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.






A Midsummer Night's Dream written by William Shakespeare, and performed at the Deutsches Theater, Berlin, in 1905.

Scenes from A Midsummer Night's Dream written by the English playwright William Shakespeare, and performed at the Deutsches Theater, Berlin, in 1905.


 



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.




Armored train 14-69 written by Vsevolod Ivanov (1895-1963) and performed by the Moscow Art Theater on 8 November 1927

  Scenes from Armored train 14-69 written by the Russian playwright Vsevolod Ivanov (1895-1963) and performed by the Moscow Art Theater on 8 November 1927, with the theatre set by the Russian scenographer Viktor A. Simov (1858-1935).

   Armoured Train 14–69 (Russian: Бронепоезд 14–69, romanized: Bronepoezd 14–69) is a 1927 Soviet play by Vsevolod Ivanov. Based on his 1922 novel of the same name, it was the first play that he wrote and remains his most important. Armoured Train 14–69 was first performed by the world-famous Moscow Art Theatre in a production that opened with a gala performance on 8 November 1927.





Photo of Khmelev (centre) from the 1927 Moscow production.




Further information about Armoured Train 14-69


A sketch of the scenery by G. Dumont for Philocnetus (the tragedy) written by the ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles.

A sketch of the scenery by G. Dumont for  Philocnetus (the tragedy) written by the ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles. 




Sunday, 27 September 2026

Layout of the scenery by the Georgian set designer Irakli I. Gamrekeli (1894-1943) for the play Anzor written by Sandro Shanshiashvili (1888-1979), and performed at the Rustaveli Theatre (Georgian SSR) in 1928.

Layout of the scenery by the Georgian set designer Irakli I. Gamrekeli (1894-1943) for the play Anzor written by the Georgian playwright Sandro Shanshiashvili (1888-1979), and performed at the Rustaveli Theatre (Georgian SSR) in 1928.