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Sunday, August 5, 2018

T H E A T E R

Moscow Theatre Festival poster, September 1-10 1935, music conductor
poster:  "Moscow Theatre Festival  September 1-10 1935"
          
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an 1893 cartoon showing a woman on stage in a theatre while her unhappy husband minds their babies
an 1893 cartoon      see full size 
          
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an animation background of a theatre interior
an animation background      see full size
          
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Rene Georges Hermann-Paul, woodcut of a couple at the theatre
a Rene Georges Hermann-Paul woodcut
          
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a Fritz Hass 1908 painting of a couple talking at the theatre
Fritz Hass,  1908      see full size
          
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an 1800s opinion of sinful theater life
an 1800s opinion of sinful theater actors:  "The greater proportion,  particularly the comic department,  are positively miserable.  How could you expect a man who is,  night after night,  impersonating a miser,  a libertine,  a knave, or a murderer,  to remain content,  or pure,  or honest?"
          
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a color photograph of the open-air theater at the 1964 New York World's Fair
open-air theater at the 1964 New York World's Fair
          
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a Maurice Vellekoop illustration
          
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an 1858 John Gilbert illustration of Shakespeare's MacBeth, the witches' cauldren

"MACBETH"  a John Gilbert illustration,  1858
          
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a 1968 Alice & Martin Provensen color illustration of a stage production
an Alice & Martin Provensen illustration,  1968
see full size
          
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an Al Herschfeld caricature of Bette Davis in costume for Two's Company, 1952
an Al Herschfeld caricature of Bette Davis in stage costume,  1952
          
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a 1946 showgirl in elaborate costume for Music Hall Follies
a 1946 showgirl
          
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back-stage after the performance by Thomas Theodor Heine, 1901 lechery and gold-digging
backstage after the performance by Thomas Theodor Heine 1901 
see full size
          
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a back-stage view of stormy seas in 1843, early theatre effects and props
a back-stage view of stormy seas in 1843
          
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a Ruodi Barth 1940s stage design showing a giant weird library
a Ruodi Barth 1940s stage design
          
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"Spalding & Rogers' Floating Palace", a giant 1852 moveable theatre boat, illustrated article
"Spalding & Rogers' Floating Palace",  an 1852 moveable theater
with over a hundred gas lights, and steam heating      see full size
          
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a David Klein 1958 poster for TWA airline showing a Hollywood amphitheatre
a David Klein 1958 poster for TWA airline showing the Hollywood amphitheater
                             
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a Ronald Searle sketch of a showgirl on stage at Las Vegas
a Ronald Searle sketch
          
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a J. Bernard Partridge illustration 1890,  "The stage hero is a very powerful man."
"The stage hero is a very powerful man"      see full size
 a J. Bernard Partridge illustration,  1890
          
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in 1772 Daniel Wildman wearing a mask of live bees trick-rides a horse and makes the bees fly and return by firing his pistol
While a 1772 man wearing a mask of live bees trick-rides a horse,
he makes the bees fly and return by firing his pistol 
          
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"Bravest Dog in the World", an example of dark 1970s alternative humor by Frank Springer for National Lampoon Magazine
an example of dark 1970s alternative humor by Frank Springer for National Lampoon Magazine 
"Bravest Dog in the World" 
          
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a Robert Williams 1992 painting of Oscar Wilde's historic appearance  in 1882 Leadville Colorado
a Robert Williams 1992 painting of Oscar Wilde's historic appearance
in 1882 Leadville Colorado:  things went badly but Wilde was
such a fun sport,  the town soon loved him      see full size
          
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from an 1848 French news publication, an accident at the theater as a woman falls into the musicians' pit
from an 1848 French news publication,  an accident at the theater      see full size
          
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a Don Freeman color illustration of a building crew preparing a theatre
a Don Freeman illustration
          
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a Kuniyoshi print showing theater
a Kuniyoshi print      see full size
          
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the political theater by Frans Masereel
the political theater by Frans Masereel
          
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a Diane Arbus photograph of a 1971 street theater performance
a Diane Arbus photograph of a 1971 street theater performance
          
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Marvin Friedman's illustration of an exotic dancer or stripper
Marvin Friedman's illustration of an exotic dance      see full size
          
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a Gus Bofa illustration of low theater in a tavern
a Gus Bofa illustration of low theater in a tavern
          
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a Wilhelm M. Busch illustration of a clown sitting back-stage behind giant curtains
a Wilhelm M. Busch illustration
             

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