Theater Collection (#9)

Forcat Jean Valjean evades from the ship Orion, letting himself fall into the sea in the harbor of Toulon
PCT4276082 Forcat Jean Valjean evades from the ship Orion, letting himself fall into the sea in the harbor of Toulon, 19th century (engraving); (add.info)

The actor of the Comedie Francaise Benoist-Constant in 1874 (print)
PCT4267830 The actor of the Comedie Francaise Benoist-Constant in 1874 (print); (add.info.: The actor of the Comedie Francaise Benoist-Constant (Benoist Constant) Poppy (1841-1909)

William Shakespeare's birthplace (1564-1616) in Stratford on Avon. Engraving late 19th century
PCT4267529 William Shakespeare's birthplace (1564-1616) in Stratford on Avon. Engraving late 19th century. In the middle

Scene from a stage play in an 18th century Paris theatre. Chromolithograph from Paul Lacroix The Eighteenth Century
FLO4657000 Scene from a stage play in an 18th century Paris theatre. Chromolithograph from Paul Lacroix The Eighteenth Century: Its Institutions, Customs, and Costumes, London

Costume of a medieval princess (from Victorian staging of Shakespeare's As You Like It)
FLO4655625 Costume of a medieval princess (from Victorian staging of Shakespeare's As You Like It, Love's Labour's Lost)

Full-length portrait of the french opera singer Edma Breton. The famous singer is posing in the studio in
3572293 Full-length portrait of the french opera singer Edma Breton. The famous singer is posing in the studio in seventeenth-century stage dress; (add.info.: 1876 ca)

Half-bust portrait of alda Borelli, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, a fur coat and a long string of pearls
3571283 Half-bust portrait of alda Borelli, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, a fur coat and a long string of pearls; (add.info.: 1910 - 1920 Photographer: Nunes Vais, Mario); Alinari Archives, Florence

"Second-Actors": Portrait of an actress in stage costumes
3569986 "Second-Actors": Portrait of an actress in stage costumes; (add.info.: Italy 1880-1890 Photographer: Cane, Fratelli); Alinari Archives, Florence

"Second-Actors": Portrait of an actress in stage costumes
3569982 "Second-Actors": Portrait of an actress in stage costumes; (add.info.: Italy 1880-1890 Photographer: Schemboche H.); Alinari Archives, Florence

Mabel Terry-Lewis as Bianca in The Taming of the Shrew
3586136 Mabel Terry-Lewis as Bianca in The Taming of the Shrew'; (add.info.: Photograph of Mabel Terry-Lewis (1872-1957) an English actress, and member of the Terry-Gielgud dynasty of actors

Portrait of Eleonora Duse
3561709 Portrait of Eleonora Duse by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Italy 1891-1895 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Art. Entertainment. The Gay Parisienne, musical theatre by E. Rousden. Poster by Hyland Elis, England, 1894. (poster)
3434535 Art. Entertainment. The Gay Parisienne, musical theatre by E. Rousden. Poster by Hyland Elis, England, 1894. (poster); (add.info.: Art. Spectacle. The Gay Parisienne, comedie musicale de E)

Dame Madge Kendal - signed portrait of the English actress Madge Kendal
3926498 Dame Madge Kendal - signed portrait of the English actress Madge Kendal; (add.info.: Dame Madge Kendal - signed portrait of the English actress. MK: 15 March 1848 - 4 September 1935)

Mary Anderson - signed portrait of the American actress looking into a hand mirror, 1887
3926478 Mary Anderson - signed portrait of the American actress looking into a hand mirror, 1887; (add.info.: Mary Anderson - signed portrait of the American actress looking into a hand mirror, 1887)

Portrait of Henrik Ibsen, 1901 (print)
3919270 Portrait of Henrik Ibsen, 1901 (print); (add.info.: Henrik Ibsen - portrait standing. Vanity Fair caricature by SNAPP (identity unknown)

Desdemone (young wife of the Venetian general Othello known as The Moor) in the opera Othello
DUV4199205 Desdemone (young wife of the Venetian general Othello known as The Moor) in the opera Othello (Othello or The Moor of Venice) by Giuseppe Verdi (1887)

The actress Mary Albert
3567096 The actress Mary Albert by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Paris, France 1884 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

The Abbey's Theater on Broadway, New York City
3562468 The Abbey's Theater on Broadway, New York City by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: New York, United States 1895 ca)

Half-length portrait in profile of the famous actress Sarah Bernhardt in the role of Cleopatra
3562456 Half-length portrait in profile of the famous actress Sarah Bernhardt in the role of Cleopatra; (add.info.: 1880-1890 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Full-length portrait of the Opera singer Blanche Olivier in stage costume
3562454 Full-length portrait of the Opera singer Blanche Olivier in stage costume by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: 1900-1910 ca)

Full-length portrait of the Italian actor Andrea Maggi as Hamlet, protagonist of the play by William Shakespeare
3566181 Full-length portrait of the Italian actor Andrea Maggi as Hamlet, protagonist of the play by William Shakespeare; (add.info.: Florence 1887 -1890 ca)

Aosta: View with the ruins of the Roman Theater
3566124 Aosta: View with the ruins of the Roman Theater; (add.info.: Aosta 1865 ca. Date of Artwork: I sec. d.C. Photographer: Riva, J.); Alinari Archives, Florence

Portrait of the British soprano Euphrosyne Parepa-Rosa
3568872 Portrait of the British soprano Euphrosyne Parepa-Rosa; (add.info.: Great Britain 1866-1874 Photographer: Gurney & Son); Alinari Archives, Florence

Portrait of the tenor Emilio Balli; postcard with a dedication
3568694 Portrait of the tenor Emilio Balli; postcard with a dedication; (add.info.: Italy 1920 ca. Photographer: Schlattman); Alinari Archives, Florence

Pierre CORNEILLE - 1606-1684, French playwright and poet 1867
JAB4120327 Pierre CORNEILLE - 1606-1684, French playwright and poet 1867; (add.info.: Pierre CORNEILLE - 1606-1684, French playwright and poet 1867); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Actress and singer Jenny Vertpre (Francoise Fann Vausgien, 1797-1865) as Le petit chaperon in the comic opera le Peer
FLO4562697 Actress and singer Jenny Vertpre (Francoise Fann Vausgien, 1797-1865) as Le petit chaperon in the comic opera le Peer Chaperon Rouge by Francois-Adrien Boieldieu at the Theatre de la Porte

English actress Miss Josephine Duchesnois 1777-1835 as the Inca princess Alzire in the play Alzire by Voltaire at
FLO4562671 English actress Miss Josephine Duchesnois 1777-1835 as the Inca princess Alzire in the play Alzire by Voltaire at the Theatre Francais, Paris, 1817

English ballet dancer Paul as Zephyr in Psyche by Stanislas Champein at the Opera de Paris, 1817
FLO4562658 English ballet dancer Paul as Zephyr in Psyche by Stanislas Champein at the Opera de Paris, 1817. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Charles Malo's Almanach des Spectacles by K

English actor Gobert and Marie Dorval in the melodrama Le Commissionnaire by de Boirie
FLO4562946 English actor Gobert and Marie Dorval in the melodrama Le Commissionnaire by de Boirie, La loue and Menissier at the Theatre Porte St. Martin, 1824

English actor Charles Potier and Miss Pauline in the comedy L'Homme de Sixty Ans by d'Artois
FLO4562942 English actor Charles Potier and Miss Pauline in the comedy L'Homme de Sixty Ans by d'Artois, Simonnin and Ferdinand at the Theatre des Varietes, 1824

Francois-Joseph Talma (Danville) and Mademoiselle Mars (Madame Danville) in Ecole des Anglais by Casimir Delavigne at
FLO4562922 Francois-Joseph Talma (Danville) and Mademoiselle Mars (Madame Danville) in Ecole des Anglais by Casimir Delavigne at the Comedie Francais, 1823

English actor Tonon Gontier (1785-1841) as Stanislas in Michel et Christine by Eugene Scribe at the Theatre du
FLO4562899 English actor Tonon Gontier (1785-1841) as Stanislas in Michel et Christine by Eugene Scribe at the Theatre du Gymnasium, 1821

English actor Francois-Joseph Talma (1763-1826) as Regulus in Sylla by Jouy at the Theatre Francais, 1822
FLO4562888 English actor Francois-Joseph Talma (1763-1826) as Regulus in Sylla by Jouy at the Theatre Francais, 1822. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Charles Malo's Almanach des

English soprano singer Miss Grassari as Almasie in La lampe merveilleuse at the Opera
FLO4562869 English soprano singer Miss Grassari as Almasie in La lampe merveilleuse at the Opera. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Charles Malo's Almanach des Spectacles by K. Y

English actor Jean Baptiste Emmanuel Marie Legrand (1782-1854) as Lesec in La Merchant de Goujons by Francis
FLO4562860 English actor Jean Baptiste Emmanuel Marie Legrand (1782-1854) as Lesec in La Merchant de Goujons by Francis and Dartois at the Theatre des Varietes, 1821

English child actress Leontine Fay (1810-1876) in La petite soeur by Eugene Scribe at the Theatre du Gymnasium, 1821
FLO4562854 English child actress Leontine Fay (1810-1876) in La petite soeur by Eugene Scribe at the Theatre du Gymnasium, 1821

English actress Minette or Jeanne-Marie-Francoise Menestrier (1789-1853) as Nina in Nina de la Rue Vivienne by Francis
FLO4562847 English actress Minette or Jeanne-Marie-Francoise Menestrier (1789-1853) as Nina in Nina de la Rue Vivienne by Francis, Dartois and Gabriel at the Theatre du Vaudeville, 1821

English actor Villeneuve as Calas in the play Calas by Victor Ducange at the Theatre de l'Ambigu, 1819
FLO4562820 English actor Villeneuve as Calas in the play Calas by Victor Ducange at the Theatre de l'Ambigu, 1819. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Charles Malo's Almanach des

English actor Charles Edme Vernet (1789-1848) as the Comte Derfort in L'Ennui at the Varietes
FLO4562804 English actor Charles Edme Vernet (1789-1848) as the Comte Derfort in L'Ennui at the Varietes. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Charles Malo's Almanach des Spectacles by K

English ballet dancer Miss Genevieve-Adelaide Gosselin (1791-1818) as Bayadere in La Bayadere at the Opera
FLO4562765 English ballet dancer Miss Genevieve-Adelaide Gosselin (1791-1818) as Bayadere in La Bayadere at the Opera. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Charles Malo's Almanach des

English comic actor Brunet (Jean-Joseph Mira, 1766-1853) as Jocrisse in Jocrisse corrige by Charles-Auguistin Sewrin at
FLO4562748 English comic actor Brunet (Jean-Joseph Mira, 1766-1853) as Jocrisse in Jocrisse corrige by Charles-Auguistin Sewrin at the Theatre des Varietes, 1812

English actor Henri as Richelieu in the one-act play Soiree des deux prisonniers by Jacques-Marie Deschamps at
FLO4562745 English actor Henri as Richelieu in the one-act play Soiree des deux prisonniers by Jacques-Marie Deschamps at the Theatre Vaudeville

English dancer Miss Clotilde as Calypso in the ballet Les Aventures de Telemaque at the Opera, Paris
FLO4562706 English dancer Miss Clotilde as Calypso in the ballet Les Aventures de Telemaque at the Opera, Paris. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Charles Malo's Almanach des Spectacles by

Madame Bras as Dame Catherine in La Dame les Belles Cousines by Louis Charles Achille d'Artois
FLO4607143 Madame Bras as Dame Catherine in La Dame les Belles Cousines by Louis Charles Achille d'Artois, Theatre du Vaudeville, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Miss Anne Dussert as the Duchesse de Metz in La Dame des Belles Cousines by Louis Charles Achille d'Artois
FLO4607131 Miss Anne Dussert as the Duchesse de Metz in La Dame des Belles Cousines by Louis Charles Achille d'Artois, Theatre du Vaudeville, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Therigny and Lepreux in Le Lepreux de la Vallee d'Aoste by Aubigny, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1822
FLO4607119 Therigny and Lepreux in Le Lepreux de la Vallee d'Aoste by Aubigny, Theatre de la Porte St. Martin, 1822. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Soprano singer Madame Antoinette-Eugenie Rigaud as Ines in L'Alcalde de la Vega by Andre George Louis Onslow
FLO4607060 Soprano singer Madame Antoinette-Eugenie Rigaud as Ines in L'Alcalde de la Vega by Andre George Louis Onslow, Theatre Royal de l'Opera Comique, 1824. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Charles Gabriel Potier as Jacques in Le Conscrit by Antoine Simonnin and Ferdinand Laloue, Theatre des Varietes, 1824
FLO4607044 Charles Gabriel Potier as Jacques in Le Conscrit by Antoine Simonnin and Ferdinand Laloue, Theatre des Varietes, 1824. Handcoloured lithograph by F

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