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Prima Ballerina Russian Ballet Dancer Anna Pavlova1924: Russian Ballet dancer Anna Pavlova (1882 - 1931), regarded as the prima ballerina of her era. (Photo by James Abbe/General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
Beach BalletAugust 1955: A ballet dancer draws circles in the sand with the points of her toes. Original Publication: Picture Post - 8498 - Festival Ballet Dancer - unpub
Russian Ballet Dancer Anna PavlovaRussian Ballet dancer Anna Pavlova (1882 - 1931), regarded as the prima ballerina of her era, wearing a pleated dress without a corset for complete freedom of movement
Pavlova In GiselleRussian ballerina Anna Pavlova (1882 - 1931) performs in a production of Giselle. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)
George Bernard Shaw30th July 1949: 93-year-old Irish dramatist George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) sitting in his neighbours garden in Ayot St Lawrence, Hertfordshire
Illustration From Shakespeares The TempestIllustration 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
Illustration of Elizabethan theatre
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, May MiltonThe singularly untalented young English woman, May Milton, danced briefly on stage in Paris as part of a performing troupe and then in a solo act
OberammergauThe village of Oberammergau in Bavaria, with its famous Passion Theatre, circa 1770. The villages Passion Play dates back to 1634
The National Theate25th 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)
Ballet Dancer24th December 1938: A dancer with Antony Tudors London Ballet looking into a wardrobe at Toynbee Hall in east London. Original Publication: Picture Post - 55 - Ballet In The East End - pub
Tennessee Williams23rd 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
Panto Rehearsals12th 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)
Dylan Thomas10th August 1946: Welsh poet and playwright Dylan Thomas (1914 - 1953), relaxing outside. Original Publication: Picture Post - 4156 - Nest Of Singing Birds - pub
Covent Garden TheatreThe auditorium and stage of the New Covent Garden Theatre in London, better known as the Royal Opera House or Covent Garden Opera House
Shaftesbury TheatreMarch 1923: The exterior of Shaftesbury Theatre in London which is showing the play Stop Flirting. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
La Scalacirca 1930: La Scala Opera House in Milan, originally built in 1776. (Photo by Herbert Felton/Herbert Felton/Getty Images)
The Alhambracirca 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)
Graham Greene14th August 1954: English novelist and playwright Graham Greene (1904-1991). Original Publication: Picture Post - 7239 - Graham Greene - pub. 1954 (Photo by Kurt Hutton/Picture Post/Getty Images)
Actors Face Traditional Japanese WoodblockA Japanese ukiyo-e style of woodblock print showing an Actor of the Kabuki by Tamasakura Yoshitoshi. He carries a sword on his back and stands in front of a patterned screen. Date circa 1850
Traditional Japanese Woodblock female by windowUtagawa Toyokuni, a pupil of Utagawa Toyoharu, was a pre-eminent designer of actor prints from the mid 1790s until his death
Assassination attempt on King George IIIJames Hadfield (or Hatfield) attempting to assassinate King George III in 1800 during the playing of the National Anthem at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London
Victorian London - Charles Blondin at ShoreditchVintage engraving showing a scene from 19th Century London England. Charles Blondin The Great Blondin performs the tightrope walker act at Shoreditch circa 1870
Montagues & Capulets Fight In Romeo And JulietMembers of the Montague and Capulet clans battle with swords in an illustrated scene from the William Shakespeare play, Romeo and Juliet. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
The Paris Royal Academy of Music"Academie royale du Musique, Paris, France, 1849". One of the most emblematic institutions of the Baroque period
Lawerence Barrett As Shakespeares King LearEngraving From 1881 Featuring The American Actor, Lawrence Barrett. Barrett Lived From 1838 Until 1891. He Is Shown Here As King Lear From Shakespeares Play
Troubadors" Troubadors sing the glory of the Crusades" by Gustave Dore (1832 - 1883)
Puss in Boots" Puss in Boots, a scene from the fairy story. Engraving from 1870. Engraving by Gustave Dore, Photo by D Walker."
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William Shakespeare: Wolsey, Leicester Abbey (Henry VIII) (engraved illustration)" Beautiful Victorian illustrations depicting famous scenes from Shakespeares plays.Wolsey at Leicester Abbey (from William Shakespeares Henry VIII). C W Cope (Artist), W Greatbach (Engraver)
Antique illustration of 18th century famous French dancer Mademoiselle Salle, performing on stage with a boy playing the flute next to her (original portrait by Lancret)
Victorian Christmas PantomimeVintage engraving from 1882 showing a group of people performing a traditional christmas pantomime show
Portrait of William ShakespeareThis 1849 vintage print features the portrait of William Shakespeare
David Garrick as Richard III by William HogarthVintage engraving of David Garrick as Richard III by William Hogarth. The painting shows the actor and stage manager David Garrick in the role of Richard III in Shakespeares play Richard III
The Laughing Audience, cheap seats at the theatre, by William HogarthVintage engraving of The Laughing Audience, by William Hogarth. The caricatured audience in the cheap seats is watching an exaggeratedly funny play
Works of William Shakespeare - Death of Earl WarwickVintage engraving of a scene from the works of William Shakespeare. The death of the Earl of Warwick (The Kingmaker) at the Battle of Barnet, from King Henry VI. Steel engraving, 1870
Victorian actors in the play The Detective, 1875Vintage engraving of Victorian actors in the play The Detective, at the Mirror Theatre. The Graphic, 1875
Rehearsal of the Masque, 1899Vintage engraving of the Rehearsal of the Masque at Stirling Lees studio. 1899
Preparing for the PantomineVintage engraving from 1881 showing actors rehearsing for the performance of a pantomine at the Covent Garden Theatre, London
Antique illustration of 18th century French actress and tragedian ClaironAntique illustration of portrait of 18th century French actress and tragedian Hyppolite Clairon, portrayed as a beautiful young lady
Vintage Japanese Woodblock print of Dancerthis print dated 9/1832 is by Shunbaisai Hokuei who was active from about 1824 to 1837 was a designer of ukiyo-e style Japanese woodblock prints in Osaka
Couple walking in the moon watching the planet earthRui Almeida Photography, 635920592
Scene From Shakespeares HamletIllustration of Hamlet facing a ghost on a castle terrace in a scene (Act I, Scene V) from William Shakespeares play, Hamlet. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Romeo And Juliet Balcony SceneIllustration of Juliet embracing Romeo on her balcony in Act II, Scene 2 of William Shakespeares play Romeo and Juliet. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
Scene from Hamlet, protagonist kneeling and holding up human skull, Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio, side view
Horses Eye ViewDecember 1951: A pair of legs in seamed tights, a view of the principal boy as seen by the pantomime horse. Original Publication: Picture Post - 5642 - Brothers Under The Skin - pub
Gigolette at the Theatre de l Ambigu
