This programme is for ‘Tableaux Vivants’ staged by members of the Royal Family and the Royal Household in January 1891 at Osborne. ‘Tableaux Vivants’ is French for ‘living pictures’ and it was a popular form of entertainment in Victorian times. The ‘living pictures’ were usually accompanied by music.



© Royal Archives, Windsor Castle

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Tasks
10a. Do you think the actors dressed up, moved or spoke during these performances?

10b. What does this programme tell us about the private life of the Royal Family?