Staged Collection (#2)

Hippodrome, London - stage effects 1906
When THE EARTHQUAKE is staged at the Hippodrome in Leicester Square, London, the stage is flooded and buildings collapse but the heroine survives... Date: 1906

The Fruit Sellers, ca. 1845. Creator: Possibly by William Henry Fox Talbot
The Fruit Sellers, ca. 1845

On their Way to Battle, First World War, c1916, (c1920). Creator: Unknown
On their Way to Battle, First World War, c1916, (c1920)....some of the Worcesters [Worcestershire Regiment], mentioned by Sir Douglas Haig for their gallantry against the German counter-attacks

The extreme penalty of barrack room law of the Royal Horse Guards, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co
The extreme penalty of barrack room law of the Royal Horse Guards, 1896. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 6th March 1896

Theodore Hardeen brother of Harry Houdini 1905
Theodore Hardeen (1876 1945), Hungarian magician and escape artist, younger brother of the famous Harry Houdini, (with whom he formerly worked with), known simply as Hardeen or Brother of Houdini

WWI - Patriotic German soldiers bearing their Flag
Four German soldiers proudly advance into battle bearing the national flag. The caption translates (loosely!) as: Living for the banner - No faltering will lead to glory

Spartacist Poster / 1919
Vote Spartacist A poster demonstrating how the Spartacists, radical German communists who staged an abortive uprising in 1919, would destroy the old order

Naval combat in the colosseum in ancient Rome. The first naval battle or Naumachia, was held in the Colosseum in 80AD during its opening ceremony

Onoe KikugorAś II role Sugawara no Michizane
Onoe Kikugoro II in the role of Sugawara no Michizane, The actor Onoe Kikugoro II (1784-1849) in black kimono over white court pants (hakama), a court hat (eboshi) on his head

Ichikawa DanjnrAś VII Segawa KikunojAś V play Shibaraku
Ichikawa Danjuro VII and Segawa Kikunojo V in the play Shibaraku, The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII (1791-1859) in the role of Sadamitsu and the actor Segawa Kikunojo V (1802-32)

Samurai rain Night Scene actor Ichikawa DanjnrAś VII
Samurai in the rain, Night Scene, with actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII (1791-1859) in the role of Soga no Goro Tokimune, in the rain with a sword in his hand

Ichikawa DanjnrAś looking mirror -up kabuki actor Ichikawa DanjnrAś VII
Ichikawa Danjuro looking in a mirror, The make-up kabuki actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII (1791-1859) looks in a mirror, in preparation for his role of Otokonosuke in the play Meiboku Sendai hagi

Arthur Prince ventriloquist
Arthur Prince (1881 1946), music hall entertainer and ventriloquist, with his puppeteered dummy Sailor Jim, seated upon his knee. Date: 1905

Fred Russell ventriloquist
Fred Russell (1862 1957) Irish ventriloquist, with his puppeteered dummy Coster Joe, seated upon his knee. Date: 1905

Catherine Cockburn
CATHERINE COCKBURN, nee Trotter : precocious writer whose first play was staged when she was 16 ! Friend of Congreve and Locke : thought beautiful when young. Date: 1679 - 1749

The Theatre on board HMS Alert, British Arctic Expeditio
Engraving showing the theatre on board HMS Alert during the British Arctic Expedition of 1875-1876. Plays were staged aboard the ship to keep up morale during the cold, dark winter months

The West African Regiment (W. A. R. ) Native African Corps
A traditional Palaver (meeting of Chieftains) staged by members of the West African Regiment (W.A.R.), the only Imperial Native Corps in Africa - possibly at one of the large exhibition halls in

Chinese Actors holding up masks, a rake and a broom
A Chinese Actor and Actress in a posed studio portrait holding up masks in one hand and a rake and broom in the other. Date: circa 1908

Tuttleburys motor car
Humorous staged motor accident photographed in a studio, with a man in drag collapsed under a makeshift car. " Tell us not in mournful tones of Tuttleburys broken bones

Cairo Opera House C1910
The Opera House in Opera Square, Cairo. Date: circa 1910

Frances Sheridan (1724 - 1766) - author, wrote first novel at age 15, subsequent writings praised by Johnson, staged by Garrick : also produced Richard Brinsley Sheridan

Production of Vile Bodies at the Vaudeville Theatre, London
Production of Vile Bodies, by Evelyn Waugh, at the Vaudeville Theatre, London. Caption reads: When the sea is sick-making: Mrs Melrose Ape, the woman evangelist

Arts League of Service Travelling Theatre - En Bateau
Arts League of Service - The Travelling Theatre - En Bateau - an absurdity. The Travelling Theatre performed a repertory of short plays by first-class authors such as Yeata, Synge, Galsworthy

Friedrichshafen FF 33H German plane, whose crew are apparently rescuing the crew of a downed enemy floatplane -- possibly staged for propaganda purposes

Suffragette Play Might is Right. A scene from a suffragette play, Might is Right (author unknown) staged at the Haymarket Theatre in November 1909

War Work at Westwood Works, Peterborough
Folio of 12 drawings showing War Work at Westwood Works, Peterborough, incorporating Perkins Engineers Limited and Joseph Baker and Sons Limited. Rudolph Ihlee, Neac, (1883-1968), Exhib. 1910-1955

Hari-kiri, (seppuku), staged

The Better Ole at the Oxford Theatre in 1917
Sketches taken from the musical The Better Ole by Bystander cartoonist Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, staged at the Oxford Theatre (formerly the Oxford Musical Hall)

Mrs Robinson Perdita ca 1779 Graphite blue chalk
Artokoloro

Country Fair, ca. 1610, William Isaacsz. van Swanenburg, Robert de Baudous, Richard Lubbaeus, 1595 - 1612

Opera Performance for Emperor Leopold I, 1668, Fratelli Alinari, c. 1893 - c. 1903

Title page for: The Life of Monsr Moliere, 1705, Caspar Luyken, Nicols ten Hoorn, 1705

Johannesburg Riot
1925: The tank which played a prominent role in the Johannesburg rebellion, where union unrest erupted in the Rand Revolt, in which white workers

Indian Durbar - Delhi - Governor General Lord Hardinge
Indian Durbar - Delhi during the rule of Lord Hardinge of Penshurst (1858-1944), Governor General and Viceroy of India (1910-1916). Date: 1912

Keep Smiling! Young Giant Panda taking a photograph
The tables are turned in this fantastic postcard showing a Giant Panda taking a photograph of onlookers, unlike the normal situation where the panda is the subject of the onlookers attention

Group of Native Americans in war dress riding over hills in staged re-enactment, 1913. Photograph by Joseph Kossuth Dixon

A miracle play
Crowds gather to watch a miracle play in medieval Britain. 15th Century

The Hyde Park Golden Jubilee Committee present the Gay 90 s
The Hyde Park Golden Jubilee Committee present the Gay 90s Art Ball staged by Nick John Matsoukas. Poster advertising a gay 90s art ball sponsored by the Hyde Park Golden Jubilee Committee. Date 1939

Joe Webers burlesque of The merry widow by arrangement with Henry W. Savage; original music by Franz Lehar; book by Geo. V. Hobart; staged by Julian Mitchell. Date c1908

The Pageant of the Child, Wandsworth, London
Scene from The Pageant of the Child, a set of beautifully staged tableaux produced by the Waifs and Strays Society at Wandsworth Town Hall, London

Programme cover for Paris Fantaisie, 1933
Programme cover for Paris Fantaisie, staged at the Prince of Wales Theatre (described as Londons Folies Bergere), London, 1933. Art work probably by Louis Curti. Date: 1933

Programme cover for Mercenary Mary, 1925
Programme cover for Mercenary Mary staged at the London Hippodrome, 1925. Artwork by Paul Chesney. Date: 1925

Eglinton Tournament 1
Title page of the commemorat- -ive album of the Tournament, staged at Eglinton Castle by Archibald William, 13th earl of Eglinton, an excellent and justly popular nobleman. Date: 30 August 1839

Smallpox infection
MODEL RELEASED. Smallpox infection. Simulation of a doctor writing on a slide that has pus infected with the smallpox virus on it. Smallpox is a contagious viral disease unique to humans

Programme cover for La Revue D Amour, 1934
Programme cover for La Revue D Amour, staged at the Prince of Wales Theatre (described as Londons Folies Bergere), London, 1934. Art work probably by Louis Curti. Date: 1934

Programme cover for Aladdin, 1920
Programme cover for Aladdin staged at the London Hippodrome by Julian Wylie, 1920. Artwork by Hugh Willoughby. Date: 1920

Programme cover for The Apache, 1927
Programme cover for The Apache staged at the Palladium Theatre, London, 1927 Date: 1927

Training a police dog - catching a fleeing burglar. A police dog and handler lie in wait, ready to pounce on a burglar making his escape out of a ground floor window

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