The Unknown (A play in three acts ), written by W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), and produced at the Aldwych Theatre, London, from August 9 to September 18, 1920.

    Scenes from The Unknown (A play in three acts), written by the British playwright W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), and produced at the Aldwych Theatre, London, from August 9 to September 18, 1920. 

   The Unknown  is a play in three acts by W. Somerset Maugham. Opened at the Aldwych Theatre, London, August 9, 1920. The play was performed at the Aldwych through September 18 (Rathbone left the play after this performance), and then transferred to the Lyric Theatre, where it played from September 20 through October 16, 1920. 78 performances total. General Manager, Eugene Bertram; Managing Directors, Charles Gulliver and A.E. Abrahams; Stage Manager, Wallett Waller; Assistant Stage Manager, William Kershaw; Musical Director, Albert Cazabo. Produced by Miss Viola Tree (Lady Tree's daughter).

Lady Tree and Basil Rathbone

Haidée Wright and H. R. Hignett

CAST
Colonel Wharton Mr. Charles V. France
Major Wharton (John) Mr. Basil Rathbone
Mrs. Wharton Lady Tree
Mrs. Littlewood Miss Haidee Wright
Rev. Norman Poole Mr. H. R. Hignett
Mrs. Poole Miss Lena Halliday
Sylvia Bullough Miss Ellen O’Malley
Dr. Macfarlane Mr. Clarence Blakiston
Kate Miss Gwendolen Ffloyd

Our Betters, written by Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) and produced at the Globe Theatre, London, on 13 October 1923.

    A scene from Our Betters, written by the British playwright Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) and produced at the Globe Theatre, London, on 13 October 1923. 

   Our Betters was first written in 1915, but not produced on Broadway until 1917 with Rose Coghlan and Chrystal Herne. It was first seen in London in 1923 with Margaret Bannerman as Pearl and Constance Collier as the Duchesse. This led to the play’s first publication. The only Broadway revival was in 1928 with Ina Claire as Pearl. 

The dark rival in Our Betters at the Globe Theatre: The Duchesse De Surennes (Miss Constance Collier) is discarded by Gilbert Paxton (Mr Reginald Owen). 13 October 1923

Schluck und Jau (Comedy in six events and a prologue), written by Gerhart Hauptmann (1862 - 1946), and produced in probably 1900, or 1915.

   Scenes from Schluck und Jau (Comedy in six events and a prologue), written by the German playwright Gerhart Hauptmann (1862 - 1946), and produced in probably 1900, or 1915.

   In the comedy Schluck und Jau, A Joke Play in Six Processes, which premiered on 3 February, 1900, at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin, Gerhart Hauptmann has two drunken vagabonds, Schluck and Jau, slip into the roles of the prince and his wife to the delight of a court party.

   Schluck und Jau was premiered on 3 February 1900 under Emil Lessing at the Deutsches Theater Berlin. The premiere, which was cast with Hanns Fischer as Schluck, Rudolf Rittner as Jau, Else Heims as Sidselill, Else Lehmann as Frau Adeluz and Max Reinhardt as Malmstein, was unsuccessful. Otto Brahm removed the joke play from the repertoire after thirteen performances. It was not until Max Reinhardt's production on 18 March 1915 on the same stage with Max Pallenberg as Schluck and Hans Waßmann as Jau that more than forty performances were given in the war years 1915 and 1916.

Jumbo (The musical), directed by John Murray Anderson and George Abbott, and performed at the Hippodrome Theatre, New York, on November 16, 1935 and closed on April 18, 1936 after 233 performances,

   Jumbo (The musical), directed by John Murray Anderson and George Abbott, and performed at the Hippodrome Theatre, New York,  on November 16, 1935 and closed on April 18, 1936 after 233 performances, starring Jimmy Durante, Donald Novis, Gloria Grafton, and featuring circus specialty acts.

   Jumbo tells the story of a financially strapped circus. At the end of each performance, Durante lay down on the stage and permitted a live elephant to place its foot upon his head.

Jimmy Durante, Gloria Grafton and Arthur Sinclair in Jumbo. Hippodrome Theatre, New York City. 1935.

Original 1935 Program

Rope written by David Wallace and T. S. Stribling on the basis of Teeftallow by T. S. Stribling and produced by James W. Elliott at the Biltmore Theatre, New York City, in 1928

   Some scenes from Rope written by David Wallace and T. S. Stribling on the basis of Teeftallow by T. S. Stribling and produced by James W. Elliott at the Biltmore Theatre, New York City, having run for 31 performances from Feb. 22 to Mar. 1928.

   New York Times : Out of the raw stuff of a Southern village and the violent tyrannies of human relations there, David Wallace and T.S. Stribling have fashioned a stirring melodrama, "Rope," mounted at the Biltmore last evening. They have written it, for the most part effectively, from Mr. Stribling's novel...

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Marco Millions written by Eugene O'Neill and produced at the Guild Theatre, New York City, with the stage by Rouben Mamoulian, in 1928

Some scenes from Marco Millions written by the American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888 - 1953) and produced at the Guild Theatre, New York City, with the stage by Rouben Mamoulian, having run for 92 performances from Jan. 9 to March, 1928.

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Scenes from Porgy and Bess (opera in three acts) by the American composer George Gershwin (1898 – 1937), performed at the Alvin Theatre in New York City on October 10, 1935.

   Scenes from Porgy and Bess (opera in three acts) by the American composer George Gershwin (1898 – 1937), first performed at the Colonial Theatre, Boston, on September 30, 1935. But the opera—which premiered at the Alvin Theatre in New York City on October 10, 1935—is considered to be the first great American opera. It contains many beloved musical numbers, including the arias “Summertime” and “I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’.”

   Porgy and Bess is an English-language opera by American composer George Gershwin, with a libretto written by author DuBose Heyward and lyricist Ira Gershwin. It was adapted from Dorothy Heyward and DuBose Heyward's play Porgy, itself an adaptation of DuBose Heyward's 1925 novel Porgy.

Catfish Row, from the Porgy & Bess set.