Drury Lane Theatre Collection

Wrestling scene from Shakespeare's As You Like It, Drury Lane Theatre. Steel engraving by T.H
FLO4669529 Wrestling scene from Shakespeare's As You Like It, Drury Lane Theatre. Steel engraving by T.H. Ellis after an illustration by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd from London Interiors

Christmas Pantomimes: Drury Lane; Haymarket; Princess, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Christmas Pantomimes: Drury Lane; Haymarket; Princess, 1856. London stage productions. Drury Lane:..a scene from the ballet

Scene from "The Rose of Castile", at Drury Lane Theatre, 1858. Creator: Smyth
Scene from "The Rose of Castile", at Drury Lane Theatre, 1858. London stage production. This lively and pretty opera, certainly the chef-d'oeuvre of our most popular English composer

The Pantomime at Drury Lane: "Whittington and his Cat", 1876. Creator: David Henry Friston
The Pantomime at Drury Lane: "Whittington and his Cat", 1876. London stage production. The Illustration we give of the Drury Lane pantomime shows at once the group of the Vokes family

Last scene of "The Enchanted Isle" at Drury Lane Theatre, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Last scene of "The Enchanted Isle" at Drury Lane Theatre, 1860. London stage performance...for the benefit of the widow and children of the late Mr. Robert B. Brough...[showing] Mr

Drury-Lane Theatre - Engaging for the Pantomime - drawn by M'Connell, 1858. Creator: McConnell
Drury-Lane Theatre - Engaging for the Pantomime - drawn by M'Connell, 1858....a curious Scene at the stage-door...every available place was occupied round about the theatre by a crowd of persons

Last scene of "The Enchanted Isle" at Drury Lane Theatre, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Last scene of "The Enchanted Isle" at Drury Lane Theatre, 1860. London stage performance...for the benefit of the widow and children of the late Mr. Robert B. Brough...[showing] Mr

The Queen and Princes of Oude and Suite at Drury-Lane Theatre, 1857. Creator: Unknown
The Queen and Princes of Oude and Suite at Drury-Lane Theatre, [London], 1857. Her Majesty [Queen Malika Kishwar] was accompanied by the Princes and a large suite

'Scenes now being acted in the London Theatres; "A Sailors Knot" at Drury Lane Theatre, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44

Flying Monster. Creator: Robert Caney
Flying Monster

Stage Set Consisting Of Painted Panels, Fabrics, And Fans, 1870/1890. Creator: Robert Caney
Stage Set Consisting Of Painted Panels, Fabrics, And Fans, 1870/1890

Interior of an Ancient Egyptian Temple, c.1888. Creator: Robert Caney
Interior of an Ancient Egyptian Temple, c.1888

Stage Set with a Statue Of Saint George Slaying the Dragon. Creator: Robert Caney
Stage Set with a Statue Of Saint George Slaying the Dragon

Underworld Scene with a Man and Woman Enthroned and Death Standing Guard. Creator: Robert Caney
Underworld Scene with a Man and Woman Enthroned and Death Standing Guard

Stage Set With Paintings And Statues. Creator: Robert Caney
Stage Set With Paintings And Statues

Underwater Scene. Creator: Robert Caney
Underwater Scene

Lake Scene with Fairies and Swans. Creator: Robert Caney
Lake Scene with Fairies and Swans

Fantastic Mountainous Landscape with a Starry Sky. Creator: Robert Caney
Fantastic Mountainous Landscape with a Starry Sky

A Fantastic Underground Temple (Aladdin's Cave?). Creator: Robert Caney
A Fantastic Underground Temple (Aladdin's Cave?)

Incantation Scene from "Der Freischutz". Creator: Robert Caney. Incantation Scene from "Der
Incantation Scene from "Der Freischutz"

Castle On A Hill (Set for "Sleeping Beauty and the Beast"?), 1900?. Creator: Robert Caney
Castle On A Hill (Set for "Sleeping Beauty and the Beast"?), 1900?

A Tree-lined Garden Path (Preliminary Sketch for "Sleeping Beauty and the Beast"?), 1900?

Harold Scene 3 Cathedral (The relics covered with cloth at centre). Creator: Robert Caney
Harold Scene 3 Cathedral (The relics covered with cloth at centre)

Fantastic Pavilions in a Grotto. Creator: Robert Caney
Fantastic Pavilions in a Grotto

R. B. Sheridan, (1751-1816), 1830. Creator: Unknown
R. B. Sheridan, (1751-1816), 1830. Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816) Irish satirist, playwright, poet, and long-term owner of the London Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, educated at Harrow School

Herbert Campbell (1844-1904), Drury Lane comedian, 19th century

The Graphic, Front Cover January 9th. 1886, 1886. Creator: Unknown
The Graphic, Front Cover January 9th. 1886, 1886. Aladdin at Drury Lane Theatre and the circus at Covent Garden, London. From " The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33

"Jack and the Beanstalk"-- At Drury Lane Theatre, 1890. Creator: Unknown
" Jack and the Beanstalk" -- At Drury Lane Theatre, 1890

Mrs Francis Abington or Fanny Abington in the character of Estifania in John Fletchers Rule a Wife and Have a Wife
6337982 Mrs Francis Abington or Fanny Abington in the character of Estifania in John Fletchers Rule a Wife and Have a Wife by Roberts

Mrs Mary Ann Yates in the character of Calista in Nicholas Rowes The Fair Penitent
6337979 Mrs Mary Ann Yates in the character of Calista in Nicholas Rowes The Fair Penitent by Roberts, James (1753-c.1809) (after); (add.info)

Mrs Frances Abington in the character of Mrs Margery Pinchwife in William Wycherleys The Country Wife
6337871 Mrs Frances Abington in the character of Mrs Margery Pinchwife in William Wycherleys The Country Wife, Drury Lane Theatre, 1767 by Roberts

Mrs Mary Ann Wrighten in the character of Madge or Margery in Isaac Bickerstaffs Love in a Village, Drury Lane Theatre
6337849 Mrs Mary Ann Wrighten in the character of Madge or Margery in Isaac Bickerstaffs Love in a Village, Drury Lane Theatre, 1775 by Thornthwaite, J

Mr Henry Woodward in the character of Petruchio in David Garricks Catherine and Petruchio
6337828 Mr Henry Woodward in the character of Petruchio in David Garricks Catherine and Petruchio, a farce adapted from William Shakespeares The Taming of the Shrew, Drury Lane Theatre

Mr James William Dodd in the character of Lord Foppington in Colley Cibbers The Careless Husband, Drury Lane Theatre
6337793 Mr James William Dodd in the character of Lord Foppington in Colley Cibbers The Careless Husband, Drury Lane Theatre, 1767 by Roberts

Mr David Ross in the character of Essex in Henry Jones The Earl of Essex, Drury Lane Theatre, 1752
6337628 Mr David Ross in the character of Essex in Henry Jones The Earl of Essex, Drury Lane Theatre, 1752 by Thornthwaite, J

Mr Thomas King in the character of Marplot in Susannah Centlivres The Busy Body, Drury Lane Theatre, 1765
6337809 Mr Thomas King in the character of Marplot in Susannah Centlivres The Busy Body, Drury Lane Theatre, 1765 by Roberts

Signora Giovanna Baccelli in Louis Simonets ballet Les Amans Surpris
6337676 Signora Giovanna Baccelli in Louis Simonets ballet Les Amans Surpris by Thornthwaite, J. (18th century); (add.info.: Signora Giovanna Baccelli in Louis Simonets ballet Les Amans Surpris)

Mrs Mary Ann Yates in the character of Calista in Nicholas Rowes The Fair Penitent, Drury Lane Theatre, 1760
6337719 Mrs Mary Ann Yates in the character of Calista in Nicholas Rowes The Fair Penitent, Drury Lane Theatre, 1760 by Thornthwaite, J

Mrs Mary Ann Yates in the character of Lady Townly in Colley Cibbers The Provoked Husband
6337997 Mrs Mary Ann Yates in the character of Lady Townly in Colley Cibbers The Provoked Husband by Thornthwaite, J. (18th century); (add.info)

Mrs Ann Barry in the character of Phaedra in Edmund Smiths Phaedra and Hippolitus, Drury Lane Theatre, 1774
6337937 Mrs Ann Barry in the character of Phaedra in Edmund Smiths Phaedra and Hippolitus, Drury Lane Theatre, 1774 by Thornthwaite, J

Mrs Elizabeth Hopkins in the character of Arethusa in Francis Beaumont and John Fletchers Philaster
6337924 Mrs Elizabeth Hopkins in the character of Arethusa in Francis Beaumont and John Fletchers Philaster, Drury Lane Theatre, 1773 by Thornthwaite, J

Miss Jane Pope in the character of Corinna in John Vanbrughs The Confederacy, Drury Lane Theatre, 1759
6337859 Miss Jane Pope in the character of Corinna in John Vanbrughs The Confederacy, Drury Lane Theatre, 1759 by Pollard, R

Mrs Mary Ann Wrighten in the character of Peggy in Allen Ramseys The Gentle Shepherd, Drury Lane Theatre, 1774
6337846 Mrs Mary Ann Wrighten in the character of Peggy in Allen Ramseys The Gentle Shepherd, Drury Lane Theatre, 1774 by Thornthwaite, J

Mr Robert Bensley in the character of Mahomet in James Millers Mahomet, Drury Lane Theatre, 1765
6337844 Mr Robert Bensley in the character of Mahomet in James Millers Mahomet, Drury Lane Theatre, 1765 by Thornthwaite, J

Mr Henry Woodward in the character of Captain Brazen in George Farquhars The Recruiting Officer, Drury Lane Theatre
6337825 Mr Henry Woodward in the character of Captain Brazen in George Farquhars The Recruiting Officer, Drury Lane Theatre, 1748 by Thornthwaite, J

Mrs Sophia Baddeley in the character of Clarissa in Isaac Bickerstaffs Lionel and Clarissa, Drury Lane Theatre, 1770
6337759 Mrs Sophia Baddeley in the character of Clarissa in Isaac Bickerstaffs Lionel and Clarissa, Drury Lane Theatre, 1770 by Thornthwaite, J

Monsr
6337702 Monsr by Thornthwaite, J. (18th century); (add.info.: Monsr. Marie Jean Augustin Vestris Jr. in the favorite ballet by Louis Simonet called Les Amans Surpris, Kings Theatre, 1780)

Madame Adelaide Simonet in the character of Princess Ninette in Gaetan Appoline Balthazar Vestriss Grand Ballet called
6337698 Madame Adelaide Simonet in the character of Princess Ninette in Gaetan Appoline Balthazar Vestriss Grand Ballet called Ninette at la Cour, Kings Theatre, 1781 by Thornthwaite, J

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Drury Lane Theatre, located in London's Covent Garden district, has a rich history dating back to the 18th century. It was renowned for hosting some of the most iconic performances and showcasing talented individuals who left an indelible mark on the world of theater. One such luminary was R. B. Sheridan, a celebrated playwright and politician from the late 18th century. His works, including "The School for Scandal" and "The Rivals, " graced the stage of Drury Lane Theatre, captivating audiences with their wit and social commentary. In the 19th century, Herbert Campbell emerged as a prominent figure at Drury Lane Theatre. As a comedian extraordinaire, his performances brought laughter and joy to countless theatergoers. His comedic timing and versatility made him a beloved fixture at this historic venue. Throughout its existence, Drury Lane Theatre witnessed numerous groundbreaking productions that pushed artistic boundaries. The Graphic magazine's front cover from January 9th, 1886 showcases an engraving depicting an intense execution scene from "The Doge of Venice. " This powerful image reflects both the dramatic nature of performances staged at Drury Lane Theatre and their ability to captivate audiences' emotions. Not only did Drury Lane Theatre host gripping dramas like "The Doge of Venice, " but it also showcased historical spectacles such as "The Armada. " Engravings capturing scenes from these grand productions transport us back in time to experience the visual splendor that unfolded on this hallowed stage. However, not all plays performed at Drury Lane were serious or historical in nature. Light-hearted entertainment also had its place within this esteemed institution. Lithographs advertising shows like "The Duchess of Coolgardie" or enchanting pantomimes like "Jack and the Beanstalk" demonstrate how diverse programming catered to different tastes throughout history, not just about memorable performances; it also served as a platform for talented actors and actresses to shine. Mrs.