Performing Collection (page 21)

The Jugglers by Averil Burleigh
The Jugglers: A Study in Modernity, by Averil Burleigh (1883 - 1949). Exhibited at the Society of Women Artists in 1929. Date: 1929

Cartoon, Another Juliet. Trixie Southbank, who is tired of being an extra and wants to play Juliet, asks John Hollingshead (1827-1904), manager of the Gaiety Theatre, for a matinee slot

Circus poster with ringmaster, clowns and acrobats. 20th century

Norah Blaney in The Vagabond King 1927
Norah Blaney (1894 - 1983), music hall performer and actress, appearing in the part of Huguette in The Vagabond King, playing at the Winter Garden Theatre in London in 1927. 1927

Cartoon, The Bishop of London and The Ballet, showing Frederick Temple, Bishop of London, and the ballerina Martha Wooldridge, who had recently been performing at the Alhambra

Little Women - Christmas entertainments
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott - Christmas entertainments, in which the friends and family dress up and act out scenes from a romantic melodrama

Tibetan Music at the Scala Theatre
Tibetan musicians at the Scala Theatre, London, perform playing their traditional instruments in connection with the opening of Captain John Noels film of the Everest expedition. Date: 1924

A Village Festival with a Theatrical Performance and a Procession in Honour of St Hubert
5938056 A Village Festival with a Theatrical Performance and a Procession in Honour of St Hubert and St Anthony (detail), 1632 (oil on panel) by Brueghel

Grecian priestesses performing offerings and libations (engraving)
5200745 Grecian priestesses performing offerings and libations (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Grecian priestesses performing offerings and libations)

Horse trainers (colour litho)
5198429 Horse trainers (colour litho) by Garnier, Jules Arsene (1847-89) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Horse trainers)

Lion balancing on horse (colour litho)
5198424 Lion balancing on horse (colour litho) by Garnier, Jules Arsene (1847-89) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lion balancing on horse)

Plate 664. Mule; Various Performances; at a Table, etc. 1885 (collotype on paper)
3950640 Plate 664. Mule; Various Performances; at a Table, etc. 1885 (collotype on paper) by Muybridge, Eadweard (1830-1904); 21.1x35.1 cm; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover

A Chinese circus, illustration from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne
STC232906 A Chinese circus, illustration from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne by Giulio Ferrario, published c.1820s-30s (coloured engraving) by Zancon

Titlepage to William Kemps Nine Days Wonder, published in 1600 (woodcut)
XJF377220 Titlepage to William Kemps Nine Days Wonder, published in 1600 (woodcut) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Eight costumed women posed in and around an automobile on a stage with a landscape
MNY380899 Eight costumed women posed in and around an automobile on a stage with a landscape backdrop, presumably in the performance of The Vanderbilt Cup

A scene from an amateur production of "She Stoops to Conquer"
MNY381313 A scene from an amateur production of " She Stoops to Conquer" (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 20.3x25.4 cm; Museum of the City of New York

A scene from an amateur production of a play titled "Caste"
MNY381307 A scene from an amateur production of a play titled " Caste", New York (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942); 20.3x25.4 cm; Museum of the City of New York

A scene from an amateur production of a play titled "When Mr
MNY381305 A scene from an amateur production of a play titled " When Mr. Shakespeare Comes to Town" presented at Barnard College

A scene from an amateur production of "The Taming of the Shrew"
MNY381304 A scene from an amateur production of " The Taming of the Shrew" presented at Barnard College, New York (silver gelatin print) by Byron Company (fl.1890-1942)

Pierre de Marivaux - French novelist and dramatist (1688-1763) (engraving)
811063 Pierre de Marivaux - French novelist and dramatist (1688-1763) (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pierre de Marivaux (engraving)
816774 Pierre de Marivaux (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pierre de Marivaux, French novelist and dramatist, popularly known as Marivaux)

Portrait of Richard Wagner (litho)
815181 Portrait of Richard Wagner (litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Richard Wagner, German composer and conductor)

Portrait of King Ludwig II and Richard Wagner (colour litho)
815180 Portrait of King Ludwig II and Richard Wagner (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Sir Arthur Sullivan (b / w photo)
815142 Portrait of Sir Arthur Sullivan (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Sir Arthur Sullivan)

Portrait of Carl Millocker (b / w photo)
814959 Portrait of Carl Millocker (b/w photo) by Austrian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Carl Millocker)

Thomas Potter Cooke as Long Tom Coffin (engraving)
819528 Thomas Potter Cooke as Long Tom Coffin (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Potter Cooke, actor, as Long Tom Coffin)

Portrait of Pierre Corneille (engraving)
819479 Portrait of Pierre Corneille (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pierre Corneille, French tragedian. Engraved by John Chapman)

The Ladys Tailor (engraving)
819260 The Ladys Tailor (engraving) by Marks, Henry Stacey (1829-98) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ladys Tailor, from King Henry IV, part 2, by William Shakespeare)

Portrait of John Fawcett (engraving)
819247 Portrait of John Fawcett (engraving) by Lawrence, Thomas (1769-1830) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: John Fawcett, English actor and playwright)

Giovanni Battista Belzoni (engraving)
815731 Giovanni Battista Belzoni (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778-1823)

Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer and pianist (1770-1827) (engraving)
814028 Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer and pianist (1770-1827) (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ludwig van Beethoven)

Portrait of Gaspare Spontini (engraving)
815130 Portrait of Gaspare Spontini (engraving) by Italian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Gaspare Spontini)

Portrait of Jules Massenet (b / w photo)
814936 Portrait of Jules Massenet (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Portrait of Jules Massenet)

The talking and performing fish now being exhibited in London (engraving)
608619 The talking and performing fish now being exhibited in London (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Enjoying the theatre in ones own home in 2000 (chromolitho)
668994 Enjoying the theatre in ones own home in 2000 (chromolitho) by Belgian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Enjoying the theatre in ones own home in 2000)

John Philip Kemble (1757-1823) as Shakespeares Richard III (pastel on vellum)
MIG170043 John Philip Kemble (1757-1823) as Shakespeares Richard III (pastel on vellum) by Eckstein, John (fl.1787-1838); 59.6x40.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Actor Pavel Stepanovich Mochalov (1800-48) among his Admirers, 1888 (oil on canvas)
SRM94356 The Actor Pavel Stepanovich Mochalov (1800-48) among his Admirers, 1888 (oil on canvas) by Nevrev, Nikolai Vasilievich (1830-1904); 105x89.5 cm; State Russian Museum, St

The Travelling Menagerie, 1872 (w / c)
MAL85979 The Travelling Menagerie, 1872 (w/c) by Piercy, Frederick (fl.1848-82); 50.2x66.1 cm; Mallett Gallery, London, UK; eMallett Gallery, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Drawing of Mrs Siddons as Constance, 1783 (pen, ink & wash on paper)
XYC284418 Drawing of Mrs Siddons as Constance, 1783 (pen, ink & wash on paper) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826); 26.7x18.7 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Mrs Siddons as Constance, 1783 (pen, ink & wash on paper)
XYC284420 Mrs Siddons as Constance, 1783 (pen, ink & wash on paper) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826); 26.7x18.7 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Costume of an actress (colour engraving)
REV326146 Costume of an actress (colour engraving) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: costume d actrice; actrice; ); French

Medieval trained bears: Anglo-Saxon gleemen with sticks and horns peforming over a trained bear, 10th century (top), juggler with bear and drummer with chained bear, 14th century (middle)

Caged lion, 1879 (albumen print)
STC256681 Caged lion, 1879 (albumen print) by Dixon, T.J. (fl.1870-1900); 16x24 cm; Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

George Dyball, a blind beggar in a sailor s
George Dyball, a blind beggar who dressed in a sailors uniform, and his dog Nelson with begging bowl. Another blind begging couple behind him

Blowing up the Pic Nic s, or Harlequin Quixotte attacking the Puppets
NCO191710 Blowing up the Pic Nic s, or Harlequin Quixotte attacking the Puppets, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1802 (hand-coloured etching with aquatint) by Gillray

Standing Dancer Holding Tutu (charcoal on paper)
BRN161668 Standing Dancer Holding Tutu (charcoal on paper) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; eBarnes Foundation; French, out of copyright

Performing dogs
A gentleman with a whip controls four dogs dancing on their hind legs dressed in the latest fashions on stage. The dog show continues to attract crowds at the Theatre Montansier in Versailles

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