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ART HICKMAN, 1919 OR 1920. CREATOR: BAIN NEWS SERVICE.

Art Hickman, 1919 or 1920. Shows Art Hickman's Orchestra, likely during their 1919-20 New York tour. Band members pictured include: Steve Douglas, violin, Walt Roesner, trumpet, Fred Kaufmann, trombone, Clyde Doerr, alto and baritone saxes, oboe, and clarinet, Bert Ralton, soprano and tenor saxes and clarinet, Frank Ellis, piano, Vic King, tenor banjo, Ben Black, plectrum banjo, Bela Spiller, string bass, and Art Hickman, drums, piano, and slide whistle. Art Hickman, 1919 or 1920. Creator: Bain News Service. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

77TH DIV. BAND PLAYS FOR GEN. R. ALEXANDER, FRANCE, 27 AUG 1918. CREATOR: BAIN NEWS SERVICE.

77th Div. Band plays for Gen. R. Alexander, France, 27 Aug 1918. The 77th Division concert band, orchestra and players entertaining Major General Robert Alexander (1863-1941) and Colonel John Robert Rigby Hannay (1875-1938) in the ruins of Chateau Fere, near Fere en Tardenois, Aisne, France, August 27, 1918 during World War I. 77th Div. Band plays for Gen. R. Alexander, France, 27 Aug 1918. Creator: Bain News Service. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

PRISONERS OF WAR, BEREZOVKA, SIBERIA, BETWEEN C1915 AND C1920. CREATOR: BAIN NEWS SERVICE.

Prisoners of war, Berezovka, Siberia, between c1915 and c1920. Prisoners of war, Berezovka, Siberia, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

THE WELSH NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD AT ABERYSTWITH, 1865. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.

The Welsh National Eisteddfod at Aberystwith, 1865. The annual congress of the students and amateurs of Welsh antiquities and literature...[was held] in a spacious and elegant pavilion...tastefully decorated by a committee of the ladies of Aberystwith...The prize for a Welsh ode on Aberystwith Castle was given to Mr. D. Harris, of Carmarthenshire. Prizes for musical compositions and performances on the harp were next bestowed, Mr. Lewis Williams being declared the best performer on the triple harp. Several choirs then competed in singing pieces of vocal music...Poetical addresses were recited; and songs composed for the occasion, in certain peculiar forms of versification and musical structure, were sung by various performers...Three essays on the selection and breeding of live stock in Wales...had been sent in by various authors... Each of the successful competitors, besides receiving a gift of money, was invested, by the hands of one or other of the ladies present, with a medal or similar decoration...In the evening there was a grand concert...with a chorus of 300 voices...Mr. Thomas, a composer of Welsh national music, had come from America, with a dozen other Welshmen resident there, on purpose for this Eisteddfod'. From "Illustrated London News", 1865. The Welsh National Eisteddfod at Aberystwith, 1865. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)

THE INTERNATIONAL NAVAL FESTIVAL AT PORTSMOUTH: BALL AT THE NAVAL COLLEGE, 1865. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.

The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: ball at the Royal Naval College, 1865. 'The spacious tent in which...[the ball] was held - occupying...the whole quadrangle in the rear of the college - had...been still further decorated. The lighting of the interior was executed by Messrs. Thomas Tucker and Sons...On each side of the ball-room, which was made dazzlingly bright by the light of twenty-five crystal lustres from the roof, besides eighty wall candelabra, and twelve placed in vases of flowers on the floor, were alcoves with seats, in which the ladies, when fatigued with the dance, rested themselves until tempted to rush into its whirl again...Two bands - those of the Royal Marine Light Infantry and the Royal Marine Artillery - stationed in recesses on the other side of the room, played very efficiently the music to which the dancing took place...The company numbered about 2000 ladies and gentlemen, and the great majority of the latter wore naval or military uniforms, while the ladies, of course, were very richly and gaily dressed. They presented, while dancing, a splendid as well as a lively and animated sight'. From "Illustrated London News", 1865. The International Naval Festival at Portsmouth: ball at the Naval College, 1865. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)

FRANZ LISZT CONDUCTING THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS NEW ORATORIO AT PESTH, 1865. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.

Franz Liszt conducting the performance of his new oratorio at Pesth, 1865. 'The jubilee of the Royal Conservatory of Music at Pesth, which took place on the 15th August, was celebrated with great éclat by the first performance of a new oratorio, or religious opera, composed by the famous pianist Franz Liszt, who on this occasion left the seclusion of his monastic life at Rome, and reappeared once more in public as the conductor of the orchestra in executing his work. The title of this composition is "The Legend of St. Elizabeth," and its subject is the history of that Princess, a daughter of King Andreas II. of Hungary...M. Otto Roquette...[is the] author of the libretto to which the music of Liszt is adapted...The Illustration we have engraved, from a sketch by M. Bartolomeus de Szekely, an Hungarian artist, shows the composer, dressed in the frock of his monastic order, in the act of wielding the conductor's baton on this occasion, surrounded by the members of the orchestra and vocalists of the Pesth-Ofen Conservatory, with a numerous and fashionable audience'. From "Illustrated London News", 1865. Franz Liszt conducting the performance of his new oratorio at Pesth, 1865. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)

BALL IN HONOUR OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES AT THE ROYAL VICTUALLING YARD..., 1865. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.

Ball in honour of the Prince and Princess of Wales at the Royal Victualling Yard, Stonehouse, [Plymouth], 1865. Party in one of the Melville storehouses. 'The vast store-room...was converted into a ball-room for the purpose. The walls were appropriately draped with the flags of all nations, and there were a great many beautifully-executed devices, formed of glittering bayonets...At the head of the room, which was brilliantly lighted by chandeliers, adorned with wreaths of flowers and evergreens, was a slightly-raised dais, upon which was erected a throne...On each side of the Royal seats were brilliant stars - one formed of military bayonets and the others of swords used in the naval service. Various other devices were displayed on the walls, which were draped with flags, in remarkably good taste, interspersed with flowers and evergreens...The bands of the Royal Marines and of the 28th Regiment supplied the music. Above 1000 of the nobility and gentry of the three towns and neighbourhood were present. The Prince and Princess arrived in the ball-room at half-past eleven o'clock, his Royal Highness being attired in the full-dress uniform of a Colonel of the Guards. They joined in the dancing and stayed till two o'clock'. From "Illustrated London News", 1865. Ball in honour of the Prince and Princess of Wales at the Royal Victualling Yard..., 1865. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)

OPENING OF THE NEW HEAD-QUARTERS OF THE 1ST SURREY RIFLE VOLUNTEERS, AT CAMBERWELL, 1865. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.

Opening of the new head-quarters of the 1st Surrey Rifle Volunteers, at Camberwell, [London], 1865. 'Our Illustration shows the interior of the drill-shed...when the place was formally opened by the Earl of Lovelace, Lord Lieutenant of the county of Surrey...The new building has been erected, at a cost of £5000, from designs by Mr. Lepard...who is an ensign in the corps, and who has acted as honorary architect. It is replete with comfort and convenience. The drill shed is 150 ft. by 52 ft., with a spacious gallery at one end for visitors. There is a fine room for the assemblage of the men, with a bar fitted up as a canteen, a spacious armoury, dressing-rooms, lavatories, stores for keeping uniforms and private clothing...Around the shed the 1st Surrey were formed up in single file, and near the gallery were stationed a guard of honour of the Hon. Artillery Company, with their excellent band...the corps were complimented by General Pollock on the general excellence of their drill. To Lieutenant Herbert Puckle, honorary secretary, and Lieutenant and Quartermaster Harrison Weir, who were intrusted with the general arrangements, is due much of the credit of the satisfactory manner in which the whole proceedings passed off'. From "Illustrated London News", 1865. Opening of the new head-quarters of the 1st Surrey Rifle Volunteers, at Camberwell, 1865. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)

A SKETCH AT THE HANDEL FESTIVAL IN THE CRYSTAL PALACE, 1865. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.

A Sketch at the Handel Festival in the Crystal Palace, [London], 1865. View of '...the front of the orchestra, with some of the principal performers, on this grand occasion...The chorus consisted of about 3600 voices, and the instruments numbered about 400, the whole tuneful host exceeding 4000 - a number unprecedented in the annals of modern music. The solo performers were Mdlle. Adelina Patti, Mdme. Lemmens-Sherrington, Mdme. Sainton-Dolby, Mr. Sims Reeves, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Weiss, and Mr. Santley'. From "Illustrated London News", 1865. A Sketch at the Handel Festival in the Crystal Palace, 1865. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)

THE SHAKSPEARE COMMEMORATION AT STRATFORD-ON-AVON: PERFORMANCE OF ..."THE MESSIAH"...1864. CREATOR: J. J..

The Shakspeare Commemoration at Stratford-On-Avon: performance of the oratorio, "The Messiah", in the Festival Pavilion, 1864. Celebrating the tercentenary of William Shakespeare's birth. 'View of the interior of the...building when used as a concert-room during the performance of Handel's oratorio "The Messiah".' From "Illustrated London News", 1864. The Shakspeare Commemoration at Stratford-On-Avon: performance of ..."The Messiah"...1864. Creator: J. J.. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)

THE SHAKSPEARE COMMEMORATION IN LONDON: UNVEILING A BUST OF SHAKSPEARE..., AGRICULTURAL HALL, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.

The Shakspeare Commemoration in London: unveiling a bust of Shakspeare at the Agricultural Hall, 1864. View of a ' musical and dramatic fete at the Agricultural Hall, Islington...[There] were dramatic recitals by Mr. Henry Marston, Mr. James Bennett, Mr. J. L. Toole, and Mr. Paul Bedford (by the kind permission of B. Webster, Esq.). At ten o'clock the colossal Tercentenary Bust, modelled for the occasion by Mr. Charles Bacon, was crowned by the people at the hands of Tragedy and Comedy, and the grand chorale "England's Minstrel King" was sung by a monster choir...The hall was decorated with one hundred Shakspearean banners. The famous hostelries of Shakspeare's time, including the Boar's Head, East Chepe; the Falcon, the Mermaid, the Devil, and the Tabard, in Southwark, were revived, to supply, in addition to the ordinary refreshments, sack, canary, capons, venison pasties, and other dishes and liqueurs of the Elizabethan era, the attendants being clad in the costume of the period. The band and chorus, of 2000, was conducted by Mr. Benedict'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. The Shakspeare Commemoration in London: unveiling a bust of Shakspeare..., Agricultural Hall, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)

GARIBALDI IN ENGLAND: GARIBALDI RECEIVING ADDRESSES AT THE CRYSTAL PALACE, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.

Garibaldi in England: Garibaldi receiving addresses at the Crystal Palace, 1864. '...we see the dais erected in front of the great orchestra, in the north transept, where Garibaldi is seated while the various deputations hand to him their written addresses as they pass across the platform in front of his chair. A deputation of Englishmen who served as volunteers in Garibaldi's army of 1860 in Naples is standing before him in our representation of the scene'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Garibaldi in England: Garibaldi receiving addresses at the Crystal Palace, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)

FANCY-DRESS BALL IN AID OF ST. ANN'S DISPENSARY, AT ST, GEORGE’S HALL, LIVERPOOL, 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.

Fancy-dress ball in aid of St. Ann's Dispensary, at St, George's Hall, Liverpool, 1864. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. Woods, representing '...the Grand Fancy-Dress Ball which took place on Tuesday week, in St. George's Hall, in aid of the funds of St. Ann's Dispensary, in that town. The architecture and permanent decorations of St. George's Hall must be well known to our readers from the Engravings we have published on some former occasions. The scene here depicted is full of animation, and the varieties of costume afford great scope for a learned fancy. In the middle of the foreground we see a British Admiral, arm-in-arm with Britannia herself, to whom Sir Walter Raleigh is just making his bow. A West India planter, with light coat and broad-brimmed straw hat, a Chinese, a courtier of the age of Louis XIV., a Spanish matador, an Indian chief, and other national or historical characters, in grotesque combination, may be discovered in this motley crowd. The gentleman in Hungarian costume, to the left hand, is a likeness of our artist himself'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Fancy-dress ball in aid of St. Ann's Dispensary, at St, George’s Hall, Liverpool, 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)

VISIT OF THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES TO DENMARK: CONCERT AT CHRISTIANSBORG PALACE..., 1864. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.

Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Denmark: concert at Christiansborg Palace at Copenhagen, 1864. The future King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra '...were present at a grand entertainment given [in their honour] by the King of Denmark [father of the Princess of Wales] at the Christiansborg Palace to the officers of the Burgher Guard, the volunteers, and the principal officers of the British Royal squadron. Prince Wilhelm, father of the Queen of Denmark, and the members of the Danish Royal family were present, with their respective suites...All the officers were in full uniform...As the Royal party occupied front seats, and the Sketch from which this Engraving is made was taken by our Artist at the lower end of the room, it shows only the backs of their heads beyond the large assembly of ladies who filled the intervening benches. The Prince and Princess sit in the middle; the King is on the right hand of the Princess; the Queen is on the left hand of the Prince'. From "Illustrated London News", 1864. Visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to Denmark: concert at Christiansborg Palace..., 1864. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)

MIKHAIL ALEKSEEVICH PAVLOV WITH THE MEMBERS OF A SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, 1920S. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.

Mikhail Alekseevich Pavlov with the Members of a Symphony Orchestra, 1920s. Arseniev Primorsky Regional Unified Museum Mikhail Alekseevich Pavlov with the Members of a Symphony Orchestra, 1920s. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

PERFORMANCE OF THE FIRST KRASNOYARSK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, CONDUCTOR SERGEY MIKHAILOVICH..., 1888. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.

Performance of the First Krasnoyarsk Symphony Orchestra, conductor Sergey Mikhailovich Beznosikov, 1888. This collection includes more than four hundred photographs of daily life in Yenisei Province in the late tsarist period. Photographs include peasants, Cossacks, and high-ranking officials. Performance of the First Krasnoyarsk Symphony Orchestra, conductor Sergey Mikhailovich..., 1888. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

SCHWEIZ MUSIK ORCHESTRE DE LA SUISSE ROMANDE PROGRAMM

Le chef d'orchestre Jonathan Nott, directeur musical et artistique de l'OSR, presente le programme de la saison 2024-25 de l'Orchestre de la Suisse romande (OSR), ce lundi 11 mars 2024 a Geneve. (KEYSTONE/Salvatore Di Nolfi)

SCHWEIZ MUSIK ORCHESTRE DE LA SUISSE ROMANDE PROGRAMM

La brochure du programme de l'OSR est photographiee lors de la presentation du programme de la saison 2024-25 de l'Orchestre de la Suisse romande (OSR), ce lundi 11 mars 2024 a Geneve. (KEYSTONE/Salvatore Di Nolfi)

SCHWEIZ MUSIK ORCHESTRE DE LA SUISSE ROMANDE PROGRAMM

Charlotte de Senarclens, president de la Fondation de l'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, s'exprime lors de la presentation du programme de la saison 2024-25 de l'Orchestre de la Suisse romande (OSR), ce lundi 11 mars 2024 a Geneve. (KEYSTONE/Salvatore Di Nolfi)

SCHWEIZ MUSIK ORCHESTRE DE LA SUISSE ROMANDE PROGRAMM

La saxophoniste Valentine Michaud, artiste en residence a l'OSR, s'exprime lors de la presentation du programme de la saison 2024-25 de l'Orchestre de la Suisse romande (OSR), ce lundi 11 mars 2024 a Geneve. (KEYSTONE/Salvatore Di Nolfi)

SCHWEIZ MUSIK ORCHESTRE DE LA SUISSE ROMANDE PROGRAMM

Steve Roger, gauche, directeur general de l'OSR, au cote de le chef d'orchestre Jonathan Nott, droite, directeur musical et artistique de l'OSR, presente le programme de la saison 2024-25 de l'Orchestre de la Suisse romande (OSR), ce lundi 11 mars 2024 a Geneve. (KEYSTONE/Salvatore Di Nolfi)

SCHWEIZ MUSIK ORCHESTRE DE LA SUISSE ROMANDE PROGRAMM

Charlotte de Senarclens, president de la Fondation de l'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, s'exprime lors de la presentation du programme de la saison 2024-25 de l'Orchestre de la Suisse romande (OSR), ce lundi 11 mars 2024 a Geneve. (KEYSTONE/Salvatore Di Nolfi)

SCHWEIZ MUSIK ORCHESTRE DE LA SUISSE ROMANDE PROGRAMM

Steve Roger, gauche, directeur general de l'OSR, au cote de le chef d'orchestre Jonathan Nott, droite, directeur musical et artistique de l'OSR, presente le programme de la saison 2024-25 de l'Orchestre de la Suisse romande (OSR), ce lundi 11 mars 2024 a Geneve. (KEYSTONE/Salvatore Di Nolfi)

SCHWEIZ MUSIK ORCHESTRE DE LA SUISSE ROMANDE PROGRAMM

La saxophoniste Valentine Michaud, artiste en residence a l'OSR, s'exprime lors de la presentation du programme de la saison 2024-25 de l'Orchestre de la Suisse romande (OSR), ce lundi 11 mars 2024 a Geneve. (KEYSTONE/Salvatore Di Nolfi)

SCHWEIZ MUSIK ORCHESTRE DE LA SUISSE ROMANDE PROGRAMM

Steve Roger, gauche, directeur general de l'OSR, au cote du chef d'orchestre Jonathan Nott, droite, directeur musical et artistique de l'OSR, presente le programme de la saison 2024-25 de l'Orchestre de la Suisse romande (OSR), ce lundi 11 mars 2024 a Geneve. (KEYSTONE/Salvatore Di Nolfi)

SCHWEIZ MUSIK ORCHESTRE DE LA SUISSE ROMANDE PROGRAMM

Le chef d'orchestre Jonathan Nott, directeur musical et artistique de l'OSR, presente le programme de la saison 2024-25 de l'Orchestre de la Suisse romande (OSR), ce lundi 11 mars 2024 a Geneve. (KEYSTONE/Salvatore Di Nolfi)

SCHWEIZ MUSIK ORCHESTRE DE LA SUISSE ROMANDE PROGRAMM

Le chef d'orchestre Jonathan Nott, droite, directeur musical et artistique de l'OSR, presente le programme de la saison 2024-25 de l'Orchestre de la Suisse romande (OSR), ce lundi 11 mars 2024 a Geneve. (KEYSTONE/Salvatore Di Nolfi)

SCHWEIZ MUSIK ORCHESTRE DE LA SUISSE ROMANDE PROGRAMM

Le chef d'orchestre Jonathan Nott, directeur musical et artistique de l'OSR, presente le programme de la saison 2024-25 de l'Orchestre de la Suisse romande (OSR), ce lundi 11 mars 2024 a Geneve. (KEYSTONE/Salvatore Di Nolfi)

SCHWEIZ MUSIK ORCHESTRE DE LA SUISSE ROMANDE PROGRAMM

Steve Roger, gauche, directeur general de l'OSR, au cote de le chef d'orchestre Jonathan Nott, droite, directeur musical et artistique de l'OSR, presente le programme de la saison 2024-25 de l'Orchestre de la Suisse romande (OSR), ce lundi 11 mars 2024 a Geneve. (KEYSTONE/Salvatore Di Nolfi)

SCHWEIZ MUSIK ORCHESTRE DE LA SUISSE ROMANDE PROGRAMM

Steve Roger, gauche, directeur general de l'OSR, au cote de le chef d'orchestre Jonathan Nott, droite, directeur musical et artistique de l'OSR, presente le programme de la saison 2024-25 de l'Orchestre de la Suisse romande (OSR), ce lundi 11 mars 2024 a Geneve. (KEYSTONE/Salvatore Di Nolfi)

SCHWEIZ MUSIK ORCHESTRE DE LA SUISSE ROMANDE PROGRAMM

Steve Roger, gauche, directeur general de l'OSR, et le chef d'orchestre Jonathan Nott, droite, directeur musical et artistique de l'OSR, presentent le programme de la saison 2024-25 de l'Orchestre de la Suisse romande (OSR), ce lundi 11 mars 2024 a Geneve. (KEYSTONE/Salvatore Di Nolfi)

SCHWEIZ MUSIK ORCHESTRE DE LA SUISSE ROMANDE PROGRAMM

Steve Roger, directeur general de l'OSR, presente le programme de la saison 2024-25 de l'Orchestre de la Suisse romande (OSR), ce lundi 11 mars 2024 a Geneve. (KEYSTONE/Salvatore Di Nolfi)

SCHWEIZ MUSIK ORCHESTRE DE LA SUISSE ROMANDE PROGRAMM

Steve Roger, gauche, directeur general de l'OSR, au cote du chef d'orchestre Jonathan Nott, droite, directeur musical et artistique de l'OSR, presente le programme de la saison 2024-25 de l'Orchestre de la Suisse romande (OSR), ce lundi 11 mars 2024 a Geneve. (KEYSTONE/Salvatore Di Nolfi)

THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION: VIEW FROM THE ORCHESTRA ON THE OPENING DAY - FROM A PHOTO..., 1862. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.

The International Exhibition: view from the orchestra on the opening day - from a photograph by the London Stereoscopic Company, 1862. '...the scene during the performance of the special music beneath the eastern dome...[View looking] down on the Queen's commissioners...the Royal commissioners for the exhibition...and the more distinguished and privileged visitors, such as the Duchess of Cambridge, the Foreign Ministers, Peers, members of Parliament, &c....In the foreground, in front of Minton's unfinished majolica fountain, which was filled for the occasion with flowering plants, sit...the Queen's commissioners - the Duke of Cambridge, the Crown Prince of Prussia, Prince Oscar of Sweden, the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Lord Chancellor...On a bench in front of them sit the commissioners of the exhibition and other principal personages...the Bishop of Londonderry being conspicuous in the picture. On each side are grouped the occupants of the estrade which was placed beneath the orchestra, and a view given of that portion of the galleries which look at the dome filled with spectators who, more fortunate than most of the occupants of places a short way beyond the dome, could both see and hear satisfactorily'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. The International Exhibition: view from the orchestra on the opening day - from a photo..., 1862. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)

OPENING OF THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION: THE ORCHESTRA, 1862. CREATOR: MASON JACKSON.

Opening of the International Exhibition, [South Kensington, London]: the orchestra, 1862. 'The View which we give of the "Orchestra," which was situated under the eastern dome, will probably bear out an opinion which was generally expressed that, as seen from the nave, filled with apparently a countless number of handsomely-dressed ladies (the vocalists), formed a charming picture, to which the gentlemen singers and musicians, in their darker costumes, formed an appropriate frame'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862. Opening of the International Exhibition: the orchestra, 1862. Creator: Mason Jackson. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/THE PRINT COLLECTOR)

STAN SULZMANN, STAN SULZMANN’S NEON ORCHESTRA, WATERMILL JAZZ CLUB, DORKING, SURREY, NOV 2023. CREATOR: BRIAN O'CONNOR.

Stan Sulzmann, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Stan’s 75th Birthday Celebration. Stan Sulzmann, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Creator: Brian O'Connor. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/IMAGES OF JAZZ)

NICK SMART, STAN SULZMANN’S NEON ORCHESTRA, WATERMILL JAZZ CLUB, DORKING, SURREY, NOV 2023. CREATOR: BRIAN O'CONNOR.

Nick Smart, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Stan’s 75th Birthday Celebration. Nick Smart, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Creator: Brian O'Connor. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/IMAGES OF JAZZ)

GEORGE HOGG, STAN SULZMANN’S NEON ORCHESTRA, WATERMILL JAZZ CLUB, DORKING, SURREY, NOV 2023. CREATOR: BRIAN O'CONNOR.

George Hogg, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Stan’s 75th Birthday Celebration. George Hogg, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Creator: Brian O'Connor. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/IMAGES OF JAZZ)

TOM WALSH, STAN SULZMANN’S NEON ORCHESTRA, WATERMILL JAZZ CLUB, DORKING, SURREY, NOV 2023. CREATOR: BRIAN O'CONNOR.

Tom Walsh, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Stan’s 75th Birthday Celebration. Tom Walsh, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Creator: Brian O'Connor. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/IMAGES OF JAZZ)

OLLIE MARTIN, STAN SULZMANN’S NEON ORCHESTRA, WATERMILL JAZZ CLUB, DORKING, SURREY, NOV 2023. CREATOR: BRIAN O'CONNOR.

Ollie Martin, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Stan’s 75th Birthday Celebration. Ollie Martin, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Creator: Brian O'Connor. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/IMAGES OF JAZZ)

ROBBIE ROBSON, STAN SULZMANN’S NEON ORCHESTRA, WATERMILL JAZZ CLUB, DORKING, SURREY, NOV 2023. CREATOR: BRIAN O'CONNOR.

Robbie Robson, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Stan’s 75th Birthday Celebration. Robbie Robson, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Creator: Brian O'Connor. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/IMAGES OF JAZZ)

HARRY MAUND, STAN SULZMANN’S NEON ORCHESTRA, WATERMILL JAZZ CLUB, DORKING, SURREY, NOV 2023. CREATOR: BRIAN O'CONNOR.

Harry Maund, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Stan’s 75th Birthday Celebration. Harry Maund, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Creator: Brian O'Connor. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/IMAGES OF JAZZ)

MARTIN HATHAWAY, STAN SULZMANN’S NEON ORCHESTRA, WATERMILL JAZZ CLUB, DORKING, SURREY, NOV 2023. CREATOR: BRIAN O'CONNOR.

Martin Hathaway, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Stan’s 75th Birthday Celebration. Martin Hathaway, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Creator: Brian O'Connor. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/IMAGES OF JAZZ)

WILL BARRY, STAN SULZMANN’S NEON ORCHESTRA, WATERMILL JAZZ CLUB, DORKING, SURREY, NOV 2023. CREATOR: BRIAN O'CONNOR.

Will Barry, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Stan’s 75th Birthday Celebration. Will Barry, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Creator: Brian O'Connor. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/IMAGES OF JAZZ)

STAN SULZMANN, STAN SULZMANN’S NEON ORCHESTRA, WATERMILL JAZZ CLUB, DORKING, SURREY, NOV 2023. CREATOR: BRIAN O'CONNOR.

Stan Sulzmann, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Stan’s 75th Birthday Celebration. Stan Sulzmann, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Creator: Brian O'Connor. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/IMAGES OF JAZZ)

STAN SULZMANN, STAN SULZMANN’S NEON ORCHESTRA, WATERMILL JAZZ CLUB, DORKING, SURREY, NOV 2023. CREATOR: BRIAN O'CONNOR.

Stan Sulzmann, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Stan’s 75th Birthday Celebration. Stan Sulzmann, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Creator: Brian O'Connor. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/IMAGES OF JAZZ)

STAN SULZMANN, STAN SULZMANN’S NEON ORCHESTRA, WATERMILL JAZZ CLUB, DORKING, SURREY, NOV 2023. CREATOR: BRIAN O'CONNOR.

Stan Sulzmann, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Stan’s 75th Birthday Celebration. Stan Sulzmann, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Creator: Brian O'Connor. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/IMAGES OF JAZZ)

NIKKI ILES, STAN SULZMANN’S NEON ORCHESTRA, WATERMILL JAZZ CLUB, DORKING, SURREY, NOV 2023. CREATOR: BRIAN O'CONNOR.

Nikki Iles, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Stan’s 75th Birthday Celebration. Nikki Iles, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Creator: Brian O'Connor. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/IMAGES OF JAZZ)

TREVOR MIRES AND HENRY LOWTHER, STAN SULZMANN’S NEON ORCHESTRA, WATERMILL JAZZ CLUB, DORKING, 2023. CREATOR: BRIAN O'CONNOR.

Trevor Mires and Henry Lowther, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Stan’s 75th Birthday Celebration. Trevor Mires and Henry Lowther, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, 2023. Creator: Brian O'Connor. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/IMAGES OF JAZZ)

JONNY MANSFIELD, STAN SULZMANN’S NEON ORCHESTRA, WATERMILL JAZZ CLUB, DORKING, SURREY, NOV 2023. CREATOR: BRIAN O'CONNOR.

Jonny Mansfield, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Stan’s 75th Birthday Celebration. Jonny Mansfield, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Creator: Brian O'Connor. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/IMAGES OF JAZZ)

JAMES ALLSOPP, STAN SULZMANN’S NEON ORCHESTRA, WATERMILL JAZZ CLUB, DORKING, SURREY, NOV 2023. CREATOR: BRIAN O'CONNOR.

James Allsopp, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Stan’s 75th Birthday Celebration. James Allsopp, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Creator: Brian O'Connor. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/IMAGES OF JAZZ)

TOM BARFORD, STAN SULZMANN’S NEON ORCHESTRA, WATERMILL JAZZ CLUB, DORKING, SURREY, NOV 2023. CREATOR: BRIAN O'CONNOR.

Tom Barford, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Stan’s 75th Birthday Celebration. Tom Barford, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Creator: Brian O'Connor. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/IMAGES OF JAZZ)

SARAH WILLIAMS, STAN SULZMANN’S NEON ORCHESTRA, WATERMILL JAZZ CLUB, DORKING, SURREY, NOV 2023. CREATOR: BRIAN O'CONNOR.

Sarah Williams, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Stan’s 75th Birthday Celebration. Sarah Williams, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Creator: Brian O'Connor. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/IMAGES OF JAZZ)

JONNY MANSFIELD, STAN SULZMANN’S NEON ORCHESTRA, WATERMILL JAZZ CLUB, DORKING, SURREY, NOV 2023. CREATOR: BRIAN O'CONNOR.

Jonny Mansfield, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Stan’s 75th Birthday Celebration. Jonny Mansfield, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Creator: Brian O'Connor. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/IMAGES OF JAZZ)

FINN GENOCKEY, STAN SULZMANN’S NEON ORCHESTRA, WATERMILL JAZZ CLUB, DORKING, SURREY, NOV 2023. CREATOR: BRIAN O'CONNOR.

Finn Genockey, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Stan’s 75th Birthday Celebration. Finn Genockey, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Creator: Brian O'Connor. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/IMAGES OF JAZZ)

PETE HUNT, STAN SULZMANN’S NEON ORCHESTRA, WATERMILL JAZZ CLUB, DORKING, SURREY, NOV 2023. CREATOR: BRIAN O'CONNOR.

Pete Hunt, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Stan’s 75th Birthday Celebration. Pete Hunt, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Creator: Brian O'Connor. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/IMAGES OF JAZZ)

MATT SULZMANN, STAN SULZMANN’S NEON ORCHESTRA, WATERMILL JAZZ CLUB, DORKING, SURREY, NOV 2023. CREATOR: BRIAN O'CONNOR.

Matt Sulzmann, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Stan’s 75th Birthday Celebration. Matt Sulzmann, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Creator: Brian O'Connor. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/IMAGES OF JAZZ)

ALEX MONK, STAN SULZMANN’S NEON ORCHESTRA, WATERMILL JAZZ CLUB, DORKING, SURREY, NOV 2023. CREATOR: BRIAN O'CONNOR.

Alex Monk, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Stan’s 75th Birthday Celebration. Alex Monk, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Creator: Brian O'Connor. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/IMAGES OF JAZZ)

MARTIN HATHAWAY, STAN SULZMANN’S NEON ORCHESTRA, WATERMILL JAZZ CLUB, DORKING, SURREY, NOV 2023. CREATOR: BRIAN O'CONNOR.

Martin Hathaway, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Stan’s 75th Birthday Celebration. Martin Hathaway, Stan Sulzmann’s Neon Orchestra, Watermill Jazz Club, Dorking, Surrey, Nov 2023. Creator: Brian O'Connor. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/IMAGES OF JAZZ)

ORCHESTRA, CREATED IN 1903, OF THE VOLUNTEER FIRE ASSOCIATION, EARLY 20TH CENTURY. CREATOR: UNKNOWN.

Orchestra, Created in 1903, of the Volunteer Fire Association, early 20th century. Relates to the establishment of a firefighting service in eastern Siberia in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It includes materials about early firefighting equipment, the organization of a Siberian firefighting team, and the leaders of Siberia's first firefighting service. Private Archive of Sergei Nikolaevich Chashchin Orchestra, Created in 1903, of the Volunteer Fire Association, early 20th century. Creator: Unknown. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

THE ARTIST'S WIFE, 1905.

The artist's wife, 1905. Creator: Jacek Malczewski. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

PLATE 6 FOR OLIVER GOLDSMITH'S 'THE VICAR OF WAKEFIELD', 1776.

Plate 6 for Oliver Goldsmith's 'The Vicar of Wakefield', 1776. Creator: Daniel Berger. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

PRINCESSE SCHOUWBURG IN THE HAGUE DURING THE PERFORMANCE OF OTHELLO, 1874-1927. THE STAGE AND PART OF THE AUDITORIUM.

Princesse Schouwburg in The Hague during the performance of Othello, 1874-1927. The stage and part of the auditorium. Princesse Schouwburg in The Hague during the performance of Othello, 1874-1927. Creator: Johan Antonie de Jonge. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)

VIEW OF THE FIRE ON THE STAGE OF THE SCHOUWBURG IN AMSTERDAM ON 11 MAY 1772, (1772-1799). BLAZING CURTAIN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STAGE. THE ACTORS, THE MUSICIANS AND THE AUDIENCE ARE IN PANIC. (18 PEOPLE WERE KILLED, AND 22 NEARBY HOUSES WERE DESTROYED)

View of the fire on the stage of the Schouwburg in Amsterdam on 11 May 1772, (1772-1799). Blazing curtain on the right side of the stage. The actors, the musicians and the audience are in panic. (18 people were killed, and 22 nearby houses were destroyed). View of the fire on the stage of the Schouwburg in Amsterdam on 11 May 1772, (1772-1799). Creator: Anon. (KEYSTONE/HERITAGE IMAGES/HERITAGE ART)