Theatres Collection (page 14)

Garrick Theatre, Charing Cross Road, London, with a production of The Woman in the Case by Clyde Fitch. Date: circa 1909

Jack and the Beanstalk, Royal Theatre, Edinburgh
Performers on stage in an elaborately designed pantomime, Jack and the Beanstalk, at the Royal Theatre, Edinburgh. circa 1900s

Madison Square Theatre, Winter Season 1882-83, program for Young Mrs. Winthrop
1079136 Madison Square Theatre, Winter Season 1882-83, program for Young Mrs. Winthrop. [cover], 1882 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

The Destruction of the Theatre Royal, Dublin (engraving)
1045255 The Destruction of the Theatre Royal, Dublin (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Destruction of the Theatre Royal, Dublin)

The New Vaudeville Theatre (engraving)
1057195 The New Vaudeville Theatre (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Vaudeville Theatre)

Pagliacci, Stage Setting for Court Theatre (bodycolour & charcoal on paper)
1214237 Pagliacci, Stage Setting for Court Theatre (bodycolour & charcoal on paper) by Ricketts, Charles (1866-1931); 39.6x28.0 cm; Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

The Queens Theatre and Opera-House, Edinburgh (engraving)
1587334 The Queens Theatre and Opera-House, Edinburgh (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Queens Theatre and Opera-House, Edinburgh)

Les theatres du "Boulevard du Crime"(b / w photo)
3624012 Les theatres du " Boulevard du Crime" (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les theatres du " Boulevard du Crime")

Le Theatre de Guignol (engraving)
3645575 Le Theatre de Guignol (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Theatre de Guignol. Illustration for Le Magasin Pittoresque (1870)

The Teatro dei Ventimila in the courtyard of the Sforza Castle in Milan (colour litho)
2783811 The Teatro dei Ventimila in the courtyard of the Sforza Castle in Milan (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Theatre Street in Kobe, Japan (b / w photo)
3104522 Theatre Street in Kobe, Japan (b/w photo) by Japanese Photographer (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Theatre Street in Kobe, Japan)

Gabrielle Ray (b / w photo)
3102340 Gabrielle Ray (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gabrielle Ray. Postcard, early 20th century.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection; English

The Surrey Theatre, London, 1826 (colour litho)
661121 The Surrey Theatre, London, 1826 (colour litho) by Havell, Daniel (1785-1826); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stood in Blackfriars Road.); The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

East London Theatre, formerly The Lyceum, 1826 (colour litho)
661120 East London Theatre, formerly The Lyceum, 1826 (colour litho) by Havell, Daniel (1785-1826); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

At the Five-Year Assembly of the Regime, in the Royal Opera House in Rome (colour litho)
2783475 At the Five-Year Assembly of the Regime, in the Royal Opera House in Rome (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pidgeon Hole, A Convent Garden contrivance to coop up the Gods, 1811 (hand-coloured engraving)
2562164 Pidgeon Hole, A Convent Garden contrivance to coop up the Gods, 1811 (hand-coloured engraving) by Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Some Theatres of the Past (engraving)
1616201 Some Theatres of the Past (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Some Theatres of the Past)

Sketches at the Theatres (engraving)
1615890 Sketches at the Theatres (engraving) by Furniss, Harry (1854-1925) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches at the Theatres)

The Patti Theatre, at Madame Pattis Residence, Craig-y-Nos, Breconshire (engraving)
1596659 The Patti Theatre, at Madame Pattis Residence, Craig-y-Nos, Breconshire (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Patti Theatre)

Burning of the Ring Theatre, Vienna, How some were saved (engraving)
1590808 Burning of the Ring Theatre, Vienna, How some were saved (engraving) by Austrian School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Burning of the Ring Theatre, Vienna)

Pictorial Map of London (coloured engraving)
609385 Pictorial Map of London (coloured engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pictorial Map of London, published by the Geographers Map Co Ltd)

Theatres and Theatrical Portraits (engraving)
1586848 Theatres and Theatrical Portraits (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Theatres and Theatrical Portraits)

North East view of the Surrey Theatre, formerly The Royal Circus near the obelisk
619548 North East view of the Surrey Theatre, formerly The Royal Circus near the obelisk, Great Surrey Street, 1814 (engraving) by English School

Fashionable couple slumming it on the Boulevard du Temple, Paris. The Boulevard des Petits Spectacles, 1808
5913045 Fashionable couple slumming it on the Boulevard du Temple, Paris. The Boulevard des Petits Spectacles, 1808. In the background

Regency Theatre, London, 1826 (hand-coloured aquatint)
810303 Regency Theatre, London, 1826 (hand-coloured aquatint) by Havell, Daniel (1785-1826); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Wagners Die Walkure at the Bayreuth Theatre (chromolitho)
735053 Wagners Die Walkure at the Bayreuth Theatre (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wagners Die Walkure at the Bayreuth Theatre)

In a fencing hall in Budapest, a theater critic and an actor were already ready to fight... (colour litho)
2778112 In a fencing hall in Budapest, a theater critic and an actor were already ready to fight.... (colour litho) by Beltrame

What Next! (colour litho)
729315 What Next! (colour litho) by Beers, Jan van (1852-1927); Private Collection; (add.info.: What Next! Presented with the Spring Number of Pick-Me-Up, 1893)

Michael Martin Harvey (b / w photo)
3102302 Michael Martin Harvey (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Michael Martin Harvey)

Perspective Picture of a Kabuki Theater (Uki-e Kabuki shibai no zu), c
2969688 Perspective Picture of a Kabuki Theater (Uki-e Kabuki shibai no zu), c.1776 (colour woodblock print) by Toyoharu, Utagawa (1735-1814); 25.6x38.6 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Large Perspective Picture of the Kaomise Performance on the Kabuki Stage
2969319 Large Perspective Picture of the Kaomise Performance on the Kabuki Stage (Shibai kyogen butai kaomise o uki-e), c.1745 (hand-coloured woodblock print) by Masanobu

The Great Fire at Vienna, the Facade of the Ring Theatre (engraving)
1054774 The Great Fire at Vienna, the Facade of the Ring Theatre (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great Fire at Vienna)

Games of the theatre (chromolitho)
964355 Games of the theatre (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Games of the theatre (Les jeux du theatre); France, 17th century

Theatres in Kotce Street, c. 1800 (coloured engraving)
940413 Theatres in Kotce Street, c.1800 (coloured engraving) by Carmine, J. (fl.1800); Museum of the City of Prague, Czech Republic; eLubomir Synek; Czech, out of copyright

Place de la Comedie, Bordeaux, 1890-1900 (chromolitho)
942782 Place de la Comedie, Bordeaux, 1890-1900 (chromolitho) by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Malta Theatre (engraving)
1105394 The Malta Theatre (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Malta Theatre)

Ruins of the Standard Theatre, Shoreditch, destroyed by Fire on Sunday Last (engraving)
1103625 Ruins of the Standard Theatre, Shoreditch, destroyed by Fire on Sunday Last (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ruins of the Standard Theatre)

Trade card for The Royal (engraving)
983792 Trade card for The Royal (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card for The Royal, (late Weston s), Holborn, proprietor MR W T Purkiss

Some Recent Notes at the Theatres (engraving)
1058502 Some Recent Notes at the Theatres (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Some Recent Notes at the Theatres)

Oxford Commemoration, the Theatre from the Undergraduates Gallery (engraving)
1057260 Oxford Commemoration, the Theatre from the Undergraduates Gallery (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oxford Commemoration)

Fires in Theatres, Professor Peppers Demonstrations at Sadlers Wells Theatre (engraving)
1059427 Fires in Theatres, Professor Peppers Demonstrations at Sadlers Wells Theatre (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fires in Theatres)

Variety performers of London theatres entertaining the British troops in camps in France (colour litho)
959948 Variety performers of London theatres entertaining the British troops in camps in France (colour litho) by Beltrame

Ceiling of Her Majestys Theatre (engraving)
1095884 Ceiling of Her Majestys Theatre (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ceiling of Her Majestys Theatre)

Burning of the Bowery Theatre, New York (engraving)
1095560 Burning of the Bowery Theatre, New York (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Burning of the Bowery Theatre, New York)

William Shakespeare Monument, Weimar (b / w photo)
3095027 William Shakespeare Monument, Weimar (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Shakespeare Monument, Weimar. Postcard, early 20th century)

Phyllis Dare (b / w photo)
3095017 Phyllis Dare (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Phyllis Dare. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn; English, out of copyright

Gabrielle Ray (b / w photo)
3095015 Gabrielle Ray (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gabrielle Ray. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

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Theatres have always been the beating heart of entertainment, captivating audiences with their enchanting performances and timeless charm. From the grand halls of Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow to the iconic Broadway Street in Fargo, North Dakota, these venues hold a special place in our hearts. In Chicago, amidst the towering Marshall Field Building Clock, stands the majestic Chicago Theatre - an architectural masterpiece that has witnessed countless moments of theatrical brilliance. Across the country, Detroit's Fox Theatre exudes elegance and grace as it welcomes patrons into its opulent auditorium. Transport yourself back to Elizabethan London, where they were bustling with excitement and creativity. The vibrant panorama of London in 1616 comes alive through engravings that capture the essence of this golden era. From Morgan Hill's charming street scene to London's Waldorf Theatre, each venue tells a unique story. The New Sheffield Empire Palace takes us on a journey through time with its 1906 programme filled with thrilling acts and unforgettable performances. Dominion Theatre shines brightly alongside Horse Shoe Hotel while Fremont Art Deco Movie Theater adds a touch of glamour to Monterey Street in San Luis Obispo, California. These theaters not only provide entertainment but also serve as cultural landmarks within their communities. Even during times of adversity like air raid drills at Windmill Theatre during World War II, these venues stood resiliently as symbols of hope and resilience. They remind us that even in dark times; art can still flourish and can more than just buildings; they are gateways to other worlds where dreams come true and imaginations run wild. Whether you find yourself lost in Shakespearean tales or swept away by modern-day blockbusters, theatres continue to captivate audiences across generations. So next time you step foot into one of these magical spaces or catch a glimpse from afar remember: behind those doors lies a world waiting to be discovered - filled with laughter, tears, and endless possibilities.