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

Richard Wagner’s Die Walküre performed at Severance Hall, in 1934, with Richard Rychtarik’s stage designs.

Scenes from Richard Wagner’s Die Walküre performed at Severance Hall, in 1934, with Richard Rychtarik’s stage designs.

Richard Rychtarik’s realized stage designs for The Cleveland Orchestra’s production of  at Severance Hall, 1934.

Performance of Die Walküre at Severance Hall, 1934.

 Die Walküre  3rd Act. 1934 Emil Preetorius Bühnenphoto

Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), performed in 1930 possibly at the Haus der alten Berliner Philharmonie in Berlin.

   Scenes from Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), performed in 1930 possibly at the Haus der alten Berliner Philharmonie in Berlin. 

   Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), is the second of four epic music dramas that constitute Richard Wagner's cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung). This is a partial discography of Richard Wagner's opera Die Walküre. It was first performed at the National Theatre Munich on 26 June 1870. 

Die Walküre 2nd act Bayreuth 1930 Set design K.Söhnlein and F. Kranich d.J.

Die Walküre, act 2 Bayreuth 1930. Nanny Larsen-Todsen (Brünnhilde), Emmy Krüger (Sieglinde) and Gunnar Graarud (Siegfried)

Die Walküre, 2nd Act,  1930 F.Kranich und K.Söhnlein Bühnenphoto

Die Walküre  2nd Act,  1933 Emil Preetorius Bühnenphoto