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Background imageStage Collection: Miles Davis Performing in Nightclub

Miles Davis Performing in Nightclub
Miles Davis performing at Shelley's Manne Hole nightclub in 1968

Background imageStage Collection: Willie Nelson in Concert

Willie Nelson in Concert
Country-Rock singer Willie Nelson thrills a young crowd 40, 000 strong as he opens his July 4th Picnic in College Station, Texas

Background imageStage Collection: Mick Jagger and Stevie Wonder Singing

Mick Jagger and Stevie Wonder Singing
Mick Taylor (L) and Mick Jagger (C) of the Rolling Stones perform with Stevie Wonder (R) at Madison Square Garden

Background imageStage Collection: agility, animals, balance, ballet, color image, concept, curtain, dancer, dancing

agility, animals, balance, ballet, color image, concept, curtain, dancer, dancing, digital composite, elephant, grace, humor, ideas, indoors, irony, nobody, one animal, performance, performer

Background imageStage Collection: Illustration of Elizabethan theatre

Illustration of Elizabethan theatre

Background imageStage Collection: Old bridge over the River Shannon

Old bridge over the River Shannon, Shannonbridge, County Offaly and Roscommon, Ireland, Europe

Background imageStage Collection: Woodcut Audience Listens To Speaker

Woodcut Audience Listens To Speaker
(Original Caption) 1878-Woodcut of businessmen reading the company's annual report at a meeting

Background imageStage Collection: Boston Symphony Orchestra

Boston Symphony Orchestra
(Original Caption) The original Boston Symphony Orchestra on stage. From a photogrpah, 1882

Background imageStage Collection: Theodore Thomas And His Orchestra

Theodore Thomas And His Orchestra
(Original Caption) Theodore Thomas and his orchestra at Steinway Hall, New York, April 17, 1890. Photograph

Background imageStage Collection: Richard Mansfield

Richard Mansfield
(Original Caption) 1896-Richard Mansfield, born in Heligoland, Berlin, May 24, 1857. to an opera singer mother. He was schooled at Derby, England

Background imageStage Collection: Bert Williams on Stage

Bert Williams on Stage
(Original Caption) Bert A. Williams in stage make-up (old picture)- no other information

Background imageStage Collection: Lionel Stander On Trial;Communist Invest

Lionel Stander On Trial;Communist Invest
(Original Caption) New York, NY: Veteran stage and screen star Lionel Stander (center-facing camera) testifies before the House Un-American Activities Committee, May 6

Background imageStage Collection: Al Jolson with Minstrel Troupe and Band

Al Jolson with Minstrel Troupe and Band
(Original Caption) Group portrait of minstrel troupe at outdoor stage, picturing Lew Dockstaders (front row center) and Al Jolson (second from left). Photo circa 1900

Background imageStage Collection: Actresses and Sisters Constance and Norma Talmadge

Actresses and Sisters Constance and Norma Talmadge
(Original Caption) Constance and Norma Talmadge, stage and film actresses of early 20th century. Undated photograph

Background imageStage Collection: Actors Bert Williams And George Walker

Actors Bert Williams And George Walker
(Original Caption) Comedians Bert Williams and George Walker on stage in "Sons of Ham." Photograph, c. 1900

Background imageStage Collection: Benny Goodman And His Orchestra

Benny Goodman And His Orchestra
(Original Caption) Benny Goodman and his orchestra. Undated photograph

Background imageStage Collection: Outdoor Theater Of Moulin Rouge;Elephant

Outdoor Theater Of Moulin Rouge;Elephant
(Original Caption) Paris, France: Photograph of the outdoor theatre of the Moulin Rouge showing women on the stage in ballet costumes and patrons sitting at their tables

Background imageStage Collection: Three Black Men Performing; Band

Three Black Men Performing; Band
(Original Caption) New Orleans, LA: Comedians, Skete and Pete perform in Prima's 500 Club in the French Quarter. There are 3 men in the act, they call temselves Skete and Pete

Background imageStage Collection: Radio City Music Hall

Radio City Music Hall
(Original Caption) New York, NY: Interior of Radio City Music Hall looking toward stage area during the Chirstmas season

Background imageStage Collection: Interior of the Theatre Italien (Ovation of an Actor) by Eugene Lami

Interior of the Theatre Italien (Ovation of an Actor) by Eugene Lami
(Original Caption) Italian Opera House, Paris. Le Theatre Italien. Italianisches Opernhaus, Paris

Background imageStage Collection: Composer Richard Rodgers

Composer Richard Rodgers
ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Composer Richard Rodgers, whose 25 years in show business have brought many hits including "Oklahoma" and South Pacific

Background imageStage Collection: Action Group Taking Direction On Stage

Action Group Taking Direction On Stage
(Original Caption) Picture shows an acting group taking instruction from their director. Left to right, standing; Peter Glenville, Akun Tameroff, Dean Homoeka, Michael Kanin

Background imageStage Collection: Jazz/Big Band On Stage; Playing

Jazz/Big Band On Stage; Playing
(Original Caption) Early jazz band. Photograph. The Paul Banks Orchestra

Background imageStage Collection: Shakespearean Actor With Arms Extended

Shakespearean Actor With Arms Extended
(Original Caption) Early actor in Shakespearean costume emoting, making gesture with arms extended. Undated photograph

Background imageStage Collection: 3/4 Judy Garland Sings In Front Of Piano

3/4 Judy Garland Sings In Front Of Piano
(Original Caption) 3/4 shot of Judy Garland standing in front of a piano, almost hanging onto the piano, as she belts out a song with intensity. In the background is the stage curtain

Background imageStage Collection: Leonid Massine Does Exaggerated Walk

Leonid Massine Does Exaggerated Walk
(Original Caption) Leonide Massine (1896-1979), Russian dancer and choreographer doing a cake walk. Undated photograph

Background imageStage Collection: Ruth St. Denis And Ted Shawn Dancing

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

Background imageStage Collection: Katharine Hepburn in Spitfire

Katharine Hepburn in Spitfire
Katharine Hepburn portrays Trigger Hicks, a country girl, in the 1934 film Spitfire

Background imageStage Collection: View Of Canvas Tent Sitting Crowd

View Of Canvas Tent Sitting Crowd
(Original Caption) Primrose and Dockstaders Minstrel Company. View of the canvas tent sitting 3, 000 people. Lithograph, ca. 1900. BPA2# 5250

Background imageStage Collection: Entire Cast Of 'Oklahoma' On Stage

Entire Cast Of "Oklahoma" On Stage
(Original Caption) Theatrical performance of "Oklahoma." Entire stage with cast

Background imageStage Collection: Helen Hayes In Costume As Queen Victoria

Helen Hayes In Costume As Queen Victoria
(Original Caption) Actress Helen Hayes as Queen Victoria in the Broadway production "Victoria Regina." Undated photograph

Background imageStage Collection: Judy Garland Stands In Front Chorus Line

Judy Garland Stands In Front Chorus Line
From the 1937 film Broadway Melody of 1938

Background imageStage Collection: A Scene from A Raisin in the Sun

A Scene from A Raisin in the Sun
(Original Caption) 1954-Ruby Dee, Sidney Poitier and Diana Sands in "A Rasin in the Sun"

Background imageStage Collection: Al Jolson With Blackface Performing

Al Jolson With Blackface Performing
(Original Caption) Al Jolson with blackface performing on stage in "The Singing Fool." Movie still. A Warner Bros. Production

Background imageStage Collection: Vaudeville Performers

Vaudeville Performers
Vaudeville actors perform a play of King Booriaboola Gha. Vaudeville shows were a variety entertainment, such as dancing, acting, and juggling

Background imageStage Collection: Vaudeville;Man W/Rolled Paper, Woman Sad

Vaudeville;Man W/Rolled Paper, Woman Sad
(Original Caption) Vaudeville performers on stage. On the right the woman appears dejected while the man in top hat, overcoat and boots, tries to hand her a rolled piece of paper. Undated photograph

Background imageStage Collection: Ella Fitzgerald Performing Full Length

Ella Fitzgerald Performing Full Length
(Original Caption) Ella Fitzgerald, famous American blues singer during a performance. Undated photograph

Background imageStage Collection: Engraving Of A Scene From 'Hamlet'

Engraving Of A Scene From "Hamlet"
(Original Caption) Engraving of a scene of William Shakespeare's tragedy, "Hamlet." In this scene

Background imageStage Collection: Phyllis Diller Profile Onstage

Phyllis Diller Profile Onstage
(Original Caption) Actress and comedienne Phyllis Diller (b. 1917), from a profile view while performing onstage. Undated photograph

Background imageStage Collection: Portrait Of Jazz Musician Lionel Hampton

Portrait Of Jazz Musician Lionel Hampton
(Original Caption) Picture shows jazz performer, Lionel Hampton, playing the drums on stage in concer. Undated photo 1940s

Background imageStage Collection: Le Chahut by Georges Seurat

Le Chahut by Georges Seurat
"Le Chahut" painting by Georges Seurat (1859-1891). Painting shows a chorus line kicking on stage with the orchastra visible in the pit. Undated BPA2# 1542

Background imageStage Collection: Richard Himber & His Orchestra Onstage

Richard Himber & His Orchestra Onstage
(Original Caption) Publicity photo of Richard Himber and his Orchestra. Management MCA - Music Corportation of America. Undated photograph

Background imageStage Collection: John Barrymore In Costume As Richard I

John Barrymore In Costume As Richard I
(Original Caption) John Barrymore in the title role of the play "Richard I, The Lionhearted." Ca. 1940s-1950s

Background imageStage Collection: Folies Bergere at Hotel Tropicana

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

Background imageStage Collection: Charles Chaplin & Claire Bloom

Charles Chaplin & Claire Bloom
(Original Caption) Movie still from "Limelight", 1951, showing Charles Chaplin and Claire Bloom

Background imageStage Collection: Louis Armstrong Performing with his Band

Louis Armstrong Performing with his Band
Jazz musician Louis Armstrong performing with his band. Undated photograph

Background imageStage Collection: The Original Ziegfield Follies

The Original Ziegfield Follies
(Original Caption) Picture shows the Original Ziegfield Follies with the Ziegfeld girls on stage holding parasols. Undated photo

Background imageStage Collection: King George Visits India

King George Visits India
(Original Caption) 1911: King George V's visit to India. Photograph

Background imageStage Collection: Booker T. Washington Addressing Crowd

Booker T. Washington Addressing Crowd
Booker T. Washington (1856-1915), American educator, gives an address at the Tuskegee Institute

Background imageStage Collection: Striking Garment Workers at National Theater

Striking Garment Workers at National Theater
(Original Caption) 1/16/1917-New York, NY-Photo shows a meeting of the Garment Strikers at the National Theater, Houston Street, NYC

Background imageStage Collection: Eugene Debs Delivering Speech

Eugene Debs Delivering Speech
(Original Caption) 6/16/1918-Canton, Ohio: Eugene Debs delivers an anti-war speech. He is shown on a small platform, surrounded by seated men, women and children. A flag-banner hangs in the background

Background imageStage Collection: Jazz Band Performing in Berlin

Jazz Band Performing in Berlin
(Original Caption) Berlin, Germany: Photo shows a happy Jazz Band in Berlin, Germany. Undated photograph, circa 1920

Background imageStage Collection: Mary Brian On Valentine's Day

Mary Brian On Valentine's Day
American film actress Mary Brian (1906 - 2002) posing with St. Valentine's Day hearts and greetings, circa 1925

Background imageStage Collection: John Barrymore on Stage as Hamlet

John Barrymore on Stage as Hamlet
Hamlet by William Shakespeare

Background imageStage Collection: Ceremonies At Building Of Black Church

Ceremonies At Building Of Black Church
(Original Caption) 9/19/1920-New York, NY: General view of the ceremonies as the cornerstone was laid for the Nego Church at 129th Street and 7th Avenue

Background imageStage Collection: Margret Gorman Receives the Key

Margret Gorman Receives the Key
Mayor Edward L. Bader hands the key to the city to the first crowned Miss America, Margaret Gorman, in Atlantic City

Background imageStage Collection: Democratic Convention Of 1924

Democratic Convention Of 1924
(Original Caption) 1924-New York, NY: Democratic Convention of 1924 at Madison Square Garden. Hatch speaking

Background imageStage Collection: Fatty Arbuckle and Jackie Coogan

Fatty Arbuckle and Jackie Coogan
(Original Caption) 6/18/1924-San Francisco, CA: Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, former film star, now doing a sucessful stage turn at a San Francisco theatre, is shown with Jackie Coogan

Background imageStage Collection: Charleston Dance Marathon

Charleston Dance Marathon
(Original Caption) Here is shown a view of the Charleston Endurance Contest held at the Parody Club shortly after the dancers had started on their way to new endurance records

Background imageStage Collection: Contestants in a Charleston Endurance Dance

Contestants in a Charleston Endurance Dance
(Original Caption) 1/22/1926-New York, NY: Photo shows girls starting Charleston endurance contest at the Parody Club

Background imageStage Collection: Southern Belles From Ziegfield Follies

Southern Belles From Ziegfield Follies
(Original Caption) The Original Ziegfield Follies of 1927: Southern Belles. Photograph

Background imageStage Collection: Final Scene in Die Dreigoschenoper

Final Scene in Die Dreigoschenoper
(Original Caption) 1928- Final scene from premier of Kurt Weill's "Three Penny Opera" in 1928. Harold Paulsen as "Mack the Knife" (on gallows)

Background imageStage Collection: Father Coughlin Giving Speech

Father Coughlin Giving Speech
Over 26, 000 people tuned in to hear the speech given by Reverend Charles E. Coughlin in Cleveland

Background imageStage Collection: Bathing Beauties with NRA Tattoos

Bathing Beauties with NRA Tattoos
Miami bathing beauties display blue eagle of the National Recovery Administration. The NRA was organized in 1933. The paint was washable. Photograph mid 1930's

Background imageStage Collection: Otto Harbuch W/Family, Wife Seated

Otto Harbuch W/Family, Wife Seated
(Original Caption) 1930-"The Desert Song, " "Rose Marie, " "No, No, Nanette, " "Mmme

Background imageStage Collection: Actress Jean Arthur

Actress Jean Arthur
8/28/1959-Carmel, CA: Former stage and screen actress Jean Arthur, shown in this photo made in her stardom years, is living a life of seclusion seldom acieved by a top-flight star

Background imageStage Collection: Katharine Hepburn in The Philadelphia Story

Katharine Hepburn in The Philadelphia Story
(Original Caption) Katharine Hepburn in the stage version of "The Philadelphia Story." Photograph, 1930's

Background imageStage Collection: Marlene Dietrich Singing

Marlene Dietrich Singing
(Original Caption) Full length photograph of actress and cabaret singer, Marlene Dietrich. Undated photograph

Background imageStage Collection: Ginger Rogers Dances For Sailors

Ginger Rogers Dances For Sailors
(Original Caption) 10/21/1931-New York, NY: Gobs aboard the new scout cruiser U. S. S

Background imageStage Collection: Couple Dancing the Tango

Couple Dancing the Tango
(Original Caption) 11/19/1931-New York, NY: Rosita and Ramon, the noted dancers, are shown doing the new modernistic Tango, at the club El Patio

Background imageStage Collection: Kate Smith in Hello Everybody

Kate Smith in Hello Everybody
(Original Caption) Kate Smith in "Hello Everybody" 1932 Paramount Pictures. Singing one of the nine musical numbers in this movie

Background imageStage Collection: Katharine Hepburn in Warrior Costume

Katharine Hepburn in Warrior Costume
Katharine Hepburn in costume as Antiope in The Warrior's Husband by Julian F. Thompson, which opened at the Morosco Theater March 11, 1932

Background imageStage Collection: King of Egypt Seated at Ceremony on Stage

King of Egypt Seated at Ceremony on Stage
(Original Caption) 1/14/1932-Cairo, Egypt - H. M

Background imageStage Collection: Educators Call for a Third Political Party

Educators Call for a Third Political Party
Dr. John Dewey of Columbia University calls for a liberal third party during the annual convention of the League for Independent Political Action in Cleveland, Ohio

Background imageStage Collection: William Donovan Speaking at Rally

William Donovan Speaking at Rally
(Original Caption) G.O.P Candidate for Governor Speaks at Rally. A general view of the crowd that gathered at the Central Opera House in New York, for a Republican rally. Colonel William J

Background imageStage Collection: Scene From Film 42nd Street

Scene From Film 42nd Street
Scene from the 1933 musical 42nd Street

Background imageStage Collection: Hope Emerson Stretches While Singing

Hope Emerson Stretches While Singing
(Original Caption) 1/20/1933-Chicago, Illinois- Singing as she goes thru her exercses, Hope Emerson, the amazon of the American stage

Background imageStage Collection: Einstein Gives Speech at CalTech

Einstein Gives Speech at CalTech
(Original Caption) Dr. Albert Einstein, world-renowned scientist, is shown in his first public address since his coming to California to study at the California Institute of Technology this year

Background imageStage Collection: Jack Pearl Toasting the End of Prohibition

Jack Pearl Toasting the End of Prohibition
Popular radio performers Jack Pearl and Cliff Hall perform in front of the Michel brewery in Brooklyn

Background imageStage Collection: Mr. & Mrs. Massey Return To Native City

Mr. & Mrs. Massey Return To Native City
(Original Caption) 01/30/1934-New York, NY: TORONTO STAGE STARS RETURN. Mr. & Mrs

Background imageStage Collection: Dancers Performing at the Cotton Club

Dancers Performing at the Cotton Club
An audience at Harlem's Cotton Club, a popular night club, watches a performance

Background imageStage Collection: Sophie Tucker Rehearsing with Stage Girls

Sophie Tucker Rehearsing with Stage Girls
(Original Caption) 6/5/1935-New York

Background imageStage Collection: John Barrymore Steppig Off Plane with Party

John Barrymore Steppig Off Plane with Party
(Original Caption) 6/7/1935-Newark Airoprt, NJ - John Barrymore, famous stage and screen star, photographed with members of his party on their arrival here this morning, June 7

Background imageStage Collection: Set of Cathedral at Hollywood Bowl

Set of Cathedral at Hollywood Bowl
(Original Caption) 1936-Hollywood, CA: Gigantic set transforms the famous Hollywood Bowl for a great festival play



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