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Theatrical Costume Illustrations

Historic illustrations of theatrical performances featuring elaborate costumes and dramatic scenes, showcasing expressions and social interactions.

Les coulisses de l'Opéra (le corps de ingénues) Opera slips (a body of young maido sic) Coulissen des Opernhauses (die Schaar der Unschuld) Musée de moeurs en actions. Gavarni, Paul, 1804-1866. Prints. 1860 - 1869. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Ballet , France , 19th century

Mr, Wilhelmi as Waldheim and as Müller Reinhold costume picture No, for the theater newspaper, Andreas Geiger -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

Happiness in Vienna, magic game by Bäuerle Gallerie Droller and interesting Scenen for the theater newspaper, st year, No, Johann Wenzel Zinke -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

Theatre, England, 18th century. Caricature of a theatre performance (Strollers Performing Hamlet Before the Squire), April 18, 1772.

English Georgian dandies and belles socializing at the theater, 1820. Tom and Jerry in the Saloon at Covent Garden. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Isaac Robert Cruikshank and George Cruikshank from Pierce Egan's Life in London, Sherwood, Jones, London, 1823.

Scene picture from Rococo by Adolf Bäuerle costume picture No, for the theater newspaper, Andreas Geiger -, Copper Engraver, after, Anton Elfinger -, artist

Watching a bad actor with a weak voice in a performance of Racine's Bajazet. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and etched by John Augustus Atkinson from Illustrations of the Miseries of Human Life, William Miller, London, 1807.

Les coulisses de l'Opéra (le corps de ingénues) Opera slips (a body of young maido sic) Coulissen des Opernhauses (die Schaar der Unschuld) Musée de moeurs en actions. Gavarni, Paul, 1804-1866. Prints. 1860 - 1869. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Ballet , France , 19th century

Mr, Wilhelmi as Waldheim and as Müller Reinhold costume picture No, for the theater newspaper, Andreas Geiger -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

L'ouverture d'un bal. Prints. 1820 - 1829. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Dance , Caricatures and cartoons, Dance rehearsals

The girl from the fairy world or the farmer as a millionaire by Raimund Gallerie Droller and interesting Scenen for the theater newspaper, st year, No, Johann Wenzel Zinke -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

Staberl in Floribus , magic game by Bäuerle theatrical picture gallery for the theater newspaper, Jg, No, Johann Wenzel Zinke -, Artist, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

Garrick in Bristol, comedy from Deinhardstein Gallerie Drollerie Scenen for the theater newspaper, th year, No, Andreas Geiger -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

Scene picture from the opera Martha by Flotow costume picture No, for the theater newspaper, Andreas Geiger -, Copper Engraver, after, Anton Elfinger -, artist

Scene picture from the opera Martha by Flotow costume picture No, for the theater newspaper, Andreas Geiger -, Copper Engraver, after, Anton Elfinger -, artist

The deaf and the full hostel, Act III, stage IX. (Dummy title)

Bow Street officers Daniel Bishop, James Smith and George Ruthven arresting thieves, Family Men gang members, pimps and prostitutes at the Finish coffee house, Covent Garden. A thief is about to throw a list of stolen property into the fire. Family Men at Fault, or an unexpected visit from the Bishop and his Chaplains. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Robert Cruikshank from The English Spy, London, 1825. Written by Bernard Blackmantle, a pseudonym for Charles Molloy Westmacott.

Actors playing Henry Tudor fighting King Richard III of England on stage in a theatre. Other actors wait in the wings in tunics with red and white roses. A few Victorian men and women sit in the theatre boxes. The Battle of Bosworth Field. A scene from the Great Drama of History. Handcoloured steel engraving after an illustration by John Leech from Gilbert Abbott ABecketts Comic History of England, Bradbury, Agnew & Co., London, 1880.

Mr, Raimund and Dlle Dielen as Valentin and Rosa in The Wastder costume picture No, for the theater newspaper, Andreas Geiger -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

Regency dandies in a gambling hell, 40 Pall Mall, London. Gentlemen playing card games and betting at green baize tables. A Modern Hell, Bobs first introduction to gaming. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Henry Alken from Real Life in London, or, the Further Rambles and Adventures of Bob Tallyho, Esq. and His Cousin The Hon. Tom Dashall, through the Metropolis, Jones, London 1821. Anonymous imitation of Pierce Egans Life in London.

Musicians playing at a Polterabend or eve-of-wedding party. Coloured lithograph.

The local singer and her father or the theater in the theater costume picture No, for the theater newspaper, Leopold Zechmayer -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

A rigmaroll. Prints. 1825. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Dance , England , 19th century, Dance , Caricatures and cartoons, Circle dances

Mr, Spielberger Röder and Werle as Jobst Gottschalk Volkner and young Schlippenbach in Gaugraf Philipp called the wild costume picture No, for the theater newspaper, Andreas Geiger -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

Queen Victoria and King Louis Philip Dancing the Peace Dance, John Doyle, 1844 print Cartoon from 1844 in which Queen Victoria and the French king Louis Philippe together dance the new Polka, the Vredesdans. Links Peel and Wellington. Published as no. 819 in the HB Sketches series. paper ball, formal dance. political caricatures and satires

Pizzaro a New Play or the Drury-Lane Masquerade June 11, 1799 Anonymous, British, 18th century British. Pizzaro a New Play or the Drury-Lane Masquerade 392476

Merry making on the regents birth day, 1812, Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, etcher, 1812, George, the Prince Regent, dancing and drinking at a lavish party with the wife of a man who sits with a dejected look on his face and holding a sheet of paper Order of the day which lists Breakfast - 2 to be HUNG at Newgate with lunch, dinner and tea schedules followed by Supper - German fling, d penny sausage with bread, cheese & kisses &c &c, Dancing all night and with his feet resting on sheet music t

Engraving titled 'Die falsche Prima Donna von Bäuerle Tanzscene nach dem eingelegten Duette 'War's vielleicht um eins',' created in 1828 in Vienna. The print depicts a dance scene from the 19th century, showcasing social dancing in Austria. The artwork is colored and measures 22 x 27.8 cm, featuring a plate mark

Contradanse at a Parisian dance hall. Andrieux, Clément-Auguste (1829-1881), draughtsman, cartoonist

Mr, and Madame Bekmann in the Vaudeville, The miller of Burgos costume picture No, to the theater newspaper, Leopold Zechmayer -, Copper Engraver, After, Anton Elfinger -, Artist

The Queen of sixteen years, comedy after the French by Th, Hell Gallerie Drollerie Scenen for the theater newspaper, th year, No, Severin Buemann -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

Final scene of the first act from the Posse, The fateful carnival night of J, Nestroy costume picture No, for the theater newspaper, Andreas Geiger -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

Julie Rettich and Ludwig Löwe as Parthenia and Ingomar in The Son of Wilderness costume picture No, for the theater newspaper, Johann Wenzel Zinke -, Copper Engraver, After, Anton Elfinger -, Artist

Mr, and Madame Bekmann in the Vaudeville, The miller of Burgos costume picture No, to the theater newspaper, Leopold Zechmayer -, Copper Engraver, Anton Elfinger -, artist

Act 2 Mission Play, San Gabliel, California, Spanish Dance still image. Postcards. 1898 - 1931. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Photography Collection

Circus artist gets help with climbing her horse, Alfred André Géniole, 1841 print Paris paper the show; fair and circus performers. circus tent (inside). horse

Eugène Charles François Guérard, Les Touristes #10: Bal de Vide-Choppe (Heidelberg), 1854, chromolithograph, partly hand-colored, on wove paper.

The Rabbit Game (TI)

English dandies meeting the cast of an opera in the Green Room at Drury Lane Theatre. Tom and Jerry introduced to the Characters in Don Giovanni. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Isaac Robert Cruikshank and George Cruikshank from Pierce Egan's Life in London, Sherwood, Jones, London, 1823.

Moisasurs magic curse, Tragic-comic magic game by Raimund Gallerie Drollerie Scenen for the theater newspaper, Jg, No, Johann Wenzel Zinke -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

An episode from a farce in the theatre: three men and two women engaged in a dispute with one man pointing at the guilty-looking young woman at the front. Etching after W. Hogarth.

A scene from parody, Werthers suffering, Mr, Weiß as Werther costume picture No, for the theater newspaper, Unknown

Tightrope acrobats on stage in front of a fashionable audience. Dick Wildfire and Jenkins in a Theatrical Pandemonium, or the Cafe de la Paix in all its glory. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cruikshank from David Carey's Life in Paris, the Rambles, Sprees and Amours of Dick Wildfire, Fairburn, London, 1822.

Mad, Brüning and Dr, Carl in the Vaudeville Chonchon costume picture No, for the theater newspaper, Johann Wenzel Zinke -, Copper Engraver, After, Anton Elfinger -, Artist

Monster, recognize me, and remember that a woman still has a revenge revenge. (IFF 18) (registered title)

National Guardsmen in the Corps de Garde drinking drams with the female cantiniere, or liquor seller, and playing cards. Guardsmen in uniform with bearskin hats, several drunk and asleep, smoking pipes. Handcoloured aquatint engraving after an illustration credited to Victor Auver from "A Tour through Paris," William Sams, London, 1825.

Mr, Raimund and Dlle Dielen as Valentin and Rosa in The Wastder costume picture No, for the theater newspaper, Andreas Geiger -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

"Vocal Concert" from Metamorphoses of the Day 1829 J. J. Grandville. "Vocal Concert" from Metamorphoses of the Day. 1829. Hand-colored lithograph. Prints

Scene from the Stradella opera, Mr, West and Mr, Radl as the Beyden Bandits costume picture No, for the theater newspaper, Andreas Geiger -, Copper Engraver

La classe de danse' (A Dancing Class) by Albert Ludovici, Jr., published on March 3, 1883, at Monsr. Coulon's Academy in London by L.H. Lefèvre. The artwork is an etching that is hand-colored, measuring 37 x 52 cm. It features dance teachers and captures the essence of a dance class in a historical setting

Macheath, Lucy and Polly

The Wedding dinner, or, Moses and the magistrate. A satire on the attendance of the Lord Mayor at the wedding dinner of Moses Abrahams and Elizabeth, daughter of Michael Myers of Peter's Alley, Cornhill, a wealthy fishmonger, who were married at the Great Synagogue, Duke's Place.

SCENE FROM THE OPERA OF 'THE CROWN DIAMONDS,' AT THE PRINCESS' THEATRE.

SCENE FROM THE RIVALS AT THE CHARING CROSS THEATRE, LONDON, MR. JOHN CLARKE AS BOB ACRES, AND MR. CHARLES HARCOURT AS CAPTAIN ABSOLUTE, 1872 engraving

Mad, Fichtner as Catharina, Mr, Lion as Petruchio, Mr, Wilhelmi as Baptista, Mr, Herzfeld as a tramio in the comedy, the refugee according to Schakespeare von Deinhardstein costume picture No, for the theater newspaper, Andreas Geiger -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

The recruiter. / No. 3. (registered title) | British morals (IFF 37) (set of all)

The game of roulette, circa 1800, Paris. Fashionable men in high cravats and frock coats with tails playing roulette in a salong. Engraving from Paul Lacroix's "Directoire, Consulat et Empire," Paris, 1884.

Un ballet à l'Opéra (Pas des songes). Belin, Auguste, fl. 1830-1860. Prints. 1860. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Opéra de Paris

Mad, Fichtner as Catharina, Mr, Lion as Petruchio, Mr, Wilhelmi as Baptista, Mr, Herzfeld as a tramio in the comedy, the refugee according to Schakespeare von Deinhardstein costume picture No, for the theater newspaper, Andreas Geiger -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

At Miss Ahrenheim's Wedding, from the Snapshots from "Puck" series (N128) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco 1888 Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. Trade cards from the "Snapshots from 'Puck'" series (N125), issued in an unnumbered set of 25 cards in 1888 by W. Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco.. At Miss Ahrenheim's Wedding, from the Snapshots from "Puck" series (N128) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by W. Duke, Sons & Co. (New York and Durham, N.C.)

English dandies in the Watch-house after assaulting a watchman. Tom and Jerry in Trouble after a Spree. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Isaac Robert Cruikshank and George Cruikshank from Pierce Egan's Life in London, Sherwood, Jones, London, 1823.

The local singer and her father or the theater in the theater costume picture No, for the theater newspaper, After, Johann Christian Schoeller -, Artist, Leopold Zechmayer -, Copper Engraver

Cartoon with Premier Peel as one -man orchestra, John Doyle, 1845 print Cartoon from 1845 with Prime Minister Robert Peel playing as one -man orchestra on the street, surrounded by street boys. Published as no. 839 in the HB Sketches series. paper political caricatures and satires

Oh ! it's head! (IT)

Grown ladies and gentlemen taught to dance!!. British Cartoon Prints Collection . Couples,England,1790-1810. , Ballroom dancing,England,1790-1810. , Teachers,England,1790-1810. , Manners & customs,England,1790-1810.

A crowd of people watching a Punch and Judy show in Leicester Fields, London. The Great Actor, or Mr. Punch in all his Glory. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Robert Cruikshank from The English Spy, London, 1825. Written by Bernard Blackmantle, a pseudonym for Charles Molloy Westmacott.

The entertainment of the people - down the cap! The entertainment of the people - down the cap! ". Print.

Viola to Shakespeare from Deinhardstein costume picture No, for the theater newspaper, Andreas Geiger -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

An Audience Watching a Play at Drury Lane Theatre. Date/Period: Ca. 1785. Painting. Watercolor. Height: 238 mm (9.37 in); Width: 364 mm (14.33 in). Author: Thomas Rowlandson.

France, 19th century. Paris. Italian musical soir_e on Parisian boulevard, around 1820.

Beggar's Opera, act III , Theatrical productions, Actors, Theater audiences, Gay, John, 1685-1732. Beggar's opera, Hogarth, William, 1697-1764. Beggar's opera. William Hogarth (1697-1764). Prints

The local singer and her father or the theater in the theater costume picture No, for the theater newspaper, Leopold Zechmayer -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, Copper Engraver

Coloured poster depicting the various types of characters found at a masquerade.

Scene picture from The Magic Mund, magic game by Told theatrical picture gallery for the theater newspaper, Jg, No, Andreas Geiger -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

The Mathew-orama for 1824,: or Pretty considerable d,d particular tit bits from America being all well at Natchitoches. Hervieu, Auguste. Prints. 1824. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Dance, Black , United States , 19th century, Dance , Caricatures and cartoons

"Kind captain, I've important information, sing, hey, the gallant captain that you are," Higgins German Laundry Soap is the best.. "Kind captain, I've important information, sing, hey, the gallant captain that you are," Higgins German Laundry Soap is the best.

Mr, Scholz as Jonas Froschmaul, and Mr, Nestroi as the Ammist Nigowitz, in the Posse, The Gut Waldegg costume picture No, for the theater newspaper, Andreas Geiger -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

Regency gentlemen buying gin for the prostitutes and low-life in a Bath public house. A soldier and camp follower play music in the corner, while a Hackney coachman watches a catfight. The Buff Club, at the Pig and Whistle, Avon Street, Bath. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Robert Cruikshank from The English Spy, London, 1825. Written by Bernard Blackmantle, a pseudonym for Charles Molloy Westmacott.

A Real Rubber! At Whist ca. 1825 George Hunt British This satire pokes fun at elderly whist players gathered in a fashionable home for an evening of cards. Whist, like bridge, involves two teams who vie for tricks, with a rubber being the best of three games. The lady at left has miscalculated and holds cards of low value in several suits, with little hope of taking further tricks. Scolded by her partner-the alternate meaning of "rubber" as a source of annoyance or rebuke gives the image its punning title-she scrutinizes her hand and inadvertently dips the feathered aigrette on her turban into a candle flame. Only the dandy standing by the fire and the servant have noticed the conflagration. The image encapsulates the emotional hold that games of chance exert even when played for social pleasure. Humor is generated by contrasting exaggerated and inelegant facial expressions with stylish accoutrements.. A Real Rubber! At Whist 392514

The queen of the swords. Orchardson, William Quiller, Sir, 1832-1910. Prints. 1877. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832. Pirate, Ballroom dancing , Scotland , 18th century, Reproductive prints

The Maitre de Dance Brabancon / Repeat in Petit Condé Le Pas de German. (IT)

Attention, Fifine, des mœurs dans la pose, si c'est possible! J'aperçois le père Lahire, No. 3. Caricatures, Prints. 1845. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Dance , Caricatures and cartoons

Irish gentlemen slumming it in a barnyard shebeen, Dublin. Peg-leg officer falls among pigs, geese and potatoes. Disagreeable Adventures of Brian Boru and Captain Grammachree in an Irish Whiskey Parlour. Handcoloured engraving after an illustration by Marks from Pierce Egans Real Life in Ireland, or the Day and Night Scenes, Rovings, Rambles, and Sprees, Bulls, Blunders, Bodderation and Blarney, of Brian Boru Esq., and his Elegant Friend Sir Shawn ODogherty, published by William Evans, London, 1829.

Coloured illustration depicting a Saint-Simonians ball. Men and women dancing.

Mad, Fichtner as Catharina, Mr, Lion as Petruchio, Mr, Wilhelmi as Baptista, Mr, Herzfeld as a tramio in the comedy, the refugee according to Schakespeare von Deinhardstein costume picture No, for the theater newspaper, Andreas Geiger -, Copper Engraver, after, Johann Christian Schoeller -, artist

Mr. David Garrick and Mrs. Mary Ann Yates in the characters of Lusignan and Zara in Aaron Hills Zara, Drury Lane Theatre, 1758. Copperplate engraving by W. Walker after an illustration by James Roberts from Bells British Theatre, Consisting of the most esteemed English Plays, John Bell, London, 1780.

The slang duellist-s a shot at a hawke or the wounded pigeon!. British Cartoon Prints Collection . Hawke, Martin Bladen Edward,1777- , Mellish, Henry Francis,1782-1817. , Dueling,England,1800-1810.

Peasant dance. Prints. 1820 - 1829. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Folk dancing, tambourines

Lord-Tolan prenant sa leçon de danse. Prints. 1820 - 1829. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Dance teachers, Dance , Caricatures and cartoons

Third scene in which a man pulls a sword behind a woman, Anonymous, 1739 - 1792 print Numbered at the top right: 4. With four -line verse in French from the opera 'Les Petits Comediens' above the performance. Paris paper etching theatre, theatrical performance. comedy

Beggar's Opera, act III , Theatrical productions, Actors, Theater audiences, Gay, John, 1685-1732. Beggar's opera, Hogarth, William, 1697-1764. Beggar's opera. William Hogarth (1697-1764). Prints

Lord-tolan prenant sa leçon de dance, La Passions, No. 7 19th century Basset French. Lord-tolan prenant sa leçon de dance, La Passions, No. 7 398667

More than that balloon .. Excuse!

The Queens Theatre (Shaftesbury Avenue, London) Production of 'The Dairymaids' which ran for 76 performances from 5th May 1908, starring Phyllis Dare and Dan Rolyat. Date: 1908

Meeting of the dandy club or a clear blow out / drawn by Miss Kitty Corset ; engd. by Sam'l. Slendersides. | Library of Congress

movie/cinema magic latern presentation of a Chinese fairy tale lithograph by A. de Vresse Paris circa 1840/1850 Stadtmuseum Munich,

Eine Schwedische Bauern-Hochzeit. Prints. 1800 - 1899. Jerome Robbins Dance Division. Folk dancing , Sweden

Munito the wonder dog performing card tricks for a fashionable audience, 1815. Handcoloured engraving from Pierre de la Mesangere's Le Bon Genre, Paris, 1817.

theatre puppet theatre Mister Punch on the villiage square colour lithograph Italy circa 1850 private collection,

Les Marionettes the Puppet Show Ilustration from the Salimbanques Gaukselwerk Games series Peller, unknown

THE 'SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL' AT THE VAUDEVILLE THEATRE

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