1800's Ephemera
Highly recommended - a treasure box of images
(ed.)! The creator, Mark Forder, modestly
writes: "I have scanned in numerous images of
papers I have from the late 1800's, such as
playbills from the "Black Crook", along with
photographs of actresses, etc... Should you have
any questions please email me and I'll be more
then happy to answer them if I can. "
ALADIN gateway to online image collections (Washington)
Click on "Image collections", then click
on "BREN", and search the Robert Breen ANTA
archive by keyword to select among hundreds of
retrievable high-quality images from the archives
of the American National Theatre Academy.
American Ballet Theatre Photo Gallery
Some superb dance photos from 1940 onwards
Applause South West
(Recommended by Plymouth Library Services.)
Applause South West is an online multimedia archive of 300 years of English theatre history; theatres, shows and the people who appeared in them... and much more.
Ballets Russes
Thumbnail links to members and productions of the
famous Diaghilev / Nijinsky company. The rest of
the site is splendid, too -- well worth an
explore for photos, bibliographies and
chronologies of the dance world
Beijing Opera Page
Attractive site. Opening page has fine photo of
MEI Lanfang (1894-1961) as Xi Shi. Other photos
illustrate the main roles in Beijing Opera,
leading players, etc. Some masks.
Biblioteca e Raccolta Teatrale del Burcado
Rich in resources, and well presented. Worth a
virtual visit -- and a real one, if you find
yourself in Rome
Biblioth�que nationale de France: D�partement des arts du spectacle
One of the richest iconographic resources in the
world ... a good excuse to visit to Paris, as if
you needed one
Biblioth�que-mus�e de la Com�die fran�aise
The information page contains three small sample
images: the stage and auditorium, a late 17thC
print, and a page from one of the famous registers
Bread and Puppet Theatre
Some stunning pix on a site that's a model of
elegance and clarity. Thirty years on, Peter
Schumann's people can still take your breath away
Brecht/Weill
A small curiosity: Brecht and Weill photographed
together during the 1928 rehearsals of The
Threepenny Opera, now pulled together as an
animated image. (page closed temporarily)
Bridgeman Art Library
(Recommended by Rachel Dunk.)
Amongst this comprehensive source of fine art
images, we have a wonderful selection of works
entitled "Theatre, ballet, actors, plays, opera &
scenery" and a separate section devoted entirely
to Shakespeare.
Bunraku home page
A brief introduction to the history of Bunraku
�anTiyatrosu
(Recommended by Kenan Halis Kizildag.)
Scene Costume dizayn and sales.
CARTHALIA - Theatres on Postcards
(Recommended by Andreas Praefcke.)
A collection of postcards of theatre buildings and concert halls worldwide
Cesk� Krumlov, the baroque Castle Theatre
Oh, the joy! From the heart of old Europe, a site
devoted with love and affection to the baroque
court theatre in all its glory. Mouth watering.
If you can't hop on a plane, hit that mouse ...
collection of 19th century theatrical postcards and photo cabinets for sale
(Recommended by Robert J. Foster.)
There are approximately 1,000 photo postcards and over 150 photo cabinets of actors and actressess from the late 19th and early 20th century pictured.
Costume Design Chicago
(Recommended by n/a.)
A guide to theater costume design, resources and stories
Didaskalia: Introduction to Greek Stagecraft
Didaskalia is an electronic resource and journal
dedicated to the study of ancient Greek and Roman
drama and its reception
Didaskalia: Introduction to Roman Stagecraft
Didaskalia is an electronic resource and journal
dedicated to the study of ancient Greek and Roman
drama and its reception
English Actors at the turn of the Twentieth Century
Several dozen Edwardian tinted photos in glorious
nostalgia-color of the famous (Bernhardt) and the
forgotten (er .. um...)
Ert� Museum of Fashion and Theatre Designs
Delicious... Art-Deco classics
Federal Theatre Project images
This online presentation includes over 3,000
images of items selected from the Federal Theatre
Project Collection at the Library of Congress.
Featured here are stage and costume designs,
still photographs, posters, and scripts for
productions of Macbeth and The Tragical History
of Dr. Faustus as staged by Orson Welles, and for
Power, a topical drama of the period. The Federal
Theatre Project was one of five arts-related
projects established during the first term of
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt under the
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Footlight Notes
John Culme's highly entertaining mix of pre-1920
photographs, postcards, sheet music covers and
magazines, etc. - some 25,000 items in all. Worth
a visit. 'Footlight Notes is about popular
entertainment during a period of extraordinary
activity in the history of the theatre: the 1850s
to the 1920s.'
FREEDOM MUSIC
(Recommended by Kalevi Ukkola.)
MUSICAL - OPERA
Georama's guide to Greek theatre sites
Notes and images. Don't overlook the clickable
image map on the first page. A site for sore eyes
Guildhall Library, London
Astonishing database of 20,000 images of olde
London. You can view and order copies online.
Here be real classics, some 400 years old
image collection of COSmino
(Recommended by Kuba.)
pictures pictures pictures of COSmino
Kabuki for Everyone
Well-illustrated site with images, videos and
sound. Includes a sequence illustrating Kabuki
make-up. You can practically smell the
greasepaint. Details of current Kabuki
performances in Japan, too. English and Japanese
versions available (try selecting a Japanese font
in your favorite browser)
Karagoz
Colourful depictions of stock characters from
traditional theatre. Sometimes slow to load (the
site is in Turkey), but persevere ...
Karagoz - Alpay Ekler's site
Some fine illustrations, plus transcriptions and music recordings
Kim Crow is a busy actress, director and voice talen
(Recommended by Kim Crow.)
Kim Crow -her resumes, demos, musings and scrapbook of a lifetime in the business as an' athlete of the heart.' "Wit" "Travels With My Aunt""Playing for Time"
King Lear production photographs from Stratford-on-Avon
These digital images originally appeared in The Cambridge King Lear CD:ROM: Text and Performance History Archive, edited by Christie Carson and Jacky Bratton, and represent performances of 'King Lear' by the RSC 1976-1993.
Korean mask drama
Kost�m Evi
(Recommended by Handan Celik.)
Scene Costume dizayn and sales.
Kurt Weill Homepage
Lennox-Boyd Collection
The private collection of English mezzotints
acquired by Christopher Lennox-Boyd since 1968.
Strong on late 18th and 19th centuries. See
especially the online exhibition devoted to
Garrick (page closed temporarily, we'll keep checking)
Library of Congress: American Memory Collections and Topics
The link will take you to "American Memory
Collections". Includes photos from the Federal
Theatre Project, early motion pictures, the
variety stage, celebrities -- or search by
keyword ("actors", "theatre", etc.). Rich
collection, well worth browsing. Some European
libraries could learn a thing or two about
generosity here ...
London Theater 1660-1800
Useful collection of illustrations to accompany
ongoing collaborative classroom project. (Not
always available)
Lyon : Puppets Museum
A fine image of the Lyon Punch on the title page.
Martinka Magic Museuum Antique Magic Posters, Houdini
(Recommended by Ted Bogusta.)
Contains historical info on early magicians and other performers.
Max Reinhardt Archives
A selection online from he Archives' 14,000+
photographs and negatives, which constitute a
significant visual repository of prominent actors
and actresses as well as a visual record of
twentieth-century advances in scene and costume
design. The Archives also boasts a photo
scrapbook collection containing 5,500 images of
nineteenth-century German actors and actresses.
Melbourne, Australia: Performing Arts Museum
Representative images from the holdings in
theatre,circus, dance, opera. Please note the
restrictions on use specified on the entry page.
Michael Booth Collection
Paintings, posters, playbills and costume
designs, mostly 19thC British, from the
collection the scholar who retired in 1996.
Myanmar: Puppet theatre
Fine collection of large colour photos, available
as thumbnails on title page of an official
government tourist site. Arresting ...
Mystere dou Jour dou jugement
Miniatures from the 14th century Besan�on
manuscript, back in the days when you had to walk
the web, and the sites were called monasteries
National Theatre Design Archive
Published by the US Institute for Theatre
Technology, as part of Project 2000, there are
designs for costume, stage and lighting. Note,
please, the copyright notice on the first page,
which forbids duplication "electronically or on
stage" without the written permission of the
designer. The site layout is superb
Perseus image sequences
Click on "Theaters" for a sequence of 30 Greek
theatres.
Peter Oliver's Clown Collection
Self-extracting Flash movie (requires no additional software). Download to your hard disk and double-click to run. It's safe -- prepared by the VL-Theatre editor!
Photo Gallery for The Shakespeare Theatre
(Recommended by SG.)
Beautiful color photos from our innovative and stunning productions of plays by Shakespeare and other classical playwrights.
Proofsheets of theater publicity photos by Michal Daniel
(Recommended by Michal Daniel.)
A unique and growing on-line collection of publicity photos by Michal Daniel from the Public Theater (NYC), Guthrie Theater (Minneapolis), and others.
Quebec: Un fou dans une poche
200 years of early French-Canadian theatre, well
illustrated
Richard Finkelstein's portfolio
A working designer's portfolio, linked by play
title.
Robert Wilson
Features preparatory sketches by the visionary
director/designer.
SBTD Picture Gallery
Stage and costume designs from the Society of
British Theatre Designers. Follow the link to
GALLERY. Also available -- report and pix from
the 1999 Prague Quadrennial, and details of
current exhibition at the Theatre Museum, London
set designer home page
contemporary swedish set design
Shakespeare and the players
Shakespearean theatre illustrated by postcards. Fascinating and unusual project
Shakespeare Illustrated
19thC paintings and other resources.
Somerset Maugham Collection of Theatrical Paintings
(Recommended by Louise Ray.)
Images from the Somerset Maugham collection bequeathed to the National Theatre.
Spanish Golden Age
16th and 17th C theatre photos, models, drawings;
a visual tour of the home of Lope de Vega, and
links to the vast collection of online Spanish
plays. Maintained by Vern Williamson, who
deserves a medal.
The Broadway Theatre Archive
(Recommended by Basil Hero.)
Written about in The New York Times, The Broadway Theatre Archive has the finest collection of theatre/broadway plays adapted for television since the 1950's. Within the collection is Death of A Salesman w/ Lee J. Cobb, The Iceman cometh w
The Bunraku
A detailed Bunraku site with plenty of information and an animated image
The Cleveland Press Shakespeare Photographs 1870-1982: Photographs from the plays of William Shakespeare on stage, screen, television, opera, and ballet.
(Recommended by Lesley Jorbin.)
This unique site is the ONLY image site to present photographs from Shakespeare productions, in a searchable database; it may be searched by play title or play grouping (tragedies, comedies, etc) or keyword.
The Development of Stage Spectacle
(Recommended by Frank Mohler.)
Fascinating animations, plus database of early
stage machinery
The History of Costume by Braun & Scheider
Vast range of neatly arranged thumbnails linked
to 100k graphics, in colour, from the mid-19thC
handbook of historical costume. Go dizzy with the
morphing on the front page
The Nineteenth Century London Stage
University of Washington School of Drama: several
dozen scanned images now available, hundreds to
follow
The Puppeteers' Cooperative Home Page
68 ways to make really big puppets, plus a
patternbook of pageants and processions. Lots of
hand-drawn illustrations.
Theaterwetenschap
An experiment in VRML representation of the
group's theatre. Follow link to Nieuws and then
to Virtueel kirjkje. ('Dit is de Web site van de
leerstoel Theaterwetenschap van de Faculteit der
Geesteswetenschappen aan de Universiteit van
Amsterdam')
Theatre Ephemera
(Recommended by Rodney Higginbotham.)
A continually growing archive of theatre iconography
Theatron: Roman Permanent Theatres
3-D computer models of the Theatre of Pompey;
with links to similar ventures involving Greek,
Roman and Restoration theatres.
Turkish Theatre
(Recommended by Nese Karatas.)
A photo galley of stage phots since 1930.
USA International Ballet Competition
Profiles the work of over 1300 dancers and
includes a formal gallery as well as photos of
many of the dancers.
York Cycle of Mystery Plays
(Recommended by Steve Wright.)
Solid documentation of the York cycle produced in
Toronto in 1998, with links to the full texts,
many photos, etc
�stanbul �ehir Tiyatrosu / Metropolitan Theater of Istanbul
(Recommended by Can Dogan.)
vitual theater museum / picture of hundreds
plays / oldest theater of Turkey / 1914 onwards
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