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Harry Montague's Comedy Company. Forms part of: Theatrical poster collection (Library of Congress)

[Harry Houdini, King of Cards]. 19th century, Library of Congress coll...

Harry Houdini was a Hungarian-American magician and escapologist, born in Budapest in 1874. He was one of the most famous and successful magicians of his time, known for his spectacular escape acts and death-de... More

National Air Races, from 1928 through 1939

Cliff Henderson Collection image. Clifford "Cliff" Henderson (1896-1984) was one of the early organizers of the National Air Races, and managed the races from 1928 through 1939. Please tag these images so that... More

Kellar, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920

Caption: Levitation. Created and "copyright 1894 by The Strobridge Lith. Co., Cin'ti & New York." No. 6152B. Forms part of: Magic poster collection (Library of Congress)

Kellar, American vaudeville and popular entertainment 1870 1920

Caption: Levitation. Created and "copyright 1894 by The Strobridge Lith. Co., Cin'ti & New York." No. 6152B. Forms part of: Magic poster collection (Library of Congress)

SINGAPORE (July 29, 2016) – The U.S. Navy Region Center

SINGAPORE (July 29, 2016) – The U.S. Navy Region Center Singapore (NRCS) community shared laughter and drama as the Missoula Children’s Theatre (MCT) actors and tour directors along with children of military se... More

Improvisatory structure

Presumably typed by Nagrin, improvisational ideas and structures. (General)

Artistic Testament of Richard Strauss

In . (language)

Annie Get Your Gun [choreographic notes]

Choreographic notes for Broadway production of Annie Get Your Gun, presumably in the hand of Helen Tamiris. (General)

John Brown [outline] - Public domain document scan

Either in Nagrin's or Tamiris' hand, outline for ballet on abolitionist, John Brown. (General)

Music score of Apollon-Musagète (Igor Stravinsky, manuscript piano sco...

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DCM 0949: Augustin Grenser I Flute in C

The block for the G# mount was broken off and has been filed away to receive a substitute, likely metal replacement saddle, also missing. It is also possible that the G# key was an addition in that there is ver... More

DCM 0997: Augustin Grenser I; Jeremias Schlegel Flute in C

"Germany" stamped in English on the upper joint further confuses the identity. Possibly it pertains to the 1890 tariff mentioned in DCM 996, although that customs law does not apply to antiques. Instrument type... More

Costume de Perrot, rôle de Zingaro, dans la pièce de ce nom, opéra, Th...

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Costumes de Perrot et de Mme. Grisi Perrot dans Zingaro. Opéra, Th. de...

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[Portrait of Wilmoth Houdini, Renaissance Ballroom, New York, N.Y., ca...

Wilmoth Houdini (Frederick Wilmoth Hendircks, sometimes known as Edgar Leon Sinclair) Purchase William P. Gottlieb General information about the Gottlieb The Renaissance Ballroom information was provided in th... More

DCM 0405: Potter Flute in C - Musical Instrument

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Ivory, silver keys.; 66.2 cm. Key Holes System: 6 keys, square flaps, with pewter plug and silver mount for high C. Mark Maximum: POTTER / SENIOR / LONDON / 1778 Mark Additi... More

[Portrait of unidentified woman, Wilmoth Houdini, Duke of Iron (Cecil ...

Purchase William P. Gottlieb General information about the Gottlieb The Renaissance Ballroom information was provided in the 2014 [Bear Family] publication Calypso Craze, 1956-1957 and Beyond (EAN: 53971021694... More

[Portrait of Macbeth (McDonald Augustus Fritz), Renaissance Ballroom, ...

Purchase William P. Gottlieb General information about the Gottlieb The Renaissance Ballroom information was provided in the 2014 [Bear Family] publication Calypso Craze, 1956-1957 and Beyond (EAN: 53971021694... More

[Portrait of Macbeth, Count of Monte Cristo, Lord Invader, and Wilmoth...

Purchase William P. Gottlieb General information about the Gottlieb The Renaissance Ballroom information was provided in the 2014 [Bear Family] publication Calypso Craze, 1956-1957 and Beyond (EAN: 53971021694... More

[Portrait of Gregorio Delgado, Renaissance Ballroom, New York, N.Y., c...

Purchase William P. Gottlieb General information about the Gottlieb The Renaissance Ballroom information was provided in the 2014 [Bear Family] publication Calypso Craze, 1956-1957 and Beyond (EAN: 53971021694... More

DCM 0767: Tuerlinckx; Heinrich Grenser Flute in C

Lower body and foot joint by H. Grenser, head joint and possibly upper body joint by Tuerlinckx. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Ebony, ivory cap, cork-setting mechanism and ferrules, silver keys.; 62.4 cm... More

DCM 0386: Johann Georg Otto Flute in C

The present steel spring appears to be a replacement and the foot joint bottom ferrule also appears to be a replacement. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, stained, ivory cap and ferrules, brass key.;... More

Medina, Josepha Maria - Public domain portrait print

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Haerlem (Haarlem), 16th century - Public domain city architecture engr...

Flemish (artist nationality) painter, engraver, etcher, and publisher (artist role) Recto: bottom center: (within image) HAERLEM. ; bottom center: (beneath image, but within plate, in German) 13. Nachdem sich H... More

Wild, Franz - Public domain portrait print

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Helmont, Johan Baptista van - Public domain portrait print

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Jacques Bellange - Male Figure in Ballet Costume

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Andreas Dippel / Opera singer / Aime Dupont atelier

Photograph of a man in a costume resembling a 16th-century courtier style. He is wearing a hat with a feather. On his torso, he is wearing a short cape and doublet with intricate embroidery. He has leather glov... More

Andreas Dippel / Opera singer / Aime Dupont atelier

Photograph of a man in a costume resembling a 16th-century courtier style. He is wearing a hat with a feather. On his torso, he is wearing a short cape and doublet with intricate embroidery. He has leather glov... More

Polin, Adele - Public domain portrait print

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Costume de Marcel, joué par Levasseur. - Les Juguenots, opéra. - Acadé...

A horseman of the 16th century, almost facing forward his head to the right, one fist raised above his head, the other hand holding his hat, his legs wide apart. His hair is cut short, he wears a pleated jerkin... More

Beschort, Jonas Friedrich - Österreichische Nationalbibliothek public ...

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Gusman, Rosina - Public domain portrait print

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Anonyme Bellange Jacques - L'holandois

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Musset, Alfred de - Public domain portrait print

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Le Concert d'une Faune (The Faun's Concert)

after a drawing by Carlo Cignani, painter, 1628-1719 (artist notes) Italian (artist nationality) painter and engraver (artist role) Cignani, Carlo, 1628-1719 (original artist) Verso: u. l.: (in pencil) Mi B U [... More

Staand mannelijk naakt, naar rechts voorover gebogen

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Met rijkdom, macht en genot verleidt de duivel de mens

De duivel schildert op een groot menselijk hart de afbeelding van een zak geld, een naakte vrouw en enkele kronen en scepters. Een jonge man kijkt gefascineerd toe, en merkt niet dat een naakte vrouw een touw a... More

Blume, Heinrich - Public domain portrait print

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Hutin, Jacques Antoine Francois

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L'antica mvsica ridotta alla moderna prattica, Copy 2

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Le Pompe: Opera Nova, title page (recto)

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Portret van de acteurs Van Walsum en Rie Gilhuys Sasbach

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Istitvtioni harmoniche del rev. messere Gioseffo Zarlino, title page

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Photo of DCM 1589: Hérouard Fife - Public domain dedication

Brass end ferrules not tapered. Instrument type: Fife Medium: Boxwood, brass end ferrules.; 33.05 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 holes. Mark Maximum: HEROUARD / PERE / ET FILS (in oval cartouche) Condition: Warped.... More

Divers & sundry waies of two parts in one, to the number of fortie, up...

DCM 1592: Anonymous, English Flute in C

Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Boxwood, ivory(?) cap and ferrules, nickel silver key.; 59.8 cm. Key Holes System: 1 key, square flap. Mark Maximum: No mark. Condition: Lower body joint warped. Key is not ... More

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Martyre de Saint Thaddée, Jacques Callot

France Public domain scan of French 18th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

DCM 1594: Riviere & Hawkes French Flageolet

See DCM 430. Instrument type: French Flageolet Medium: Cocus, nickel silver keys and ferrules. Beak of plastic or celluloid.; 36 cm. Key Holes System: 2/4 holes plus 5 keys, the upper thumbhole is bushed with ... More

DCM 1595: Anonymous Combination Piccolo-Flageolet in C

Detachable ivory mouthpiece on flageolet head joint. Instrument type: Combination Piccolo-Flageolet in C Medium: Grenadilla, ivory mouthpiece, nickel silver keys and ferrules.; 31.3 cm. (piccolo) ; 40.05 cm. (... More

DCM 1596: Dayton C. Miller; (William Meinel, William R. Meinell, junio...

Original head joint is missing, and may have contained the maker's mark. Present head joint made by DCM. Original body and foot likely from the workshop of either William Meinel, or William R. Meinell, junior. ... More

Rappresentazione di Dafne: favola pastorale

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Photo of DCM 1599: Anonymous Flute in C - Public domain dedication

A typical Irish dance band instrument. Instrument type: Flute in C Medium: Grenadilla, brass lip plate ferrule, head joint liner and brass-lined head joint, and ferrules.; 58.5 cm. Key Holes System: 0/6 holes,... More

Dansende vrouw - Public domain portrait print

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Broadsheet relating to the capture of Valentin Mancera who is shown pl...

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Front and back covers printed on the same sheet for patriotic discours...

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Widow seated with a cruse of oil

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Design for a theater set created by Giacomo Torelli da Fano for the ba...

From a series of eleven plates representing the theater sets created by Giacomo Torelli da Fano. For additional information about the series, see 51.501.4155-4165. Israel Silvestre (French, Nancy 1621–1691 Paris)

Zaal van de Amsterdamse Schouwburg bij het uitbreken van de brand, 177...

Gezicht op de zaal van de Amsterdamse Schouwburg tijdens het uitbreken van de brand op 11 mei 1772. De brand ontstond tijdens de uitvoering van de opera 'De Deserteur'. Het publiek vlucht in paniek. Links slaan... More

Danseres Annette Köbler, de pas-de-shawl uitvoerende

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Gerard Valck - Dansende vrouw - Rijksmuseum public domain dedication i...

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Broadside detailing a religious procession for Saint John and Saint An...

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Broadsheet with a ballad about a man who stands outside his lover's wi...

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Broadsheet relating to mothers-in-law, brothers-in-law and son fightin...

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Portrait of Gijsbert Tijssens, Playwright in Amsterdam

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Front and back covers printed on the same sheet for a collection of lo...

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John Collet - James Caldwall - The cotillion dance

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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

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The Flute Player 17th century - Public domain portrait engraving

after a painting by Otto Vorsterman, painter, 17th century (artist notes) Flemish (artist nationality) draughtsman and engraver (artist role) Vorsterman, Otto, 17th century (original artist) Recto: u. l.: (engr... More

Pastoral dance scenes of the eighteenth century

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Fotoreproductie van een gravure naar een schilderij of tekening van Va...

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Wanhopige handelaren in de beurs van Amsterdam, 1720

Wanhopige handelaren, slachtoffers van de windhandel, op de binnenplaats van de beurs van Amsterdam, 1720. In het midden hangt een lijst met de producten van de windnegotie. In het onderschrift een vers in drie... More

Italiaans toneelgezelschap, Jean Antoine Watteau

Een groep van vijf acteurs, twee vrouwen en drie mannen, in kostuums van de Commedia dell'Arte, staand op een toneel. Rechts een gordijn, op de achtergrond een decor met bomen en een buste van een sater. Onder ... More

Cover for 'Del Pequeño Adivinadorcito', a young boy resting his head o...

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Allegorie op de neutraliteit van Nederland in de Oostenrijkse Successi...

Allegorie op de neutraliteit van Nederland in de Oostenrijkse Successieoorlog, 1742. De Wijsheid kijkt toe Oorlog en Vrede elkaar op een grote weegschaal in balans houden. De Nederlandse Maagd met de Nederlands... More

The Unfaithful Bride Abducted by the Devil

An unfaithful woman can always be caught up by her past misconduct, even in the middle of her own wedding banquet. Here, the adulterous bride is taken away by the devil, while the guests, interrupting their dan... More

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Sugawara no michizane, Shigemasa Kitao - Ukiyo e print

Print shows Sugawara no Michizane, an actor, sitting on a platform beneath pine and plum trees. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-2006. Form... More

Les Théâtres./ N°2, anonyme, estampe, France

Les théâtres : cabales, critiques, récompenses. (Serie's title) Oeuvre fixée sur un montage.

William Blake - The Beggar's Opera, Act III

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Ballet: La bergere galante, Dance

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Muurindeling met Ionische pilasters

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Standing Male Figure with Hands Raised, school of Seville

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Toneel van de Amsterdamse Schouwburg bij het uitbreken van de brand, 1...

Gezicht op het toneel van de Amsterdamse Schouwburg tijdens het uitbreken van de brand op 11 mei 1772. De brand ontstond tijdens de uitvoering van de opera 'De Deserteur'. Op het toneel vluchten acteurs en rech... More

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki - Dansende dame en heer, Germany

Rechtsboven genummerd: 11. Public domain scan of 17th-century etching print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain scan of 18th-century etching print, free to use, no... More

Cover for 'Los Sueños y Las Pesadillas', a man and woman arguing while...

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Kemplényi, Ida Freiin von - Public domain portrait engraving

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Jacques Callot - Le bancal jouant de la guitare

France Public domain scan of French performing arts poster, burlesque, operetta, musical advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki - Rondreizende acteurs, Germany

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Adolf van der Laan - Toneeldecor: De aloude Hofgallery

Het coulissendecor De Aloude Hofgallerij met scène uit: Het huwelijk van Orondates en Statira. Alleen het decor gedrukt van een aparte plaat, dus zonder het passe-partout. Onderdeel van een serie van 12 toneeld... More

Ertinger Franz - Le carnaval de Venise

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Frontispice, Jacques Callot. Lyon Municipal Library public domain dedi...

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Jacques Callot - Le joueur de flageolet

France Public domain scan of French performing arts poster, burlesque, operetta, musical advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Alexis bij de lindeboom - Rijksmuseum public domain dedication

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Leeuw liggend bij boom - Rijksmuseum public domain dedication

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Apollo werpt gezangen naar figuren op een kermis

Apollo met zijn lier op een wolkendek werpt gezangen naar heren en dames die zich op een kermis bevinden. Op de achtergrond toeschouwers bij een toneel met acteurs. Titelpagina voor Apollo's kermis-gift, deel 2, 1743.

Theatrical portraiture no. 1 - Henry V

Illustration shows an actor portraying Henry V in Shakespear's play by the same name. Illus. in: The Attic miscellany or, characteristic mirror of men and things, vol. 1. London : Bently & Co., 1790. Caption: H... More

Cover for 'Rosendito, Los Leones, y El Sapo', a young boy and man hold...

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