Classic Stage Performances

Black and white performances showcasing dancers and entertainers from the early to mid-20th century, evoking the charm of vintage entertainment.

Vintage photograph. female marionette dancing

Vintage photograph. female marionette dancing

THE AERIAL (2007) -Original title: LA ANTENA-, directed by ESTEBAN SAPIR.

Vintage photograph. female marionette dancing

The Can-Can dance. A high-energy, physically demanding dance that became a popular music hall dance in the 1840s, continuing in popularity in French cabaret to this day. The main features of the dance are the vigorous manipulation of skirts and petticoats, along with high kicks, splits and cartwheels. Here a woman dancing the Can-Can in the 1950s. Photo Kristoffersson ref BS27-2 Sweden

Los Angeles, California: 1966. Ribbons of flexible Tape-Lite, a new Sylvania product, adorn the costume of Lee Carroll, the featured skater in the current Shipstads and Johnson Ice Follies.©Underwood Archives

ELEANOR POWELL in BORN TO DANCE (1936), directed by ROY DEL RUTH.

AELITA: QUEEN OF MARS (1924) -Original title: AELITA-, directed by JACOB PROTAZANOV.

EVELYN BRENT in MADONNA OF THE STREETS (1930), directed by JOHN S. ROBERTSON.

Vintage photograph. female marionette dancing

Anefo photo collection. Holiday on Ice in Rai building, during show. September 24, 1964

LINA MORGAN in LA TONTA DEL BOTE (1970), directed by JUAN DE ORDUÑA.

CARMEN MIRANDA.

Chicago, Illinois: November 29, 1944. A scene from a ballet with Tamara Toumanova and Richard Reed of the Russian Ballet while appearing in Chicago.

Ingmar Bergman. 1918-2007. Swedish film director. Picture from 1950 on the film set of the movie Summer Interlude with actress Maj-Britt Nilsson as the ballet dancer marie. The film had premiere 1951. Photographer: Kristoffersson/AY47-12

MARILYN MONROE in THERE'S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS (1954), directed by WALTER LANG.

PASTORA IMPERIO.

Charleston dance. A Dance named for the harbor city of Charleston, South Carolina and was popularized in the United States by a 1923 tune called The Charleston. The peak for the Charleston as a dance by the public was mid 1926 to 1927. Pictured Sonja Stjernquist and John Ivar Deckner dancing the Charleston 1950. Photo Kristoffersson ref BA67-12

United States: 1940. A dance instructor demonstrates how to step forward with panache.

GINGER ROGERS in LADY IN THE DARK (1944), directed by MITCHELL LEISEN. Costume by Edith Head.

MARIA FELIX in THE ROCK OF SOULS (1943) -Original title: EL PEÑON DE LAS ANIMAS-, directed by MIGUEL ZACARIAS.

CARMEN MIRANDA in WEEK-END IN HAVANA (1941), directed by WALTER LANG.

AUDREY HEPBURN in AUDREY (2020), directed by HELENA COAN.

United States: c. 1935. A modern dance team strikes a daring pose.

Anefo photo collection. Bathing sack show in the Citytheater in Amsterdam. May 6, 1960. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Vintage photograph. female marionette dancing

URSULA ANDRESS in LES TRIBULATIONS D'UN CHINOIS EN CHINE (1965), directed by PHILIPPE DE BROCA.

JOAN CRAWFORD in DANCING LADY (1933), directed by ROBERT Z. LEONARD.

LOLA FLORES in LA DANZA DE LOS DESEOS (1954), directed by FLORIAN REY.

Lady Bird part 1 (EV003259_H)

Anefo photo collection. Magic congress scratch (amateur). August 17, 1949

PELICULA : FAR WEST , 1971. DIRECTOR , JOSE ANTONIO DE LA LOMA. ACTORES , CARMEN SEVILLA. SEVILLA, CARMEN (CARMEN GARCIA GALISTEO). ACTRIZ Y CANTANTE ESPAÑOLA. SEVILLA 1930.

Vintage Photograph. Couple excitedly changes record on jukebox.

RITA HAYWORTH in SALOME: THE DANCE OF THE SEVEN VEILS (1953) -Original title: SALOME-, directed by WILLIAM DIETERLE.

GENE KELLY in INVITATION TO THE DANCE (1956), directed by GENE KELLY.

MARLENE DIETRICH in CAPRICE ESPAGNO (1935) -Original title: THE DEVIL IS A WOMAN-, directed by JOSEF VON STERNBERG.

MARILYN MONROE in HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE (1953), directed by JEAN NEGULESCO.

Vintage photograph. male marionette with top hat

ROSALIND RUSSELL in THE GIRL RUSH (1955).

MARILYN MONROE in THE SEVEN YEAR ITCH (1955), directed by BILLY WILDER.

Women in the 1950s. A group of young women on a theatre stage are standing together and having their legs in perfect view for a man looking at them from a lying down position. Sweden 1952. Photo Kristoffersson ref BH41-4

Still from the movie The Love Parade with actors Maurice Chevalier and Jeanette Macdonald, Anonymous, 1929 photograph unknown baryta paper gelatin silver print film actor (on the screen)

BEHIND THE BURLY Q (2010), directed by LESLIE ZEMECKIS.

MITZI GAYNOR in SOUTH PACIFIC (1958), directed by JOSHUA LOGAN.

PELICULA : UN RAYO DE LUZ , 1960. DIRECTOR , LUIS LUCIA. ACTORES , MARISOL. MARISOL. PEPA FLORES. ACTRIZ Y CANTANTE ESPAÑOLA. MALAGA 1948 -.

Anefo photo collection. Radio broadcast "Uit you", the Spanish girl of D Dore Sisters. November 3, 1959. Spain

Naples. San Carlo Theatre. Fedora Barbieri in costume for the performance of Giuseppe Verdi's opera Aida.

Radio artists, PBS, Palestine Broadcasting Service, Jerusalem. 1936, Jerusalem

Valda Hansen (center), Darwin Joston (right), on-set of the Film, "Cain's Way", aka "Cain's Cutthroats", Colby Productions, 1970

Sound of Music, Series C, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

Vintage photograph. Close-up of a male marionette with top hat

Come to me (OV2019_167)

Anefo photo collection. Holiday on Ice with Sjoukje Dijkstra in Amsterdam. Fairy tale Cinderella Ensemble. November 7, 1967. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

UNDERWATER! (1955), directed by JOHN STURGES.

ANDRES PAJARES and FERNANDO ESTESO in PADRE NO HAY MAS QUE DOS (1982), directed by MARIANO OZORES.

Dancing in the 1960s. The dance Hully Gully is being made popular and here are men and women dancing the new craze. Hully Gully was a type of unstructured line dance and consisted of a series of steps and was relatively simple and easy to execute. Hully Gully can be seen performed by actor John Belushi in the film Blues Brothers. Notice the typical BeeHive hairdo on the blonde girl.

OLIVE BORDEN in THE ETERNAL WOMAN (1929), directed by JOHN P. MCCARTHY.

Vintage photograph. female marionette dancing

PRINCE RAINIER in HIGH SOCIETY (1956), directed by CHARLES WALTERS.

The Can-Can dance. A high-energy, physically demanding dance that became a popular music hall dance in the 1840s, continuing in popularity in French cabaret to this day. The main features of the dance are the vigorous manipulation of skirts and petticoats, along with high kicks, splits and cartwheels. Here a woman posing in a typical Can-Can dress in the 1950s. Photo Kristoffersson ref BC10-4 Sweden

Vintage Photograph. Young blonde woman wearing evening gown sitting in wooden chair holding cello and bow in front of solid studio backdrop, Frame 1

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