Vintage Ballet and Actor Portraits

A collection of historic images featuring a ballet dancer in a whimsical costume and an actress promoting cigarettes, showcasing unique fashion and styles from the 1880s.

Bronislava Nijinska as the Hummingbird Princess in the ballet The Sleeping Princess, Anonymous

Fêtes de Delphes - Io - Δελφικαί Έορταί - Ίώ , Supernatural beings, Entertainers, Io Greek mythological character. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Bronislava Nijinska as the Hummingbird Princess in the ballet The Sleeping Princess, Anonymous

Robert Trenkler at the Macart Festival , Rudolf Krziwanek -, photographer

Card Number 646, Minnie Thorp, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-3) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes. Dimensions: Sheet: 2 11/16 × 1 3/8 in. (6.8 × 3.5 cm). Publisher: Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.). Date: 1880s.Trade cards from the set "Actors and Actresses" (N145-3), issued in the 1880s by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cross Cut Cigarettes. There are eight subsets of the N145 series. Various subsets sport different card designs and also promote different tobacco brands represented by W. Duke Sons & Company. This card is from the third subset, N145-3. Note that actors' names are spelled differently on cards throughout set and are not dependable for accuracy. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Portrait of Blanche Montaubry, cousin of the Tenor Montaubry, and a dancer at the opera between 1861 and 1873, performing a dance step. Portrait of Blanche Montaubry, cousin of the Tenor Montaubry, and a dancer at the opera between 1861 and 1873, performing a dance step. Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. 1860-1890. Photograph of Cyrus Anatole Pougnet (born in 1840).

Harrigan and Hart. Photographs. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Harrigan & Hart, Harrigan, Edward, 1844-1911, Hart, Tony, 1855-1891

Oscar Aigner and Käte Hansen in "The Funny Widow

The Burgraves, historic drama of Victor Hugo. Albert Lambert and Mrs. Segond-Weber in the roles of Otbert and Guanhumara, 2nd part, scene 3. Comedy-French, Paris. Anonymous photography. 1902. Paris, house of Victor Hugo. 79198-19 French actor, French actress, Francaise comedy, French comedian, French Comedienne, Representation, Scene

May Scheider as Zerbinetta in "Ariadne auf Naxos"

March 1912. From the France theater. Marte Regnier in the Work "en Garde", by Capus and Veber, Premiered Four Days Ago in Paris. Photo: Cosmia -Approximate date.

Scene from 'The Inconstant' with Ada Rehan and John Drew Jr.

Portrait of Esther Moyse, imperial circus dancer in 1862, at the theater of Gaité, at the Thétre de la Variety in 1861 and at the Thétre des Relyings-comic in 1857. Portrait of Esther Moyse, imperial circus dancer in 1862, at the theater of gait, at the theater of the variety in 1861 and at the theater of the comic relaxation in 1857. Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. 1860-1890. Photograph of a. Liébert & Cie.

Mr Julius Knight in "The Scarlet Pimpernel" picture postcards

Antique Postcard of a Knife-Throwing Act. ca. 1910, Antique Postcard of a Knife-Throwing Act

Actress dressed as cupid perched on prop column, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-8) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes ca. 1891 Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the set "Actors and Actresses" (N145-8), issued in the 1880s by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes. There are eight subsets of the N145 series. Various subsets sport different card designs and also promote different tobacco brands represented by W. Duke Sons & Company. This card is from the eighth subset, N145-8. Note that actors' names are spelled differently on cards throughout set and are not dependable for accuracy.. Actress dressed as cupid perched on prop column, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-8) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes 650547

Bliej Kultury The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company

Notre-Dame de Paris "by Paul Foucher, according to the novel by Victor Hugo, at the Théâtre des Nations (today Théâtre de la Ville). Marie Laurent in the role of La Sachette. Paris (ivème arr.), 7 June 1879. Tax on albumin paper. Photography of Etienne Carjat (1828-1906). Paris, Maison de Victor Hugo. 76325-3 French actor, theatral attitude, French comedian, scene costume, foot portrait, 19th XIX 19th 19th 19th century

Notre-Dame de Paris "by Paul Foucher, according to the novel by Victor Hugo, at the Théâtre des Nations (today Théâtre de la Ville). Lacressonnière in the role of Quasimodo. Paris (ivème arr.), June 7, 1879 . Test on albumin paper. Photography by Etienne Carjat (1828-1906). Paris, Maison de Victor Hugo. 76324-20 French actor, theatral attitude, French comedian, scene costume, foot portrait, 19th XIX 19th 19th 19th century

Hermann Bock, Fleischelcher at the Macart Festival , Carl Karl Mahlknecht -, photographer

Marcella Craft as "Butterfly"

Portrait of Tassilly, actress at the theater of dramatic madness, at the theater of the water tower and the theater of the puffs-Parisians in 1866. Portrait of Tassilly, actress at the theater of dramatic madness, at the theater of the water tower and the theater of the puffs-Parisians in 1866. Business card (front). Photograph of the Nadar workshop. Draw on albuminum paper, 1860-1890.

Harvest (cinema 1913). 1913. Photographs. Billy Rose Theatre Division

Musical world , Vol. II, no. 9.

Irene and Vernon Castle in Watch your step. 1914. Photographs. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Castle, Irene, 1893-1969, Castle, Vernon, 1887-1918, Berlin, Irving, 1888-1989 , Watch your step, Theatrical productions , United States , 1911-1920, Musical theater , United States

Davenport Sisters, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-8) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes ca. 1891 Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the set "Actors and Actresses" (N145-8), issued in the 1880s by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes. There are eight subsets of the N145 series. Various subsets sport different card designs and also promote different tobacco brands represented by W. Duke Sons & Company. This card is from the eighth subset, N145-8. Note that actors' names are spelled differently on cards throughout set and are not dependable for accuracy.. Davenport Sisters, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-8) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Duke Cigarettes 650709

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Publicity photographs of actors in various roles, Vol. 12, page 224. 1940. Portraits. Billy Rose Theatre Division

Konrad Weller, Fleischelcher at the Macart Festival , Carl Karl Mahlknecht -, photographer

Danse Siamoise of Vaslav Nijinsky in the Ballet Les Orientales, Druet, Eugène (1868-1917)

Emma Eames as Iris

Adrià Gual / Fotografía de escena, actriz. Institut del Teatre de Barcelona.

Vaslav Nijinsky in the Ballet Le Spectre de la Rose, Anonymous

Fotocollectie Elsevier. Miss Böhlan en Mr. Jaretzky De Operet "The Dancing Princess". 1924. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

May Scheider as Gilda in "Rigoletto"

Anna Pavlova and Vaslav Nijinsky in the ballet "Le Pavillon d'Armide" by Nikolai Tcherepnin, Fischer, Karl August (1859-after 1923)

'Old Heads and Young Hearts' (Lyceum Theatre)

'The Idler' (Lyceum Theatre Co.)

A Night in Venice, from the Actors and Actresses series (N171) for Old Judge Cigarettes 1886-90 Issued by Goodwin & Company The "Actors and Actresses" series of trade cards (N171) was issued by Goodwin & Company from ca. 1886-90 to promote Old Judge, Gypsy Queen, and Temple Bar Cigarettes.. A Night in Venice, from the Actors and Actresses series (N171) for Old Judge Cigarettes 405680

Babe Green ballet

Oscar Aigner and Käte Hansen in "The Funny Widow

Two dancers in costume, 1930s, Wellington, by Cuba Photographic Studio.

Sarah Bernhardt in Tisbe and Blanche Dufrêne in Catarinadans, in "Angelo, tyrant of Padua", drama of Victor Hugo. Act II, scene 5. Theater Sarah-Bernhardt (today theater of the city). Paris (IVth arr.), February 7, 1905. Mate gelatin-argentic test. 1905. Photograph by Henri Manuel (1874-1947). Paris, house of Victor Hugo. 76326-16 Actor, actress, love, comedian, comedian, drama, jealousy, theatral representation, the scene of theater

Madrid, 02/09/1909. The success of the day. Miss Luisa Vela and Mr. Emilio Sagi Barba in the duet of the second act of "The Merry Widow" at the Price Theater.

Matilda Kschessinska as Princess Aspicia in the ballet The Pharaoh's Daughter, Anonymous

A Night in Venice, from the Actors and Actresses series (N171) for Old Judge Cigarettes 1886-90 Issued by Goodwin & Company The "Actors and Actresses" series of trade cards (N171) was issued by Goodwin & Company from ca. 1886-90 to promote Old Judge, Gypsy Queen, and Temple Bar Cigarettes.. A Night in Venice, from the Actors and Actresses series (N171) for Old Judge Cigarettes 405392

The Black Crook. Photographs. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Barras, Charles M., 1826-1873. Black crook, Musicals

Olga Preobrajenskaya as Odette with Swans in the Ballet Swan Lake, Anonymous

Tamara Karsavina and Michel Fokine in the Ballet The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu) by I. Stravinsky, Anonymous

Photograph of a theater scene showing a woman standing on a sewing machine holding a book, captured by Joseph Byron in 1900 on glossy paper, depicting stage, props, and costume.

Blanche Dufrêne in Catarina and Kerwich in Dafné Angelo, tyrant of Padua at the Sarah-Bernhardt theater, February 7, 1905. Gelatino-Argentic Mate. Photograph by Henry Manuel (1874-1947). Paris, house of Victor Hugo. 76326-12 Actor, actress, love, comedian, comedian, drama, jealousy, theatral representation, the scene of theater

USA, New York, Studio shot of Norma Lee in ""Dulcy"" at Frazee Theatre

Melba L. Procter & H.E. Marshall Hall Ballet

Jas T. Powers in 'The Straight Tip' 1891

Be the howly St. Patrick, there's Mickie's ghost! , Wake services, Intoxication, Ethnic stereotypes, Ghosts, Hallucinations & illusions

Gaby Deslys (1884 - 1920), French singer and music hall artiste, dancing with Harry Pilcer

A Belle's Stratagem. Photographs. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Cowley, Hannah, 1743-1809. Belle's stratagem

Electra still image. Illustrations. 1896. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection. Electra (Greek mythology), Greek drama, Theatrical productions

Farrar in "Julien"

Bennett sisters boxing

Portrait of a player in the play Lucifer van Vondel, who was performed in honor of the 25th anniversary of the Utrecht Student Student (U.S.T.) in the Stadsschouwburg (Vredenburg) in Utrecht.

The Black Crook. Photographs. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Barras, Charles M., 1826-1873. Black crook, Musicals

Gaby Deslys (1884 - 1920), French actress, music hall artiste and sometime lover of King Manuel II of Portugal, pictured in 1914 when she was appearing in 'The Passing Show,' at the Palace Theatre. When war broke out, Gaby was in Ostend but managed to make her way to England. Date: 1914

Marcella Craft as Salome

Jean de Reszke in the title role of Wagner's Siegfried, 1896

E. H. Sothern, in 'The Maister of Woodbarrow'

Lacressonnière in the role of Quasimodo, in "Notre-Dame de Paris" by Paul Foucher, according to the novel by Victor Hugo, at the Théâtre des Nations (today theater of the city). Paris (ivème arr.), June 7, 1879. Tax on albumin paper. Photography by Etienne Carjat (1828-1906). Paris, house of Victor Hugo. 76325-18 French actor, theatral attitude, French comedian, scene costume, foot portrait, 19th XIX 19th 19th 19th century

'Heavens! What does she mean' , Spouses, Adultery

Three solo images of Irene Castle. 1915. Photographs. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Castle, Irene, 1893-1969, Ballroom dancing , United States , 1911-1920

Vaslav Nijinsky in the Ballet Scheherazade by N. Rimsky-Korsakov, Anonymous

Vaslav Nijinsky in the Ballet Le Pavillon dÍArmide by Nikolai Tcherepnin by Anonymous /Russian State Archive of Literature and Art, Moscow/1909/Photograph/Opera, Ballet, Theatre

USA, New York, Studio shot of Ethel and Gladys Sykes in ""Match your step"" at New Amsterdam Theater

Vaslav Nijinsky in the Ballet 'Blue God' by R. Hahn by Anonymous /Private Collection/1911/Photograph/Opera, Ballet, Theatre

Paris Theatre: Mlle. Desclauzas. Gaston & Mathieu & Cie.

Waldemar Stailemann and Frieda Hess in "The blacksmith of Kent

Portrait of Nelly, actress at the theater of varieties in 1855 and at the theater of the Porte Saint-Martin. Constantine & Cie. Portrait of Nelly, actress at the theater of varieties in 1855 and at the theater of the Porte Saint-Martin. Business card (front). Draw on albuminum paper. 1860-1890.

Felia Dubrovska in the Ballet Les Sylphides by Anonymous /Private Collection/1917/Photograph/Russia/Opera, Ballet, Theatre

Oscar Aigner as a painter Brissard and Flora Hegner as Juliette

Felia Dubrovska in the Ballet The Firebird (L'Oiseau de feu) by I. Stravinsky by Anonymous /Private Collection/Photograph/Opera, Ballet, Theatre

Performers in Japanese costume, circa 1920, Wellington, by Berry & Co.

11/30/1927. In the Image, the actress Pepita Díaz Artigas in a scene from the Aplaudidísima Comedia, by Serafin and Joaquín Álvarez Quintero, "tambor y Cascabel".

The Black Crook. Photographs. Billy Rose Theatre Division. Barras, Charles M., 1826-1873. Black crook, Musicals

Tamara Karsavina in "Firebird". 1911. Photographs. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Karsavina, Tamara

Phila Wolff as Angèle and Julius Sachs as Prince

Margaret Wycherly as "Woman"

Oscar Aigner as a painter Brissard and Flora Hegner as Juliette

Portrait of Victoria Codonia in circus

Miss Nelson as The mountain sylph Mountain sylph. Watson, Stewart, fl. 1843-1847. Prints. 1836. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Nelson, Miss

Card Number 326, Empire Group, from the Actors and Actresses series (N145-5) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cameo Cigarettes. Dimensions: Sheet: 2 11/16 × 1 3/8 in. (6.8 × 3.5 cm). Publisher: Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.). Date: 1880s.Trade cards from the set "Actors and Actresses" (N145-5), issued in the 1880s by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Cameo Cigarettes. There are eight subsets of the N145 series. Various subsets sport different card designs and also promote different tobacco brands represented by W. Duke Sons & Company. This card is from the fifth subset, N145-5. Note that actors' names are spelled differently on cards throughout set and are not dependable for accuracy. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

A much younger Misha Burlakov, dressed as a Cossack, thrusts out a leg for one of the fiery Russian war dances, learnt at Kharkov. March 14, 1951.

Elsevier photo collection. Blumgarten, opera singer role opera "De Huguenoten". 1922

Lydia Thompson as Robinson Crusoe (1877)

Jill Willis in role of Isabella Wardle in Frank C. Reilly production of ""Pickwick"" at Empire Theatre

Roller picture Anton Erl

Bronislava Nijinska, Kobelev and Ludmila Shollar in the Ballet Petrushka by I. Stravinsky by Anonymous /Private Collection/1911/Photograph/Opera, Ballet, Theatre

Historic photograph, woman dancing like an Egyptian, around 1922

Scene from unidentified play

Margarida Xirgu Subirà (1888-1969), actriz de teatro, en una representación de la obra Fru-Fru.

Korean Fan Dance from the movie "Witches in a Picture"

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