Theatre Manager Collection

Scene from "King John", at the Princess Theatre, 1858. Creator: Smyth
Scene from "King John", at the Princess Theatre, 1858. London stage production. We this week present an Illustration of the great scene in the tragedy of "King John" between

Ira Aldridge, the African Tragedian, as "Othello", 1858. Creator: Unknown
Ira Aldridge, the African Tragedian, as "Othello", 1858. American-born British actor, playwright and theatre manager....his impersonations of...Othello, Gambia, Zanga

Voyons madame, un peu de courage... 1858. Creator: Honore Daumier
Voyons madame, un peu de courage... 1858. Voyons madame, un peu de courage...Une reine ne doit pas trembler comme ca...rappelez-vous donc que vous etes une reine et que vous allez dire des vers du

La mère de la chanteuse, 1856. Creator: Honore Daumier
La mere de la chanteuse, 1856. - Et dire que ce grigou de directeur rechigne a donner soixante mille francs par an a un ange qui chante comme ca!'

L'Acteur...on voit bien qu'il fait chaud... 1856. Creator: Honore Daumier
L'Acteur...on voit bien qu'il fait chaud... 1856. L'Acteur...- On voit bien qu'il fait chaud...trois spectateurs dans la salle...faut-il commencer

Mr. Charles Kean as "Hamlet", 1856. Creator: Unknown. Mr. Charles Kean as "Hamlet", 1856
Mr. Charles Kean as "Hamlet", 1856. Keane...had been led by both his parents to expect the inheritance of an ample fortune...But clouds had been gradually darkening

Gustav Fredrikson, 1832-1921, 1893. Creator: Karl Robert Lundberg
Gustav Fredrikson, 1832-1921, 1893

Scene from the New Play of "The First Printer", at the Princess Theatre, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Scene from the New Play of "The First Printer", at the Princess Theatre, 1856. London stage production:..the second act...the two principal characters - the hero

Mr. Henry Miller, in costume, 1919 Mar. 6. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mr. Henry Miller, in costume, 1919 Mar. 6. British-born American actor, director, theatrical producer and manager

Mr. Henry Miller, in costume, 1919 Mar. 6. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Mr. Henry Miller, in costume, 1919 Mar. 6. British-born American actor, director, theatrical producer and manager

Walter Hampden, in costume, 1919 June 3. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Walter Hampden, in costume, 1919 June 3. American actor and theatre manager Walter Hampden Dougherty

Barker, Granville, Mrs. (Lillah MacCarthy), portrait photograph, 1915 Feb. 26. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Barker, Granville, Mrs. (Lillah MacCarthy), portrait photograph, 1915 Feb. 26

Barker, Granville, Mrs. (Lillah MacCarthy), portrait photograph, 1915 Feb. 26. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Barker, Granville, Mrs. (Lillah MacCarthy), portrait photograph, 1915 Feb. 26

Ira Aldridge as "Othello", 1887. Creator: Unknown. Ira Aldridge as "Othello", 1887
Ira Aldridge as "Othello", 1887. Black British Shakespearean actor and playwright Ira Frederick Aldridge was the the manager of the Theatre Royal in Coventry

Portrait of Charles Bodinier (1844-1911), cashier de la Comédie-Française, c1883. Creator: Daniel Berard
Portrait of Charles Bodinier (1844-1911), cashier de la Comedie-Francaise, c1883

David Garrick as King Lear (Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 3, Scene 1), 1761. Creator: James McArdell
David Garrick as King Lear (Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 3, Scene 1), 1761

Mr. Garrick in the Character of King Lear (Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 3, Scene 1), 1761. Creator: James McArdell
Mr. Garrick in the Character of King Lear (Shakespeare, King Lear, Act 3, Scene 1), 1761

Stephen Kemble on the Stage, n.d. Creator: Daniel Terry
Stephen Kemble on the Stage, n.d

R. B. Sheridan, (1751-1816), 1830. Creator: Unknown
R. B. Sheridan, (1751-1816), 1830. Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816) Irish satirist, playwright, poet, and long-term owner of the London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, educated at Harrow School

A New Piece, 1882. Artist: Joseph Swain
A New Piece, 1882. The Liberal Prime Minister, Gladstone, has submitted his new piece to Mr John Bull in his guise as a theatre manager

The theater manager Shinozuka Uraemon reading the program for the Miayako Theater, 1794. Creator: Toshusai Sharaku
The theater manager Shinozuka Uraemon reading the program for the Miayako Theater, 1794

Mr. Hackett, in the Character of Rip Van Winkle, c. 1832. Creator: Henry Inman
Mr. Hackett, in the Character of Rip Van Winkle, c. 1832

Portrait of Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson, 1900-1925. Creator: George James Coates
Portrait of Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson, 1900-1925. Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson was an actor and theatre manager

Blowing-up the Pic-Nic s; -or-Harlequin Quixote Attacking the Puppets, vide Tottenham Street Pantomime, April 2, 1802

Scene from "The City Madam", at Sadlers Wells Theatre, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Scene from " The City Madam", at Sadlers Wells Theatre, 1844. London stage production of...Massingers play of " The City Madam", lately revived, and performed

Miyako Dennai III, the Stage Manager of the Metropolitan Theater (Miyako-za), 1794. 1794
Miyako Dennai III, the Stage Manager of the Metropolitan Theater (Miyako-za), 1794

Mr Bunn, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Mr Bunn, 1844. Portrait of British theatre and stage manager Alfred Bunn. From " Illustrated London News", 1844, Vol I

Mrs. Warner, as Emilia, in "Othello", 1844. Creator: Unknown
Mrs. Warner, as Emilia, in " Othello", 1844. British actor and theatre manager Mary Warner on stage at Sadlers Wells in London. Mrs

Manager & Spouter, July 1, 1802. July 1, 1802. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Manager & Spouter, July 1, 1802

Kemble, (1757-1823), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Kemble, (1757-1823), 1830. John Philip Kemble (1757-1823) English actor and brother of Sarah Siddons, engaged at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane where he became manager in 1778 and Theatre Royal

Garrick, (1717-1779), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Garrick, (1717-1779), 1830. David Garrick (1717-1779) English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer on Drury Lane, friend of Samuel Johnson, he adapted plays of the Restoration era

Foote, (1720-1777), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Foote, (1720-1777), 1830. Samuel Foote (1720-1777) British dramatist, actor and theatre manager from Cornwall, known for his eccentric comedic acting and writing

C. Cibber, (1671-1757), 1830. Creator: Unknown
C. Cibber, (1671-1757), 1830. Colley Cibber (1671-1757) English actor-manager, playwright and Poet Laureate. From " Biographical Illustrations", by Alfred Howard. [Thomas Tegg, R

Sir Henry Irving, 1927. Creator: Unknown
Sir Henry Irving, 1927. Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905), Victorian stage actor and theatre manager. From " A Series of 25 Famous Men - Carreras High-Class Cigarettes" [London, 1927]

Tyrone Power, 1839. Creator: Richard James Lane
Tyrone Power, 1839. Portrait of Irish stage actor, comedian, author and theatrical manager William Grattan Tyrone Power (1797-1841), known professionally as Tyrone Power

David Garrick, (1933). Creator: Unknown
David Garrick, (1933). Portrait of British actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer David Garrick (1717-1779). Garrick influenced nearly all aspects of theatrical practice throughout the 18th

David Garrick. (b. 1717, d. 1779), 1907. David Garrick (1717-1779), was an English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer who influenced nearly all aspects of theatrical practice throughout

Richs Glory or his Triumphant Entry into Covent-Garden, 1732. Scene of John Richs triumphant entry into Covent Garden with a procession of performers and props passing through the piazza

House at Hampstead, London, c1800. Once the residence of Booth, Cibber and Wilks the celebrated actors

Mr. George Edwardes, 1911. George Joseph Edwardes (ne Edwards) (8 October 1855 - 4 October 1915) was an English theatre manager, one of this thoroughbreds, Santoi, won many prizes

Lady Gregory, 1911, (1934). Artist: George Charles Beresford
Lady Gregory, 1911, (1934). Lady Isabella Augusta Gregory nee Persse (1852-1932), Irish playwright and founder of the Abbey Theatre in Dublin. From The Bookman - Special Christmas Number 1934

Samuel Foote, English playwright, actor and theatre manager, c1875 (1878). Samuel Foote (1720-1777) was a dramatist, actor and manager of the Haymarket Theatre, London

Garrick Club and Adjoining Buildings, c1860. Artist: Frederick Marrable
Garrick Club and Adjoining Buildings, c1860. The Garrick Club is a gentlemens club in London founded in 1831. It is one of the oldest members club in the world

Garrick as Lord Chalkstone, c1740 (1948). Artist: Johan Zoffany
Garrick as Lord Chalkstone, c1740 (1948). David Garrick (1717-1779), English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer in the role of Lord Chalkstone from Lethe: A Dramatic Satire

David Garrick (1717-1779), English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer, 1912
David Garrick (1717-1779) was an English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer. After a portrait by Robert Edge Pine (1730-1788). Taken from R. J

Samuel Foote, 18th century English playwright, actor, and theatre manager, 1886. An engraving from The Theatre, A Monthly Review, Volume VIII, July to December, 1886, edited by Clement Scott

William Hunter Kendal, British actor and theatre manager, 1884. Artist: St Jamess Photographic Co
William Hunter Kendal, British actor and theatre manager, 1884. A photograph from The Theatre, A Monthly Review, Volume III, January to June, 1884, edited by Clement Scott, David Bogue, London, 1884

Kate Santley, American-born British actress, singer, comedienne, and theatre manager, 1883. A photograph from The Theatre, A Monthly Review, 1st December 1883, David Bogue, London, 1883

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