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The subject, believed to be Anne Bracegirdle, stands with her right arm akimbo. In her left hand, she holds up a mask while a small dog paws at her skirt.

A woman in a brown and white gown and blue satin draping sits with her left breast bare, left hand resting on a golden container. She gestures towards a spaniel standing at her left. Background includes a view out a window and a rich blue and gold…

Playbill for May 1779 performance of Cymbeline starring Samuel Reddish as Posthumus. Playbill is printed in alternating lines of red and black ink.

Photograph of a king with a gold crown over a helmet wearing blue and red garb holding a sword looks to stage right. He stands on straw and in front of a large, red marble pillar. The audience looks on from balcony and orchestra.

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

A photograph of a 1949 performance of Farquhar's The Beaux' Stratagem at the Pheonix Theatrein London. For more information seeVictoria & Albert Museum.

Displays Globe stage as seen by the audience. Includes actor balconies, trap doors, red marble pillars, and blue and gold painted sky ceiling.

Shows view of stage and audience from an actor's perspective. Stage features two red marble pillars with gilded tops and a painted ceiling featuring the sky. Three levels of audience seating is also visible.

Photograph of exterior white side of the Globe Theatre. Roof is charcoal. People exit through an ornate gate connected to a brick barrier wall.

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