Theatre Manager Collection

Thomas Killigrew, engraved by J. J Van den Bergh (engraving)
XJF362986 Thomas Killigrew, engraved by J.J Van den Bergh (engraving) by Harding, S. (18th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Voyons madame, un peu de courage... 1858. Creator: Honore Daumier
Voyons madame, un peu de courage... 1858. Voyons madame, un peu de courage...Une reine ne doit pas trembler comme ca...rappelez-vous donc que vous etes une reine et que vous allez dire des vers du

La mère de la chanteuse, 1856. Creator: Honore Daumier
La mere de la chanteuse, 1856. - Et dire que ce grigou de directeur rechigne a donner soixante mille francs par an a un ange qui chante comme ca!'

L'Acteur...on voit bien qu'il fait chaud... 1856. Creator: Honore Daumier
L'Acteur...on voit bien qu'il fait chaud... 1856. L'Acteur...- On voit bien qu'il fait chaud...trois spectateurs dans la salle...faut-il commencer

Mr. Charles Kean as "Hamlet", 1856. Creator: Unknown. Mr. Charles Kean as "Hamlet", 1856
Mr. Charles Kean as "Hamlet", 1856. Keane...had been led by both his parents to expect the inheritance of an ample fortune...But clouds had been gradually darkening

Gustav Fredrikson, 1832-1921, 1893. Creator: Karl Robert Lundberg
Gustav Fredrikson, 1832-1921, 1893

Scene from the New Play of "The First Printer", at the Princess Theatre, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Scene from the New Play of "The First Printer", at the Princess Theatre, 1856. London stage production:..the second act...the two principal characters - the hero

Mr. Henry Miller, in costume, 1919 Mar. 6. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mr. Henry Miller, in costume, 1919 Mar. 6. British-born American actor, director, theatrical producer and manager

Mr. Henry Miller, in costume, 1919 Mar. 6. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mr. Henry Miller, in costume, 1919 Mar. 6. British-born American actor, director, theatrical producer and manager

Walter Hampden, in costume, 1919 June 3. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Walter Hampden, in costume, 1919 June 3. American actor and theatre manager Walter Hampden Dougherty

Barker, Granville, Mrs. (Lillah MacCarthy), portrait photograph, 1915 Feb. 26. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Barker, Granville, Mrs. (Lillah MacCarthy), portrait photograph, 1915 Feb. 26

Barker, Granville, Mrs. (Lillah MacCarthy), portrait photograph, 1915 Feb. 26. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Barker, Granville, Mrs. (Lillah MacCarthy), portrait photograph, 1915 Feb. 26

Ira Aldridge as "Othello", 1887. Creator: Unknown. Ira Aldridge as "Othello", 1887
Ira Aldridge as "Othello", 1887. Black British Shakespearean actor and playwright Ira Frederick Aldridge was the the manager of the Theatre Royal in Coventry

Portrait of Charles Bodinier (1844-1911), cashier de la Comédie-Française, c1883. Creator: Daniel Berard
Portrait of Charles Bodinier (1844-1911), cashier de la Comedie-Francaise, c1883

David Garrick as King Lear (Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 3, Scene 1), 1761. Creator: James McArdell
David Garrick as King Lear (Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 3, Scene 1), 1761

Mr. Garrick in the Character of King Lear (Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 3, Scene 1), 1761. Creator: James McArdell
Mr. Garrick in the Character of King Lear (Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 3, Scene 1), 1761

Stephen Kemble on the Stage, n.d. Creator: Daniel Terry
Stephen Kemble on the Stage, n.d

R. B. Sheridan, (1751-1816), 1830. Creator: Unknown
R. B. Sheridan, (1751-1816), 1830. Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816) Irish satirist, playwright, poet, and long-term owner of the London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, educated at Harrow School

A New Piece, 1882. Artist: Joseph Swain
A New Piece, 1882. The Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone, has submitted his new piece to Mr John Bull in his guise as a theatre manager

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Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson, 1853 - 1937. English actor and theatre manager, husband of actress Gertrude Elliot. Here seen as Leontes in The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare

Mr William Smith in the character of Archer in George Farquhars The Beaux Stratagem, Covent Garden Theatre, 1756
6337814 Mr William Smith in the character of Archer in George Farquhars The Beaux Stratagem, Covent Garden Theatre, 1756 by Roberts

Mr Thomas King in the character of Marplot in Susannah Centlivres The Busy Body, Drury Lane Theatre, 1765
6337809 Mr Thomas King in the character of Marplot in Susannah Centlivres The Busy Body, Drury Lane Theatre, 1765 by Roberts

Mr William Smith in the character of Alexander in Nathaniel Lees Alexander the Great or The Rival Queens
6337820 Mr William Smith in the character of Alexander in Nathaniel Lees Alexander the Great or The Rival Queens, Covent Garden Theatre, 1767 by Thornthwaite, J

Mr David Garrick in the character of Demetrius in Edward Youngs The Brothers, Drury Lane Theatre, 1753
6337800 Mr David Garrick in the character of Demetrius in Edward Youngs The Brothers, Drury Lane Theatre, 1753 by Thornthwaite, J

Mr William Smith in the character of Piercy in John Banks Ann Bullen, Covent Garden Theatre, 1758
6337822 Mr William Smith in the character of Piercy in John Banks Ann Bullen, Covent Garden Theatre, 1758 by Thornthwaite, J

Mr David Garrick in the character of tobacco seller Abel Drugger in Ben Jonsons The Alchemist, Drury Lane Theatre, 1743
6337796 Mr David Garrick in the character of tobacco seller Abel Drugger in Ben Jonsons The Alchemist, Drury Lane Theatre, 1743 by Thornthwaite, J

Mr William Smith in the character of Publius in William Whiteheads Roman Father, Covent Garden Theatre, 1767
6337818 Mr William Smith in the character of Publius in William Whiteheads Roman Father, Covent Garden Theatre, 1767 by Thornthwaite, J

Mr David Garrick in drag in the character of Sir John Brute in John Vanbrughs The Provok d Wife, Drury Lane Theatre
6337803 Mr David Garrick in drag in the character of Sir John Brute in John Vanbrughs The Provok d Wife, Drury Lane Theatre, Garrick was an English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer

Mr William Smith in the character of Phocyas in John Hughes The Siege of Damascus, Covent Garden Theatre, 1772
6337811 Mr William Smith in the character of Phocyas in John Hughes The Siege of Damascus, Covent Garden Theatre, 1772 by Roberts

Mr Thomas King in the character of Linnardo in Susannah Centlivres The Wonder, Drury Lane Theatre, 1768
6337806 Mr Thomas King in the character of Linnardo in Susannah Centlivres The Wonder, Drury Lane Theatre, 1768 by Roberts

The theater manager Shinozuka Uraemon reading the program for the Miayako Theater, 1794. Creator: Toshusai Sharaku
The theater manager Shinozuka Uraemon reading the program for the Miayako Theater, 1794

Thomas Killigrew and his dog (oil on canvas)
CTS336432 Thomas Killigrew and his dog (oil on canvas) by Dyck, Anthony van (1599-1641) (studio of); 126.7x101.6 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Michael Kelly, frontispiece from Reminiscences of Michael Kelly
498411 Michael Kelly, frontispiece from Reminiscences of Michael Kelly by Michael Kelly and Theodore Hook, print made by H

Mr. Hackett, in the Character of Rip Van Winkle, c. 1832. Creator: Henry Inman
Mr. Hackett, in the Character of Rip Van Winkle, c. 1832

Portrait of Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson, 1900-1925. Creator: George James Coates
Portrait of Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson, 1900-1925. Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson was an actor and theatre manager

Blowing-up the Pic-Nic s; -or-Harlequin Quixote Attacking the Puppets, vide Tottenham Street Pantomime, April 2, 1802

Scene from "The City Madam", at Sadlers Wells Theatre, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Scene from " The City Madam", at Sadlers Wells Theatre, 1844. London stage production of...Massingers play of " The City Madam", lately revived, and performed

Miyako Dennai III, the Stage Manager of the Metropolitan Theater (Miyako-za), 1794. 1794
Miyako Dennai III, the Stage Manager of the Metropolitan Theater (Miyako-za), 1794

Mr Bunn, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Mr Bunn, 1844. Portrait of British theatre and stage manager Alfred Bunn. From " Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I

Mrs. Warner, as Emilia, in "Othello", 1844. Creator: Unknown
Mrs. Warner, as Emilia, in " Othello", 1844. British actor and theatre manager Mary Warner on stage at Sadlers Wells in London. Mrs

Manager & Spouter, July 1, 1802. July 1, 1802. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Manager & Spouter, July 1, 1802

Kemble, (1757-1823), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Kemble, (1757-1823), 1830. John Philip Kemble (1757-1823) English actor and brother of Sarah Siddons, engaged at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane where he became manager in 1778 and Theatre Royal

Garrick, (1717-1779), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Garrick, (1717-1779), 1830. David Garrick (1717-1779) English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer on Drury Lane, friend of Samuel Johnson, he adapted plays of the Restoration era

Foote, (1720-1777), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Foote, (1720-1777), 1830. Samuel Foote (1720-1777) British dramatist, actor and theatre manager from Cornwall, known for his eccentric comedic acting and writing

C. Cibber, (1671-1757), 1830. Creator: Unknown
C. Cibber, (1671-1757), 1830. Colley Cibber (1671-1757) English actor-manager, playwright and Poet Laureate. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R

Sir Henry Irving, 1927. Creator: Unknown
Sir Henry Irving, 1927. Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905), Victorian stage actor and theatre manager. From " A Series of 25 Famous Men - Carreras High-Class Cigarettes" [London, 1927]

Tyrone Power, 1839. Creator: Richard James Lane
Tyrone Power, 1839. Portrait of Irish stage actor, comedian, author and theatrical manager William Grattan Tyrone Power (1797-1841), known professionally as Tyrone Power

David Garrick, (1933). Creator: Unknown
David Garrick, (1933). Portrait of British actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer David Garrick (1717-1779). Garrick influenced nearly all aspects of theatrical practice throughout the 18th

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Theatre Manager: A Glimpse into the World of Theatrical Brilliance Step into the enchanting world of theatre, where creativity and passion collide to create unforgettable performances. From its early beginnings to the modern stage, theatre has been shaped by remarkable individuals who have left an indelible mark on this captivating art form. Among them is Thomas Killigrew, a visionary theatre manager whose influence can still be felt today. Intricately captured in an engraving by J. J Van den Bergh, Thomas Killigrew's presence exudes authority and charisma. His contributions to the theatrical landscape are immeasurable, paving the way for future generations of performers and managers alike. Another luminary in this realm is R. B. Sheridan, a playwright extraordinaire whose brilliance shines through in every line he penned. An 1830 portrait of him by an unknown artist captures his essence as a master storyteller with unparalleled wit and charm. Joseph Swain's artwork titled "A New Piece" transports us back to 1882 when innovation was at its peak. As audiences eagerly awaited new productions, it was the role of the theatre manager to curate exceptional experiences that would leave spectators spellbound. The actors themselves were integral components of these mesmerizing spectacles. Mr William Smith's portrayal of Archer in George Farquhar's The Beaux Stratagem at Covent Garden Theatre in 1756 showcases his talent for bringing characters to life with depth and authenticity. Similarly, Mr Thomas King captivated audiences as Marplot in Susannah Centlivre's The Busy Body at Drury Lane Theatre in 1765. His comedic timing and expressive performance made him a beloved figure among theatregoers during that era. Mr David Garrick stands out not only as an actor but also as a successful theatre manager and producer from 1717-1779.