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 (The Government Inspector), Moscow, 1926.

The final scene of the play "The Government Inspector"

 When Meyerhold directed Revisor ("The Inspector General" or "The Government Inspector") 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.

Scenes from Gas (1918) written by Georg Kaiser (1878 - 1945) and produced at Staatliches Schillertheater, Berlin, 1928,

Scenes from Gas  (1918) written by the German playwright Georg Kaiser (1878 - 1945) and produced at  Staatliches Schillertheater, Berlin, 1928, with stage designs of a laboratory for the play "Gas" by Georg Kaiser.

The Man of Destiny (1897), written by George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), and produced at The Geoffrey Whitworth Theatre, London, in 1948.

   A scene from The Man of Destiny (1897), written by the Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), and produced at The Geoffrey Whitworth Theatre, London, in 1948.

The Man Of Destiny - The Geoffrey Whitworth Theatre, 1948

  The play, set in Italy during the early career of Napoleon, was written for Ellen Terry and Richard Mansfield, but was first performed, on 1 July 1897, at the Grand Theatre, Croydon, with Murray Carson and Florence West in the principal roles.

A scene from the theatre play Let's Leave It At That , performed on 13th April 1929.

 A scene from the theatre play Let's Leave It At That , performed on 13th April 1929.

Sweet Aloes (British Comedy), written by Jay Mallory, at a Local Theatre, Washington, on February 25, 1936, starring Evelyn Laye.

    A scene from Sweet Aloes (British Comedy), written by Jay Mallory, at a Local Theatre, Washington, on February 25, 1936, starring Evelyn Laye.

   New York Times :   1936/02/25  AMERICAN PREMIERE FOR 'SWEET ALOES'; British Comedy by Jay Mallory, Starring Evelyn Laye, Opens in Washington. ...  Evelyn Laye and an able supporting cast captured Washington theatre-goers tonight in the American premiere of "Sweet Aloes," the British comedy by Jay Mallory.

The Devil in the Cheese written by Tom Cushing and produced by Charles Hopkins at the Charles Hopkins Theatre, New York City, in 1926 to 1927

   A scene from The Devil in the Cheese (3-act fantastic comedy) written by the American playwright Tom Cushing (1879 - 1941) and produced by Charles Hopkins at the Charles Hopkins Theatre, New York City, having run for 157 performances from December 29, 1926 to May 1927.

   New York Times :  1927/04/15  HOPKINS ABANDONS PLAY.; " The Devil in the Cheese" to Move to ...  "The Devil in the Cheese,” which has been running at the Charles Hopkins Theatre since the holidays, will be transferred to the Plymouth a week from Monday.

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Enrico IV (Henry IV 1922), written by Luigi Pirandello (1867 - 1936) and produced by the Community Players of Winnipeg, at the Little Theatre, Winnipeg, Canada, from 17 to 20 October 1928.

    Scenes from Enrico IV (Henry IV 1922), written by the Italian playwright Luigi Pirandello (1867 - 1936) and produced by the Community Players of Winnipeg, at the Little Theatre, Winnipeg, Canada, from 17 to 20 October 1928, featuring W. McGuillen (left) and G. Waight.

   The only artworks that have survived to document FitzGerald’s engagement with the theatre are three drawings and a painting related to a single production. From 17–20 October 1928, the Community Players presented one of their most ambitious dramas, Henry IV, a play in three acts by the Italian writer Luigi Pirandello (1867–1936).

The Community Players of Winnipeg production of Henry IV by Luigi Pirandello (17–20 October 1928) featured paintings by L. LeMoine FitzGerald. On the left of this cast photo is Donna Matilda Spina (Lady in Green, Musée d’art de Joliette) and on the right, Henry IV (location unknown).

Little Theatre production of Pirandello’s Henry IV in 1928, featuring W. McGuillen (left) and G. Waight