Uriel Acosta (a tragedy) presented in 1846 by Karl Gutzkow and performed at the State Jewish Theater of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Kyiv, presumably in 1929.

   A scene from the play Uriel Acosta (a blank verse tragedy) presented in 1846 by the German playwright Karl Gutzkow (1811-1878) and performed at the State Jewish Theater of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Kyiv, presumably in 1929.

   Sholom Aleichem Kyiv State Jewish Theatre (Kyiv GOSET), which was active in 1929–1950 and became a significant cultural element of the Jewish community life. GOSET is an acronym for a Jewish state theatre in the Soviet Union (Russian: Gosudarstviennyi yevreiskii teatr). In 1950, during the Stalinist antisemitic campaign of “fighting cosmopolitism”, all Jewish theatres in the country were closed. 

Hand-written Yiddish script of GOSET’s production of “Uriel Acosta” by Karl Gutzkow. GOSET produced the play twice: in Petrograd (July 1919) and Moscow (April 1922), directed by Aleksei Granovskii, starring Solomon Mikhoels. This script was used by Iustina Minkova, who played (?). 

Rope written by Patrick Hamilton (1904-1962) and performed at the Ambassadors Theatre, London, from 25 April until 17 August 1929.

   Scenes from Rope written by the English playwright Patrick Hamilton (1904-1962) and performed at the Ambassadors Theatre, London, from 25 April until 17 August 1929. Directed by Reginald Denham, the production featured Brian Aherne, Anthony Ireland and Ernest Milton. 

   Rope was first presented by The Repertory Players in a Sunday night try-out production at the Strand Theatre, London, on 3 March 1929. The following month the play opened in the West End at the Ambassadors Theatre on 25 April 1929 and closed on 17 August 1929. The production ran for six months. Retitled Rope's End, the first Broadway production opened at the John Golden Theatre (then called the Theatre Masque) on 13 September 1929.

Programme. Ambassadors Theatre. Reginald Denham Presents "Rope" A New Play By Patrick Hamilton. April 29Th, 1929

   Retitled Rope’s End, the play premiered on Broadway at the John Golden Theatre (then called the Theatre Masque) on 13 September 1929. Directed by Denham, the Broadway production featured Sebastian Shaw and Ivan Brandt, with Ernest Milton reprising his performance as Rupert Cadell.

Горя от ума (Woe from Wit) written by Alexander Sergeyevich Griboyedov and staged by K. P. Khokhlov at the Leningrad Academic Drama Theater, on June 15, 1928.

   Scenes from Горя от ума (Woe from Wit, A Comedy in 4 Acts, Play in Verse, 1823) written by the Russian playwright Alexander Sergeyevich Griboyedov (1795-1829) and staged by K. P. Khokhlov at the Leningrad Academic Drama Theater, on June 15, 1928.

   On June 15, 1928, the Leningrad Academic Drama Theater staged the play "Woe from Wit" staged by K. P. Khokhlov. The theater turned to the play by A. S. Griboyedov many times. The 1928 performance was prepared for about two years, a lot of effort and money were spent, however, after the long-awaited premiere, a wave of indignation swept through the pages of the press. The reviews featured the crushing word "failure".

V. A. Michurina-Samoylova in the role of Khlyostova, Alexandrinsky Theater (National Drama Theatre of Russia in Saint Petersburg).

Y. O. Malyutin in the role of Skalazub. Alexandrinsky Theater.

Горя от ума (Woe from Wit, 1823) written by Alexander Sergeyevich Griboyedov (1795-1829) and staged by N. O. Volkonsky at the Maly Theater, Moscow, on February 3, 1930.

Scenes from Горя от ума (Woe from Wit, 1823) written by the Russian playwright Alexander Sergeyevich Griboyedov (1795-1829) and staged by N. O. Volkonsky at the Maly Theater, Moscow, on February 3, 1930. 

A. S. Griboyedov. "Woe from Wit". Maly Theater. Moscow, 1930. 

Staged by N. O. Volkonsky, scenery by I. M. Rabinovich. Act II. 

"Woe from Wit" at the Maly Theater, 1930

Woe from Wit | Griboyedov Alexander Sergeevich

Schwitzbad (Sweat Bath) written by Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893-1930) and performed under the direction of the Russian actor Wsewolod Meyerhold (1874-1940) at the Meyerhold State Theatre, Moscow, in 1930.

Scenes from Schwitzbad (Sweat Bath) written by the Russian playwright Vladimir Mayakovsky (1893-1930) and performed under the direction of the Russian actor Wsewolod Meyerhold (1874-1940) at the Meyerhold State Theatre, Moscow, in 1930.

The Cherry Orchard written by Anton Chekhov and produced at the Civic Repertory Theatre, New York City, in 1928

Scenes from The Cherry Orchard written by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov (1860 - 1904) and produced at the Civic Repertory Theatre, New York City, starring Josephine Hutchinson as Anya, Alla Nazimova as Ranevskaya, and Paul Leyssac as Gayev, having run for 63 performances from October 15 until December 1928.

Sketch of scenery by Irakly Gamrekeli for the drama of F. Schiller Robbers, pereformed at the Georgian Theater named after Shota Rustaveli, Tbilisi, in 1933.

Sketch of scenery by  Irakly Gamrekeli (1894-1943) for the drama of F. Schiller Robbers, pereformed at the Georgian Theater named after Shota Rustaveli, Tbilisi, in 1933.