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Thomas Otway
Engraved portrait. For more information, see the Victoria & Albert Museum
Detail of Second Globe Theatre and Bear Garden, "Long View of London from Bankside"
Image Description: This detailed view depicts two key Bankside (i.e., located along the south bank of the Thames River) entertainment options for Elizabethan audiences: the second Globe Theater and the nearby Bear-baiting Arena. Across the Thames…
A Scene from 'The Beggar's Opera' VI
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…
Thomas Walker as Captain Macheath in the Beggar's Opera
Macheath stands shackled in prison with four other characters around him. The prison wall and barred window are behind him.
David Garrick with his Wife Eva-Maria Veigel
Portrait of Garrick and his wife. Garrick sits facing the audience in a blue and gold. Leaning on his right hand, he holds a quill, he holds his left out outstretched. Behind him, standing is his wife in a gold gown preparing to pluck the quill from…
Garrick's Shakespeare Chair
Mahogany chair with medallion of William Shakespeare in profile. On the hoofed legs of the chair, there are faces. On the crest is a feather quill, a mask, a scroll, a trumpet and a dagger. For further information, see The Royal Collection Trust.
Five Orders of Periwigs
Satirical engraving of eighteenth-century wigs drawn as they were worn at the late coronation of George III and Queen Charlotte. Wigs are measured 'architectonically' and put in a hierarchy of five groups, eachbearing annotations using mock…
David Garrick as Richard III
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…
Laughing Audience (or A Pleased Audience)
Well-dressed gentlemen dally with orange sellers while bemused audience members watch a play. Three musicians appear below.See fuller description from the Northwestern Library.
A 'ghost' awaits his cue
Description: In this illustration, a 'ghost' prepares to ascend the ladder and appear on stage via the trapdoor. Two young apprentices mechanically operate the trapdoor, which slides back and forth on specially constructed grooves. Aside from the…