Plays Collection (#2)

The Winters Tale
Leontes is astonished by the lifelike nature of the statue of Hermione : Paulina, too, is enraptured

Play / Ibsen / Hedda Gabler
A series of simple sketches of Eleonora Duse

Cornet on its Own
The CORNET-A-PISTONS - usually known simply as the Cornet, has a tube half the length of the trumpet, and consequently plays an octave higher

Midsummer Nights Dream
Titania & Bottom

Lady Plays the Violin
A lady plays the violin

Midsummer Nights Dream
Theatre programme cover for a performance at Her Majestys Theatre on 10th January 1900

Hotspur and his Wife
Act II Scene 3 Hotspur and his wife (Lady Percy)

Angel Musician - Window
One angel helps Saint Cecilia play the organ, while another holds a lyre : thanks to this heavenly instruction, she will become the patron saint of musicians

Ophelia Drowns
Ophelia drowns

Lady Plays Lute at Knole
An aristocratic lady plays her lute in a room at Knole, Kent

Theatre / Plays / Wilde
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Algy, Cecily, John Worthing, Lady Bracknell and Canon Chasuble; at the St James Theatre

Theatre / Plays / Wilde
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST George Alexander as Jack Worthing, Stella Patrick Campbell as Lady Gwendolen, Helen Rous as Lady Bracknell

Working English Springer Spaniel puppy, 6 weeks, in playful stance

Playful tortoiseshell kitten

A Midsummer Nights Dream
3765548 A Midsummer Nights Dream by Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939); (add.info.: A Midsummer Nights Dream. Illustration by Arthur Rackham (1867-1939) to the play by William Shakespeare

Drake Plays Bowls 1588
Sir Francis Drake, learning that the Spanish Armada has been sighted near England, insists on finishing his game of bowls at Plymouth

Mountain hares (Lepus timidus) boxing in snow, Scotland, UK, December

Polar bear cub 3 months (Ursus maritimus) playing in the front of the day den in march. Wapusk National Park. Churchill, Manitoba, Canada

Lion (Panthera leo) cubs playing, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya. Vulnerable species

Bluebell in Fairyland by Seymour Hicks and Ellaline Terriss
Flyer for the revival of the musical Bluebell in Fairyland on 26th December 1927 at The Scala Theatre, by Seymour Hicks and Ellaline Terriss, with music by Walter Slaughter

Playing the Rabana drum - Sinhalese - Colombo, Sri Lanka
Playing the Rabana drum - Sinhalese people - Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Maha (big) Rabana or Banku (bench) Rabana, played by two or more people at a time is used at wedding festivals

Emperor Nero watches Rome burn, whilst playing his Lyre
Roman Emperor Nero watches Rome burn from the Tower of Maecenas on the Esquiline Hill, whilst singing and playing the lyre. Painting by Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846-1916). Polish Artist Date: 64 AD

The Peacock Skirt, an illustration from Salome by Oscar Wilde, 1894. Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898). Date: 1894

David Buck - English actor
David Buck (1936-1989), English actor, known for his role as Richard Beckett in the series Plays of Mystery and Imagination. Date: 1966

Characters of Peter Pan by H. M. Brock
Wendy and Peter heading the procession of characters in J. M. Barries famous childrens play, Peter Pan, as imagined by H. M. Brock in an illustration specially drawn for The Sphere. Date: 1920

The Mad Hatters Tea Party, Alice in Wonderland at theatre
Alice in Wonderland, performed on stage in 1918 at the Savoy Theatre, and starring Estelle Dudley as Alice, Adrienne Puret as the March Hare

Louis Wain Postcard - Diabolo
A cat playing with a wooden Diabolo toy gets hit in the eye! Date: 1907

Nude model on a break plays a piano
The Model rests A nude model takes a break from posing for an artist and plays a little ditty on the Baby Grand Piano just off his studio. Date: circa 1914

Hamlet Slays Polonius
While talking with his mother, Hamlet detects an intruder hiding behind a curtain : he stabs him, only to find it is his girl-friends father, Polonius

Shakespeare & Scenes
The writer, with scenes from twelve of his plays -including a splendid ghost of Hamlets father !

Angel Playing Harp
An angel plays a harp

Scene from Shakespeares Midsummer Nights Dream
A scene from Shakespeares comedy, A Midsummer Nights Dream (Act II, Scene ii), in which Puck drops a love potion into the sleeping Titanias eyes

Fedora by Victorien Sardou - Mademoiselle Lina Munte
A card for a French production of Fedora by Victorien Sardou on 18th February, 1903 with Mademoiselle Lina Munte playing the title role of Princess Fedora

Anton Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860 - 1904), Russian writer of short stories and plays. He was also a physician

Moliere / Tartuffe
LE TARTUFFE - Ah, just because I am devout, I m none the less a man !

A Scottish Highland Piper. Date: circa 1940s

Antony and Cleopatra, Act IV, Scene xv, The death of Antony Date: 1927

Prospero and Miranda watch the Tempest (colour litho)
5988786 Prospero and Miranda watch the Tempest (colour litho) by Dugdale, Thomas Cantrell (1880-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prospero and Miranda watch the Tempest)

The cast of Hay Fever, described as Noel Cowards Clean Play "by The Sketch
The cast of Hay Fever, described as Noel Cowards Clean Play " by The Sketch. Marie Tempest played the role of Judith Bliss, a bohemian ex-actress, while Graham Browne her husband, David Bliss

Elsie Kay, Maie Ash & Katleen Dawn, The Catch of the Season
Elsie Kay, Maie Ash and Kathleen Dawn in a wonderful publicity photograph for the popular comedy musical, The Catch of the Season at the Vaudeville Theatre

Beatrice, who had been listening with breathless interest exclaimed "
3949476 Beatrice, who had been listening with breathless interest exclaimed " What fire is in mine ears can this be true? " (Much Ado About Nothing), from Tales from Shakespeare pub

Australian sea lion (Neophoca cinerea) playful juvenile swimming upside-down, Carnac Island, Western Australia

Eliza Comes to Stay by H. V. Esmond. First produced at the Pier Theatre, Brighton, as Sandy and his Eliza on 30th September 1912 and at the Criterion Theatre on 12th December 1913

Shakespeare - Henry IV Part I
Act III, Scene ii King Henry & his son, Prince Henry. King: " Thou shalt have charge & sovreign trust herein Date: 1906

Play, Lady Windermeres Fan
LADY WINDERMEREs FAN Mrs Erlynne (Marion Terry) entreats Lady Windermere (Lily Hanbury) to return to her husband; first production at St James Theatre, London by Oscar Wilde Date: 1892

Four women playing bridge in the Orangery at Denham Court, Denham, Buckinghamshire. Date: circa 1904

Japanese Geisha playing a Traditional Shamisen
Japanese Geisha in her home playing a Traditional Shamisen Date: circa 1904

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Captivating performances that transcend time and genres, from the electrifying energy of a Bruce Springsteen concert to the haunting melodies of an Alice Cooper tour. Shakespeare's enchanting world comes alive as Titania weaves her spell on stage, while even Einstein finds solace in playing his beloved violin. The magic continues with a boy lost in his own imagination, navigating through miniature landscapes with his Marklin toy train. Kylie Minogue ignites the stage with her infectious pop beats, followed by The Rolling Stones who prove that rock 'n' roll never dies. Michael Buble serenades audiences with his smooth vocals, leaving hearts swooning in awe. And amidst it all, Edmundo Ros Club sets the perfect backdrop for dancers to sway to rhythmic Latin tunes and can not just mere entertainment; they are portals into different worlds where emotions run high and dreams come true.