Director Collection (page 7)

Centenary of the Court and National Theatres, Mannheim, Germany (engraving)
6001375 Centenary of the Court and National Theatres, Mannheim, Germany (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Centenary of the Court and National Theatres)

Punch cartoon: The British Brigands Bank - corruption in banking and the collapse of the Royal British Bank (engraving)
6034712 Punch cartoon: The British Brigands Bank - corruption in banking and the collapse of the Royal British Bank (engraving) by Leech

F P Cunliffe Owen, Esquire, CB (engraving)
1059275 F P Cunliffe Owen, Esquire, CB (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: F P Cunliffe Owen, Esquire, CB, Director of the South Kensington Museum)

The Royal College of Music (engraving)
1623885 The Royal College of Music (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Royal College of Music)

Baron Mundy (engraving)
1053836 Baron Mundy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Baron Mundy, Director of the Ambulances in Servia)

Mr Henry Hucks Gibbs (engraving)
1062461 Mr Henry Hucks Gibbs (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Henry Hucks Gibbs, the New Conservative MP for the City)

The great fire near London Bridge, Saturday 22 June 1861 (coloured engraving)
602575 The great fire near London Bridge, Saturday 22 June 1861 (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The great fire near London Bridge)

Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (engraving)
665253 Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Kapellmeister and Director of Music at Hamburg)

Gustave Noblemaire, French engineer (colour litho)
2818286 Gustave Noblemaire, French engineer (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gustave Noblemaire, French engineer)

Caricature of (Sir) Edward Moss, chairman of Moss Empires and the man behind the London Hippodrome, talking to his stage director Frank Parker

Noel Coward, playwright, composer, director, performer
Noel Coward, English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, in a bowtie. Date: 1950

Thomas Simpson Cooke as Don Carlos in Linleys The Duenna, pub
2958362 Thomas Simpson Cooke as Don Carlos in Linleys The Duenna, pub. 1818 (stippple engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

James Brien Comey, Jr. Director of the FBI, 2013 (photo)
2911675 James Brien Comey, Jr. Director of the FBI, 2013 (photo) by American Photographer; (add.info.: James Brien Comey, Jr. (b)

Paul Wegener, German actor, writer and film director, 1909 (b / w photo)
3103029 Paul Wegener, German actor, writer and film director, 1909 (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Paul Wegener (1874-1948), German actor

Viennese Band at the Alhambra, London, Musical Director J Delikat, programme includes works by Wagner, Elgar, German, Sarasate, Liszt and Sousa, 12 April 1903. Date: 1903

The Mad Hatters, Grand Pier, Weston-Super-Mare, Alfred W Newtons Company under the direction of Bobbie Comber Date: 1913

Trompe-La-Mort, after a story by Honore de Balzac, interpreted by M Arquilliere of the Theatre de la Renaissance, Director Charles Krauss. Date: 1914

The New Chief of the Home Guard. Major General T R Eastwood who has just been appointed Director General of the Home Guard

A portrait of George M. Cohan, 1928 - American entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer and theatrical producer Date: 1928

Advert for Johm Murray Anderson who devised and directed King of Jazz, a Universal Picture, 1930 Date: 1930

Advert for Albertina Rasch Studios and her dancers featured in Hollywood film, 1930 for MGM and Paramount Date: 1930

Advert for Larry Ceballos, dance director at Warner Brothers and First National, 1930 Date: 1930

Two of the Pearl Eatons Radio Pictures girls Alice Jans and June Glory, 1930 who were last seen in The Cuckoos. Pearl Eaton was a dance director, formerly working on Broadway for Dillingham

Two portraits of Laurent Novikoff, Chicago, 1930 - director of the Chicago Civic Opera Ballet and the Opera Ballet School Date: 1930

Vase presented to Mr C H Wilson, Director of the Government School of Design (engraving)
1617287 Vase presented to Mr C H Wilson, Director of the Government School of Design (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vase presented to Mr C H Wilson)

Sir John Forsdyke
Sir Edgar John Forsdyke (1883 - 1979), Director and Principal Librarian of the British Museum from 1936 to 1950

The Mobilisation at Southampton (b / w photo)
1592774 The Mobilisation at Southampton (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mobilisation at Southampton)

Sketches in Scotland-Yard, the Metropolitan and Detective Police (engraving)
1107434 Sketches in Scotland-Yard, the Metropolitan and Detective Police (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches in Scotland-Yard)

Sir Isidore Salmon (1876-1941), co-founder of Salmon and Gluckstein Tobacconists which evolved into the J. Lyons catering empire. Salmon was manager and director of the J

Eye catching woman
The art print shop Hollerbaum & Schmidt, headquartered in Berlin, founded in 1894 (according to different data, 1889) became the leading poster printing company in Germany under its director Ernst

Robert Nesbitt, Charles Reading, Joan Davis, Stella Moya
Robert Nesbitt, right, (11 January 1906 - 3 January 1995), theatre director, theatrical producer and impresario, particularly known for staging 25 instances of the Royal Variety Show

House-party at Barton Mills Hall
Members at a house party given by Mrs Hanbury-Kelk at Barton Mills Hall near Newmarket in July 1934. L to ri. standing) Miss Ursula Livingstone, -Learmonth, Miss Marty Hanbury, Lady Patricia Mackay

Robert Nesbitt and Joan Davis planning theatre production
Robert Nesbitt (11 January 1906 - 3 January 1995), theatre director, theatrical producer and impresario, particularly known for staging 25 instances of the Royal Variety Show

Robert Nesbitt planning his latest theatre production
Robert Nesbitt (11 January 1906 - 3 January 1995), theatre director, theatrical producer and impresario, particularly known for staging 25 instances of the Royal Variety Show

D. W. Griffith & the Gish sisters by Kate Carew
Noted Hollywood film producer and director, David Wark Griffith (1875-1948) pictured with actress sisters, Lilian (left) and Dorothy Gish. Date: 1919

Portrait of Charles Gustave Auguste le Bargy (1858-1936), French actor and film director
XEE556321 Portrait of Charles Gustave Auguste le Bargy (1858-1936), French actor and film director. by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Stefano Bianchetti; French

Ludvig Loostrom, 1908 (w / c on paper)
3086688 Ludvig Loostrom, 1908 (w/c on paper) by Larsson, Carl (1853-1919); 37x51 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; (add.info)

The War is Dead; La Guerre est Morte, (pencil and watercolour heightened with white)
658694 The War is Dead; La Guerre est Morte, (pencil and watercolour heightened with white) by Wegener, Gerda Marie Frederike (1885-1940); 26.7x17.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Punch cartoon: Philip Cunliffe-Owen, British exhibition organiser and Director of the South Kensington Museum
6034970 Punch cartoon: Philip Cunliffe-Owen, British exhibition organiser and Director of the South Kensington Museum, London (engraving) by Sambourne

Behind the scenes at the London Hippodrome, Bow Bells
Behind the scenes in Bow Bells at the London Hippodrome, 1932. Robert Hale and his daughter Binnie are seen chatting in the wings with the production and stage director, Charles Henry. Date: 1932

Frank Parker & Frank Allen of the London Hippodrome
Frank Allen, manager and then managing director of the London Hippodrome, and partner in Moss Empires Ltd. at the wheel of his twelve horse-power Eagle car

Frank Parker, stage director at London Hippodrome
Frank Parker, , stage director at the London HIppodrome where he was the brains behind the theatres incredible water spectacles, plunging elephants, diving cyclists, snowstorms

Cinderella at the London Hippodrome, 1900-01
Illustration summarising the delights of the newly-opened London Hippodromes first annual pantomime - Cinderella - which the management claimed was the most expensive ever to be staged

Mr H. E. Moss, managing director of the London Hippodrome
Sir Horace Edward Moss (1852 - 1912), British theatre impresario and the founder, chairman and joint managing director of the Moss Empires Ltd

Programme cover, Kingston Empire Theatre, Surrey, Kingshot Theatres Ltd, Director: Stanley Watson. circa 1950

Directors of Bertram Mills Circus - Lord Burghley (Hon President), Cyril B Mills, Bernard N Mills, and the late Bertram Mills (Founder). 1949

Percy Pitt (1869-1932). Musician, composer and Musical Director of Covent Garden Theatre from about 1902. Date: circa 1912

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The director is the mastermind behind the scenes, orchestrating every aspect of a film or production, and are like Auguste Escoffier, crafting a delectable feast for our eyes and minds. Just as Jane Russell in The French Line captivated audiences with her sultry performance, directors have the power to mesmerize us with their creative vision. Orson Welles showcased his brilliance not only as an actor but also as Charles Foster Kane in CITIZEN KANE, a groundbreaking film that he directed. Like Charlie Chaplin's iconic portrayal of the little tramp, directors often leave an indelible mark on cinema history. They bring together talented individuals like the cast and crew of John Guillermins Torment (1949), creating magic on screen. In Hollywood's golden era, directors such as Billy Wilder were revered for their ability to entertain and captivate audiences. Publicity stills from films like Some Like It Hot (1959) remind us of their genius, and are not limited to just filmmaking; they can shape other realms too. Just as Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Team made history in 1908 under S. F. Edge's guidance, directors lead teams towards greatness. Even animals can become stars under a director's watchful eye – Mick the Miller became a film star thanks to someone who saw his potential beyond racing tracks. From bustling streets like Soho in London to grand theaters on Shaftesbury Avenue, directors breathe life into these spaces through their artistic choices. They navigate complex worlds like strip tease card games or even orchestras led by conductors – always ensuring that each element harmonizes perfectly together. Sergei Eisenstein revolutionized filmmaking through his innovative techniques and storytelling prowess. Directors like him push boundaries and challenge conventions to create unforgettable experiences for audiences worldwide. In essence, the director is more than just a title; they are architects of dreams and creators of worlds.