Theater Collection (#5)

Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving)
FGL5493936 Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration of "The Cid" poem by Guillen de Castro (1569-1631) (1618)

Mlle. Leocadie Lemercier as Petronille in "Le Sourd ou l'Auberge Pleine" at the Opera Comique
5855429 Mlle. Leocadie Lemercier as Petronille in "Le Sourd ou l'Auberge Pleine" at the Opera Comique; (add.info.: French soprano opera singer Mlle)

Mlle. Duprez as Angela in "Marco Spada" at the Opera Comique
5855420 Mlle. Duprez as Angela in "Marco Spada" at the Opera Comique.; (add.info.: Mlle. Caroline Duprez as Angela in "Marco Spada" at the Opera Comique)

Bignon in the role of Raoul de Foulques in "Richard III."
5855414 Bignon in the role of Raoul de Foulques in "Richard III."; (add.info.: Bignon in the role of Raoul de Foulques in "Richard III." Married to the celebrated Madame Albert)

Louis-Henri Obin in the role of Nicephore, emperor of the Orient, in "le Juif Errant" at the Theatre de
5855409 Louis-Henri Obin in the role of Nicephore, emperor of the Orient, in "le Juif Errant" at the Theatre de l'Opera.; (add.info.: Louis-Henri Obin in the role of Nicephore)

Gouget as Belphegor in "Les Cinq Cents Diables" at the Gaite
5855477 Gouget as Belphegor in "Les Cinq Cents Diables" at the Gaite.; (add.info.: Desire Louis Eugene Gouget (d.1897)

Mlle. Lemercier as Nathalie in "L'Etoile du Nord" at the Opera Comique
5855464 Mlle. Lemercier as Nathalie in "L'Etoile du Nord" at the Opera Comique.; (add.info.: Soprano singer Marie-Charlotte Lemercier as Nathalie in "L'Etoile du Nord" at)

Arnault as Menzaroff in "Les Cosaques" at the Theatre de la Gaite
5855460 Arnault as Menzaroff in "Les Cosaques" at the Theatre de la Gaite.; (add.info.: Arnault as Menzaroff in "Les Cosaques" at the Theatre de la Gaite)

Mlle. Larcena as Manuelita in "Pepito" at the Theatre des Varietes
5855459 Mlle. Larcena as Manuelita in "Pepito" at the Theatre des Varietes; (add.info.: Mlle. Larcena as Manuelita in "Pepito" at the Theatre des Varietes)

Talon as Juliani in "La Moissonneuse" at the Theatre Lyrique
5855458 Talon as Juliani in "La Moissonneuse" at the Theatre Lyrique.; (add.info.: Talon as Juliani in "La Moissonneuse" at the Theatre Lyrique)

Mme. Colson as Michelma in "La Moissonneuse" at the Theatre Lyrique
5855457 Mme. Colson as Michelma in "La Moissonneuse" at the Theatre Lyrique.; (add.info.: Mme. Colson as Michelma in "La Moissonneuse" at the Theatre Lyrique)

Actress in costume as the Diable (devil) in "Les Sept Merveilles du Monde" at La Porte St. Martin
5855449 Actress in costume as the Diable (devil) in "Les Sept Merveilles du Monde" at La Porte St. Martin.; (add.info)

Gil-Peres as Prince Broccoli in "Les Sept Merveilles du Monde" at La Porte St. Martin
5855448 Gil-Peres as Prince Broccoli in "Les Sept Merveilles du Monde" at La Porte St. Martin.; (add.info.: Gil-Peres as Prince Broccoli in "Les Sept Merveilles du Monde" at La)

Desdemona, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Othello
6116608 Desdemona, Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Othello, ; (add.info.: Desdemona. Principal female character from Shakespeare's play Othello)

The fire at the Ringtheater theatre in Vienna on 8 December 1881, one of the largest fires of the 19th century in
UIG5414188 The fire at the Ringtheater theatre in Vienna on 8 December 1881, one of the largest fires of the 19th century in Austro-Hungary, historical engraving of 1883; UIG

Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving)
FGL5493989 Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration of "The Cid" poem by Guillen de Castro (1569-1631) (1618)

Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving)
FGL5493974 Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration of "The Cid" poem by Guillen de Castro (1569-1631) (1618)

Wedding of Rodrigo (Rodrigue) Diaz count of Bivar (El Cid) and Chimene, Illustration for "Le Cid" 1802
FGL5493955 Wedding of Rodrigo (Rodrigue) Diaz count of Bivar (El Cid) and Chimene, Illustration for "Le Cid" 1802 (engraving); (add.info)

Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving)
FGL5493950 Illustration for "Le Cid", 1802 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration of "The Cid" poem by Guillen de Castro (1569-1631) (1618)

Moliere at Louis XIV's table, in front of his library filled with books, 1891 (Engraving)
7418365 Moliere at Louis XIV's table, in front of his library filled with books, 1891 (Engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Moliere at Louis XIV's table)

Life of artists, a traveling theatre troupe, historical engraving, about 1888
UIG5414301 Life of artists, a traveling theatre troupe, historical engraving, about 1888; UIG

Macbeth
5308138 Macbeth.; (add.info.: Title page for Macbeth by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) an English poet, playwright, and actor

A Midsummer Night's Dream
5308135 A Midsummer Night's Dream.; (add.info.: Title page for A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare. A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of Shakespeare's comedies)

A scene from King John
5307976 A scene from King John.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a scene from King John: Scene in Northampton Castle in which Prince Arthur pleads with Hubert not to blind him)

Brambeus - Preparatory costume for the Piece de Theater "Tsar Maksemyan", 1911 (gouache on paper)
FIA5341125 Brambeus - Preparatory costume for the Piece de Theater "Tsar Maksemyan", 1911 (gouache on paper) by Tatlin, Vladimir Evgrafovich (1885-1953); State Russian Museum, St

Miss Kate Bateman in the role of Richmond from the Shakespeare play Richard III
7261203 Miss Kate Bateman in the role of Richmond from the Shakespeare play Richard III.; Private Collection; (add.info.: Miss Kate Bateman in the role of Richmond from the Shakespeare play Richard)

Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, 1864 (engraving)
7241696 Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, 1864 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (1732-1799) French philosopher and playwriter

The Royal Coburg Theatrre, later The V¡ctoria or Old Vic, London, England, 1830
5614434 The Royal Coburg Theatrre, later The V¡ctoria or Old Vic, London, England, 1830; (add.info.: The Royal Coburg Theatrre, later The V¡ctoria or Old Vic, London, England, 1830)

Frontispiece and title page from the Shakespeare play The Merry Wives of Windsor. Act II. Scene 1
6867250 Frontispiece and title page from the Shakespeare play The Merry Wives of Windsor. Act II. Scene 1. Mrs Page, "Letter for letter, but that the name of Page and Ford differs"

Title page from the Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night's Dream. From The Works of William Shakespeare
6867242 Title page from the Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night's Dream. From The Works of William Shakespeare, published c.1900 (engraving); (add.info)

Frontispiece and title page from the Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night's Dream. Act II. Scene I
6867241 Frontispiece and title page from the Shakespeare play A Midsummer Night's Dream. Act II. Scene I. Demetrius, " I love thee not, therefore pursue me not"

Mlle. Alphonsine as the Princess Castorine in "Les Cinq Cents Diables" at the Theatre de la Gaite
5855480 Mlle. Alphonsine as the Princess Castorine in "Les Cinq Cents Diables" at the Theatre de la Gaite.; (add.info.: Mlle)

Frivolity (w/c)
5669016 Frivolity (w/c) by Reynolds, Frank (1876-1953); Photo © AF Fotografie

William Macready in the role of Henry IV from the play by Shakespeare
7261209 William Macready in the role of Henry IV from the play by Shakespeare.; Private Collection; (add.info.: William Macready in the role of Henry IV from the play by Shakespeare)

William Creswick in the role of Hotspur from Shakespeare's play King Henry IV
7261261 William Creswick in the role of Hotspur from Shakespeare's play King Henry IV.; Private Collection; (add.info)

Colosseum, Rome, Italy (photo)
7071430 Colosseum, Rome, Italy (photo); (add.info.: Colosseum, Rome, Italy); Photo © Stefano Baldini

The Juggling Clown, (oil on panel)
650737 The Juggling Clown, (oil on panel) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 25.3x20.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Juggling Clown. Everett Shinn (1876-1953). Oil on panel

Edward Compton as Dromio of Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare, c.1895 (photo)
UIG5425619 Edward Compton as Dromio of Syracuse in The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare, c.1895 (photo) by Unknown photographer

Poster advertising of La Voix Humaine, 1930 (litho)
CHT204485 Poster advertising of La Voix Humaine, 1930 (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: Poster advertising the performance of La Voix Humaine, by Jean Cocteau (1889-1963)

Shakespeare: Sig Salvini as Othello, Othello, Act 5, Scene 2 (engraving)
8631813 Shakespeare: Sig Salvini as Othello, Othello, Act 5, Scene 2 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sig Salvini as Othello, Othello, Act 5, Scene 2)

Shakespeare: As You Like It (chromolitho)
8631799 Shakespeare: As You Like It (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: As You Like It. Rosalind, Celia, and Orlando)

Shakespeare: Troilus and Cressida (chromolitho)
8631798 Shakespeare: Troilus and Cressida (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Troilus and Cressida. Cassandra)

Shakespeare: Timon of Athens (chromolitho)
8631797 Shakespeare: Timon of Athens (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Timon of Athens. Timon, Alcibiades, Phrynia, and Timandra)

Shakespeare: Othello, Desdemona in bed, asleep (chromolitho)
8631793 Shakespeare: Othello, Desdemona in bed, asleep (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Othello, Desdemona in bed, asleep)

Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing (chromolitho)
8631800 Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Much Ado About Nothing. Hero, Ursula, and Beatrice)

Shakespeare: Cymbeline (chromolitho)
8631796 Shakespeare: Cymbeline (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cymbeline. Imogen in boy's clothes)

Shakespeare: Henry IV, Part I (chromolitho)
8631794 Shakespeare: Henry IV, Part I (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry IV, Part I. Hotspur, Worcester, Mortimer, and Owen Glendower)

Shakespeare: Titus Andronicus (chromolitho)
8631792 Shakespeare: Titus Andronicus (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Titus Andronicus. Titus and Marcus. Young Lucius pursued by Lavinia)

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"Theater: A Timeless Tapestry of Entertainment and Art" Step into the world of theater, where imagination knows no bounds. From the iconic films like "Funny Girl" with Barbra Streisand's unforgettable roller skate performance to the original Broadway production of "Show Boat, " theater has always been a platform for captivating storytelling. Even renowned authors like Anton Chekhov found solace in this realm, as he posed with his loyal dachshund Quinine at Melikhovo, his cherished estate. The Fargo Theatre in North Dakota stands tall on Broadway Street, a testament to the enduring love for theater across America. The stage is not limited to just actors; it welcomes all talents. Female surgeons break barriers and showcase their skills while grand buildings like Marshall Field Clock and Chicago Theatre become symbols of artistic excellence in cities like Chicago. Giovanni Paolo Panini's painting transports us back to an enchanting musical party filled with melodies that resonate through time. Across Europe, from England's Grand Theatre in West Yorkshire to Shakespearean times when actors graced stages with their passion and dedication. Astoria Cinema invites moviegoers into its embrace, providing an escape from reality through film magic. Lon Chaney immortalized himself as the Phantom of the Opera in 1925, leaving an indelible mark on both cinema and theater history. But let us not forget simpler times when communities came together for backyard carnivals during the 1800s. These gatherings celebrated joyous moments shared under starlit skies while embracing the spirit of entertainment that lives within each one of us. Theater weaves stories that touch our hearts, ignite our imaginations, and bring people together across generations, and is a vibrant tapestry where dreams come alive and emotions are felt deeply—a timeless art form that continues to captivate audiences worldwide.