Theaters

Satire showing head of Clifford with two circles representing huge spectacles, "Old house old prices & no private boxes" and "Old house old prices & no pigeon holes," over his eyes. Each circle contains a symme More

Print shows a full audience of men and women at a kabuki theater. Adachi modern reprint (Showa). Forms part of: Japanese prints and drawings (Library of Congress).

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Print shows a crowded street through the gates to the theater district. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Format: horizontal Oban Nishik More

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Piazza Covent Garden Courtesy of Boston Public Library Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolo More

Two elegantly-dressed women seated in theater box, with man offering fruit to one woman. Forms part of : British Cartoon Prints Collection (Library of Congress).

Print shows interior view of a theater with seating in the foreground and along the sides, and the stage in the background. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print sp More

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Miseries of public places - Finding your carriage after the theater Courtesy of Boston Public Library Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, More

The interior of another booth-theatre ; the play is interrupted ; the only performer on the stage is thrown into consternation, and the whole of the audience are dispersing in terror at an unexpected intruder. More

The interior of another booth-theatre ; the play is interrupted ; the only performer on the stage is thrown into consternation, and the whole of the audience are dispersing in terror at an unexpected intruder. More

The sport in this case is accidental, and the amusement verges on peril of a terrible character. A temporary theatre, Cockburns Company, is on fire, and the spectators are escaping as best they may. The entranc More

The miseries consequent on heat and crowding in a restricted space, as displayed in the Pigeon Hole Galleries of John Kemble's newly-constructed Drury Lane Theatre, gave rise to the present caricature. General More

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Published two centuries after his death, this small print depicts Shakespeare's round, open-air Globe Theater situated on the Southwark side of the Thames River, as well as a neighboring arena, The Bear Garden. More

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Reproduction of drawing.

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Print shows the mirrored curtain reflecting the audience at the Royal Coburg Theatre (Old Vic Theatre) and Ramo Samee, a juggler, magician, and sword swallower, juggling on stage. Forms part of: British Cartoo More

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"A corner of the stage (right) at Drury Lane, with a section of the pit in the foreground (left). Kean, as Richard III, postures before his tent, frantically flourishing his sword, and exclaiming Richard is not More

Print shows a view from the street of the ruins of the Brunswick Theatre, Wellclose Square, London, after it collasped on February 28th, 1828.

The Stedman Collection is a collection of materials related to the history of theater and the performing arts, housed at the New York Public Library (NYPL). The collection contains a wide range of materials, in More

The Stedman Collection is a collection of materials related to the history of theater and the performing arts, housed at the New York Public Library (NYPL). The collection contains a wide range of materials, in More

The Stedman Collection is a collection of materials related to the history of theater and the performing arts, housed at the New York Public Library (NYPL). The collection contains a wide range of materials, in More

Print shows four vignettes of the Tremont Theatre, the Odeon theater, the Boston Athenaeum, and a statue of George Washington in Boston, Massachusetts. Illus. from: Bowen's picture of Boston, or, The citizen's More

Plan, section and detail of the remains of seating. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797–1858 Tokyo (Edo)) Edo period (1615–1868)

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The Stedman Collection is a collection of materials related to the history of theater and the performing arts, housed at the New York Public Library (NYPL). The collection contains a wide range of materials, in More

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Print shows an interior view of a theater with flames emerging on the left, as the frightened audience rushes to escape, in Amsterdam, May 11, 1772.

Howard Athenaeum, Howard Street, built 1846 Courtesy of Boston Public Library

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Hand colored black and white photo of geishas performing musical instruments on stage lit by paper lanterns; members of Asian audience, male and female, standing in front of stage in foreground. Courtesy of New More

Black and white photo of pianist Sergei Rachmaninoff playing on stage, taken from orchestra pit. Courtesy of New Bedford Free Public Library

Hand colored black and white photo of geishas performing on stage lit by paper lanterns, floral scenic background; Asian male and female audience members are seated on floor in front of stage in foreground. Cou More

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Photograph shows a street level view of the front facade of the Chestnut Street Theater in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with scaffolding on the right side. (DLC/PP-1999:126). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson col More

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Photo shows an exterior view of the Arch Street Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (DLC/PP-1999:126). Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection at the Library of Congress.

"Le Théâtre de Polichinelle." Prologue in verse by Fernand Desnoyers, for the opening of the marionette theatre in the Garden of Tuileries, Paris, Poulet-Malassis and De Broise, 1861, in-8. Frontispiece represe More

"Le Théâtre de Polichinelle." Prologue in verse by Fernand Desnoyers, for the opening of the marionette theatre in the Garden of Tuileries, Paris, Poulet-Malassis and De Broise, 1861, in-8. Frontispiece represe More

"Le Théâtre de Polichinelle." Prologue in verse by Fernand Desnoyers, for the opening of the marionette theatre in the Garden of Tuileries, Paris, Poulet-Malassis and De Broise, 1861, in-8. Frontispiece represe More

Backstage, Mr. Punch in top hat and tails, looks at a gentleman identified as "Manager Pam," peeking through a hole in the curtain. Caption, inscribed below title, reads: Manager Pam (Peeping through the curtai More

National Theatre, Portland and Traverse Sts., rebuilt 1853, burned 1863 Courtesy of Boston Public Library

National Theatre: Formerly the Warren Theatre Courtesy of Boston Public Library

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Photograph shows street traffic and businesses on Broadway near the Winter Garden Theater and the Southern Hotel. The theater, renamed the Winter Garden in 1859, was destroyed by a fire in March 1867, which als More

Rubble and remains of the Moabitez (Moabites?) Theatre, possibly in Jordan. No. 401.

Black and white photo of Acushnet Avenue north of Beetle Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts. Tenements with storefront and businesses, including at left: Lafayette Jewelry Store at 1143, a candy store next door More

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Grand Opera House, New Bedford, MA , later the site of the New Bedford Theater. Courtesy of New Bedford Free Public Library

On mount: American Views. New York City. No. 335. Forms part of the Marian S. Carson Collection at the Library of Congress.

Liberty Hall, northwest corner of William St. and Purchase St., New Bedford, MA. Courtesy of New Bedford Free Public Library

Half-tone of Liberty Hall, corner of William St. and Purchase St., New Bedford, MA. Courtesy of New Bedford Free Public Library

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Foyer of Teatro Nacional de Costa Rica. Courtesy of The Trustees of Reservations, Archives & Research Center

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Card number: "No. 588." Publisher attribution based on provenance. Gottheim collection code: GM 36. Forms part of the Larry Gottheim Collection of stereographs and other early photographs (Library of Congress) More

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In album: Browning Collection of Portraits, etc., p. 50 (top left). Color laser copy reference surrogate for LOT 6633 is available for use in the Prints and Photographs Reading Room (Filed with Finding Aids).

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Illus. in: Harper's weekly, v. 13, no. 628 (1869 Jan. 9), p. 29. Print after a photograph by Rockwood.

Stereograph shows front exterior of Ford's Theater. On mount recto: Sold only by Underwood & Underwood, Liverpool, New York, Chicago, Toronto, Ottawa, Kas, El Paso Tex. Source unknown; (DLC/PP-1970.025).

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