Theater Collection

Timothy Leary Presents "The Reincarnations of Jesus Christ"
Dr. Timothy Leary stands below the marquee for the opening of his second celebration and explains his orthodox psychedelic religion known as the League of Spiritual Discovery

Female Surgeons
American female doctors in an operating theatre being watched by students. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Movie Theater Marquee
A huge crowd gathers outside the Warner Brothers theater on Wiltshire Boulevard in Los Angeles for a film premiere, 1930s. The marquee reads in part Premiere of Premieres; Grand Opening Tonight

Astoria Cinema
August 1929: Exterior of the Astoria Cinema, Brixton, south London. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Rodgers and Hammerstein Composing Music
Music composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Oscar Hammerstein, II finish work on their latest production, Me and Juliet

Illustration From Shakespeares The Tempest
Illustration depicting a scene from William Shakespeares play The Tempest, with the fairy Ariel holding onto the mast of a sailing ship as men stand on the deck below during a strorm

Tennessee Williams
23rd March 1965: Tennessee Williams, born Thomas Lanier (1911 - 1983), American playwright, in London to attend the first night of Night Of The Iguana at the Savoy Theatre

George Bernard Shaw
30th July 1949: 93-year-old Irish dramatist George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) sitting in his neighbours garden in Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire

The National Theate
25th April 1975: The National Theatre on the South Bank of the Thames is nearing completion. Designed by architect Sir Denys Lasdun. (Photo by Graham Wood/Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Dylan Thomas
10th August 1946: Welsh poet and playwright Dylan Thomas (1914 - 1953), relaxing outside. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4156 - Nest Of Singing Birds - pub

Covent Garden Theatre
The auditorium and stage of the New Covent Garden Theatre in London, better known as the Royal Opera House or Covent Garden Opera House

Shaftesbury Theatre
March 1923: The exterior of Shaftesbury Theatre in London which is showing the play Stop Flirting. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

The Alhambra
circa 1919: The Alhambra Music Hall theatre on Charing Cross Road, central London. It was demolished in 1936 to build the Odeon cinema, Leicester Square. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Panto Rehearsals
12th November 1936: Dancers waiting in the wings during rehearsals for the pantomime Cinderella, to be performed at The Coliseum, St Martins Lane, London. (Photo by A)

Roman theatre at Dougga
The theatre of Roman ruins in Dougga. Dougga or Thugga is an ancient Roman city in northern Tunisia

Eartha Kitt with Husband and Daughter
(Original Caption) Singer Eartha Kitt and her husband, real estate man William McDonald are all smiles as they debut their 4 day old baby girl as they left Cedars of Lebanon hospital

Portrait of Playwright Heinrich Von Kleist
(Original Caption) Heinrich von Kleist, (1777-1811), German dramatist

Sarah Bernhardt with Lillie Langtry
(Original Caption) Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923), French actress considered the most romantic and tragic of her day, and Lillie Langtry (1852-1929), British actress

Chinese Stage Actors in Costume with Stage Set

Exterior View of Ford's Theater
(Original Caption) This photograph of Ford's Theater taken in April 1865, shows the mourning crepe and soldiers patrolling the street following the assassination of Pres. Lincoln

Joseph Jefferson as Rip Van Winkle
U.S. actor whose name became identified with Rip Van Winkle

Portrait of Sir Henry Irving
Sir Henry Irving, originally John Henry Brodribb, (1838-1905), British theater actor

Ned Harrigan and Tony Hart Shaking Hands
(Original Caption) Harrigan and Hart. Mulligan Guard. Photo

Stage Actress Marie Prescott
Marie Prescott. American actress. Undated photo

Supporters Singing to Reform and Components
(Original Caption) Puck

Exterior View of Burgtheater
(Original Caption) Wien, k.k. Hof-Burgtheater

Carmen Collectible Opera Card
(Original Caption) A Carmen collectable opera card featuring, Act I-scene V. from an advertisement for the Liebig Company Fleish extract. Color lithograph

Portrait of the Cast of The Road to Run
Portrait of the cast of The Road to Ruin, at the Vaudeville Theater, 1886. Mr. Charles Warner, Miss Kate Rorke, Mr. Fuller Mellish, mr. Fred Thorne, Miss Louisa Peach, Mr. Thomas Thorner, Mr

Instruction In Surgery In Ampitheater
(Original Caption) Boston, MA: Instruction in surgery. Scene in operating ampitheater of Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. Admintering ether to a patient. 1888

American Dancer Isadora Duncan
(Original Caption) Isadora Duncan (1878-1927) American dancer. Photograph undated

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

Actor Makes Surprised Expression
(Original Caption) 1896An actor appears surprised as a pose for a portrait. He wears a top hat, eyeglasse, and carries a bible

Workers Operating Hidden Stage Mechanisms
(Original Caption) Behind The Scenes At The Grand Opera. Working Fly Gallery. The Swan In "Lohengrin." Electric switchboard. Painting Scenery From The Paint Bridge

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

Exterior View Of Casino Theater
(Original Caption) New York: Casino Theater, Broadway and 39th Street. Undated photograph

Portrait Of Producer Florenz Ziegfeld
(Original Caption) Florenz Ziegfeld (1867-1932), American theatrical producer and "Glorifier of the American Girl."

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

Florenz Ziegfeld Looking At Photographs
(Original Caption) Florenz Ziegfeld (1867-1932), American theatrical producer in his office looking at photos of aspiring showgirls

Sarah Bernhardt Standing with Hand on Hip
(Original Caption) Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) - French tragedy actress well known throughout Europe and America for her stage performances

Ziegfeld Follies Production on Stage
(Original Caption) The original Ziegfeld Follies on stage: Russian production number

Portrait of Ezio Pinza
(Original Caption) Ezio Pinza as Escamillo in Carmen by Bizet

Portrait of Elisabeth Rethberg
(Original Caption) Elisabeth Rethberg (opera singer) in Marriage of Figaro by Mozart

Mary Garden in Faust
(Original Caption) Mary Garden as Marguerite in the Opera, Faust

George Cohan with His Family
(Original Caption) The four Cohans, Jerry, Heln, Josephine and George in Running for Office

Portrait of Clifford Odets Reading Book
(Original Caption) Clifford Odets (1906-1963), American playwright, reading a book

Playwright Tennessee Williams
Smiling during his London visit is American playwright Tennessee Williams (1911-1983.)

Representation of Medieval Theater

London's Drury Lane Theater
(Original Caption) Drury Lane Theater in Garrick's Time

Portrait of Shakespeare
(Original Caption) Shakspere

Portrait of Marlon Brando

George Bernard Shaw and Friends
(Original Caption) Honors Acclaim Helen Keller. Circle of friends who love Miss Keller included the late author and playwright, George Bernard Shaw

Exterior View of the Miners Theater
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Portrait of George Bernard Shaw
(Original Caption) This fine study of George Bernard Shaw, world famous playwright and author, was taken recently at the film studio of Widgey R. Newman in London. This photo is the first Mr

Portrait of Judy Garland
(Original Caption) Judy Garland in Warner Brothers movie A Star is Born, Directed by George Cukor

Crowd of Theater Goers Waving to Camera
(Original Caption) "All shook up" even before the show begins, excited teenagers are kept in line by police barricades outside the Paramount Theater

Alvin Theatre
(Original Caption) 52nd Street between Broadway and 8th Avenue. Photograph front of Alvin Theatre where No Time for Sergeants is playing. Shoot from across the street

Judy Garland in Close-Up Photo
(Original Caption) Here is a close up of Judy Garland, on July 25th. Miss Garland is scheduled to open at the Palace Theatre, here on July 31st, for a limited singing engagement

Portrait of Clare Booth Luce with Hands Together
Clare Booth Luce (1903-1987), American playwright who was active in politics during the 1940s, 50s, and 60s

Portrait of Clare Booth Luce Pointing Finger
Clare Booth Luce (1903-1987), American playwright who was active in politics during the 1940s, 50s, and 60s

Portrait of Flo Ziegfeld

Opera Singer Marion Talley
(Original Caption) An Opera Star at Eighteen. Miss Marion Talley, 18, of Kansas City, Missouri, is the youngest operatic diva to make her bow in the history of opera in New York City

Portrait of Mae West
(Original Caption) Mae West in, Diamond Lil

Crowd Outside Palace Theater in Times Square NYC
New York, NY-ORIGINAL CAPTION READS: Crowd scene in Times Square showing the Palace Theatre

Playwright George Kaufman
(Original Caption) George S. Kaufman (1889-1961), American playwright. Head and shoulders photograph. Undated

Advertisement for Ford's Theater
(Original Caption) Poster advertising the program at Ford's theater on the evening of Abraham Lincoln's assassination (April 14, 1865)

Carnegie Hall Entrance -- Exterior View
(Original Caption) New York, NY: Exterior view of the entrance to Carnegie Hall. Photograph circa 1940

Portrait of Edwin Booth
(Original Caption) Portrait of Edwin Booth (1833-1893), American actor. Photograph, ca. 1869

Crowds Strolling Outside Vaudeville Theaters
Vaudeville patrons can choose to see one show for one cent or next door see two shows for five cents

George Bernard Shaw
Playwright George Bernard Shaw

Actors from Elizabeth I
(Original Caption) Herve Villechaize (front) and Penelope Windust (rear), Jeanette Landis and Jeff Chandler appear in Elizabeth I, a new play by Paul Foster premiering at the Lyceum Theatre

Busy Street Outside of Karlstheater in Vienna
KARLSTHEATER IN VIENNA.UNDATED ENGRAVING

Lawrence Barrett Grieving
(Original Caption) Lawrence Barrett in the character of Lanciotto, in the last scene in the play of Francesa Da Rimini

Scene from Jane Shore
(Original Caption) Scene from Jane Shore at the Princess Theater

Scene from the Lyceum Theater
(Original Caption) The Imperial Japanese Troupe at the Lyceum Theater

Scene From Red Riding Hood and Her Sister Little Bo-Peep
(Original Caption) Scene from Red Riding Hood and her Sister Little Bo-Peep, at Convent-Garden Threatre

Scene From King Henry V
(Original Caption) King Henry V is to be produced at the Old Vic Theatre. Ancient Pistol (Neil Porter) meets the King (Mr. Baliol Halloway)

Portrait of Woman Portraying Sir Harry Wildair
Sir Harry Wildair was a comic play from 1701, a sequel to The Constant Couple, both written by Irish playwright George Farquhar for the English stage

E.L. Davenport Playing Character Benedick in much Ado About Nothing
(Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images)

Potrait of Fannie Hurst
Full length portrait of the American novelist and activist Frannie Hurst (1889-1968), holding a fan made from peacock feathers

Woman in Eighteenth Century Costume
Mrs. Bulkley in the character of Anglin in "Loves Makes a Man

Actress Clara Fisher
(Original Caption) Miss Clara Fisher, the Lilliputian Performer who acquired great celebrity at Drury Lane Theater in 1818

Play Being Perfomed in the Covent Garden Theater
(Original Caption) Interior of Convent Garden Theater in 1804

Theater Audience Enjoying Show
New York, NY: View of a N.Y.C. theater crowd laughing and enjoying themselves. Undated b/w photo

Actors Performing on Set
(Original Caption) Joey Faye, Phil Silvers, and William David are shown here in the play High Button shoes

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