Historical Performances

Vintage photographic representations of theatrical scenes, featuring costume dramas and musicians, reflecting artistic performance from past centuries.

The judge, or justice, from The Seven Ages of Man - As You Like It by William Shakespeare, J. Landy, c. 1872 - In or Before 1877 photograph photographic support albumen print historical persons. adult man. theatre, theatrical performance
The judge, or justice, from The Seven Ages of Man - As You Like It by William Shakespeare, J. Landy, c. 1872 - In or Before 1877 photograph photographic support albumen print historical persons. adult man. theatre, theatrical performance
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Greenwich fair. (as it was)..
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World Exhibition , Exhibition objects, Chinese department, Viennese photographer association, publishing house
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World exhibition , Kunsthalle, French department No, Oscar Kramer -, photographer, Viennese photographer association, publishing house
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Interior view of the Liberty Theatre at Camp Mills, Long Island. The theatre was built specifically to entertain the returning soldiers, with a seating capacity of 1,600. It took 26 days to construct and cost approximately $96,000. The theatre is equipped with all the modern conveniences, and nightly performances are held, featuring motion pictures and vaudeville acts. This photograph was approved by the M.I.D. censor on January 30, 1919.
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Genre scene: a crook on the run. Attributed to London Stereoscopic Company (active 1854 - 1890)
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Bliżej Kultury unknown
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Adrià Gual / Fotografía de escena, "Sueño de una noche de verano", 1908. Institut del Teatre de Barcelona.
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THE CIRCUS AT COVENT GARDEN THEATRE, LONDON, UK, 1886: 1. One of the Arab Acrobats 2. Performance on the Slack Wire by Mddle. Gisella. 3. "Graceful Double Act on two Barebacked Horses by Jennie O'Brien and Mr. George Gilbert." 4. Fraulein Eichlerette Exhibits her Troupe of Monkeys. 5. Miss Jennie O'Brien Fires a Rifle with Pigeons Perched upon it.
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World Exhibition , Music pavilion with orchestra No, Oscar Kramer -, photographer, Viennese photographer association, publishing house
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Album World Exhibition in Vienna , Kunsthalle, Central Hall No, Michael Frankenstein , Comp, Photo Studio, Viennese Photographer Association, Publishing House
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World Exhibition , Chinese gallery without No, Viennese photographer association, publishing house
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"Bohemian Girl" played by war camp community cast. The Gypsy Belles, from left to right, front row:- Miss M. Robbins; Miss E. Hughes; ----. Second row:- Miss J. Robbins; Miss A. Potter, Miss M. Klopper; ---. Third row: Miss F. Carey; Miss C. Reinmuth; Miss M.E. Speiser; Fourth row:- Miss N. Lynch; and Miss I. Hogan.
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st, Opera Ring - State Opera - Don Juan -Kandelaber, postcard, Brothers Kohn KG B, producer
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Adolphe Block's c.1870 albumin stereo photograph depicts a scene from Donkey Skin with miniature set, showing figures, props, and stage environment.
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The Tender Chord. (La Corde Sensible.). Attributed to London Stereoscopic Company (active 1854 - 1890)
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The Ghost in the Stereoscope.Kindly suggested by Sir David Brewster, K.H...
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Theater photo of actors in decor with ponystal, Anonymous, 1927 - 1935 photograph unknown photographic support. cardboard gelatin silver print
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A scene from 'The School for Scandal'
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School children of France react excitedly after watching the photoplay "America's Effort" at the Theatre Palais des Fetes on the Rue aux Ours, during World War One. This was the first show of the film, which would later be shown in 1200 different theaters across Paris, Seine, France.
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Maru Kosjera in a gavotte by Jean-Baptiste Lully, Otto Skall -, photographer
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A typically spectacular tableaux of colourful costume and semi-nudity at the Folies Bergere, Paris, illustrating the story of Catherine the Great of Russia. Date: 1930
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Musical, operatic, and dramatic celebrities, c. 1873 - in or before 1883 photograph. photomontage photographic support albumen print historical persons. historical person (with NAME) - BB - woman - historical person (with NAME) portrayed in a group, in a group-portrait. historical person (with NAME) - historical person (with NAME) portrayed in a group, in a group-portrait. the arts of the stage: ballet, theatre, musical drama, motion picture
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Theater photo of actors such as Humpty Dumpties and Alice in Wonderland, Anonymous, 1927 - 1935 photograph unknown photographic support. cardboard gelatin silver print
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Speisetisch und Leuchter , Operas & operettas, Costumes
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Sevilla, Café cantante, (escena 2).
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Performance of the play 'Les Plaidors' by students, April 25, 1860, Dirk Beets, 1860 print Leaf with sixteen scenes of a theater performance of the piece 'Les plaidors' by students, April 25, 1860. Netherlands paper student life. group of actors, troupe; actors on the stage Netherlands
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Toy theaters Donald Saddler collection. Prints, Toys. 1800 - 1899. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Toy theaters
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Albumin paper photograph depicting scenes from a performance during a festival evening of the German and Austrian Alpine Club, Prague section, captured in 1880 and preserved in its original box.
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Students of Noyes School participating in a nature-themed dance at the Sylvan Theater in Washington, D.C. The dance took place after an egg rolling contest. This photograph, taken by Warn Kr, S.C. on April 21, 1919, was assigned number 47471.
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Portrait of the players, students of the Stedelijk Gymnasium in Utrecht, and directors in the large hall of building Tivoli (Kruisstraat 1) in Utrecht, after the performance of the Slegspel Miles Gloriosus of Plautus at the 425th anniversary of the school.
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American boxer Pvt. Kelly, S. C. is pictured in the ring during the British American Boxing Tournament held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, England on December 11, 1919. The match featured Pvt. K.O. Brown, the eventual winner, fighting against G. Stephens from the Royal Navy.
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Stage design: Doctor Faust: Model
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Photograph by Rudolf Lechner and Wilhelm Müller from May 30, 1898 showing a performance of Calderón's 'Fame of Austria' at Vienna City Hall by the Leo Association with stage, performers, and audience.
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Harlequin playing a small flute; E. Lamy (French, active 1860s - 1870s); 1860s; Hand-colored Albumen silver print
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A color print around 1895 by Alexandre Lunois showing a harbor festival with Spanish dancers, depicting figures, costumes, and harbor architecture.
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SCENE FROM 'DER FREISCHUTZ' (THE WOLF'S GLEN), AT THE ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA
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08/19/1906. "the execution of Torrijos" plastic reproduction of the Gisbert painting of this Title, which is presented in the play Premiered last night at the great theater.
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Farm with dovecote on roof; La Maison à la Façade Courbée. Farm with a dovecote on the roof on a sandy road with a lake water. A woman hangs slightly from the window under a curved eaves. Two riders are floating through the water in the foreground. Above the show is the text Revue Fantaisist.
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World exhibition , Kunsthalle, Netherlands No, Oscar Kramer -, photographer, Viennese photographer association, publishing house
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Saigon. Troupe Théâtrale Annamite.. Imprimeries Réunies de Nancy. Postcards. 1908. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Vietnamese, Theater,Vietnam, Costumes, Actors
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Theater photo of an actor for the decor with the Ark of Noah, in Popeye de Zeeman, Anonymous, 1927 - 1935 photograph unknown photographic support. cardboard gelatin silver print
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Fishing net and bird trails. Two performances on a leaf. Above: a net with fish on a stick. Below: Birdfaves in the open air. A man is hiding in the tree.
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Cirque de l'Imperatrice. Unknown maker, French
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Vijf afbeeldingen van goocheltruuks.Five glasses with images of a magician that catches tricks, in a wooden mount. On all images the magician has a red staff and shoulder bag and a blue jacket. The glass extremely left: the magician stands on a staircase and blows on a flute where white and blue strings come out. The glass right: the magician throws playing cards in the air. The middle glass: the magician points to another man. This lifts his hat from the table. There appears to be a turd under the hat. The glass to the right of this: the magician holds a burning stick for its bare buttocks. Extreme right: A woman in a long skirt gets mad angry and gestures with her arm.
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Execution of Liu slave-girl protector of Timur who stabs herself from Turandot. Opera by Puccini 1st produced 1926. GIACOMO PUCCINI. TIMUR LANG (TAMERLÁN).
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World exhibition , Siam department No, György Johann Justus Georg Klösz Kloess -, Photographer, Viennese Photographer Association, Publishing House
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Image of a scene from the Slegspel Miles Gloriosus of Plautus, performed by students of the Stedelijk Gymnasium in Utrecht in the large hall of building Tivoli (Kruisstraat 1) in Utrecht, at the 425th anniversary of the school.
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Pezenas, The Theater.
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GEORGES MELIES in FILM HISTORY: STUDIOS. Cinema studio.
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The Lamb (cinema 1915). 1915. Photographs. Billy Rose Theatre Division
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Image of a scene from the Kinderoperette Snow White in the Stadsschouwburg (Vredenburg 91) in Utrecht: Snow White with the seven dwarfs at the Hut.n.b. The address Vredenburg 91 was changed around 1909 in Vredenburg 70. The building was demolished in 1941.
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Glasgow Academy Choir concert ,. Sir David Young Cameron (1865-1945). Prints
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Performance of Phèdre in Theater; ID. ID ..
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Moritz Lehmann -, Theatermaler, Emil Rabending , Photographer
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Czechoslovakia, Prague, Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884), Set design for The Bartered Bride (Prodana Nevesta)
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Glasgow Academy Choir concert ,. Sir David Young Cameron (1865-1945). Prints
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Miss Pauline Chase as Peter Pan at the Duke of York's, London and Miss Zena Dare as Peter Pan at the Prince's theatre, Manchester. Date: 19th December 1906, p7
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Group of women, called Bedajas, perform a play in the Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat in Jogyakarta, Indonesia, Kassian Céphas, c. 1883 - in or before 1888 photomechanical print The Kingdom of Hadiningrat paper collotype adult woman (+ more than eight persons). group of actors, troupe; actors on the stage The Kingdom of Hadiningrat
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Exhibit. Imperial County Fair, California 1942. still image. Photographs. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection. California , Imperial County