Performance Collection

Mexican Mariachi group doing a siesta, Mexico
Traditional mexican Mariachi group in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico (MR)

Leonard Bernstein
American composer Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990), writer of symphonic music as well as Broadway shows. (Photo by Erich Auerbach/Getty Images)

Illustration, jazz band, six men wearing bow ties and waistcoats playing trumpet, trombone, drums, clarinet, banjo and double bass, front view

Billie Holiday
1954: American jazz singer Billie Holiday (1915 - 1959), also known as Lady Day, during a performance. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7380 - Billie Holiday - unpub

Pavlova In Giselle
Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova (1882 - 1931) performs in a production of Giselle. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

Snake charmer playing flute-like instrument, snake emerging from basket in front

Gymnast performing on square rubber floor mat, panel of judges on one side

Aristide Bruant at Les Ambassadeurs

La Font Magica or magic fountain, Barcelona
La Font Magica, or magic fountain, illuminated at dusk with the city of Barcelona in the background. Catalonia, Spain

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The Lawn At The University Of Virginia
Engraving shows the main lawn and quadrangle of the campus of the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, circa 1830s

Illustration, string quartet, four sitting men in tuxedos playing two violins, a viola and cello, front view

Gymnast high-flying between uneven bars

Illustration of Elizabethan theatre

Digital illustration of Australian Aboriginal men dancing, singing, and playing the didgeridoo

Aquaplaning
15th September 1925: One of the most difficult aquaplane stunts, water-surfing upside down, performed by Mr Brooks, at Lake Tahoe, California, where the sport is very popular

Red jets flying in formation spewing coloured smoke behind them

Gymnastics arena

Illustration of acrobat hanging from a swing

Flying Teletubby
July 1909: This aviator performs some last minute adjustments on the plane, while his lucky mascot looks on. (Photo by W. G. Phillips/Phillips/Getty Images)

Steam Power
30th November 1937: London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) streamlined locomotives during a performance test in London

Turkana Natives Performing a Dance
Turkana natives perform a dance in honor of His Royal Highness The Prince Of Wales visit to their camp

Young woman dancing with snakes

Man with lightning coming out of his hands
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Man pulling car

Man performer riding on two horses

Women posing in costumes

Milton Berle Dressed As Superman
(Original Caption) Comedian Milton Berle walks around wearing a "Superman" costume during an unidentified television performance. Undated photograph

Women exercising in circle
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Ruth St. Denis And Ted Shawn Dancing
(Original Caption) Ruth St.Denis and husband Ted Shawn perform an unidentified scene on stage. Undated photograph

The Conjurer by Heironymous Bosch
The Magician-Conjurer. Painting by Hieronymus Bosch (1460-1512).BPA 2 #2923

Butterfly Mcqueen In Costume For Show
(Original Caption) Actress Butterfly McQueen, the Prissy of "Gone With the Wind", who will open in a one-woman-show at the Carnegie Recital Hall. Undated photograph

Engraving of the Triumphal March from the Verdi Opera Aida
Undated engraving

Lola Montez; Cartoon About Her Dancing
(Original Caption) Lola Montez (1818-1861), American dancer and adventuress, cartoon showing lack of response to her performance by American audiences. Undated lithograph

Caligula Choosing Gladiator in His Court
(Original Caption) Caligula (12 AD - 41 AD), Emperor of Rome, 37-41, purchases a gladiator. From a painting, Forti, Chaufforier

Folies Bergere at Hotel Tropicana
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Crumbley and Burris
(Original Caption) Minstrel scene: Pullman porter and red cap. (Crumbley and Burris). Photograph ca. 1915 BPA2 #5253

Low section of women with decoration on legs
Tattooed legs

Make-up artist working with dancer
Make-up

Russian Youngsters During Talent Demonstration Event
(Original Caption) Russia: In Soviet Russia. A demonstration of the nationalized children of one of the home schools at Peterhof, Russia

Little Girl (2-3 years) Playing Bagpipes, football players in background. Boston, Massachusetts, USA. August 04, 1925

Anna Pavlova, Ballerina, Rehearsing
Anna Pavolva rehearses at the Theatre des Champs Elysees, prior to a performance

Ballerina Anna Pavlova Rehearsing in Costume
(Original Caption) 11/30/1925-France

Sonja Henie, Norwegian Skater In Action
(Original Caption) 1929-Sonja Henie, Norwegian skater

Performer on stilts

Floor Show Dancers at the Tropicana
Costumed dancers perform in a floor show at the Tropicana nightclub in Havana

Young Woman In Argentine Costume
A young woman in an Argentine costume, complete with castanets, dances the "Danse Granadire."

Girls Performing Demonstration
(Original Caption) Communists Hold Election Rally

Baby New Year Ringing in 1933 with Father Time
(Original Caption) 12/8/1932- Long Beach, CA- Patsy DuRoo as little Miss New Year is shown ringing in the New Year of 1933, as old Father Time (A.A. Miller) fades out

Kate Smith Performing
(Original Caption) Kate Smith, the hefty "Songbird of the South, " one of the top singing stars of the 1930's. Photograph, 1935. BPA2# 1532

Parade dancer in costume
The "Fountain Girl" from the Gallagher Club struts her stuff during the annual Mummers Parade down Broad Street in Philadelphia, PA

Jack Johnson in a Scene From Aida, 1936
(Original Caption) 10/2/1936-New York, NY- Heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson in a scene from the opera "Aida" at the Hippodrome Theatre in New York. Composer: Giuseppe Verdi

Truck Driving over Daredevil
(Original Caption) The average man would have no stomach for this work, but Dale O'Brien takes it lying down

Kitchen Utensil Band Playing
(Original Caption) 2/15/1938- Grant Circle, WA- The kitchen band of the Methodist Church at Grant Circl in Washington consists entirely of instruments made from kitchen utensils and kazoos

Boy has She Got a Load On!
Bobby Warinner, performer of the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus, is shown frolicking with one of her big pets

Learning to Do It with Greatest of Ease
All is bustle around the inter quarters of the Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus at Sarasota, Fla. these days

Circus Equestrian Act
Christiansis, Lucio and Hortense's equestrian act in Sarasota, FL

Greenwich Village Musical Entertainment
Women in a band entertain the crowd at the Pepper Pot in Greenwich Village

Jim and Marian Jordan Broadcasting Fibber McGee and Molly Program
Marian and Jim Jordan portray Molly and Fibber McGee on the Fibber McGee and Molly comedy series airing on NBC radio

Chorus Girl After Hours in Copacabana
(Original Caption) 9/13/1942-New York, NY- Day in a Nightclub-Free Show: The gent who has the job of polishiing the Copacabana floor gets entertained for free here as Pat Patrick, supple chorine

Flamenco Dancer Waving Skirts
Dancer Carmen Amaya waves her skirts over her head during the end of her flamenco

Can Spring be Far Behind?
It is later than you think. Spring is peeking from behind that corner, and surest harbinger of the vernal season is the bust of activity observed in the winter quarters of the Ringling Bros

Edward G. Robinson Performing with USO Show
(Original Caption) 8/12/1944- Landelles, France: "G-Man" Edward G

Jimmy Durante Plucking A Harp
(Original Caption) 10/27/44: Jimmy Durante, that imp of Broadway and Hollywood, went heavenly and plucked a harp at the command performance Christmas show for servicemen overseas

Trapeze Artists in Flight
The Flying Royals at the peak of their trapeze act, completing what is known as a passing leap. Joe Seigrist and is about to catch Juanita Royal

Dancers Performing "Celebration" by Martha Graham
(Original Caption) 3/30/1945-Joyous exuberance characterizes this photo of Jane Dudley, Sophie Maslow and Frieda Flier of the Graham Company, in the dance, "Celebration."

Hypnotist Examines Entranced Audience
(Original Caption) 1946: Hypnotist Ralph Staten walks through an audience of sleeping and hypnotized people

Firefighting Demonstration with Replica of Burning Building
(Original Caption) 8/19/1947-New York, NY: In a realistic demonstration of their training, members of the New York Fire Department "fight a fire" in Cobweb Hall

Drum Majorettes on Stage for American Legion
(Original Caption) 8/30/1947- New York

Barbara Scott Gives Skating Performance
(Original Caption) 2/6/1948- Skater Barbara Ann Scott of Canada in the middle of a spin during one of the performances that helped her get into the Olympics, which were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland

Band Performing at Wedding
(Original Caption) 2/15/1948- Palm Beach, FL: An African American band performs during a wedding in palm Beach, FL

Bob Hope with Miss USA Julie Hayek
(Original Caption) 12/23/1983-Aboard the USS Guam- Bob Hope wearing a Marine uniform and holding a golf club, jokes with Julie Hayek, Miss USA

Portrait of Michael Jackson
A portrait of Michael Jackson on stage at the Museum of Natural History in New York where he is celebrating at a party in his honor for his record breaking album "Thriller."

Katarina Witt Performs in Olympics
(Original Caption) 2/16/1984-Sarajevo, Yugoslavia- East Germany's Katarina Witt, profiting from an error by American Rosalynn Sumners

Rudolf Nureyev and Dancers Performing
(Original Caption) 3/13/1984-New York, NY-Rudolf Nureyev performs in Martha Graham's latest hit "Phaedra's Dream, " at the New York State Theatre

Rudolf Nureyev and Dancers Performing
(Original Caption) 3/13/1984-New York, NY-Rudolf Nureyev performs in Martha Graham's latest hit "Phaedra's Dream, " at the New York State Theatre

Rudolf Nureyev and Dancers Performing
(Original Caption) 3/13/1984-New York, NY-Rudolf Nureyev performs in Martha Graham's latest hit "Phaedra's Dream, " at the New York State Theatre

Adidas Team in Break Dance Competition
(Original Caption) 6/23/1984- Washington, DC- During the First Greater Washington Break Dancing Competition 6/23 a member of the Adidas team demonstrates his agility

Man with Jet Pack Lands on the Floor of the Los Angeles Coliseum during Opening Ceremonies
During the early part of the opening ceremonies for the 23rd Olympic Games, a man using a jet powered backpack flies into and lands on the floor of the Los Angeles Coliseum 7/28

Man with Jet Pack Flies into the Los Angeles Coliseum during Opening Ceremonies
During the early part of the opening ceremonies for the 23rd Olympic Games, a man using a jet powered backpack flies into and lands on the floor of the Los Angeles Coliseum 7/28

Frank Sinatra, Singer-Actor, Singing
(Original Caption) 12/15/1986- U.S.: Frank Sinatra, American singer-actor, singing. Color photo

Liza Minnelli Performs with Frank Sinatra
(Original Caption) 1/30/1988-San Diego, CA- Liza Minnelli and Frank Sinatra perform together in a benefit concert for the San Diego State general athletic fund

Paul McCartney Performing
(Original Caption) Paul McCarney, former Beatle, is shown on stage performing. Filed 2/7/1990

Circus Performer Walking Tightrope
(Original Caption) A circus performer walks the tightrope. Undated photograph

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