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Theatrical Collection (#11)

Step into the world of theatrical wonders, where imagination takes center stage

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Person wearing a mask made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Person wearing a mask made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Person wearing a mask made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Person wearing a mask made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Person wearing a mask made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Person wearing a mask made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Person wearing a mask made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Person wearing a mask made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Person wearing a mask made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Person wearing a mask made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Person wearing a mask made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Person wearing a mask made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Person wearing a mask made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Person wearing a mask made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Person wearing a mask made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Person wearing a mask made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Person wearing a mask made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Person wearing a mask made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Person wearing a mask made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Person wearing a mask made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Person wearing a mask made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Person holding a mask made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Person holding a mask made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Person holding a mask made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20

Background imageTheatrical Collection: People wearing masks made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20. Creator: Arnold Genthe

People wearing masks made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20. Creator: Arnold Genthe
People wearing masks made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20

Background imageTheatrical Collection: People wearing masks made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20. Creator: Arnold Genthe

People wearing masks made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20. Creator: Arnold Genthe
People wearing masks made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20

Background imageTheatrical Collection: People wearing masks made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20. Creator: Arnold Genthe

People wearing masks made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20. Creator: Arnold Genthe
People wearing masks made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20

Background imageTheatrical Collection: People wearing masks made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20. Creator: Arnold Genthe

People wearing masks made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20. Creator: Arnold Genthe
People wearing masks made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Theatrical performance at Dongan Hall, 1921 May 27. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Theatrical performance at Dongan Hall, 1921 May 27. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Theatrical performance at Dongan Hall, 1921 May 27

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Theatrical production with Margaret Anglin and others, between 1910 and 1925. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Theatrical production with Margaret Anglin and others, between 1910 and 1925. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Theatrical production with Margaret Anglin and others, between 1910 and 1925

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Theatrical production with Margaret Anglin and others, between 1910 and 1925. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Theatrical production with Margaret Anglin and others, between 1910 and 1925. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Theatrical production with Margaret Anglin and others, between 1910 and 1925

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Theatrical performance at Dongan Hall, 1921 May 27. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Theatrical performance at Dongan Hall, 1921 May 27. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Theatrical performance at Dongan Hall, 1921 May 27

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Theatrical performance at Dongan Hall, 1921 May 27. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Theatrical performance at Dongan Hall, 1921 May 27. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Theatrical performance at Dongan Hall, 1921 May 27

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Theatrical performance at Dongan Hall, 1921 May 27. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Theatrical performance at Dongan Hall, 1921 May 27. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Theatrical performance at Dongan Hall, 1921 May 27

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Theatrical performance at Dongan Hall, 1921 May 27. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Theatrical performance at Dongan Hall, 1921 May 27. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Theatrical performance at Dongan Hall, 1921 May 27

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Person wearing a mask made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Person wearing a mask made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Person wearing a mask made by W.T. Benda, 1925 Sept. 20

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Rachel (1821-1858), en costume de tragédie, c1859. Creator: Jean-Leon Gerome

Rachel (1821-1858), en costume de tragédie, c1859. Creator: Jean-Leon Gerome
Rachel (1821-1858), en costume de tragedie, c1859

Background imageTheatrical Collection: The departure of the dragoon, 1789. Creator: Michel Garnier

The departure of the dragoon, 1789. Creator: Michel Garnier
The departure of the dragoon, 1789

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Sarah Bernhardt - New York's Latest High Pressure Craze; double-page spread... 1880

Sarah Bernhardt - New York's Latest High Pressure Craze; double-page spread... 1880. Creator: Charles Kendrick
Sarah Bernhardt - New York's Latest High Pressure Craze; double-page spread from "Chic" magazine (27 October 1880), 1880

Background imageTheatrical Collection: The actors Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Tada Kurodo Yukitsuna and Bando Shuka as the... c. 1847

The actors Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Tada Kurodo Yukitsuna and Bando Shuka as the... c. 1847. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
The actors Ichimura Uzaemon XII as Tada Kurodo Yukitsuna and Bando Shuka as the ghost of Naruto no Mae, c. 1847

Background imageTheatrical Collection: The Virtuoso, n.d. Creator: Cornelis de Visscher

The Virtuoso, n.d. Creator: Cornelis de Visscher
The Virtuoso, n.d

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Effet de Nuit II, 1895. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

Effet de Nuit II, 1895. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Effet de Nuit II, 1895

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Effet de Nuit II, 1895. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

Effet de Nuit II, 1895. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Effet de Nuit II, 1895

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Effet de Nuit III, 1897. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

Effet de Nuit III, 1897. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
Effet de Nuit III, 1897

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Miranda in The Tempest by William Shakespeare, at the Opera House, Southport

Miranda in The Tempest by William Shakespeare, at the Opera House, Southport, 9 October 1905 for one week, Herbert Beerbohm Trees production which opened at His Majestys Theatre on 14 September 1904

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Robin Goodfellow, the Puck, costume design for 'A Midsummer Nights Dream'

Robin Goodfellow, the Puck, costume design for "A Midsummer Nights Dream"
SC36470 Robin Goodfellow, the Puck, costume design for " A Midsummer Nights Dream", produced by R Courtneidge at the Princes Theatre, Manchester by Wilhelm, C

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Theatre: Entertainment: -Oh Calcutta'Feature: Carolyn Jones

Theatre: Entertainment: -Oh Calcutta"Feature: Carolyn Jones
Theatre: Entertainment: -Oh Calcutta" Feature: Carolyn Jones and Rex Stallings try the Times crossword, as they wait for the show to start

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Lily Langtry in A Society Butterfly - gowns by Worth

Lily Langtry in A Society Butterfly - gowns by Worth
Lily Langtry in Act II and Act III of A Society Butterfly by Robert Buchanan and Henry Murray at Opera Comique, London - gowns by Worth

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Sarah Bernhardt as Cleopatra

Sarah Bernhardt as Cleopatra in Victorien Sardous Drama at the New English Opera House Date: 1892

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Commedia dell arte Characters

Commedia dell arte Characters
Four Characters from Commedia dell arte, an improvised kind of popular comedy in Italian theatres in the 16th18th centuries, based on stock characters

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Title page of First Folio of Shakespeares Plays

Title page of First Folio of Shakespeares Plays
The Title page of First Folio of William Shakespeares Plays, published in London by Isaac Jaggard and Edward Blount (Blunt) in 1623

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Wee Georgie Wood music hall comedian and actor 1894?-1979

Wee Georgie Wood music hall comedian and actor 1894?-1979
Wee Georgie Wood comedian, actor and writer. Here dressed as Vesta Tilley in uniform with cigar and cane. Card entitled Vesta Tilley. Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageTheatrical Collection: He is Dead, 1910. Creator: Gosta von Hennigs

He is Dead, 1910. Creator: Gosta von Hennigs
He is Dead, 1910. A clown in a red costume and white painted face sits on his knees in the arena. In front of him lies a dead man

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Kabuki theatre at a fair in Kyoto, illustration after a 17th painting from Kokka

Kabuki theatre at a fair in Kyoto, illustration after a 17th painting from Kokka, November 1924 (colour litho)
CHT184738 Kabuki theatre at a fair in Kyoto, illustration after a 17th painting from Kokka, November 1924 (colour litho) by Japanese School, (20th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Theatrical performance on stage in Dakat, 1894 (engraving)

Theatrical performance on stage in Dakat, 1894 (engraving)
3793917 Theatrical performance on stage in Dakat, 1894 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Theatrical performance on stage in Dakar)

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Pa. German Band Box, c. 1937. Creator: Frances Lichten

Pa. German Band Box, c. 1937. Creator: Frances Lichten
Pa. German Band Box, c. 1937

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Stephano in The Tempest by William Shakespeare, at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham

Stephano in The Tempest by William Shakespeare, at the Theatre Royal, Birmingham, 4 December 1905 for one week, Herbert Beerbohm Trees production which opened at His Majestys Theatre on 14 September

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Advert for Selva and Sons. Dancing Footwear, New York, 1929

Advert for Selva and Sons. Dancing Footwear, New York, 1929
Advert for Selva & Sons. Dancing Footwear, New York, 1929 Date: 1929

Background imageTheatrical Collection: The four Cohans, the famous vaudeville act that

The four Cohans, the famous vaudeville act that included George M. Cohan (left) - also with hs sister, father and mother. Date: 1928

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Advert for the new Capezio wing tap shoe and Durotoe shoe

Advert for the new Capezio wing tap shoe and Durotoe shoe, 1930 Date: 1930

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Titania, Queen of the Fairies. Costume design for 'A Midsummer Night

Titania, Queen of the Fairies. Costume design for "A Midsummer Night
SC36443 Titania, Queen of the Fairies. Costume design for " A Midsummer Nights Dream" produced by Robert Courtneidge at the Princes Theatre, Manchester by Wilhelm, C

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Oberon, costume design for 'A Midsummer Nights Dream'

Oberon, costume design for "A Midsummer Nights Dream"
SC36468 Oberon, costume design for " A Midsummer Nights Dream", produced by R Courtneidge at the Princes Theatre, Manchester by Wilhelm, C

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Copy of James Bond Boat, similar to one used in film, Live and Let Die

Copy of James Bond Boat, similar to one used in film, Live and Let Die, arrives for display at the Odeon Middlesbrough, Corporation Road, Middlesbrough, 1973. Our Picture Shows

Background imageTheatrical Collection: Androcles and the Lion by Shaw

Androcles and the Lion by Shaw
The play Androcles and the Lion by George Bernard Shaw at the St Jamess Theatre, London. The emperor places his foot on the lions head while Androcles keeps the beast quiet




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Step into the world of theatrical wonders, where imagination takes center stage. From the captivating Sherlock Holmes theatre poster to George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion, each production offers a glimpse into a different realm. In this vibrant collage of artistry, even cartoons like Rev Stewart Headlam's creation come alive with their own dramatic flair. The Black and White Minstrels add rhythm and melody to the theatrical tapestry, while Madame Sarah Bernhardt mesmerizes as Theodora in an enchanting photograph by Downey. The Mikado by W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan transports us to a whimsical land filled with laughter and song. A portrait captures the elegance of a geisha holding an ornate umbrella, showcasing both beauty and tradition. A handbill advertising Hamlet at the Theatre in Leeds beckons audiences to witness Shakespearean brilliance unfold before their eyes. Meanwhile, the Waldorf Theatre in London stands tall as a beacon of entertainment for all who seek escape from reality. Graham Moffatt's A Scrape of the Pen delves into thought-provoking narratives that challenge societal norms. La Poupee by Arthur Sturgess invites us into a world where dolls hold secrets waiting to be discovered. Across continents, in St. Petersburg Russia, ballet dancers grace the stage during Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake performance - their movements embodying grace and passion. These glimpses behind-the-scenes remind us that theater is not just about what happens on stage but also about capturing moments that transcend time itself, and is through these theatrical hints that we are transported to worlds unknown – where dreams become reality and emotions run wild.