Historical Musical Performances

Images depicting theatrical and musical scenes from the 19th century. Focus on detailed representations of actors and musicians captured in artistic production.

Reproduction of a Plein painting during Mi-Carême Festival by Norbert Goeneutte, Anonymous, After Norbert Goeneutte, c. 1885 - In or Before 1901 photomechanical print paper square, place, circus, etc.. public festivities

Photo production of a painting of a concert in Slot Sanssouci by Adolf Menzel; Concert in Sanssouci. .

Etching by Wilhelm Rohr depicting a musical scene, produced between 1865 and 1907, showing instruments and musicians in detail.

Stereo photo of the theater in Paris, Anonymous, c. 1867 stereograph Paris cardboard. photographic support albumen print group of actors, troupe; actors on the stage Paris

Theatrical representation of the last moments of the life of Prince Edward, G.R., c. 1850 - c. 1880 stereograph England cardboard. photographic support albumen print historical events and situations; historical persons England

Copper engraving and etching by Bernard Picart around 1632 depicting a star singer in Amsterdam, showing the performer, instruments, and spectators.

A folded trade card depicting the nursery rhyme 'hush-a-bye baby'; the front of the card shows the baby cradle in the tree, the open card depicts the cradle falling from the tree and a woman attempting to catch it.. Trade cards. 1876 - 1890. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection. Falling, Nursery rhymes, Cradles

Theatrical Performers Attributed to John Thomson British, Scottish 1865 View more. Theatrical Performers. Attributed to John Thomson (British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1837-1921 London). 1865. Albumen silver print from glass negative. Photographs

Theatrical representation of the last moments of the Life of Prince Edward; English History Series. The Last Moments of Prince Edward ..

Reproduction of a Plein painting during Mi-Carême Festival by Norbert Goeneutte, Anonymous, After Norbert Goeneutte, c. 1885 - In or Before 1901 photomechanical print paper square, place, circus, etc.. public festivities

Group of actors on a stage, probably at Tilton, New Hampshire. Francis J. Moulton (American, about 1839 - about 1910)

Composite group portrait of players in costume during the Calven-Feier in Chur, Lienhard & Salzborn, c. 1898 - in or before 1899 photomechanical print Put paper collotype group of actors, troupe; actors on the stage

Modern Greek chorus I , Dancers, Dance. The Massachusetts WPA Federal Art Project Photograph Collection

Description: Radio and TV in Hong Kong. One of the world's oldest art forms - Chinese Opera - is a regular favourite with Hong Kong television viewers. Location: Hong Kong Date: 1969

Theatrical representation of a company in historic costumes ..

Stereo photo of the theater in Paris, Anonymous, c. 1867 stereograph Paris cardboard. photographic support albumen print group of actors, troupe; actors on the stage Paris

Photo production of a design by a man who brings a serenade through J. Carpey, Anonymous, After J. Carpey, c. 1853 - in or before c. 1858 photograph Berlin photographic support albumen print adult man. serenade to the beloved. cithern, mandolin, guitar, balalaika

Scene of Guignol with for Puppet Adolphe Thiers (1797-1877) Guignol scene with for Puppet Adolphe Thiers (1797-1877). Business card (front). Anonymous photography. Draw on albuminum paper, 1860-1890.

"Caney" the clown. 1877 - 1878. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Theatrical Performers Attributed to John Thomson British, Scottish 1865 View more. Theatrical Performers. Attributed to John Thomson (British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1837-1921 London). 1865. Albumen silver print from glass negative. Photographs

The Moment of Impending Tragedy, a Scene from Maeterlinck's "Interior". Arthur F. Kales, photographer (American, 1881 - 1936) Dec-19 (Verso, second mount) inscribed in black fountain pen ink, at left edge, by Kales: ' The Moment of Impending Tragedy. / space Acene from / Maeterlinck's "Interior" / as Played at the Community Theatre · Hollywood Cal. / Dec 1919 · / Arthur F. Kales / Los Angeles, Calif. ' written sideways

Two dancers behind the scenes with a man and a woman; Behind The Scenes - An Unwelcome Caller After Her Truant Spouse ..

Theaterale Voorstelling Van Een Geburtenis Uit Het Boek Mesament of Jean-Paul Choppart van Louis Desnoyers; Mesans of Jean-Paul Choppart in the presence of the Marquis de la Galoche menu, Jean-Paul and Little Jacques are taking regret the soup at the cabbage of the Meunier ..

Bliej Kultury unknown

View of the final performance of the Calven-Feier in Chur, Lienhard & Salzborn, c. 1898 - in or before 1899 photomechanical print Put paper collotype group of actors, troupe; actors on the stage. mountains

Violin Girl; Andante dolcements. .

Portrait of actors Léonie Yahne and Henri Mayer in play L'Age Difficile; Yahne et Mayer Dance L'Age Difficile. Portrait of actress Léonie Yahne and actor Henri Mayer in play L'Age Difficile. Léonie Yahne is dressed in cycling clothing.

Musici a dancing paren, Anonymous, 1855 - 1872 tissue stereograph Paris photographic support. paper. cardboard albumen print / cutting / perforating more than one couple dancing

The Gipsy Camp. "A Gipsy's life is the life for me.". Attributed to London Stereoscopic Company (active 1854 - 1890)

Two acrobats on a bicycle. The woman is sitting on the man's shoulders. Possibly on the stage with a viewer in front. Leaf 7 Recto from sketchbook V with 33 sheets.

Tuba player. Page 30 From Sketchbook XLV with 85 pages.

Photo production from a print to a painting by Angelica Kauffmann, representing a scene from the two Veronians by William Shakespeare, Anonymous, c. 1873 - In or Before 1883 photomechanical print paper theatre, theatrical performance

Scene at the opera | Library of Congress

Stereo photo of the theater in Paris, Anonymous, c. 1867 stereograph Paris cardboard. photographic support albumen print group of actors, troupe; actors on the stage Paris

Booklet demonstrating photographic position and lighting by Dr. Franz Stolze, second issue, right-side illustration, printed in 1884.

Spectators in Theater, Henri Patrice Dillon, 1895 print print maker: Francepublisher: Parisprinter: Paris paper the audience ~ art performance

Schluß-Szene der Oper , Operas & operettas, Costumes

Guitar player with hat on a stage, c. 1930 - 1934 The man plays the guitar or a related string instrument. Possibly in Theater Scala in The Hague. Schutblad B, Rear Schutblad, from sketchbook I with 26 sheets. The Hague paper. pencil cithern, mandolin, guitar, balalaika (+ artist at work). the stage and its equipment (+ artist at work) Theater Scala

Scene from theatrical performance. unknown, graphic artist

Mandolinist Mandolin Player / Mandolinist playing on Mandolin L.D. Note dancing figure pl. From the portfolio: L'Estampe Original, Paris: Edition of the Journal des Artistes (André Marty), Album III, Juls Seprsege 1893 Dillon, Henri Patrice (1851 1909), Ancourt, Edward (1841 Ok. 1898), L'Estampe original (André Marty)

Eddie Foy as Sister Anne in "Mr. Bluebeard." He was dressing for this Act with the elephant when the Iroquois fire began.. Clippings, Programs. 1903. Billy Rose Theatre Division

Stage scene: group of seven, two on the floor, one standing who is blindfolded. Unknown

Interior view of Liberty Theatre at Camp Mills, L.I., where returning troops are entertained. The theatre, costing around $96,000, has a seating capacity of 1,600 and took 26 days to construct. It is equipped with modern facilities and hosts nightly performances, including movies and vaudeville. Officially passed by M.I.D. censor on Jan. 30, 1919.

Theater performance, c. 1915 - 1934 In the front spectators, seen on the back. In the background the orchestra and actors on stage. Page 29 Verso from sketchbook XVII with 31 sheets. The Hague paper. pencil the audience ~ art performance. group of actors, troupe; actors on the stage

Scene of an play; J. Lévy (French, active Paris, France 1850s - 1880s); 1855 - 1865; Hand-colored Albumen silver print

Photograph; Photographed by Frederic and William Langenheim (United States); glass stereoscopic transparency; 8.3 x 17.5 cm (3 1/4 x 6 7/8 in.)

An 1894 Umprint lithograph by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec showing the performers Footit and Chocolate, emphasizing gesture, costume, and stage composition.

Michał Tarasiewicz (1871-1923) as the Butterfly and Maria Przybyłko-Potocka (1873-1944) as Rose in the staging of the play by Aniela Bogusławska `Motyla miłość` Butterfly Love at a theatre in Kraków on February 5th, 1900 - photograph with dedication of ???????????????????. Sebald, Józef (1853-1931), photographer

Different performances; Bredée's childprints. Leaf with 9 performances of different nature, including five scenes with naughty children who secretly eat cake when the kitchen maid goes away, and then be punished. Under each image two to eight lines fresh. Numbered upper left: No. 7.

Bachic scenes./3./How then it is played [... (registered title (letter)) | Banic scenes. (Title of all)

Circus Scene, Charles Edward Conder, 1868-1909, British, 1905, Conté crayon on silk, Image: 10 × 12 3/4 inches (25.4 × 32.4 cm) and Frame: 18 1/2 x 21 1/2 x 1/2 inches (47 x 54.6 x 1.3 cm), circus (performance), clown, costume, figure study, frame (furnishing), genre subject, men, performers, women

The laughing audience (or a pleased audience) , Food vendors, Theater audiences, Seduction. William Hogarth (1697-1764). Prints

Scene on the street: the magician ..

Bliżej Kultury unknown

Conductor in an orchestra. In front of spectators. Page 41 From sketchbook XXXVIII with 45 pages.

Portret van actors Léonie Yahne in Henri Mayer in toneelstuk the difficult age, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1895 print Portrait of actress Léonie Yahne and actor Henri Mayer in play L'Age difficile. Léonie Yahne is dressed in cycling clothing. paper actor (on the stage). actress (on the stage)

Spectators sitting for a stage on which a show takes place. Page 40 from a sketchbook with 74 sheets.

World Exhibition , Japanese gallery No, Josef Löwy -, photographer, Viennese photographer association, publishing house

Stereo photo of the theater in Paris, Anonymous, c. 1867 stereograph Paris cardboard. photographic support albumen print group of actors, troupe; actors on the stage Paris

Scene: children's musical and playing ..

Guitar player with hat on a stage. The man plays the guitar or a related string instrument. Possible in Theater Scala in The Hague. Schutblad B, rear bract, from sketchbook I with 26 sheets.

Macbeth, by William Shakespeare, photo file 'A'. Photographs. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Macbeth

Portrait of singer Marcelle Lender and singer Numa Auguez in Operette La Chanson de Fortunio; Lender et Aguez. Portrait of singer Marcelle Lender and singer Numa Auguez During a performance in the Operette La Chanson de Fortunio in the Thétre des Variétés.

Stop Thief, Tours Dramatic Players performing Act 1 in the Entertainment Section in Tours, France. This photograph was taken by the Signal Corps and is labeled with the description symbol E. The performance, called "Stop Thief," was issued with the note 61571.

Staging with dolls, representing a fight of figures with animal masks, anonymous, c. 1850 - c. 1880 stereograph Europe cardboard. photographic support albumen print (playing with) dolls. mask. fighting Europe

Photo production of a print of a scene from Othello by William Shakespeare; Othello, Act II. Scene I. Can be seen is a group of people with Othello and Desdemona in the middle.

Scene from Don Juan, Anonymous, 1873 tissue stereograph Francepublisher: Paris photographic support. paper. cardboard albumen print / cutting / perforating opera

Circus performance on the Greenwich Fair, Anonymous, 1857 - 1863 stereograph Greenwich cardboard. paper albumen print pleasure fair and circus. acrobat ~ circus Greenwich

Photo production of a print of a scene from Othello by William Shakespeare, Anonymous, c. 1873 - In or Before 1883 photomechanical print A group of people with Othello and Desdemona can be seen in the middle. paper theatre, theatrical performance

Theater performance, c. 1915 - 1934 In the front spectators, seen on the back. In the background the orchestra and actors on stage. Leaf 8 Recto from sketchbook XVII with 31 sheets. The Hague paper. pencil the audience ~ art performance. group of actors, troupe; actors on the stage

Don Quijote (cinema 1915). 1915. Photographs. Billy Rose Theatre Division

Zetula in HAt Dioysustheater, Fruit Education, C. 1905 - In or Beforus 1910 photomechanical print Acropolisberl paper chair. amphitheatre Dionysustheater

Albert Münchs Marionettentheater

Spectators at a theater performance, c. 1915 - 1934 Two acrobats on stage. Page 17 Verso from sketchbook XVI with 32 sheets. The Hague paper. pencil the audience ~ art performance. acrobat ~ circus

Le sacre du printemps. Voirol, Sébastien. text. Books. 1917. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Rite of spring (Choreographic work), Drama

Pets of the Ballet.. Attributed to London Stereoscopic Company (active 1854 - 1890)

Seven couples of unknown people dancing on a stage, Ed. Wilson, c. 1888 - in or after 1893 photomechanical print paper the arts of the stage: ballet, theatre, musical drama, motion picture

Photo production of a print of a scene from Cymbeline by William Shakespeare; Cymbeline, Act III. Scene 6. You can imogen in boys clothes.

Scene in interior: two dancers ..

Cabaret; William Chaffers (English, 1811 - 1892); London, England, Europe; 1871; Woodburytype; 9.2 x 11.7 cm (3 5,8 x 4 5,8 in.)

Two unknown dancers in fantasy costumes, Anton Josef also, Antios Trka -, photographer

Photograph by the Wiener Photographen-Association showing the French art exhibition at the 1873 World Exhibition in Vienna, captured on albumin paper in stereo format.

Photo production of a print of a scene from cymbeline by William Shakespeare, Anonymous, c. 1873 - In or Before 1883 photomechanical print Imogen can be seen in boys' clothes. paper theatre, theatrical performance

Gelatin silver print - Rollin Nohcor Tremblay theatre troupe souvenir, Montreal, Quebec, 1924-1925

Grand théâtre nouveau. Prints. 1890 - 1899. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Toy theaters , France

Les caprices de la goute, ballet arthritique Ballet arthritique. Sandby, Paul, 1731-1809. Prints. 1783. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Buzaglo, Abraham, 1715 or 16-1788, Gout , Treatment, Exercise

Two acrobats on a bicycle. The woman is sitting on the man's shoulders. Possibly on the stage with a viewer in front. Leaf 3 Recto from sketchbook V with 33 sheets.

This color print from around 1900 by an anonymous artist depicts circus performers, including jumpers and acrobats, emphasizing movement, poses, and audience interaction.

Photo production from a print to a painting by Thomas Stothard, representing a scene from Hendrik VIII by William Shakespeare, Stephen Ayling, After Isaac Taylor (I), After Isaac Taylor (II), After Thomas Stothard, c. 1854 - in or before 1864 photograph You can see deed I, scene 4 with King Henry VIII of England, Cardinal Thomas Wolsey and Anne Boleyn. London photographic support albumen print specific works of literature

"O Listen to the Band.". J. Wilbur Read (American, 1866 - 1946)

Robert le Diable, 3me acte, scene VIII..

Child's Dream. Pantomime, Ball Room, Christmas Tree. By Phiz.. Phiz (British, 1815 - 1882)

Hoop en Vrouwe Fortuna.Two performances on a leaf. Left: Hope is seated under a tree with her anchor. In addition to her a putto with a filled vase. Right: The blindfolded Fortuna is sitting on the globe and stands with a foot on the wheel of fortune. In her hand a spinkloss.

The Scene from the stage production The Swing Mikado.. 1939. Photographs. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Sullivan, Arthur, 1842-1900. Mikado , Adaptations, Musicals, Federal Theatre Project (U.S.)

Theater performance, c. 1930 - 1934 Two actors on stage. For the stage the conductor in the orchestra bin. In the foreground spectators. Possibly in Theater Scala in The Hague. Page 13 from sketchbook XXXVIII with 45 pages. The Hague paper. pencil group of actors, troupe; actors on the stage. the audience ~ art performance. conductor ~ music Theater Scala

Johann Nestroy as Gottlieb Herb, Wenzel Scholz as Pappinger Buchbinder, scene picture from The protégé, Johann Christian Schoeller -, realization

Pepita uses a light switch at a stage, in or before 1948 drawing Pepita stands at a light switch next to a stage with a young woman in an evening dress. She pushes the lever down so that the woman is in bright light. paper. India ink (ink). deck paint. pencil pen / brush electric installation, fittings, e.g. socket, plug, light switch, cable, wire. lights ~ stage. dress, gown: evening dress (+ women's clothes)

Orchestra in a theater, c. 1930 - 1934 Possibly in Theater Scala in The Hague. Page 9 from sketchbook XXXVIII with 45 pages. The Hague paper. pencil large group of musicians, orchestra Theater Scala

Dancer at a gamelanorkest, 1931 Page 61 from a sketchbook with 74 sheets. Bali chalk. pencil small group of musicians, chamber orchestra, jazz band. one person dancing alone. folk costume, regional costume

Staging of dolls in a decor, presenting the entertainment in hell.For the staging, The Text is: Amusements du Diable

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