Hamlet written by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) and produced at the New Theatre, London, from 14th November 1934 to 1935

   Scenes from Hamlet written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) and produced at the New Theatre, London, from  14th November 1934 to 1935, with John Gielgud (as Hamlet) and Jessica Tandy (as Ophelia).

   New York Times :  1935/01/01   'HAMLET' OF GIELGUD MAY BE SHOWN HERE; Theatre Guild ...  LONDON, Dec. 31.—New York is expected to see the most talked-of modern interpretation of "Hamlet" in London. The production of the young English actor, John Gielgud, at the New Theatre...

 Hamlet-Act 3, Scene 4  Queen: Whereon do you look? Hamlet: On him, on him! 

John Gielgud Hamlet

Hamlet, with John Gielgud (as Hamlet) and Jessica Tandy (as Ophelia), at the New Theatre, London 1935.  Theatre World, January 1935, p17. From The Play of the Moment page in Theatre World, January 1935.

Hamlet | Souvenir Theatre Programme Performed at The New Theatre, St. Martin's Lane, London  William Shakespeare [Starring John Gielgud, Jack Hawkins, Jessica Tandy, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quayle] Published by Performance Programme, in 1935.

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Macbeth directed by Orson Welles at Harlem's Lafayette Theate, New York City, and featuring an all-Black cast, in 1936.

   Scenes from Macbeth directed by Orson Welles at Harlem's Lafayette Theate, New York City,  and featuring an all-Black cast, in 1936.

   “Voodoo” Macbeth opened at the Lafayette Theatre on April 14, 1936. Directed by a 20-year-old Orson Welles for the Federal Theatre Project’s Negro Unit, the production was an immediate, historic sensation – drawing 10,000 spectators to the street outside the theatre on opening night.
   The  production  was an overwhelming success, winning  rave reviews from both the New York Times and New York Daily News when it opened on April 14, 1936.  Macbeth played for 10 sold-out weeks at the Lafayette Theatre before moving to the Adelphi Theatre and  then embarking on a national tour.

Macbeth in the jungle with the Three Witches and the voodoo men and women in Act II, Scene 2 of the Federal Theatre Project production of Macbeth at the Lafayette Theatre, Harlem

Lady Macbeth calming the guests at Macbeth’s palace in Act II, Scene 1

Charles Collins (Macduff) and Maurice Ellis (Macbeth) in Act III, Scene 4

Macduff hailing victory over Macbeth in Act III, Scene 4

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Henry VIII, believed to be by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher, and performed at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, on 6th November 1933.

 A scene from the play Henry VIII, believed to be by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher, and performed at Sadler's Wells Theatre, London, on 6th November 1933. 

British actor Charles Laughton (1899 - 1962, left) plays Henry with Robert Farquarson as Wolsey and Flora Robson (1902 - 1984, centre) as Catherine of Aragon. 

Henry VIII: Souvenir Theatre Programme Performed at The Old Vic. Waterloo Road. Sadler's Wells, Rosebery Avenue, London Season 1933-1934

Henry V, The Old Vic, London, started on 7th November 1921.

Premiere of the opera Macbeth by the British composer, conductor, and record producer Lawrance Collingwood (1887–1982), at Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London, on April 12, 1934.

A scene from the Premiere of the opera Macbeth by the British composer, conductor, and record producer Lawrance Collingwood (1887–1982), at Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London, on April 12, 1934.

Fru Inger til Østraat (Lady Inger of Ostrat, 1854) written by Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906) and produced on 25 February 1931, probably at the Nationaltheatret in Norway.

   Scenes from Fru Inger til Østraat (Lady Inger of Ostrat, 1854) written by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906) and produced  on 25 February 1931, probably at the Nationaltheatret in Norway.

   Lady Inger. Historical drama in five acts had its premiere at The Norwegian Theatre in Bergen 2 January 1855, and was first published as a serial in the weekly magazine Illustreret Nyhedsblad No. 22–34, 1857. 

Participants:
Sigurd Eldegard        Bear
Gerd Grieg        Eline Gyldenløve
Johanne Dybwad        Mrs. Inger
Tryggve Larssen        Farm bailiff Einar Huk
Hans Jacob Nilsen        The house servant Finn
Henrik Børseth        Jens Bjelke
Olafr Havrevold        Nils Stenssøn
Egil Eide        Olaf Skaktavl
August Oddvar        Privy Councillor Nils Lykke
DIRECTION        Johanne Dybwad
SCENOGRAPHY        Oliver Neerland
COSTUME DESIGN        Jacob Von Der Lippe

Mrs. Inger to Ostråt (1857, Mrs. Inger to Ostrat), Premiere 25 February 1931

August Oddvar as Nils Lykke    Johanne Dybwad as Mrs. Inger

Revisor (The Government Inspector), written by Nikolai Gogol (1809 - 1952) and produced under the direction of Vs. Meyerhold (1874 -1940) at The State Theater named after Vs. Meyerhold, Moscow, on December 9, 1926.

   Scenes from Revisor ("The Inspector General" or "The Government Inspector"), written by the Russian playwright Nikolai Gogol (1809 - 1952) and produced under the direction of Vsevolod Emilevich Meyerhold (1874 -1940) at The State Theater named after Vs. Meyerhold, Moscow, on December 9, 1926.

   On December 9, 1926, after nearly two years of extensive research and rehearsals, Vsevolod Meyerhold premiered his Inspector General (Revizor). Though the production provoked a tempest in the Soviet press and was much discussed by the critics of both liberal and Communist bent, foreign—mostly American—witnesses had no doubt about...

Anti-illusionist stage from Vsevolod Meyerhold's production of Nikolay Gogol's Revizor, Moscow, 1926

The final scene of the play The Government Inspector

 When Meyerhold directed Revisor in the 1920s, he found a means of showing a frozen group of people. He had them replaced with wax figures. 

The Government Inspector in Meyerhold's theatre. Articles.

Aju ja Mikko (Anu and Mikko), written by Kersti Bergroth, and performed at the Finnish National Theatre, Helsinki, on 2 October 1932.

   Scenes from Aju ja Mikko (Anu and Mikko), written by the Finnish writer Kersti Bergroth, and performed at the Finnish National Theatre, Helsinki, on 2 October 1932.

   Kersti Bergroth's Finnish play Anu and Mikko, which premiered at the Finnish National Theatre on 2 October 1932, is a wonderful, wise and warm comedy. It is an unsweetened description of a village community written in the Antrea dialect that survives the setbacks, turmoil and divisions caused by the global recession through consensus and negotiation.
   Kersti Solveig Bergroth (24 January 1886 – 24 January 1975) was a Finnish writer who is best remembered for her plays Anu and Mikko and Kuparsaare Antti, written in the Karelian dialect. His career as a writer was unusually long, more than 60 years.

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