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Orchestra view of a performance of Macbeth at Covent Garden, showing the witches, Macbeth, and Banquo on stage.

A theatrical trailer for the National Theatre Live's 2012 production of She Stoops to Conquer.

Interior of Covent Garden Theater, empty, showing the orchestra, the box seats to stage right, and the stage with the curtain drawn.

A jig (musical interlude, accompanied by dancing, which closed many theatrical performances) written by Shakespearean actor Will Kemp, played on the classical guitar.

Longitudinal section of a playhouse, probably Drury Lane showing interior details.

A colorful view of the stage, orchestra, and box seats at Covent Garden. Audience members interact with each other and the performers, a man and woman, standing on the stage. Caption reads "Covent Garden Theatre."

The title page of She Stoops to Conquer as published in 1773 by F. Newberry. Little ornamentation.

A view of the interior of the theater at Drury Lane showing actors on stage and audience members in the box and orchestra seats.

Actress Sarah Siddons is pictured as Melpomene, classical muse of tragedy. She sits enthroned on clouds; behind her are figures representing pity and terror. Pity holds a knife; terror holds a chalice. See another description at WikiPaintings.

Actor Will Kemp, wearing bells on his ankles, performs a Morris Dance. Behind him, a man plays a pipe and drum.