick shooting and horse riding, was very popular, generating money and publicity which Cody used to support his aeronautical work. It was reported on this occasion that when Cody started the aircraft's engines, the frightened visitors bolted, diving into the nearby Basingstoke Canal in their attempts to escape.

The scene is back-stage at London's famous Drury Lane, where weird and wonderful Siamese figures are kept until they are wanted as scenery for the new musical, "The King and I." October 13, 1953. (Photo by Daily Mirror).

Mosca, German titov in una scena del film again to the stars, 1961.

THE BLUE MAX (1966), directed by JOHN GUILLERMIN.

Original Film Title: THE BLUE MAX. English Title: THE BLUE MAX. Film Director: JOHN GUILLERMIN. Year: 1966.

AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS (1956), directed by MICHAEL ANDERSON.

A large shop open at night in Hollywood, California, USA. 1940s

THIS ISLAND EARTH (1955), directed by JOSEPH M. NEWMAN.

Anefo photo collection. Premiere Circus Althof in Carre. December 20, 1962

Anefo photo collection. Ready for the trip to Greece. Peter Kerkhoffs and John van Heijster in the rescue band that goes to Greece. July 24, 1963

JEAN-PIERRE CASSEL and SARAH MILES in THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES (1965), directed by KEN ANNAKIN.

Anefo photo collection. Dam to Dam Race in Callantsoog. The rocket burning. July 25, 1961. Callantsoog

Anefo photo collection. Circus Sjoukje Dijkstra. March 31, 1980

San Miniato. XIV Theatre Festival. A scene from the performance of the drama The Passion of San Lorenzo by David Maria Turoldo.

A Catherine Wheel and rockets delight visitors to the Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen. Date: 1888

BEN-HUR (1925) -Original title: BEN-HUR: A TALE OF THE CHRIST-, directed by FRED NIBLO.

Elaborate travelling tents such as this made small fortunes for American showmen during the early days of the American Film Industry. People in country centres rushed to see Edison's new miracle....... September 24, 1938. (Photo by The Register & Tribune Syndicate).

FAYE DUNAWAY and JOHNNY DEPP in ARIZONA DREAM (1993), directed by EMIR KUSTURICA.

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