Hoppla wir leben (Hoppla, We're Alive! 1925) written by Ernst Toller (1893 - 1939), and, in its second production, directed by the seminal epic theatre director Erwin Piscator, in Berlin, 1927.

Scenes from Hoppla wir leben (Hoppla, We're Alive! 1925) written by the German playwright Ernst Toller (1893 - 1939), and, in its second production, directed by the seminal epic theatre director Erwin Piscator, in Berlin, 1927.

Scene from 'Hoppla wir leben', directed by Erwin Piscator, 1927

Piscator, Stage for Ernst Tollere'S Hoppla, wir leben, 1927

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Drawings of Edward Gordon Craig ((1872 - 1966).) made in 1928 for his revolutionary staging of Shakespeare's Macbeth in London in 1929.

Drawings of Edward Gordon Craig ((1872 - 1966).) made in 1928 for his revolutionary staging of Shakespeare's Macbeth in London in 1929. 

Some scenes from Escape written by the English playwright John Galsworthy (1867 - 1933) and produced at the Booth Theatre, New York, on October 26, 1927

   Some scenes from Escape (a play in prologue, two parts and ten scenes) written by the English playwright John Galsworthy (1867 - 1933) and produced by Winthrop Ames (1870 - 1937) at the Booth Theatre, New York, having run for 173 performances form October 26, 1927 to March 1928, starring Leslie Howard (By arrangement with Gilbert Miller), Henrietta Goodwin, Frieda Inescort, Alan Trotter, Ruth Vivian, Edgar B. Kent, etc. 

   Escape is a play in nine episodes by the British writer John Galsworthy. The world premiere was on August 12, 192 at the Ambassadors Theatre in London's West End, produced by Leon M. Lion. The play ran until March of the following year, when it went on tour of England with Gerald Ames in the lead role. Subsequently, the play transferred to Broadway where it was produced and staged by Winthrop Ames. The American production ran for 173 performances from 26 October 1927 to March 1928 at the Booth Theatre, New York City. It was included in Burns Mantle's The Best Plays of 1927–1928.

Austin Trevor and Leslie Howard in the Broadway production of Escape (1927)

Leslie Howard in John Galsworthy’s Escape, Booth Theatre, New York, October 26, 1927

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Green Grow the Lilacs, written by Lynn Riggs (1899 – 1954), and performed 64 times on Broadway at the Guild Theatre from January 26 to March 21, 1931.

   Scenes from Green Grow the Lilacs, written by the Cherokee-American playwright Lynn Riggs (1899 – 1954), and performed 64 times on Broadway, opening at the Guild Theatre on January 26, 1931, and closing March 21, 1931.

   It had four out-of-town tryouts, playing first at the Tremont Theatre in Boston December 8–20, 1930 then moving to the Garrick Theatre in Philadelphia from December 29, 1930 to January 10, 1931. The production played Ford's Theatre in Baltimore the following week. It then played January 19–24, 1931, at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. A projected final tryout in Pittsburgh was cancelled, as the play was deemed ready for New York. It was performed 64 times on Broadway, opening at the Guild Theatre on January 26, 1931, and closing March 21, 1931.

Set designed by Raymond Sovey for Green Grow the Lilacs by Lynn Riggs.  Guild Theatre, 1931

Franchot Tone as Curly McClain (with the guitar) & Helen Westley as Aunt Eller Murphy.

Franchot Tone as Curly McClain & Richard Hale as Jeeter Fry

Franchot Tone (Curley McClain) and Claire Woodbury (Aunt Eller).

Where the Cross is Made (1914) written by Eugene O'Neill and produced, under the direction of Sara Shakow, at the Frolic Theatre, New York City, only on May 9, 1928

Where the Cross is Made (one-act-play, 1914) written by the American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888 - 1953) and produced, under the direction of Sara Shakow, at the Frolic Theatre, New York City, only on May 9, 1928.

The Dreamy Kid (1918) written by Eugene O'Neill and produced, under the direction of Alexander Wyckoff, at the Frolic Theatre, New York City, only on May 11, 1928

The Dreamy Kid (1918) written by the American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888 - 1953) and produced, under the direction of Alexander Wyckoff, at the Frolic Theatre, New York City, only on May 11, 1928.

The Hairy Ape (1922) written by the American playwright Eugene O’Neill (1888 - 1953) and produced at the Kamerny Theater (founded in 1914), Moscow, under the direction of Alexander Tairov (1885 - 1950), in 1926.

Scenes from The Hairy Ape (1922) written by the American playwright Eugene O’Neill (1888 - 1953) and produced at the Kamerny Theater (founded in 1914), Moscow, under the direction of Alexander Tairov (1885 - 1950), in 1926.

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