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Background imageActing Collection: Japan - Geisha - See no evil, Hear no evil, speak no evil

Japan - Geisha - See no evil, Hear no evil, speak no evil
Japan - Three Geisha girls - miming the phrase See no evil, Hear no evil, speak no evil. Date: circa 1904

Background imageActing Collection: Boxgrove Tipteers, local amateur group in a Christmas Mummers Play October 1936

Boxgrove Tipteers, local amateur group in a Christmas Mummers Play October 1936
Christmas Mummers Play with the actors in a variety of costumes. October 1936 George Garland Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: Garland N13694

Background imageActing Collection: Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers

Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers - still from the Radio Picture Ltd production Shall We Dance?

Background imageActing Collection: The Famous Astaires by Nerman

The Famous Astaires by Nerman
Caricature of brother and sister dance act, Fred and Adele Astaire by Nerman during the time of their successful run in Stop Flirting at various London theatres during the mid 1920s

Background imageActing Collection: Peninsular War, with riflemen of 95th Reg

Peninsular War, with riflemen of 95th Reg
An action during the Peninsular War, with riflemen of 95th (Rifle) Regiment acting as snipers, 1810 (c).Watercolour attributed to Denis Dighton

Background imageActing Collection: Fred and Adele Astaire in Stop Flirting

Fred and Adele Astaire in Stop Flirting
Fred and Adele Astaire starring with Majorie Gordon in the successful show, Stop Flirting which opened at the Shaftesbury Theatre in London in 1923 and moved to the Queens Theatre a few months later

Background imageActing Collection: The Mikado at the Savoy

The Mikado at the Savoy
Sketches from The Mikado at the Savoy Theatre in London: The Mikado (Mr R. Temple), Nanki-Pooh (Mr Durward Lely), Katisha (Miss Brandram), Pooh-Bah (Mr R)

Background imageActing Collection: Vivien Leigh

Vivien Leigh
VIVIEN LEIGH British actress photographed shortly after starring in " Gone With the Wind"

Background imageActing Collection: Anna May Wong / Bystander

Anna May Wong / Bystander
ANNA MAY WONG Chinese American actress, pictured on a suitably Orientally designed cover of The Bystander magazine, 1929

Background imageActing Collection: Marjorie Roach

Marjorie Roach
MARJORIE ROACH Irish film actress; star of " The Crooked Billet" and " The First Born"

Background imageActing Collection: William Powell (1892-1984), American actor, c1930s

William Powell (1892-1984), American actor, c1930s.William Powell (1892-1984), American actor, c1930s

Background imageActing Collection: The Louisville Palace is a theater in downtown Louisville KY owned by Live Nation

The Louisville Palace is a theater in downtown Louisville KY owned by Live Nation

Background imageActing Collection: 1960s STUDIO SETTING OF FAMILY DRESSED AS CHRISTMAS NUTCRACKER DOLL CHARACTERS LOOKING AT CAMERA CHRISTMAS TREE IN

1960s STUDIO SETTING OF FAMILY DRESSED AS CHRISTMAS NUTCRACKER DOLL CHARACTERS LOOKING AT CAMERA CHRISTMAS TREE IN BACKGROUND

Background imageActing Collection: A scene from Trial by Jury, 1875. Artist: David Henry Friston

A scene from Trial by Jury, 1875. Artist: David Henry Friston A scene from Trial by Jury, 1875

Background imageActing Collection: Italian actors Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni

Italian actors Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni

Background imageActing Collection: Scene from The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Scene from The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
(Original Caption) 1919- Werner Krauss, Conrad Veidt and Lil Dagover in a scene from Robert Wiene's "Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, " 1919

Background imageActing Collection: John Travolta's Disco Pose in Saturday Night Fever

John Travolta's Disco Pose in Saturday Night Fever
John Travolta as Tony Manero in his famous disco-dancing pose in Saturday Night Fever (1977). His dance partner is actress Karen Lynn Gorney

Background imageActing Collection: British Actress Margaret Rutherford

British Actress Margaret Rutherford
Dame Margaret Taylor Rutherford, DBE (1892-1972) - British character actress of stage, television and film, probably best known for her later career as Agatha Christies character Miss Marple

Background imageActing Collection: Mary Casson - Sir Gerald du Maurier in Barries Dear Brutus

Mary Casson - Sir Gerald du Maurier in Barries Dear Brutus
J. M. Barries fantasy, Dear Brutus - 1929 performance - Mary Casson (1914-2009) in the role of Margaret

Background imageActing Collection: OUDS: The Tempest at Worcester College, 1949

OUDS: The Tempest at Worcester College, 1949
A midsummer diversion in an Oxford garden: the Oxford University Drama Societys production of Shakespeares The Tempest in the grounds of Worcester College, 1949

Background imageActing Collection: Lon Chaney as the Phantom of the Opera

Lon Chaney as the Phantom of the Opera
(Original Caption) 1925-Lon Chaney is shown in "The Phantom of the Opera, " seated and playing at the organ. Movie still

Background imageActing Collection: Yul Brynner in The King and I

Yul Brynner in The King and I
Yul Brynner appears as the King of Siam in a still from the 1956 film The King and I

Background imageActing Collection: Rock Hudson in Ice Station Zebra

Rock Hudson in Ice Station Zebra
Rock Hudson is the captain of a nuclear submarine on a secret mission to a North Pole weather station in the 1958 film Ice Station Zebra

Background imageActing Collection: The Mad Hatters Tea Party, Alice in Wonderland at theatre

The Mad Hatters Tea Party, Alice in Wonderland at theatre
Alice in Wonderland, performed on stage in 1918 at the Savoy Theatre, and starring Estelle Dudley as Alice, Adrienne Puret as the March Hare

Background imageActing Collection: Filming of Oliver! at Shepperton studios. The scene which should have been shot in mid

Filming of Oliver! at Shepperton studios. The scene which should have been shot in mid
Filming of Oliver! at Shepperton studios

Background imageActing Collection: Battling it out at the Castle Keep, Robin Hood, Anne Nolan

Battling it out at the Castle Keep, Robin Hood, Anne Nolan and Sheriff Basil Soper from the pantomime Babes in The Wood which is playing at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle

Background imageActing Collection: Margaret Rawlings, actress, (1906-1996) theatrical and informal portraits

Margaret Rawlings, actress, (1906-1996) theatrical and informal portraits. Captioned, White in a single night'

Background imageActing Collection: Anna Pavlova: An Impression

Anna Pavlova: An Impression Date: 1913

Background imageActing Collection: Gertie Millar - English stage actress and singer

Gertie Millar - English stage actress and singer
Gertie Millar (1879-1952) - English stage actress and singer, married 2nd Earl of Dudley in 1924, becoming the Countess of Dudley. Date: circa 1908

Background imageActing Collection: Colleen Moore

Colleen Moore (18991988) - American film actress and one of the most fashionable stars of the era and helped popularize the bobbed haircut. Date: circa 1920s

Background imageActing Collection: Photo of HRH Prince of Wales aboard HMS Repulse

Photo of HRH Prince of Wales aboard HMS Repulse
Black and white photograph in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News of 24th October 1925 of HRH Prince of Wales aboard HMS Repulse on the way home from a South American tour

Background imageActing Collection: Gay Cadets - Bournemouth

Gay Cadets - Bournemouth
Birchmore & Lindens Gay Cadets - West Beach, Bournemouth. A right navy lark! Date: circa 1920s

Background imageActing Collection: Sir Ralph Richardson as Timon of Athens

Sir Ralph Richardson as Timon of Athens
Sir Ralph Richardson (1902 - 1983), British stage and screen actor, drawn by Youngman Carter in the Shakespearean role of Timon of Athens

Background imageActing Collection: Henry Irving - Richelieu

Henry Irving - Richelieu
Henry Irving in the role of Cardinal Richelieu in Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare Date: 1873

Background imageActing Collection: Game / Children Acting

Game / Children Acting
A little girl stands on a stool and reads from a script, while her friends and their toys form the audience

Background imageActing Collection: Television programme - Dr Who - Actress Jackie Lane who plays Dodo a companion of

Television programme - Dr Who - Actress Jackie Lane who plays Dodo a companion of the Doctor, in the long-running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who 18 February 1966

Background imageActing Collection: Palace Theatre Company - London - Theatrical Garden Party

Palace Theatre Company - London - Theatrical Garden Party Date: 1912

Background imageActing Collection: Richard Baker in The Moon in the Yellow River

Richard Baker in The Moon in the Yellow River
Richard Baker (news announcer) playing Darrell Blake (centre) in the Tower Theatres production of The Moon in the Yellow River by Denis Johnston. Date: 1954

Background imageActing Collection: The Push Tank and Machine Guns - German Field Postcard

The Push Tank and Machine Guns - German Field Postcard
The Push. Tank and Machine Guns. Drawn on a German Field Postcard (Feldpostkarte). 386202 Acting Sergeant Herbert Gibson, Mm, 1St Northumbrian Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps

Background imageActing Collection: Greer Garson (1904-1996) - British and American actress and singer

Greer Garson (1904-1996) - British and American actress and singer. A major star at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer during the Second World War for her portrayal of strong women on the homefront

Background imageActing Collection: The first authentic stage Tess

The first authentic stage Tess
Photographs of the first production of Thomas Hardys own dramatic version of his novel Tess of the d Urbervilles on 26th November 1924 by the Hardy Players at the Corn Exchange, Dorchester

Background imageActing Collection: Tatler front-cover: Madeleine Carroll

Tatler front-cover: Madeleine Carroll
The beautiful young English actress was at this time filming the new Walter Wangle production, The Case Against Mrs Ames

Background imageActing Collection: Blanche De Castille

Blanche De Castille
When her son becomes king, Blanche de Castille, who has been acting as regent during his minority, releases prisoners from the countrys prisons

Background imageActing Collection: An incubator nursery

An incubator nursery
Nurses attending to sick babies kept alive in a ward of incubators. The incubators pictured are from a design by Paul Altmann and distributed by Messrs Coney and Schenkhein

Background imageActing Collection: Mrs Patrick Campbell

Mrs Patrick Campbell
Beatrice Stella Campbell (nee Tanner), 1865-1940, stage name Mrs Patrick Campbell, posing for a photograph while acting in the melodrama The Black Domino at the Adelphi Theatre

Background imageActing Collection: Carroll / Alice / Trial

Carroll / Alice / Trial
The trial of the Knave who (allegedly) stole the jam tarts, before the King of Hearts, acting as judge, and the Queen of Hearts

Background imageActing Collection: The World of Theatre - (left) Miss Hilda Moore as Anna Valeska ('Big-Eyed Gladys')

The World of Theatre - (left) Miss Hilda Moore as Anna Valeska ('Big-Eyed Gladys') and Mr Charles Hawtrey as Ambrose in Ambrose Applejohn's Adventure at The Criterion Theatre, London

Background imageActing Collection: T was a tragical traitor

T was a tragical traitor who had more than one imitator. As he totallly thrived on the gifts he derived from the hands of the tender spectator. Date: 1908

Background imageActing Collection: Omar tableaux in aid of war charities, 1916

Omar tableaux in aid of war charities, 1916
Page from The Tatler, 28th June 1916: Lighting a Little Hour or Two. Omar Tableax in Aid of War Charities. The Hon

Background imageActing Collection: The Countess Russell as the Runaway Girl

The Countess Russell as the Runaway Girl. Lady Russell as Winifred Gray, Mr Harry Phydora as Flipper, and Mr Bert Haslam as Guy Stanley in A Runaway Girl by Seymour Hicks. Date: 1899

Background imageActing Collection: Ernest Trimmingham in Room V at the Garrick

Ernest Trimmingham in Room V at the Garrick
Ernest Trimmingham (1880-1942) performing as Winnie in Room V at the Garrick alongside (lfrom left) Wenda Rogerson (Policeman's Wife), Christine Silver (Little Old Lady), Nancy Parsons (Girl)

Background imageActing Collection: Actors Ernest Trimmingham (1880-1942) (in the role of the Band Leader)

Actors Ernest Trimmingham (1880-1942) (in the role of the Band Leader), Henry Wenman (in the role of Lord Mellingham)

Background imageActing Collection: Binne Hale & Ernest Trimmingham - Actors in The Dippers

Binne Hale & Ernest Trimmingham - Actors in The Dippers
Ernest Trimmingham (1880 - 1942), Actor in the role of the Bandleader The Dippers at The Criterion, pictured with Binnie Hale (in the role of the Professional American dancer Pauline Dipper)

Background imageActing Collection: Actor Ernest Trimmingham (1880-1942) - Actor in the role of the Bandleader The Dippers at The Criterion

Actor Ernest Trimmingham (1880-1942) - Actor in the role of the Bandleader The Dippers at The Criterion, pictured with Henry Wenham (in the role of Lord Mellingham)

Background imageActing Collection: Mr Ernest Trimmingham (1880-1942) - an actor on stage and screen from the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda

Mr Ernest Trimmingham (1880-1942) - an actor on stage and screen from the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. He was one of the first black actors in British cinema

Background imageActing Collection: Ernest Trimmingham in The Dippers at the Criterion

Ernest Trimmingham in The Dippers at the Criterion
The Dippers at the Criterion - a farce by Ben Travers - Mr Ernest Trimmingham (1880 - 1942) is the leader of the band playing for the Dippers

Background imageActing Collection: The Dippers at the Criterion - Ernest Trimmingham

The Dippers at the Criterion - Ernest Trimmingham
The Dippers at the Criterion - a sparkling new farce by Ben Travers - Act II - Mr Ernest Trimmingham (misspelled here as Trimingham) (1880 - 1942) is the leader of the band playing for the Dippers

Background imageActing Collection: The half-drunken gamekeeper Gann

The half-drunken gamekeeper Gann, played by Edward Gwenn, seeks to avenge his daughter's death in W. Somerset Maugham's play, Grace at Duke of York's Theatre. Date: 1909

Background imageActing Collection: Sir Henry Irving as Hamlet at the Lyceum Theatre. Date: 1874

Sir Henry Irving as Hamlet at the Lyceum Theatre. Date: 1874

Background imageActing Collection: A Devon beauty gets a film contract - Patsy Scantelberry becomes Patsy Drake for her new career

A Devon beauty gets a film contract - Patsy Scantelberry becomes Patsy Drake for her new career

Background imageActing Collection: HMS Westminster

HMS Westminster (D45) - a W-class destroyer of the Royal Navy. She was the first ship to bear the name

Background imageActing Collection: Woodcut illustration shows Onoe Matsusuke, a Japanese actor. Dated c1900

Woodcut illustration shows Onoe Matsusuke, a Japanese actor. Dated c1900
UIG3519952 Woodcut illustration shows Onoe Matsusuke, a Japanese actor. Dated c1900; (add.info.: Woodcut illustration shows Onoe Matsusuke, a Japanese actor)

Background imageActing Collection: A reception and stage supper at the Lyceum Theatre

A reception and stage supper at the Lyceum Theatre
KWE3039850 A reception and stage supper at the Lyceum Theatre, London, England in the late 19th century. From Living London, published c.1901; Private Collection

Background imageActing Collection: Depiction of actor David Garrick in the role of Richard the Third

Depiction of actor David Garrick in the role of Richard the Third
UIG2910649 Depiction of actor David Garrick in the role of Richard the Third; (add.info.: 1811 Depiction of actor David Garrick (1717-1779), English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer

Background imageActing Collection: William Shakespeare as an actor in chains on stage

William Shakespeare as an actor in chains on stage, theatre, performance, England, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, coloured

Background imageActing Collection: Series of costumes from the opera

Series of costumes from the opera, Byzantine schotia (Theodora) and opera The Masked Ball, Ulrica, digitally restored reproduction of a Liebig collector's picture from c. 1900

Background imageActing Collection: Series of costumes from the opera

Series of costumes from the opera, traditional costume around 1500, Laura, and opera Faust, Margarethe, digitally restored reproduction of a Liebig collector's picture from c. 1900

Background imageActing Collection: Series of costumes from the opera

Series of costumes from the opera, opera Aida, Florentine traditional costume, of Amneris and Beatrix, digitally restored reproduction of a Liebig collector's picture from c. 1900

Background imageActing Collection: Monk and nun in the convent wood

Monk and nun in the convent wood, satirical engraving, 16th Century

Background imageActing Collection: Coitus, title page of a philosophical book from the 16th century

Coitus, title page of a philosophical book from the 16th century

Background imageActing Collection: The shame of the volcano, copper engraving by H

The shame of the volcano, copper engraving by H. Goltzius, 1585

Background imageActing Collection: Otto Ehlers, an explorer of africa

Otto Ehlers, an explorer of africa, presenting black Mandar people to German Emperor Wilhelm, historical illustration, wood engraving, about 1888

Background imageActing Collection: Naval battle, organized as an exhibition fight for the people of Rome by Emperor Claudius

Naval battle, organized as an exhibition fight for the people of Rome by Emperor Claudius, historical engraving of 1883



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EDITORS COMMENTS

"Unveiling the Art of Acting: From Geishas to Hollywood Stars" Step into a world where the art transcends time and borders. In Japan, geishas captivate with their graceful movements, embodying the essence of storytelling through dance. Like a delicate flower blooming on stage, they transport us to another realm. In 1887, Ernest Barraud immortalized "Alice and the Dormouse, " capturing a moment frozen in time. The painting reminds us that acting is not limited to words but also encompasses expressions and gestures that speak volumes. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers waltz their way into our hearts, showcasing unparalleled chemistry on screen. Their seamless partnership epitomizes how two individuals can create magic together through their craft. Elizabeth Taylor's allure shines brightly as she graces the silver screen in the 1950s. With her captivating performances, this English-American actress proves that talent knows no boundaries. The Peninsular War comes alive as riflemen from the 95th Regiment take center stage. Through their disciplined portrayal of soldiers' struggles, we witness how they are shed light on historical events and honor those who fought bravely. "The Mikado" at Savoy Theatre transports us to an enchanting world filled with music and laughter. This Gilbert & Sullivan masterpiece showcases how theater brings communities together while entertaining audiences for generations. Herbert Marshall's charismatic presence captures hearts both on film and onstage during the 1930s-1940s era. His versatility as a British actor demonstrates that true talent can seamlessly transition between mediums. Fred Astaire continues his reign alongside Adele Astaire in "Stop Flirting. " Their dynamic performances remind us that acting is not just about individual brilliance but also about collaborating harmoniously with fellow artists. Vivien Leigh enchants audiences worldwide with her mesmerizing portrayals such as Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone with the Wind. " Her ability to embody complex characters showcases the transformative power of acting.

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