Acting Collection (page 7)

A monkey dinner party (chromolitho)
735778 A monkey dinner party (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A monkey dinner party)

Circus of monkeys (chromolitho)
735777 Circus of monkeys (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Circus of monkeys)

Richard Tarleton, the Actor (engraving)
662489 Richard Tarleton, the Actor (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Richard Tarleton, the Actor)

Mr Wilson Barrett, Marcus in The Sign of the Cross (b / w photo)
667252 Mr Wilson Barrett, Marcus in The Sign of the Cross (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Wilson Barrett)

Mr Fred Terry, in The Scarlett Pimpernell (b / w photo)
667250 Mr Fred Terry, in The Scarlett Pimpernell (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Fred Terry)

Martin Harvey (b / w photo)
667249 Martin Harvey (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Martin Harvey); © Look and Learn; English, out of copyright

Mr Seymour Hicks in Quality Street (colour photo)
2818029 Mr Seymour Hicks in Quality Street (colour photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Seymour Hicks in Quality Street)

Miss Constance Collier in Ben Hur (colour photo)
2818028 Miss Constance Collier in Ben Hur (colour photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miss Constance Collier in Ben Hur)

Miss Louie Freear in The Lady Slavey (colour photo)
2818022 Miss Louie Freear in The Lady Slavey (colour photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miss Louie Freear in The Lady Slavey)

Mr Edmund Payne in The Toreador (colour photo)
2818017 Mr Edmund Payne in The Toreador (colour photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Edmund Payne in The Toreador)

Mr H B Irving in As You Like It (colour photo)
2818012 Mr H B Irving in As You Like It (colour photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr H B Irving in As You Like It)

Miss Miriam Clements (colour photo)
2818005 Miss Miriam Clements (colour photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miss Miriam Clements)

Mr Edward Terry in My Pretty Maid (colour photo)
2818003 Mr Edward Terry in My Pretty Maid (colour photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Edward Terry in My Pretty Maid)

Stella Harf - German stage and film actress
Stella Harf (nee Gertrud Weibrecht) (1890-1979) - German stage and film actress. Date: circa 1925

Ricardo Cortez - American silent film actor
Ricardo Cortez (Jacob Krantz) (1900-1977) - American silent film actor, shown here in the role of Paris in The Private Life of Helen of Troy (1927). Date: 1927

Charles Dickens at Rehearsal (litho)
2788029 Charles Dickens at Rehearsal (litho) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles Dickens at Rehearsal)

Adrienne Adele Augarde (1882-1913) - an English actress and singer popular for nearly a decade on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, primarily for her roles in Edwardian musical comedy

Production of La Biche au Bois at the Theatre du Chatelet (colour litho)
2818810 Production of La Biche au Bois at the Theatre du Chatelet (colour litho) by Meyer, Henri (1841-99) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Performance of Messire du Guesclin at the Theatre de la Porte-Saint-Martin (colour litho)
2818689 Performance of Messire du Guesclin at the Theatre de la Porte-Saint-Martin (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Performance of Messire du Guesclin)

The actor Otani Oniji III as Edobei, 1794 (colour woodblock print)
2969483 The actor Otani Oniji III as Edobei, 1794 (colour woodblock print) by Sharaku, Toshusai (fl.1794-95); 37.9x25.0 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Ukiyo-e Print of an Actor in a Female Role by Kunisada, 1847 (colour woodblock print)
2630234 Ukiyo-e Print of an Actor in a Female Role by Kunisada, 1847 (colour woodblock print) by Kunisada, Utagawa (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865); Private Collection; (add.info)

Werner Krauss, German actor, as Shylock in the film The Merchant of Venice, 1923 (b / w photo)
3103011 Werner Krauss, German actor, as Shylock in the film The Merchant of Venice, 1923 (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Werner Krauss (1884-1959)

Scene from a production of Bataille des Dames, by Ernest Legouve and Eugene Scribe (colour photo)
3098840 Scene from a production of Bataille des Dames, by Ernest Legouve and Eugene Scribe (colour photo) by French Photographer

Scene from a production of Les Plaideurs, by Jean Racine (colour photo)
3098820 Scene from a production of Les Plaideurs, by Jean Racine (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from a production of Les Plaideurs)

Judas (colour photo)
3095821 Judas (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Judas. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Sir Henry Irving (b / w photo)
3094028 Sir Henry Irving (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Henry Irving)

Actors of the Comedie-Francaise theatre (colour photo)
3098830 Actors of the Comedie-Francaise theatre (colour photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Actors of the Comedie-Francaise theatre)

Mr A M Ross, acting Engineer of the Victoria Bridge over the St Lawrence (engraving)
1609769 Mr A M Ross, acting Engineer of the Victoria Bridge over the St Lawrence (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr A M Ross)

Armies of the Continent, the Honved, or Hungarian Landwehr, of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (engraving)
1595285 Armies of the Continent, the Honved, or Hungarian Landwehr, of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (engraving) by Schonberg

Samuel Foote (1720-1777), a British dramatist, actor and theatre manager from Cornwall. He was known for his comedic acting and writing

The Stage, illustration from The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith, pub
PT309562 The Stage, illustration from The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith, pub. Ackermann, 1817 (hand-coloured aquatint) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Private Collection; English

John Philip Kemble as Hamlet, 1783 (pen, ink & wash on paper)
XYC284427 John Philip Kemble as Hamlet, 1783 (pen, ink & wash on paper) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826); 26.7x18.7 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Mrs Siddons as Constance, 1783 (pen, ink & wash on paper)
XYC284424 Mrs Siddons as Constance, 1783 (pen, ink & wash on paper) by Flaxman, John (1755-1826); 26.7x18.7 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Christian Magnus Falsen, from Eidsvoll 1814, published 1914 (litho)
KW315698 Christian Magnus Falsen, from Eidsvoll 1814, published 1914 (litho) by Norwegian School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Christian Magnus Falsen (1782-1830); Norwegian constitutional father

How an actor sees his audience and the prompter, c. 1890 (litho)
KDC324185 How an actor sees his audience and the prompter, c.1890 (litho) by Kamak, A. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: view from the stage; ); German, out of copyright

The interior of the Nakamura Theatre, Sakai Street, published by Nishinomiya Shinroku
FIT282748 The interior of the Nakamura Theatre, Sakai Street, published by Nishinomiya Shinroku, before 1841 (woodblock print) by Yoshimara, Utagawa (fl.19th century); Fitzwilliam Museum

Matsumoto Koshiro V in the role of Matsuomaru, from the Tokaido Road series
AME117748 Matsumoto Koshiro V in the role of Matsuomaru, from the Tokaido Road series, (colour litho) by Kunisada, Utagawa (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Fair with a Theatrical Presentation, c. 1600 (oil on panel) (detail)
PWI127301 Fair with a Theatrical Presentation, c.1600 (oil on panel) (detail) by Brueghel, Pieter the Younger (c.1564-1638); 111x164.5 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St

The Actor Bando Tokuke as Takahastu Yajuro, a Samurai (woodblock print)
LMG144570 The Actor Bando Tokuke as Takahastu Yajuro, a Samurai (woodblock print) by Kunisada, Utagawa (Toyokuni III) (1786-1865); 29.2x26.7 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery)

Marie Dorval in the role of Marion Delorme by Victor Hugo (litho)
CHT213090 Marie Dorval in the role of Marion Delorme by Victor Hugo (litho) by Deveria, Achille (1800-57) (after); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Enter Cowslip, with a bowl of Cream, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1795
NCO191753 Enter Cowslip, with a bowl of Cream, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1795 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Sergei Eisenstein (1898-1948) and Vsevolod Pudovkin (1893-1953) during filming of
CHT226061 Sergei Eisenstein (1898-1948) and Vsevolod Pudovkin (1893-1953) during filming of Ivan the Terrible, 1943-44, from Serge Eisenstein, Reflexions d un Cineaste, published in Moscow

A Classical Beauty by a Well, (oil on canvas)
989340 A Classical Beauty by a Well, (oil on canvas) by Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905); 188x90.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Classical Beauty by a Well)

Robinson Crusoe: Cover, 1920 (oil on canvas)
1767410 Robinson Crusoe: Cover, 1920 (oil on canvas) by Wyeth, Newell Convers (1882-1945); 80x76.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Robinson Crusoe: Cover. Newell Convers Wyeth (1882-1945)

The Trial, 1866 (oil on canvas)
CH402154 The Trial, 1866 (oil on canvas) by Hunt, Charles (1829-1900); 16.5x24.1 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Head of Saint Francis Looking Upwards to the Left, (black
659221 Head of Saint Francis Looking Upwards to the Left, (black, red and white chalk on grey paper) by Barocci or Baroccio

Street Scene, Moret, 1906 (oil on canvas)
650824 Street Scene, Moret, 1906 (oil on canvas) by Mulhaupt, Frederick John (1871-1938); 65.4x53.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Street Scene, Moret. Frederick John Mulhaupt (1871-1938)

Head of a Girl, (oil on canvas)
651272 Head of a Girl, (oil on canvas) by Henner, Jean-Jacques (1829-1905); 41.3x33.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Head of a Girl. Jean Jacques Henner (1829-1905). Oil on canvas

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"Unveiling the Art of Acting: From Geishas to Hollywood Stars" Step into a world where the art transcends time and borders. In Japan, geishas captivate with their graceful movements, embodying the essence of storytelling through dance. Like a delicate flower blooming on stage, they transport us to another realm. In 1887, Ernest Barraud immortalized "Alice and the Dormouse, " capturing a moment frozen in time. The painting reminds us that acting is not limited to words but also encompasses expressions and gestures that speak volumes. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers waltz their way into our hearts, showcasing unparalleled chemistry on screen. Their seamless partnership epitomizes how two individuals can create magic together through their craft. Elizabeth Taylor's allure shines brightly as she graces the silver screen in the 1950s. With her captivating performances, this English-American actress proves that talent knows no boundaries. The Peninsular War comes alive as riflemen from the 95th Regiment take center stage. Through their disciplined portrayal of soldiers' struggles, we witness how they are shed light on historical events and honor those who fought bravely. "The Mikado" at Savoy Theatre transports us to an enchanting world filled with music and laughter. This Gilbert & Sullivan masterpiece showcases how theater brings communities together while entertaining audiences for generations. Herbert Marshall's charismatic presence captures hearts both on film and onstage during the 1930s-1940s era. His versatility as a British actor demonstrates that true talent can seamlessly transition between mediums. Fred Astaire continues his reign alongside Adele Astaire in "Stop Flirting. " Their dynamic performances remind us that acting is not just about individual brilliance but also about collaborating harmoniously with fellow artists. Vivien Leigh enchants audiences worldwide with her mesmerizing portrayals such as Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone with the Wind. " Her ability to embody complex characters showcases the transformative power of acting.