Image of actress Olga Nethersole (1867-1951), in costume as "Sapho" from the play's Act IV. From a souvenir collection of pictures, circa 1900. Souvenir Programs of Theatrical Productions, MS Thr 712 (87), Harv More
Image of actress Olga Nethersole (1867-1951), in costume as "Sapho" from the play's Act I. From a souvenir collection of pictures, circa 1900. Souvenir Programs of Theatrical Productions, MS Thr 712 (87), Harva More
Image of actress Olga Nethersole (1867-1951), in costume as "Carmen". From a souvenir collection of pictures, circa 1900. Souvenir Programs of Theatrical Productions, MS Thr 712 (87), Harvard Theatre Collection More
Image of actress Olga Nethersole (1867-1951), in costume as "Camille". From a souvenir collection of pictures, circa 1900. Souvenir Programs of Theatrical Productions, MS Thr 712 (87), Harvard Theatre Collectio More
Image of actress Olga Nethersole (1867-1951), in costume as "Denise". From a souvenir collection of pictures, circa 1900. Souvenir Programs of Theatrical Productions, MS Thr 712 (87), Harvard Theatre Collection More
Cabinet card image of (American?) singer and dancer P. James Niles (1851-1882). TCS 1.767, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of Italian American opera singer Pasquale Brignoli (1824-1884). TCS 1.3614, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of Italian American opera singer Pasquale Brignoli (1824-1884). Cropped version. TCS 1.3617, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of Italian American opera singer Pasquale Brignoli (1824-1884). TCS 1.3617, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of Italian American opera singer Pasquale Brignoli (1824-1884). Dated 1878 by source. TCS 1.3623, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of Italian American opera singer Pasquale Brignoli (1824-1884), in costume. TCS 1.3632, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of theater manager, performer, and songwriter Tony Pastor (1837-1908), called "the Father of Vaudeville," standing next to his friend Nelse Seymour. TCS 1.787, Harvard Theatre Collection, Har More
Cabinet card image of German-born actor Paul Bender, in costume as a shoemaker. TCS 1.2266, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of French author, critic, and playwright Paul Bourget (1852-1935). A version of this image was published in 1919. TCS 1.3347, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of American singer, songwriter and actor Paul Dresser (1858-1906). TCS 1.353, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of American singer, songwriter and actor Paul Dresser (1858-1906). Signed by subject. TCS 1.355, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of actor 19th century actor Perry Belmont, posing in costume with a sword. TCS 1.2259, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of American comedian, actor, and singer Peter F. Dailey (1868-1908). Cropped version. TCS 1.6670, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of American comedian, actor, and singer Peter F. Dailey (1868-1908). TCS 1.6670, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of American comedian, actor, and singer Peter F. Dailey (1868-1908). TCS 1.6674, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of American comedian, actor, and singer Peter F. Dailey (1868-1908). TCS 1.6677, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of French actor and playwright Pierre Berton. TCS 1.2448, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Playbill from the Federal Street Theatre (Boston, Mass.), Oct. 30, 1809. Werter. Tekeli. Fatal attachment. Siege of Montgatz. Cropped version. MS Thr 479, Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard University
Playbill from the Federal Street Theatre (Boston, Mass.), Oct. 30, 1809. Werter. Tekeli. Fatal attachment. Siege of Montgatz. MS Thr 479, Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of American/British musician George Washington "Pony" Moore (1820–1909). Identified on original as "the last photo taken". TCS 1.722, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of minstrel performers George Primose (1852-1919) and Lew Dockstader (1856-1924). TCS 1.805, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of minstrel performers George Primose (1852-1919) and Lew Dockstader (1856-1924). TCS 1.807, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of minstrel performers George Primose (1852-1919) and Lew Dockstader (1856-1924). TCS 1.819, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Illustration of Priscilla Horton as "Ariel" in The Tempest, circa 1838. Theatrical Portrait Prints (Visual Works) of Women (TCS 45). Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard University
"Le Prof. Risley et ses deux fils" (p.34) from a scrapbook of the Astley's Amphitheatre. Undated, but certainly 19th century. TS 931.10, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
"Le Prof. Risley et ses deux fils, Dans le ballet Aérien" (p.35) from a scrapbook of the Astley's Amphitheatre. Undated, but certainly 19th century. TS 931.10, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
"Professor Risley and His Two Sons" Public domain photograph of a French engraving, portrait, illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Cabinet card image of American minstrel performers John Queen (1843-1902) and William H. West (1853-1902), in character wearing blackface. TCS 1.837, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of American author and playwright Robert Montgomery Bird (1805-1854). TCS 1.2515, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of American minstrel performer Richard Pelham (1815-1876), dated 1843 by source. Cropped version. TCS 1.793, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of American minstrel performer Richard Pelham (1815-1876), dated 1843 by source. TCS 1.793, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of American stage and silent film actor/producer Raymond Hitchcock (1865-1929). From a collection dated 1919. TCS 1.548, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of American stage and silent film actor/producer Raymond Hitchcock (1865-1929). From a collection dated 1919. TCS 1.550, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of American stage and silent film actor/producer Raymond Hitchcock (1865-1929). In character and wearing blackface. From a collection dated 1919. TCS 1.551, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvar More
Cabinet card image of J. W. Raynor and Geo W. Meeker, with the Christy's Minstrels in England. TCS 1.709, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Photograph for Schéhérazade, 1916: Flore Revalles as Zobeide. MS Thr 495 (153), Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library Harvard University
Playbill, printed on silk, for a special command performance for King Kamehameha IV, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1847, featuring Professor Risley and his troupe. TCS 68, Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harv More
Cabinet card image of American minstrel performer Rollin Howard (1840-1879). TCS 1.568, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Illustration: "Romeo and Juliet at the Lyceum Theatre, Act V., Scene IV. Noted to depict actor Henry Irving (d. 1905), circa 1900. TCS 44, Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of American actor and comedian Roy Atwell (1878-1962). Image dated 1915 by source. TCS 1.867, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of Austrian performer/singer Rudolf Berger (1874-1915), in costume for Der Prophet. TCS 1.2375, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of German violinist and composer Rudolf Bial (1834-1881). Cropped version. TCS 1.2466, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of German violinist and composer Rudolf Bial (1834-1881). TCS 1.2466, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of German violinist and composer Rudolf Bial (1834-1881). TCS 1.2470, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of Canadian actor [William] Rufus Blake (1805-1863). TCS 1.2615, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of Canadian actor [William] Rufus Blake (1805-1863). TCS 1.2616, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of Squire Bancroft (1841-1926) and Effie Bancroft (1839-1921). From a collection dated 1918. TCS 1.1041, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of Squire Bancroft (1841-1926) and Effie Bancroft (1839-1921). Dated 1896 by source. TCS 1.1043, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of Squire Bancroft (1841-1926) and Effie Bancroft (1839-1921). From a collection dated 1918. TCS 1.1048, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of vaudeville actors Hattie Williams and Sam Bernard, in character for The Girl from Kays (circa 1904). TCS 1.2419, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University.
Cabinet card image of English stage, film, and vaudeville actor Sam Bernard (1863-1927). TCS 1.2411, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of English stage, film, and vaudeville actor Sam Bernard (1863-1927). Pictured in costume. TCS 1.2412, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of American author Samuel L. Clemens, known by the name Mark Twain (1835-1910), sitting and wearing a white suit. TCS 1.5265, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of American minstrel performer Samuel S. Sanford (1821-1905), in character wearing blackface and dressed as a woman. Sanford founded Sanford's Opera Troupe of minstrel performers. TCS 1.935, More
Listing of the original cast of Sapho, a play by Clyde Fitch, circa 1900. Performers include Hamilton Revelle and Olga Nethersole. From a souvenir collection of pictures, circa 1900. Souvenir Programs of Theatr More
Cabinet card image of French actress Sarah Bernhardt (1844–1923) by Napoleon Sarony. Bernhardt is dressed as Cleopatra, 1891. TCS 2, Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of actress Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923), as Cleopatra, New York, 1891 by Napoleon Sarony. Theatrical Cabinet Photographs of Women (TCS 2). Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard More
Cabinet card image of actress Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923) as La Princesse Lointaine. Reutinger, Paris. Theatrical Cabinet Photographs of Women (TCS 2). Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard University.
Cabinet card image of American playwright Sewell Collins (1876-1934). Undated, but presumably before 1923. TCS 1.5449, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
William Gillette as Sherlock Holmes. As Produced at the Garrick Theatre, New York (1900). Caption: "Holmes and his 'Hypodermic' with Dr. Watson -- Act II". HTC Clippings 14. Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton More
Cabinet card image of American singer Lillian Blauvelt (1873 - 1947) and husband, musician Royal S. Smith. Image likely dates to before 1907; by that year, Blauvelt had married her second husband. Cropped from More
Cabinet card image of American singer Lillian Blauvelt (1873 - 1947) and husband, musician Royal S. Smith. Image likely dates to before 1907; by that year, Blauvelt had married her second husband. TCS 1.2664, H More
Cabinet card image of Scottish silent film actor Spottiswoode Aitken (1868-1933). From a collection dated 1918. TCS 1.180, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
"St. George and ye Dragons". Designs for the theater, ca. 1850, by Richard Wynne Keene (1809-1887). Ink and watercolors. *2006MT-209, Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of Russian actor Konstantin Stanislavsky (1853-1938), ca. 1901. Signed and dated by subject. Slightly edited for color, brightness, and contrast. *2003MT-267, Harvard Theatre Collection, Houg More
"Streets of New York" illustration/advertisement. From Ledger Job Printing Establishment, Philadelphia. From Specimens of theatrical cuts: being fac-similes, in miniature, of poster cuts: comprising colored and More
Cabinet card image of American actor Sydney Barton Booth (1877-1937), son of Junius Brutus Booth, Jr. TCS 1.3164, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Playbill: Sir Thomas Overbury and High Life Below Stairs (1777 Feb 1), Theatre-Royal at Covent Garden, London. Playbills and Programs from London Theaters (TCS 63), Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, More
Playbill: Promoting Mr. Risley and his son (among others), New Strand Theatre, 26 June 1843. Playbills and Programs from London Theaters (TCS 63), Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard University
Playbill: Presumption! Or the Fate of Frankenstein, English Opera House, 1823 July 28. Playbills and Programs from London Theaters (TCS 63), Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard University
Playbill: Romeo and Juliet at Drury Lane, featuring David Garrick, 1756 Nov 16. Also notes a farce, The Anatomist. Playbills and Programs from London Theaters (TCS 63), Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Libr More
Cabinet card image of American actors and minstrels, in full costume, representing the troupe Thatcher, Primrose, and West. George Thatcher (c.1846-1913) is pictured at left, George Primrose (1855-1919) at righ More
Michael Leoni as Don Carlos amd Mrs. Mattocks as Louisa in The Duenna, circa 1775. TCS 44, Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of American writer, poet, and editor Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836-1907), posed reading a book. Dated 1885 by source. TCS 1.246, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of American writer, poet, and editor Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836-1907). TCS 1.248, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Daguerreotype of American author and artist Thomas Buchanan Read (1822-1872). TC-83, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of Thomas C. Acton (1823-1898), who served as police commission in New York. TCS 1.38, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of Thomas C. Acton (1823-1898), who served as police commission in New York. Cropped version. TCS 1.39, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of Thomas C. Acton (1823-1898), who served as police commission in New York. TCS 1.39, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of American actor Thurlow Bergen. Credited to Elmer Chickering, 21 West Street, Boston, Massachusetts. TCS 1.2361, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of American stage and silent film actor Thurlow Bergen, posing as a character in "Monte Cristo". TCS 1.2367, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Daguerreotype image of Charles Sherwood Stratton, also known as "General Tom Thumb" (1838–1883). TC-97, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Daguerreotype image of Charles Sherwood Stratton, also known as "General Tom Thumb" (1838–1883). TC-98, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University
Woodcut depicting Chūshingura (47 Rōnin) by Utagawa Kunisada (1823-1880). TS 435.13, Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard University
This is the prompt book from and 1874 staging of Hamlet by English actor and manager Henry Irving (1838-1905), in which he experimented with using limelight (burning calcium oxide) to represent the ghost of Ham More
Vaslaw Nijinsky in Scheherazade, photograph by A. Bert, Paris, circa 1912. Dance Portrait Photographs (TCS 34). Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard University
Vaslaw Nijinsky in Scheherazade, photograph by A. Bert, Paris, circa 1912. Cropped version. Dance Portrait Photographs (TCS 34). Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard University
Cabinet card image of American actor Verner Clarges (1846-1911), in costume. TCS 1.5100, Harvard Theatre Collection, Harvard University