Some scenes from The Cuckoo (a comedy farce), written by Charles H. Brookfield (1857 – 1913 ) from "Decore" by Henri Meilhac, and performed at the Avenue Theatre, London, in 1899.

Some scenes from The Cuckoo (a comedy farce), written by the British actor & playwright Charles H. Brookfield (1857 – 1913 ) from "Decore" by Henri Meilhac, and performed at the Avenue Theatre, London, in 1899, with the main actors: Mr. Charles Hawtrey, Constance Collier, Fannie Ward.

The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, April 15th, 1899, "The Cuckoo" at the Avenue Theatre.

   a- Miss Fannie Ward.- "Leave the House!"  Miss Vane Featherstone.

   b- Charles Stevens.- "Fair Girls are my Hobby."

   c- Miss Constance Collier (Lady Alexander Park, &  Arthur Williams (Thomas Penfold).

   d- Charles Hawtrey (Hugh Farrant).

   e- Miss Fannie Ward (Mrs. Penfold).- "I shall get a divorce."

   f- H. Coryton (African King).  H. Stephenson (Interpreter). F. Volpe (Mayor). H. Goring (The Cuckoo). Lyston Lyle (Colonel Gower).

   g- "Brighton is a bit of a Chestnut."

Miss Fannie Ward Cuckoo Avenue Theatre 1899

1899 LONDON Theatre Avenue Cuckoo Comedy Farce Scene Actors

Some scenes from An Interrupted Honeymoon (a play in three acts), written by F. Kinsey Peile (1861-19), and performed at the Avenue Theatre, London, in 1899.

   Some scenes from An Interrupted Honeymoon (a play in three acts), written by the British actor and playwright F. Kinsey Peile (1861-19), and performed at the Avenue Theatre, London, in 1899.

   In addition to acting, Peile was a playwright. His works written for the West End included Solomon's Twins, 1897; An Interrupted Honeymoon, 1899; Lyre and Lancet, 1902; The Man Who Was, 1903; Money and the Girl, 1910; Bill, Twelve o'clock, and The Shooting Star, all 1912; The Pink Nightgown, 1913; and Who Laughs Last, 1919.

The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, October 14th 1899,  "An Interrupted Honeymoon" at the Avenue Theatre.

   a- Miss Sarah Brooke.

   b- Miss Kemmis. Miss Granville. Miss Sarah Brooke. Mrs. George Canninge.

   c- Mr. Arthur Williams as Penny. Mr. Sothern as Kenneth Benyon. Miss Granville

       as the Hon. Mrs. Daniel Gordon.

   d- Mr. Arthur Williams as Penny.

   e- Mrs George Canninge as Miss Rachel Gordon. and Mr. Arthur Williams as 

       Penny.

    f- Miss Bella Pateman as Miss Perceval.  Mr. Sothern as Benyon.  Mr. Holmes 

       Gore as Sir Charles.  Miss Granville as the Hon. Mrs. Daniel Gordon.  Mr. Du 

       Maurier as Chris Trevor.  Miss Sarah Brooke as Miss Violet Babbington.

THEATRE Scenes from The Interrupted Honeymoon at the Avenue, 1899

Miss Granville, the Clever and Dignified Actress who plays the Hon. Mrs. Gordon in An Interrupted Honeymoon at the Avenue Theatre.

Actors from An Interrupted Honeymoon at the Avenue Theatre, 1899

A scene from Baby Mine (a farce comedy) written by Margaret Mayo (1882-1951), and produced at Brooklyn's Majestic Theatre, 1911.

   A scene from Baby Mine ( a farce comedy) written by the American actress &  playwright Margaret Mayo (1882-1951), and produced at  Brooklyn's Majestic Theatre, 1911. 

   Baby Mine is a farce comedy play in three acts by Margaret Mayo that made its Broadway debut at Daly's Theatre on August 23, 1910. The piece was produced by William A. Brady and remained at Daly's for nearly an entire season. Closing on April 1, 1911, Baby Mine then transferred to Brooklyn's Majestic Theatre for a three-week run which was followed by a brief stand at the Lyric Theatre in Manhattan before closing with a combined total from all three venues of 227 performances.

FIrst Produced at Daly's Theatre, New York on 23rd August 1910.
Opened in London at the Criterion theatre, 22nd February 1911.
Transfered to the Vaudeville theatre 15th May 1911.
Ran for 342 performances.

 Iris Hoey, Lilias Waldegrave and Grossmith in Baby Mine (1911)

Some scenes from Brown at Brighton (a farce) written by R. Fenton McKay and Walter Stephens, and performed at the Avenue Theatre, London, from 20 December 1902 to 1903.

   Some scenes from Brown at Brighton (a farce) written by R. Fenton McKay and Walter Stephens, and performed at the Avenue Theatre, London, from 20 December 1902 to 1903.

   A farce about a young man going to Brighton to study for his exams, then getting involved with stolen jewels, amorous women, an elopement, etc.

   First performed as Why Brown Went to Brighton The Princess of Wales's Theatre, Kennington, on 5 May 1902 and as Brown at Brighton in the Avenue Theatre, London, on 20 December, 1902.

The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, January 10th, 1903, "Brown at Brighton" at the Avenue Theatre.

1- Miss Ethel Clinton, as Maisie Fairfax.

2- Miss Lettice Fairfax, as Cora.

3- Miss Mabel Garden, as Miss Violet Stapleton.

4- Mr. Dallas Welford as Bertie Brown. (Two Photos)

     a- "I've just come down to study for my exam."

     b- "Oh, why did I come to Brighton?"

Scenes from Brown at Brighton at the Avenue Theatre, 1903

A scene from A Message from Mars, written by Richard Ganthony (1856–1924), and produced on May 30, 1909, at the Grand Opera House, Seattle.

A scene from A Message from Mars, written by the British actor and playwright Richard Ganthony (1856–1924),  and produced on May 30, 1909, at the Grand Opera House, Seattle.

A scene from A Message from Mars, written by Richard Ganthony (1856–1924), and produced with actors Charles Hawtrey, Hetta Bartlett, Mona Harrison and Wallace Widdecombe in 1905.

   A scene from A Message from Mars, written by the British actor and playwright Richard Ganthony (1856–1924), and produced with actors Charles Hawtrey, Hetta Bartlett, Mona Harrison and Wallace Widdecombe in 1905.

   A Message from Mars premiered at London's Avenue Theatre in November 1899. Two years later, following a very successful run of more than 500 performances in London, the play and its star performer, Charles Hawtrey, transferred to New York's Garrick Theatre. Between 1903 and 1905, Hawtrey's theater company took the play on tour throughout the United States.

A scene from A Message from Mars, written by Richard Ganthony (1856–1924), and produced on May 30, 1906, at the Moore Theater, in Seattle.

A scene from A Message from Mars, written by the British actor and playwright Richard Ganthony (1856–1924), and produced on May 30, 1906, at the Moore Theater, in Seattle.