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Edwin Booth as Iago
Description
Photograph, portrait of Booth as Iago in Shakespeare's Othello, the Moor of Venice
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Edwin Booth as Hamlet
Description
Portait of Booth as Hamlet ; after John Wilkes Booth's assassination of President Lincoln in April 1865, the infamy associated with the Booth name forced Edwin Booth to abandon the stage for many months. Edwin, who had been feuding with John Wilkes before the assassination, disowned him afterward, refusing to have John's name spoken in his house. He made his return to the stage at the Winter Garden Theatre in January 1866, playing the title role in Hamlet, which would eventually become his signature role
Title
Edwin Booth as Hamlet
Description
Engraving, portrait of Booth as Hamlet ; after John Wilkes Booth's assassination of President Lincoln in April 1865, the infamy associated with the Booth name forced Edwin Booth to abandon the stage for many months. Edwin, who had been feuding with John Wilkes before the assassination, disowned him afterward, refusing to have John's name spoken in his house. He made his return to the stage at the Winter Garden Theatre in January 1866, playing the title role in Hamlet, which would eventually become his signature role
Title
Tennessee Williams
Description
The faint air of Southern decadence hangs about the late Tennessee Williams in this portrait by Martha Swope
Creator.Persons
Rice, Elmer, 1892-1967
Title
Comedie Francaise theatre
Description
View of the facade of the Salle Richelieu
Creator.Persons
Louis, Victor, 1731?-1802?
Title
Joseph Jefferson as Rip van Winkle
Description
Joseph Jefferson III as young Rip van Winkle
Title
Costume for Emperor Sigismund
Description
Costume design for the emperor, his horse and servant ; Album de l'opera. No. 10, L'empereur Sigismond. 1er Acte de la Juive : [estampe] / Lormier del.
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Ira Aldridge as Aaron
Description
Ira Aldridge as Aaron in Titus Andronicus Quote: 'He dies upon my scimitar's sharp point, / That touches this my first-born son and heir!' Act 4, sc. 2. ; Aldridge was an American and later British stage actor who made his career largely on the London stage and in Europe, especially in Shakespearean roles ; he is the only actor of African-American descent among the 33 actors of the English stage honored with bronze plaques at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon. He was especially popular in Prussia and Russia, where he received top honors from heads of state
Title
Joseph Jefferson and William Gillette
Description
Joseph Jefferson III as Rip van Winkle and William Gillette as Sherlock Holmes
Title
Harlequin and Columbine
Description
Commedia characters
Title
Triumph of Love
Description
Berain's costume design for Endymion in The Triumph of Love, 1681 ; etching and engraving after Berain by Juan Dolivar
Title
Frank Chanfrau as Mose the Bowery Boy
Description
Frank S. Chanfrau in the character of Mose as originally written for, and performed by him at the Olympic and Chatham Theatres, New York ; full-length portrait, as a fireman in a defiant stance, standing in the street, facing left, as fire fighters man the hoses in the background ; caption: I'm bound not to run wid der machine any more
Title
Costume for Roi s'amuse
Description
Costume for A. de Chatillon for le Roi s'amuse
Title
Versailles
Description
Garden facade
Creator.Persons
Le Vau, Louis, 1612-1670
Title
Lotta Crabtree as the Old Woman in The Little Detective
Description
Charlotte 'Lotta' Mignon Crabtree was an American actress, entertainer and comedian ;she was also a significant philanthropist. Born in New York City to British immigrants, Lotta Crabtree would go on to become one of the wealthiest and most beloved American entertainers of the late 19th century ; from her beginnings as a 6-year-old until her retirement at the age of 45, she entertained and was named 'The Nation's Darling'
Title
Joseph Jefferson as Rip van Winkle
Description
Joseph Jefferson III as Rip van Winkle ; 'Dis von don't count'
Title
Jumpin' Jim Crow
Description
Jumping Jim Crow became a national rage beginning in 1828, when the performer T. D. Rice introduced the dance at Ludlow and Smith's theater in Louisville, Kentucky ; this painting shows Rice on stage in 1833 at the Bowery Theatre in New York in a production written around the character and dance he had created
Title
Count of Monte Christo
Description
James O'Neill as Edmund Dantes and Clara Morris, one of the leading exponent of overblown, emotional acting ; O'Neill's interpretation of the part caused a sensation with the theater-going public ; the San Francisco News Latter was less appreciative of O'Neill, saying on December 31, 1887 'In his hands the romantic story has degenerated into an extravagant melodrama. ...He is reaping the pecuniary profit of his business sagacity, but it is at the cost of art.' He went on to play this role over 6000 times
Title
Luminalia
Description
Inigo Jones's design for Queen Henrietta Marie, dress 1, in Luminalia
Creator.Persons
D'Avenant, William, Sir, 1606-1668
Title
Salmacida Spolia
Description
Inigo Jones's design for Lady Masquer (Queen Henrietta Marie) in Amazonian dress for Salmacida Spolia
Creator.Persons
D'Avenant, William, Sir, 1606-1668
Title
Teatro Olimpico, Vicenza
Description
Seating
Creator.Persons
Palladio, Andrea, 1508-1580
Title
Joseph Jefferson as Rip van Winkle
Description
Joseph Jefferson III as old Rip van Winkle
Title
Setting for Il Solimano
Description
Setting for Bonarelli's Il Solimano
Title
Winged masquer
Description
Costume design for a masque (a masque involved music and dancing, singing and acting, within an elaborate stage design, in which the architectural framing and costumes might be designed by a renowned architect, to present a deferential allegory flattering to the patron) ; one of the rare colored designs by Jones
Creator.Persons
Jones, Inigo, 1573-1652
Title
Marie Dorval as Cecilia
Description
Costume for Mme Allan Dorval in the role of Cecelia in the melodrama , the Monster and the Magician by Beraud
Title
William Gillette as Sherlock Holmes
Description
William Gillette as Sherlock Holmes
Title
Royal Danish Theatre
Description
The lighting at the Royal Danish Theatre (Det Kongelige Teater) in Copenhagen in 1740 is concentrated in the downstage main acting area which is lit by overhead hoop candle chandeliers and footlights. It is evident that the audience is in relative darkness. Note the members of the audience on the stage (downstage right), and the 'lighting operator' tending to the footlights
Title
Sam S. Shubert
Description
The Shubert brothers, now part of American theatrical legend, were the canniest of the early 20th century producers. After winning skirmishes with the Theatrical Syndicate, they went on to consolidate an empire by controlling the best tradition of trust, building the 'product' from inception to distribution to the public. Sam S. Shubert posed in a studio for this portrait
Title
Ballet costume for Greek dancer
Description
Drawing after a watercolor
Title
Juliette Drouet as Princess Negroni
Description
Costume for Juliette Drouet as Princess Negroni in Lucrece Borgia
Title
Lotta Crabtree
Description
Charlotte 'Lotta' Mignon Crabtree was an American actress, entertainer and comedian ;she was also a significant philanthropist. Born in New York City to British immigrants, Lotta Crabtree would go on to become one of the wealthiest and most beloved American entertainers of the late 19th century ; from her beginnings as a 6-year-old until her retirement at the age of 45, she entertained and was named 'The Nation's Darling'
Title
Harlequin, Zany, Pantalone
Description
Commedia characters
Title
Ira Aldridge as Aaron
Description
Ira Aldridge as Aaron in Titus Andronicus ; Aldridge was an American and later British stage actor who made his career largely on the London stage and in Europe, especially in Shakespearean roles ; he is the only actor of African-American descent among the 33 actors of the English stage honored with bronze plaques at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon. He was especially popular in Prussia and Russia, where he received top honors from heads of state
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Set design for the Theatre de la Gaite
Description
Decoration de Hameau servant dans plusiers pieces (decoration for the hamlet in several parts)
Title
Mademoiselle Mars as Celimene
Description
Costume for Mlle Mars in the role of Celimene in the Misanthrope by Moliere
Title
Royal Danish Theatre
Description
The lighting at the Royal Danish Theatre (Det Kongelige Teater) in Copenhagen in 1740 is concentrated in the downstage main acting area which is lit by overhead hoop candle chandeliers and footlights. It is evident that the audience is in relative darkness. Note the members of the audience on the stage (downstage right), and the 'lighting operator' tending to the footlights
Title
Adding Machine
Description
In 1923 Elmer Rice presented the public with The Adding Machine, and the critics hailed it as the American form of expressionism, despite the playwright's demurral. The hero, put out of work by an adding machine, kills his boss, goes to heaven, and is taught to operate an adding machine before being returned to earth again
Title
Masque costume
Description
Masque costume for an opera dancer
Title
Miserables, Les
Description
Staging of the barricades
Creator.Persons
Schonberg, Claude-Michel
Title
William Gillette as Sherlock Holmes
Description
William Gillette as Sherlock Holmes
Title
Costume for Mlle. Ida as Violetta
Description
Costume for Mlle. Ida as Violetta in la Venitenne
Title
Coelum Britannicum
Description
Inigo Jones's design for a torchbearer
Creator.Persons
Carew, Thomas, 1595?-1639?
Title
Valenciennes mystery play
Description
Frontispiece showing the stage design for a mystery play, The Passion and Resurrection of the Savior, a Passion play
Title
Edwin Booth as Iago
Description
Photographic full-length portrait of Edwin Booth as Iago in Shakespeare's Othello, the Moor of Venice
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Otis Skinner in his latest play, Prince Otto
Description
Otis Skinner in his latest play, Prince Otto
Title
Mount Vesuvius
Description
Mount Vesuvius, which erupted several times during the 18th century, was a prime attraction for tourists ; some went to the crater on mules or in sedan chairs, others preferred viewing it from Naples
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Lotta Crabtree as Little Nell
Description
Charlotte 'Lotta' Mignon Crabtree was an American actress, entertainer and comedian ;she was also a significant philanthropist. Born in New York City to British immigrants, Lotta Crabtree would go on to become one of the wealthiest and most beloved American entertainers of the late 19th century ; from her beginnings as a 6-year-old until her retirement at the age of 45, she entertained and was named 'The Nation's Darling'
Title
Romeo and Juliet
Description
Scene from Act III of Romeo and Juliet, balcony scene
Title
Otis Skinner in The Honour of the Family
Description
Although he never forgot his training as a stock-company stalwart, Otis Skinner slipped into the new system with ease, playing in several l long-running productions, including Kismet, his 1911 most notable success. In this portrait, he is dressed for the role of Col. Philippe Bridau in The Honour of the Family
Title
Lotta Crabtree
Description
Charlotte 'Lotta' Mignon Crabtree was an American actress, entertainer and comedian ;she was also a significant philanthropist. Born in New York City to British immigrants, Lotta Crabtree would go on to become one of the wealthiest and most beloved American entertainers of the late 19th century ; from her beginnings as a 6-year-old until her retirement at the age of 45, she entertained and was named 'The Nation's Darling'
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