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April scene set showing the Palace of Westminster from the play All the Year Round at the Alhambra Theatre, set designed by Bruce Smith. London, England, 1904

2011FB3908-01

William Terriss in Henry VIII, by Virtue & Co Ltd. London, England, late 19th century

2006AY9140-01

John Lawrence Toole as the Artful Dodger in Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, by John Oxenford. London, England, 1868

2009BX7123-01

Robert Pritchett, Shirley Brooks, Arthur Lewis, Mark Lemon, Quintin Twiss, John Tenniel, Arthur Cecil, Henry Silver, Arthur Sullivan, Ellen Terry, George du Maurier, Kate Terry and Tom Taylor at the benefit for Mrs Bennett. London, England, 19th Century

2009BX7835-01

Arthur Leclercq, photo Horatio Nelson King. England, 19th Century

2009CB2473-01

Wilson Barret as Chatterton in Chatterton at Princess's Theatre, photo Herbert Rose Barraud. London, England, 1884

2009CB2668-01

Wilson Barret as Chatterton in Chatterton at Princess's Theatre, photo Herbert Rose Barraud. London, England, 1884

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Lady De Bathe, photo Lafayette Portrait Studios. London, England, 1898

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Lady De Bathe, photo Lafayette Portrait Studios. London, England, 1899

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Lady De Bathe, photo Lafayette Portrait Studios. London, England, 1899

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Lady De Bathe, photo Lafayette Portrait Studios. London, England, 1899

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Lady De Bathe, photo Lafayette Portrait Studios. London, England, 1899

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Miss Lydia West, photo Lafayette Portrait Studios. London, England, 1900

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Miss Vandabilt Wackerman, photo Lafayette Portrait Studios, London, England, 1900

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Lady De Bathe, photo Lafayette Portrait Studios. London, England, 1901

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Dame Lilian Braithwaite, photo Lafayette Portrait studios. London, England, 1901

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Lady De Bathe, photo Lafayette Portrait Studios. London, England, 1901

2006AG8092-01

Henry Irving in Leopold Lewis's The Bells at the Lyceum Theatre, photo London Stereoscopic Company. London, England, 1871

2006AG9208-01

Marie Bancroft, Arthur Cecil and William hunter Kendal in Tom Robertson's The Vicarage at the Prince of Wales. London, England, 1877

2006AG9220-01

Madge Kendal and William Hunter Kendal. London, England, late 19th century

2006AG9245-01

Marie Wilson in Good for Nothing. London, England, 1879

2006AH5552-01

Marie Lloyd in Whacky, Whack, Whack! England, 1891

2006AH5823-01

Dan Leno. Britain, late 19th century

2006AH5869-01

George Robey in Frank Dix's The Queen of Hearts. Liverpool, England, 1906

2006AV8387-01

Marie Lloyd in Tartan, by Hana. London, England, late 19th century

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Scene at the Alhambra, photo Paul Martin. England, 1900

2006AV8902-01

Jeanne D'Arc, by Eugène Samuel Grasset. Paris, France, 1890

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Lily Langtry, photo Lafayette and Co. London, England, 19th century

2006AG9488-01

The Village Church scene from The Sins of Society at the Drury Lane Theatre, photo Daily Mirror. London, England, 1907

2006AG9834-01

Constance Collier, photo The Rotary Photograph Company. London, England, late 1890s

2006AH1409-01

Fanny Moody in Charles Gounod's Faust. Great Britain, late 19th to early 20th century

2006AH5426-01

Camille Clifford as a Gibson Girl. London, England, early 20th century.

2006AM5963-01

Ellen Terry. London, England, late 19th century

2006BC7896-01

Dominick Murray. Britain, late 19th century

2006BC7897-01

Dominick Murray, photo Max Platz. Chicago, US, late 19th century

2006AH6043-01

Sarah Bernhardt, photo Felix Nadar. France, 1889

2006AH6089-01

Dorothy Ward. Britain, early 20th century

2006AH6203-01

Dan Leno. Britain, late 19th century

2006AG1367-01

Ellen Terry, photo Frederick Hollyer. England, late 19th century

2006AG9327-01

Scenes from Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. London, England, 1895