Oil painting of a final climactic scene of John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera. Macheath stands chained between Lucy Lockit and Polly Peachum who are both pleading with their fathers for his death sentence to be revoked. The live audience is…
David Garrick in the character of Richard III, holding a dagger in his left hand with his right hand outstretched. In the foreground is a suit of armor; in the background in the tent are a crucifix and a crown. Outside the tent, men huddle around a…
A photograph of a 1936 performance of Wycherley'sThe Country Wifeat the Old Vic Theater in London. For more information see The Victoria & Albert Museum