History Resources from Performing Arts Directory

American Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment 1870-1920 - 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 recor

Arthur Lloyd - 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 - A virtual playhouse designed to celebrate the history and future of African-American musical theatre and dance.

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

George M. Cohan - 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 - Sight-seeing tour including theatre heritage London history guided walks The Globe talks by theatre professionals and Shakespeare drama workshop.

PeoplePlay UK - 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 - 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 - 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 - Galleries of female stars from the golden age of English Theatre. Listing of the London theatres and scripts of popular plays from that era.

The Golden Age of Theatre (1880-1920) - Illustrated biographies of major British actors during the early years of the Nineteenth Century including Gertie Miller Gabrielle Ray and Seymour Hicks.

The New York Times Obituaries: Legends of Broadway - Retrace the lives of luminaries who made Broadway history including Tennessee Williams Irving Berlin Cole Porter Eugene O'Neill. A collection of 11 New York Times obituaries. Fee required.

Theatre Ephemera - Rodney Higginbotham's collection of images primarily from the nineteenth century theatre in the United States including people productions and theatres.

Theatre Talks and Walking Tours - From Victorian opera houses to Vaudeville stages opulent movie palaces and even the mini multiplexes of today theatre historian Cezar Del Valle offers a series of entertaining and informative slide talks and walking tours.

TheatreHistory.com - Collections of articles and links on the origins of theatre and theatre history in various countries cultures and time periods.

This Month in Theatre History - Milestones of theatre history presented day by day month by month. A fun resource for theatre educators students and scholars.