Theatrical Illustrations

Artistic illustrations depicting scenes from musical revues and theatrical performances, capturing vintage entertainment themes with vibrant colors and detailed imagery.

Evolution 1995 Gil Mayers (b.1947/American) Scratch Board

Maurice Louis Henri Neumont, Scene from a Musical Revue, 1901, pen, brush and black ink and blue crayon heightened with white on paper.

A group of late theatre goers cause chaos as they make their way to their seats at the theatre. Date: 1928

Street musicians, including a guitarist, performing for a crowd., Le chanteur des rues, Édouard Manet, 1862, Street musicians, Guitars, Crowds, Audiences

Mingus Among Us 1998 Gil Mayers (b.1947/American)

A cat burglar stealing treasure from a house.

DUNCAN , ISADORA BAILARINA USA. 1878 - 1927 BAILANDO EN EL TEATRO GRABADO DE L ILLUSTRATION , 1909.

Evolution 1995 Gil Mayers (b.1947/American) Scratch Board

The Ugly Sisters watch with jealousy as Cinderella (in disguise) dances with Prince Charming at the ball. A scene from a ballet version of Cinderella, based on French and Spanish fairytales. One version, with music by Prokofiev, was first performed by Sadler's Wells Ballet in 1948. Date: 1960

ILLUSTRATION NICK BOTTOM AS AN ASS AND TITANIA WITH FAIRIES ELVES IN WOODLAND GLEN IN A MIDSUMMER NIGHTS DREAM BY SHAKESPEARE

Cirkus Austria , human pyramid of politicians, including Anton von Schmerling, Ignaz Kuranda, Anton von Banhans etc, from Der Floh , Unknown

Acrobats On A Bicycle Leslie Xuereb (b.1959/French)

Book illustration, Uncle Fritz is going to bed, Max and Moritz, A Story of Seven Boyish Pranks, Heinrich Christian Wilhelm Busch, 1865

c.1940 Four hula dancers arms in air, Deco hula B1442

LITTLE NICHOLAS-HAPPY AS CAN BE (2022) -Original title: LE PETIT NICOLAS: QU'EST-CE QU'ON ATTEND POR ETRE HEUREUX-, directed by BENJAMIN MASSOUBRE and AMANDINE FREDON.

A stylized black jazz band performs on stage. Date: 1919

Illustration showing Cyrano de Bergerac flying using lifting energy provided by bottles of dew, evaporated by sunlight. Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac (1619 - 1655), was a French, novelist, playwright and duellist. A bold and innovative author, his work was part of the libertine literature of the first half of the seventeenth century. Today he is best known as the inspiration for Edmond Rostand's most noted drama Cyrano de Bergerac which, although it includes elements of his life, also contains

Stage design for the theatre play by Aleksey Remizov by Annenkov, Yuri Pavlovich (1889-1974) / State Museum of Theatre and Music Art, St. Petersburg / Theatrical scenic painting / / Russia / Gouache on cardboard / Opera, Ballet, Theatre /

Blue Note Gil Mayers (b.1947/American) Scratch Board

JAMES STEWART in THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH (1952), directed by CECIL B DEMILLE.

Anefo photo collection. Preparation for the Spring Fair. March 17, 1958

ESCENA FINAL DEL AUTO DE PASION.

Gaietà Cornet Palau (1878-1945), Catalan cartoonist, caricaturist and engineer. Self-caricature, 1923.

Gianni Schicchi, Opera & Operettas

Quox, Wizard of Oz

Man playing trumpet

Poster for the, Russian comedy film New Year's Eve Punch' 1960

Newport 1998 Gil Mayers (b.1947/American)

A illustration of a demure lady skating whilst a dragging a worried looking gentleman across the ice. Date: 27th January 1932, 160.

Demons in Hell : 'Here come the politicians, so maybe they'll have a little peace up there !' Date: 1919

A jazz band perform on stage-one man plays the saw Date: 1919

Cinderella's sisters getting ready for the Ball. Date: 1919

Hand-painted slide plate with children playing, slide plate slideshope images glass paper, Hand-painted slides with top and bottom edges of white-red checkered paper. Image of peculiar game: two walls gong (or target) with standing figure boy hiding behind wall optics magic lantern magic lantern toy projecting

Wayang is a Javanese word for particular kinds of theatre (literally 'shadow'). When the term is used to refer to kinds of puppet theatre, sometimes the puppet itself is referred to as wayang. Performances of shadow puppet theatre are accompanied by gamelan in Java. UNESCO designated Wayang Kulit, a shadow puppet theatre and the best known of the Indonesian wayang, as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on 7 November 2003.

The Orchestra; L'Orchestre. Jean Dufy (1888-1964). Gouache on paper. Painted circa 1945. 44.7 x 58.1cm.

Mural of tango dancers on a wall, La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Illustration showing Cyrano de Bergerac flying using lifting energy provided by bottles of dew, evaporated by sunlight. Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac (1619 - 1655), was a French, novelist, playwright and duellist. A bold and innovative author, his work was part of the libertine literature of the first half of the seventeenth century. Today he is best known as the inspiration for Edmond Rostand's most noted drama Cyrano de Bergerac which, although it includes elements of his life, also contains invention and myth

DOZENS OF NORTHS (2021) -Original title: IKUTA NO KITA-, directed by KOJI YAMAMURA.

Shadow Puppet (Wayang Kulit) of Semar, Dipsi, orDipsy. Maker: Ki Enthus Susmono, Indonesian, 1966-2018

Jazz Fauves 1999 Gil Mayers (b.1947/American) Mixed Media

The Tin Woodman begins to cut down a tree with his axe Date: First published: 1900

According to Greek mythology, Midas ruled in what is today Turkey, in the area known in ancient times as Phrygia. Pan, the god of shepherds, and mighty Apollo were arguing. Pan boasted that his flute made of reeds could produce a more beautiful melody than Apollos harp. Apollo then challenged Pan to a music contest.. One of the judges was King Midas, who alone chose Pan as the winner. Apollo was furious. "The problem, Midas, is your ears. They are too small to hear properly. I will fix them." Midas felt his ears quiver and turn into the large furry ears of a donkey! Before this incident, Mid

PAYASO - 2007. Author: JORGE GALINDO. Location: GALERIA SOLEDAD LORENZO. MADRID. SPAIN.

PINOCCHIO (1940), directed by HAMILTON LUSKE and BEN SHARPSTEEN.

ENGELS MARX Y BEBEL (LA NUEVA TRINIDAD ADORADA MUCHEDUMBRES). FRIEDRICH ENGELS. KARL MARX. BEBEL AUGUSTO.

Jazz Club Gina Bernardini (b.1968/American) Acrylic on canvas

swordsmen; Gory, Wiktoria (1902-1945); 1932-1935 (1932-00-00-1935-00-00);

USA, New Jersey, The Jersey Shore, Wildwoods, Wildwoods Beach Boardwalk, amusement park ride

Rehearsal by Pustovoyt, Sergei / Regional M. Vrubel Art Museum, Omsk/ Russia/ Oil on canvas/ Modern/ 80x100/ Opera, Ballet, Theatre

Poster for the play 'The plays of the sun-god Phoibos' by A. Geikin by Blumberg, Ilmar (*1943) / State Museum of Theatre and Music Art, St. Petersburg / 1986 / Latvia / Screenprinting / Opera, Ballet, Theatre,Poster and Graphic design /

"Color poster by Manuel Orazi around 1890 advertising Dance Palace at the World Exhibition, showing dancers, stage, and decorative elements."

Performance of the group 'Corus Girls'. 'Punch Magazine. 8th June, 1927. Illustration by G. Mills.

Fashion, France, 20th century. Art Deco. George Barbier, Falbalas et Fanfreluches. Almanac for 1924. Serenade (Serenade in Mexican costumes)

Little Red Riding Hood From 'The Sphere Of Christmas 1900'1900Tom BrowneIllustration

Cartoon - The Unlucky Thirteen Rostap (1866-1949)

Young gymnast lowering a rope in a theater. Old 19th century engraved illustration from La Nature 1885

God depicted as a juggler, amusing himself with the worlds he has created Date: 1841

Wayang is a Javanese word for particular kinds of theatre (literally 'shadow'). When the term is used to refer to kinds of puppet theatre, sometimes the puppet itself is referred to as wayang. Performances of shadow puppet theatre are accompanied by gamelan in Java. UNESCO designated Wayang Kulit, a shadow puppet theatre and the best known of the Indonesian wayang, as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on 7 November 2003.

Stage design for the ballet The Twelve by Boris Tishchenko, Stenberg, Enar Georgievich (1929-2002)

Group of Clowns.

Ampadisto. Montanari , Operas & operettas, Costumes, Allen A. Brown Collection

Engraving depicting a young woman performing a gravity-defying trick, at the Casino de Paris, with the use of rubber suction cups on her shoes. Dated 19th century

A cartoon depicting the chaotic state of Charing Cross Station. Illustrated by Harry Furniss (1854-1925) an artist and illustrator. Dated 19th century

Double page illustration, Mrs Tickler's Caravan, showing Mr Tickler riding through the air on his magic red handkerchief. Date: 1934

Caricatura de Carles Arniches Barreda (Alicante, 1866-Madrid, 1943). Comediógrafo y autor teatral. Año 1911. Author: ROMÁN BONET SINTES "BON". Carlos Arniches Barreda.

DOZENS OF NORTHS (2021) -Original title: IKUTA NO KITA-, directed by KOJI YAMAMURA.

Adrià Gual / "Sfinx". Institut del Teatre de Barcelona.

Make sure that serious boozers can't get to your construction site! by Braz, Anatoly Leonidovich / Russian State Library, Moscow/ 1972/ Russia/ Colour lithograph/ Soviet political agitation art/ 101x67/ History,Poster and Graphic design

The angry Tirrenio creates a storm and carries Ondine from the ship, leaving Palemon with Berta. Illustration to a fairytale by Baron Friedrich de la Motte Fouque, first published 1812, and performed as a ballet by the Royal Ballet in 1958. Date: 1960

Plate 51 - DanseusesA characteristic Degas painting of a ballet scene, in which he specialised. But he thought the dancers - like all women sitters - were stupid, coarse and a curse to all living men. February 11, 1953. (Photo by Messrs, Alex, Reid & Lefevre Ltd.)

Caricature of brother and sister dance act, Fred and Adele Astaire in the shows 'Lady Be Good' and 'Funny Face', joined by Leslie Henson. Adele retired from dancing in 1932 when she married Lord Charles Cavendish, second son of the 9th Duke of Devonshire, while Fred carried on towards Hollywood stardom with his new dance partner, Ginger Rogers. 1920s

Cottabus and Kabumpo, Wizard of Oz

Wayang is a Javanese word for particular kinds of theatre (literally 'shadow'). When the term is used to refer to kinds of puppet theatre, sometimes the puppet itself is referred to as wayang. Performances of shadow puppet theatre are accompanied by gamelan in Java. UNESCO designated Wayang Kulit, a shadow puppet theatre and the best known of the Indonesian wayang, as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity on 7 November 2003.

EL LABIO DEL VENTRILOCUO - 2006 - ACRILICO/TELA - 300x200. Author: JORGE GALINDO. Location: ESTUDIO DE JORGE GALINDO. BOROX. Toledo. SPAIN.

Siegfried and Odette fall in love while the little swans dance. Because of an evil spell, they are swans by day, and only resume human shape at midnight. A scene from Act II of Tchaikovsky's ballet, Swan Lake, first performed in 1877, based on Russian and German folk tales. Date: 1960

Ringmaster on top of circus performance tent

A couple enjoy cocktails and cigarettes at a nightclub, First World War era. 1917

Bliżej Kultury unknown

University Marching Band, Tongue-in-Cheek

Cartoon titled 'testing the efficiency of Brilliantine' depicting men testing out Brilliantine on their hair. Brilliantine is a scented oil used on men's hair to make it look glossy. Dated 20th century

Lovely illustration by Susan Beatrice Pearse showing children at a Christmas pantomime. A clown on stage is throwing crackers into the audience stalls. Date: 1921

Some impressions during the procession by the Sphere artist, W. Bryce Hamilton showing prancing horses, mounted drummers, flappers perched precariously on balconies and a host of other incidents that contributed to the variety of the kaleidoscopic scene. Date: 1937

Human papillonneries by St. Aubin, A theater stage, vintage engraving. Human papillonneries by St. Aubin, A theater stage, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1836. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10660144

Stage design for the play Hamlet by W. Shakespeare, Altman, Nathan Isaevich (1889-1970)

Sunday School Picnic, Cartoon

Johannes Molzahn, The Small World Theater I, 1935, , Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany.

Circus Arena; Benk, Sándor (1922-2007); C.1976 (1971-00-00-1981-00-00);

A man calls to a blindfolded man with a club to strike a cauldron, 14th century. Handcoloured lithograph by Joseph Strutt from his own Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, Chatto and Windus, London, 1876.

illustration of English tales, folk tales, and ballads. A sword fight

Sonny Rollins. Sin Saxophone. Caricatura de Oscar Zarate.

Orchestra II Diana Ong (b.1940/Chinese-American) Watercolor Private Collection

Le Cirque by Fernand Leger, 1881-1955, France, Paris, Collection Maeght

Jam Session Fred Becker American Published by WPA 1935-43

A whimsical illustration of a lady dancing through falling leaves. Date: 11th November 1931

Hansel and Gretel' fairy tale of German origin, by the Brothers Grimm published in 1812. Hansel and Gretel are a young brother and sister threatened by a cannibalistic witch living deep in the forest in a house constructed of cake and confectionery

cartoon of a woman singing to an accompanying pianist; by Walter Ernest 'Wally' Fawkes (born 1924). British-Canadian jazz clarinettist and a satirical cartoonist. As a cartoonist, he generally worked under the name of 'Trog' .

THE MURDERS IN THE RUE MORGUE "Gnashing its teeth, & flashing fire from its eyes, it flew upon the body of the girl". Date: First published: 1841

Blow that Killed Father, Brass Instruments

La lidia. Corrida de toros en Andalucía. Año 1886. Author: Daniel Perea y Rojas.

Rock n' Roll 1997 Diana Ong (b.1940 Chinese-American) Computer Graphics

Dancing fish on stage holding canes and wearing top hats

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