Monday, 12 October 2026

Die Weber (The Weavers) written by Gerhart Hauptmann and produced by Leopold Jessner at the Staatliches Schauspielhaus, Berlin, in 1928.

A scene from the play Die Weber (The Weavers) written by the German playwright Gerhart Hauptmann (1862 - 1946) and produced by Leopold Jessner at the Staatliches Schauspielhaus, Berlin, in 1928. 





Florian Geyer (tragedy, prologue and 5 acts, 1894 - 95) written by Gerhart Hauptmann (1862 - 1946) and produced at the Staatliches Schauspielhaus Berlin, in 1927.

Scenes from Florian Geyer (tragedy, prologue and 5 acts, 1894 - 95) written by the German playwright Gerhart Hauptmann (1862 - 1946) and produced at the Staatliches Schauspielhaus Berlin, in 1927.



Walter Frank (German actor, 1896-1961) with Albert Florath (on the left) in the stage play 'Florian Geyer'. 


Walter Franck in Gerhart Hauptmanns stage work as "Florian Geyer."


Tuesday, 6 October 2026

Fanny et ses gens (Fanny and Her People, a play in three acts) written by the English playwright Jerome K. Jerome and premiered at the Daunou Theater, Paris, on April 17, 1927.

   Scenes from Fanny et ses gens (Fanny and Her People, a play in three acts) written by the English playwright Jerome K. Jerome and performed for the first time at the Théâtre Daunou (Daunou Theater), Paris, on April 17, 1927. 

   The play was translated and adapted from the English by Andrée Méry and Pierre Scize, and the performance was conducted by Jane Renouardt, who  featured Fernand Gravey, Jane Renouardt, Constant Rémy, Berthe Fusier, Lucien Dayle, Paul Amiot, and Jeanne Fusier-Gir.









Monday, 5 October 2026

Mourning Becomes Electra written by Eugene O'Neil and produced at the Guild Theatre, New York City, with the stage designed by Philip Moeller (1880 - 1958), in 1931-1932.

Scenes from Mourning Becomes Electra written by the American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888 - 1953) and produced at the Guild Theatre, New York City, with the stage designed by Philip Moeller (1880 - 1958), having run for 150 performances from October 26, 1931 until March 1932.




















From L to R: Grant Gordon (as Joe Silva), Arthur Hughes (as Seth Beckwith)

Thursday, 1 October 2026

Die Katalaunische Schlacht (The Catalan Battle) written by Arnolt Bronnen (1895-1959) and premiered at the Staatliches Schauspielhaus, Berlin, in 1928

Scenes from Die Katalaunische Schlacht (The Catalan Battle) written by the Austrian playwright and director Arnolt Bronnen (1895-1959) and premiered at the Staatliches Schauspielhaus, Berlin, in 1928, starring Lothar Müthel as Kenned and Walter Franck as Karl and Maria Bard as Hiddie.

Director: Heinz Hilpert
Stage designer: Traugott Müller


Szene mit Lothar Müthel als Kenned und Walter Franck als Karl und Maria Bard als Hiddie- 1928


Actress Maria Bard as Hiddie with the actors 


Actress Maria Bard als Hiddie and actor Frederick (Fritz) Valk as Mellermann




Monday, 28 September 2026

Hamlet written by the English playwright William Shakespeare and performed at the Deutsches Volkstheater, Vienna, in 1926.

Scenes from Hamlet written by the English playwright William Shakespeare and performed at the Deutsches Volkstheater, Vienna, in 1926, starring Alexander Moissi as Hamlet.






Alexander Moissi as "Hamlet", Deutsches Volkstheater, 1926 






Lavrenyov's 'Fault' performed at the Vakhtangov Theatre, Moscow, in 1927 with the scenery by N. P. Akimov.

   Lavrenyov's 'Fault' performed at the Vakhtangov Theatre, Moscow, in 1927 with the scenery by N. P. Akimov. 

   Boris Andreyevich Lavrenyov (1891 – 1959) was a Soviet Russian writer and playwright.

   Nikolay Pavlovich Akimov[a] (1901 – 1968) was a Soviet experimental theatre director and scenic designer noted for his work with the Leningrad Comedy Theatre. His most notorious production was the cynical version of Hamlet (1932), with Ophelia as a drunken prostitute and the king's ghost as a clever mystification arranged by Hamlet.