Staged Collection (#3)

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

Theatricals at Tavistock House
A scene from Frozen Deep, a play by Mr Wilkie Collins staged at Charles Dickens residence, Tavistock House

A Turkish family smoking
An interesting postcard of a studio-staged Turkish Family all smoking cigarettes through elaborate long pipes!

Undated photograph of Ethel Beenham with cheesecloth
Undated photograph of Ethel Beenham with six feet of 30 inch wide cheesecloth in her mouth, showing how easily it can be rolled up and secreted in the mouth

Tyrolese Patriotic Play at Brixlegg, 1909
Photograph showing a Tyrolese patriotic play, staged at Brixlegg in 1909, celebrating Andreas Hofers leadership of the Tyrolese against Napoleon in 1809

Elections in Paris
Elections are staged for the new Republic : but within weeks they ll all be fighting one another again

Opera Amadis De Grece
A character in this heroic opera staged at Paris

Poor Children Feasted
An alfresco feast for poor children is staged in the Tuileries Gardens, Paris

An airmans altitude helmet, for high altitude flights
The 25th year of heavier-than-air machines, an airmans altitude helmet. A dinner for the anniversary was staged at the Science Museum, the historic biplane, loaned by Orville Wright

Handspring dive - 1906 Olympic Games
Clark of Great Britain performing a handspring dive at the 1906 Olympic Games in Athens. The event was staged as a celebration of the tenth anniversary of the resumption of the Games

Stone Putting - Olympic Games 1906
The Shot Put or Stone Putting showing N. Georgantas of Greece, the winner with a throw of 19.92 1/2 metres at the 1906 Athens Summer Olympics

Rope Climbing - Olympic Games 1906
G. Aliprantes of Constantinople, the winner of the rope-climbing event at the 1906 Olympic Games in Athens. The Games were staged as a celebration of the tenth anniversary of the resumption of

Olympic Games - Javelin throwing
A javelin thrower at the 1906 Olympic Games in Athens. The fourth modern Olympic games, these games were held in Athens and staged as a celebration of the tenth anniversary of the resumption of

Music in the Air
A scene from Jerome Kerns musical play " Music in the Air", staged at His Majestys Theatre in 1933, starring Mary Ellis with costumes designed by Victor Stiebel

Televising a unit of Londons Land Defence Force against ene
In December 1936 the B.B.C carried out its first transmission from outside at night. A mock air-raid was staged so that Londoners could see how the Territorial Army had prepared itself for the onset

Patriotic Demo Moscow
Patriotic demo in Red Square, Moscow : but who are the true patriots - Kerenskys provis- -ional government who staged this demo, or the bolsheviks waiting in the wings ?

Peter at Amsterdam
Peter travels Europe in quest of knowledge : at Amsterdam a naval battle is staged for his benefit. On his return he will strengthen Russias maritime resources

Winter Palace Stormed
The storming of the Winter Palace by the insurgents. This photo is a reconstruction, staged for the benefit of the camera !

Meyerbeer / Robert Diable
Cambons decor for Act One, in the Paris revival of 1870, staged at the Paris Opera

Practice Gas Attack
At Osaka, a mock gas attack is staged, involving not only the military but also the civil population, to prepare them for what is likely to happen in a future war

Ballet in Store
In the Printemps department store in the boulevard Haussmann, Paris, a gala ballet performance is staged in aid of the French Red Cross

Lohengrin Riots, Paris
At the first night of the Paris production, there are riots instigated by patriotic Frenchman who object to a German opera being staged in France

Staged Daisy Chains
A little boy and two little girls, apparently making daisy chains, but more likely modelling childrens clothes!

Mock Tourney, Charlton
A mock tournament is staged in the grounds of Charlton House, then in Kent, now a suburb of SE London, a few arrows flight from our Library

Beauty Contest
From 15 finalists, Mlle Jacqueline Weiss is selected la plus jolie blonde de Paris at a contest staged in the Champs Elysees

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