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Background imageActing Collection: Miss Greta Garbo, portrait photograph, 1925 July 27. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Miss Greta Garbo, portrait photograph, 1925 July 27. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Greta Garbo, portrait photograph, 1925 July 27. Address: Commodore Hotel, New York City

Background imageActing Collection: Dolly sister, portrait photograph, 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Dolly sister, portrait photograph, 1916. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Dolly sister, portrait photograph, 1916

Background imageActing Collection: Ellen Terry, 1864, (1942). Creator: George Frederick Watts

Ellen Terry, 1864, (1942). Creator: George Frederick Watts
Ellen Terry, 1864, (1942). Portrait of British actress Dame Ellen Terry (1847-1928), the leading Shakespearean actress of her time

Background imageActing Collection: Alice and the dormouse, 1887. Artist: Ernest Barraud

Alice and the dormouse, 1887. Artist: Ernest Barraud
Alice and the dormouse, 1887. A photograph from The Theatre, A Monthly Review, Volume IX, January to June, 1887, Carson & Comerford, London, 1887

Background imageActing Collection: Elizabeth Taylor, English-American actress, c1950s(?). Artist: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Elizabeth Taylor, English-American actress, c1950s(?). Artist: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Elizabeth Taylor, English-American actress, c1950s(?). Elizabeth Taylor made her screen debut as a child in Lassie Come Home in 1943

Background imageActing Collection: Herbert Marshall, British film and theatre actor, 1934-1935

Herbert Marshall, British film and theatre actor, 1934-1935. Taken from Meet the Film Stars, by Seton Margrave. (London, 1934-1935)

Background imageActing Collection: Miss Ann Andrews, 1919 Sept. 3. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Miss Ann Andrews, 1919 Sept. 3. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Miss Ann Andrews, 1919 Sept. 3

Background imageActing Collection: Portrait de Sarah Bernhardt, 1876. Creator: Georges Jules Victor Clairin

Portrait de Sarah Bernhardt, 1876. Creator: Georges Jules Victor Clairin
Portrait de Sarah Bernhardt, 1876

Background imageActing Collection: The Actor Nakamura Noshio I as the Goddes Benzaiten of Enoshima in the Play Onno Aruji... c. 1773

The Actor Nakamura Noshio I as the Goddes Benzaiten of Enoshima in the Play Onno Aruji... c. 1773. Creator: Shunsho
The Actor Nakamura Noshio I as the Goddes Benzaiten of Enoshima in the Play Onno Aruji Hatsuyuki no Sekai, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1773, Japan, c. 1773

Background imageActing Collection: 1977 Jaguar XJS with Ian Ogilvy as The Saint tv character. Creator: Unknown

1977 Jaguar XJS with Ian Ogilvy as The Saint tv character. Creator: Unknown
1977 Jaguar XJS with Ian Ogilvy as The Saint tv character

Background imageActing Collection: Miss Lily Elsie, (1886-1962), The Merry Widow. c1930. Creator: Unknown

Miss Lily Elsie, (1886-1962), The Merry Widow. c1930. Creator: Unknown
Miss Lily Elsie, (1886-1962), The Merry Widow". c1930. English actress and singer during the Edwardian era. [Foulsham & Banfield, London]

Background imageActing Collection: Peg Woffington, (c. 1750), 1937

Peg Woffington, (c. 1750), 1937
Peg Woffington, c1750. Margaret Peg Woffington (1720-1760), was a well known Irish actress in Georgian London. After a work attributed to William Hogarth (1697-1764). From The Connoisseur, 1937

Background imageActing Collection: The wailing women, 1922. Creator: Henry Traut

The wailing women, 1922. Creator: Henry Traut
The wailing women, 1922. Paula Rendl as Mary Magdalene, Martha Veit as the Virgin Mary, Melchior Breitsamter as St John: players in the Oberammergau Passion Play

Background imageActing Collection: Vladimir Vysotsky, Russian singer, poet, and actor, 1979

Vladimir Vysotsky, Russian singer, poet, and actor, 1979. Vysotsky (1938-1980), in the television mini-series The Meeting Place Cannot Be Changed

Background imageActing Collection: Ava Gardner, American actress, 20th century. Artist: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Ava Gardner, American actress, 20th century. Artist: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Ava Gardner, American actress, 20th century. Ava Gardners cinematic career began in 1941, but she did not become a star until she appeared opposite Burt Lancaster in The Killers in 1946

Background imageActing Collection: Clark Gable (1901-1960) and Vivien Leigh (1913-1967), actors, 1940

Clark Gable (1901-1960) and Vivien Leigh (1913-1967), actors, 1940. Gable and Leigh in a scene from Gone With the Wind (1939). From the front cover of Picturegoer magazine (27 April 1940)

Background imageActing Collection: Scene from All About Eve, Twentieth Century Fox film, 1950. Artist: Joseph L Mankiewicz

Scene from All About Eve, Twentieth Century Fox film, 1950. Artist: Joseph L Mankiewicz
Scene from All About Eve, Twentieth Century Fox film, 1950. Starring Bette Davis and Anne Baxter. Producer: Darryl F Zanuck. Director: Joseph L Mankiewicz

Background imageActing Collection: Gene Kelly (1912-1996), American dancer, actor and director, c1940s

Gene Kelly (1912-1996), American dancer, actor and director, c1940s

Background imageActing Collection: Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress, 1933

Marlene Dietrich, German-American actress, 1933. Dietrich (1901-1992), was a Academy Award-nominated German-American actress, entertainer and singer

Background imageActing Collection: Ira Aldridge as Othello, c. 1830. Creator: Henry Perronet Briggs

Ira Aldridge as Othello, c. 1830. Creator: Henry Perronet Briggs
Ira Aldridge as Othello, c. 1830

Background imageActing Collection: The Duenna & Little Isaac, April 1, 1784. Creator: William Paulet Carey

The Duenna & Little Isaac, April 1, 1784. Creator: William Paulet Carey
The Duenna & Little Isaac, April 1, 1784

Background imageActing Collection: Dressing for a Masquerade, April 1, 1790. April 1, 1790. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson

Dressing for a Masquerade, April 1, 1790. April 1, 1790. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Dressing for a Masquerade, April 1, 1790

Background imageActing Collection: British actress Cissy Grahame in The Pickpocket, 1886. Artist: Barraud

British actress Cissy Grahame in The Pickpocket, 1886. Artist: Barraud
British actress Cissy Grahame in The Pickpocket, 1886. A photograph from The Theatre, A Monthly Review, Volume VIII, July to December, 1886, edited by Clement Scott, Carson & Comerford, London, 1886

Background imageActing Collection: Iris Hoey and Jack Cannot, British actors, c1908. Artist: Rotary Photo

Iris Hoey and Jack Cannot, British actors, c1908. Artist: Rotary Photo
Iris Hoey and Jack Cannot, British actors, c1908. Iris Hoey (1895-1979) as Blanche Marie and Jack Cannot (c1883-1929) as Bagnolet in The Little Michus

Background imageActing Collection: Gertie Millar, British actress and singer, c1906. Artist: Rotary Photo

Gertie Millar, British actress and singer, c1906. Artist: Rotary Photo
Gertie Millar, British actress and singer, c1906. Postcard posted in 1906. Gertie Millar (1879-1952) was a singer and actress of the late 19th and early 20th century

Background imageActing Collection: Maudi Darrell, British actress, c1908. Artist: Philco Publishing Company

Maudi Darrell, British actress, c1908. Artist: Philco Publishing Company
Maudi Darrell, British actress, c1908. Postcard posted in 1908

Background imageActing Collection: Fay Wray (1907-2004), Canadian-born American actress, 20th century

Fay Wray (1907-2004), Canadian-born American actress, 20th century. Wray is probably best known for her performance in the original King Kong (1933)

Background imageActing Collection: Glynis Johns, British actress, singer and dancer, 20th century. Artist: Rank Organisation

Glynis Johns, British actress, singer and dancer, 20th century. Artist: Rank Organisation
Glynis Johns, British actress, singer and dancer, 20th century. Glynis Johns made her first film appearance in South Riding in 1938

Background imageActing Collection: Katherine DeMille, Canadian born American actress, 1934-1935

Katherine DeMille, Canadian born American actress, 1934-1935. Born Katherine Lester, she was adopted by the Hollywood film director Cecil B DeMille

Background imageActing Collection: Gloria Swanson, American actress, 1933

Gloria Swanson, American actress, 1933. Swanson (1897-1983) was an American actress who was prolific during the era of the silent film

Background imageActing Collection: Herbert Waring in Under the Red Robe, c1902. Artist: Ellis & Walery

Herbert Waring in Under the Red Robe, c1902. Artist: Ellis & Walery
Herbert Waring in Under the Red Robe, c1902. Actor Herbert Waring appears in a stage production of Stanley Weymans novel

Background imageActing Collection: Bing Crosby, American singer and actor, 1934-1935

Bing Crosby, American singer and actor, 1934-1935. Born Harry Lillis. Taken from Meet the Film Stars, by Seton Margrave. (London, 1934-1935)

Background imageActing Collection: Sidonie Espero, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Sidonie Espero, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Sidonie Espero, between c1915 and c1920. Shows actress Sidonie Espero.

Background imageActing Collection: Ash, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Ash, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Ash, between c1915 and c1920. Shows actor Sam Ash (1884-1951) who also performed in vaudeville and film. Ash is holding a camera.

Background imageActing Collection: Alice Brady [draped in Old Glory], between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Alice Brady [draped in Old Glory], between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Alice Brady [draped in Old Glory], between c1915 and c1920. Shows Alice Brady (born Mary Rose Brady, 1892-1939) an American stage and silent film actor who later successfully moved into talking films.

Background imageActing Collection: Constance Talmage [i.e. Talmadge], between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Constance Talmage [i.e. Talmadge], between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Constance Talmage [i.e. Talmadge], between c1915 and c1920. Shows American silent movie star Constance Alice Talmadge (1898-1973).

Background imageActing Collection: Scene from 'The Workmen of Paris', at the Adelphi Theatre; Paris by Moonlight, 1864

Scene from "The Workmen of Paris", at the Adelphi Theatre; Paris by Moonlight, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Scene from "The Workmen of Paris", at the Adelphi Theatre; Paris by Moonlight, 1864. London stage production. 'There are two novel and elaborate scenic effects

Background imageActing Collection: Mrs. E.L. Smith, Mrs. Jay Gould, Mrs. H.B. Duryea, Mrs. Lawr. Keene, 1918

Mrs. E.L. Smith, Mrs. Jay Gould, Mrs. H.B. Duryea, Mrs. Lawr. Keene, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. E.L. Smith, Mrs. Jay Gould, Mrs. H.B. Duryea, Mrs. Lawr. Keene, 1918. Mrs. Edward L. Smith, Mrs. Jay Gould, Mrs. Herman B. Duryea (Ellen Homer Winchester), and Mrs

Background imageActing Collection: Mrs. J. Ward & Mrs. Jay Gould, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service. Mrs. J. Ward & Mrs. Jay Gould, 1918

Mrs. J. Ward & Mrs. Jay Gould, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service. Mrs. J. Ward & Mrs. Jay Gould, 1918
Mrs. J. Ward & Mrs. Jay Gould, 1918. Mrs. J. Ward and Mrs. Jay Gould with sailor at the Y.M.C.A. Bryant Park Eagle Hut, New York City which was opened to serve soldiers during World War I.

Background imageActing Collection: Orville Harrold, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Orville Harrold, 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Orville Harrold, 1918. American operatic tenor and musical theater actor Orville Harrold (1878-1933) singing at a rally for the Fourth Liberty Loan Campaign, Federal Hall

Background imageActing Collection: Celia Claud in dance pose, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Celia Claud in dance pose, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Celia Claud in dance pose, 1910.

Background imageActing Collection: The late Mr. James Sheridan Knowles, 1862. Creator: Unknown

The late Mr. James Sheridan Knowles, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The late Mr. James Sheridan Knowles, 1862. Portrait of...one of the best dramatic writers of his time, was...a cousin-german of the Right Hon. Richard Brinsley Sheridan...Mr

Background imageActing Collection: Collecting for Red + [Cross] (Countess Mazzuchi), 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Collecting for Red + [Cross] (Countess Mazzuchi), 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Collecting for Red + [Cross] (Countess Mazzuchi), 1918. Countess Chiquita Mazzuchi collecting money for the Red Cross in a large American flag during World War I. Mazzuchi was later accused of fraud.

Background imageActing Collection: Helen Ware, Grace Schnebe, Chrystal Hearn, Frances Starr, Gladys Hanson, Lucy Weston, May 1917

Helen Ware, Grace Schnebe, Chrystal Hearn, Frances Starr, Gladys Hanson, Lucy Weston, May 1917. Actresses Helen (Remer) Ware (1877-1939), Grace Schnebbe (Mrs)

Background imageActing Collection: Briner sisters (from right to left) Nina, Maria, sitting on the ground Ekaterina Kornakova, 1914

Briner sisters (from right to left) Nina, Maria, sitting on the ground Ekaterina Kornakova, 1914. Creator: Unknown
Briner sisters (from right to left) Nina, Maria, sitting on the ground Ekaterina Kornakova, 1914. From a collection of 82 photos from the archive of Yul Brynner (1920-85), the famous Hollywood actor

Background imageActing Collection: Messrs Cope's Christmas entertainment to their workpeople at St. George's Hall, Liverpool, 1864

Messrs Cope's Christmas entertainment to their workpeople at St. George's Hall, Liverpool, 1864. 'Mr. J. C. Cowper, the tragedian, recited, with great taste and feeling

Background imageActing Collection: Mr. Charles Mathews as Plumper, in 'Cool As A Cucumber', 1864. Creator: Unknown. Mr

Mr. Charles Mathews as Plumper, in "Cool As A Cucumber", 1864. Creator: Unknown. Mr
Mr. Charles Mathews as Plumper, in "Cool As A Cucumber", 1864. Engraving from a photograph by Messrs. Mayall. The '...excellent comedian...Mr

Background imageActing Collection: The Dramatic College Fete at the Crystal Palace, 1864. Creator: Unknown

The Dramatic College Fete at the Crystal Palace, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Royal Dramatic College Fete at the Crystal Palace, [London], 1864. Annual fund-raising festival. '...the central portion of the nave and transepts was filled with the stalls of a fancy fair



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