Performing Arts - Theatre

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American Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment, 1870-1920
Performing Arts - Theatre - History
Selected materials from the popular stage and allied arts housed at the Library of Congress. Includes photographs and memorabilia of Houdini, English playscripts, Yiddish playscripts, a selection of playbills and program books, motion pictures, and sound recordings.

Arthur Lloyd
Performing Arts - Theatre - History
Biographical information on Arthur Lloyd, major 19th century UK music hall performer and song writer, with details on related Halls and Theatres.

Black Broadway: A Twentieth Century Black Musical Review
Performing Arts - Theatre - History
A virtual playhouse designed to celebrate the history and future of African-American musical theatre and dance.

Broadway: The Golden Age
Performing Arts - Theatre - History
Dedicated to Rick McKay's film about the rise of Broadway theatre as told by performers, writers and composers.

George M. Cohan
Performing Arts - Theatre - History
The life of George M. Cohan and his most significant plays are reviewed, along with a complete stageography, filmography and on-going discography.

London Theatre Insight
Performing Arts - Theatre - History
Sight-seeing tour including theatre heritage, London history, guided walks, The Globe, talks by theatre professionals, and Shakespeare drama workshop.

PeoplePlay UK
Performing Arts - Theatre - History
1500 digitised images from the Theatre Museum's collections as well as structured learning packs offering guided tours through the collection and timeline histories.

Playbills from Edinburgh's Theatre Royal
Performing Arts - Theatre - History
A database of 240 playbills, which were used to advertise performances and events at the start of the 19th century, from the collection of the National Library of Scotland.

Russiandrama.net: Early Twentieth Century Russian Drama
Performing Arts - Theatre - History
An overview of the directors, designers, artists and playwrights in Russia who shaped modern drama during the first two decades of the twentieth century. Includes hundreds of images, multimedia, and commentary.

Stage Beauty
Performing Arts - Theatre - History
Galleries of female stars from the golden age of English Theatre. Listing of the London theatres, and scripts of popular plays from that era.

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