Friday, 23 October 2026

Beyond the Horizon written by Eugene O'Neill and produced at Lawrence School, Holyoke, Massachusetts on 11 December 1937.

Poster for the Federal Theatre Project presentation of Beyond the Horizon written by the American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888 - 1953) and produced at Lawrence School, Holyoke, Massachusetts on 11 December 1937.




Poster designed and printed by Wharton Esherick for the production of The Emperor Jones written by Eugene O'Neill at the Hedgerow Theatre in 1930.

Poster designed and printed by Wharton Esherick for the production of The Emperor Jones written by the American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888 - 1953) at the Hedgerow Theatre in 1930.



Jasper Deeter as the Emperor Jones



The Emperor Jones written by Eugene O'Neill and produced first in Germany at the Deutsches Künstlertheater, Berlin, on April 1, 1930.

   Scenes from The Emperor Jones written by the American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888 - 1953) and produced first in Germany at the Deutsches Künstlertheater (German Art Theatre), Berlin, on April 1, 1930.

   The New York Times :  1930/04/01  ROBESON IN BERLIN IN 'EMPEROR JONES'; James Light Follows ...  Paul Robeson, Negro singer and actor, played the lead in Eugene O'Neill's "Emperor Jones," under the direction of James Light, formerly of the Provincetown Players of New York.





Thursday, 22 October 2026

Days Without End written by the American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953) and produced at the Mayan Theatre, Los Angeles, on January 3, 1938.

Days Without End written by the American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953) and produced at the Mayan Theatre, Los Angeles, on January 3, 1938. 




Wednesday, 21 October 2026

The Iceman Cometh (1939) written by Eugene O'Neill and premiered on Broadway at the Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, on October 9, 1946, directed by Eddie Dowling

Ensemble bar scene from a performance of The Iceman Cometh (1939) written by the American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953) and  premiered on Broadway at the Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, on October 9, 1946, directed by Eddie Dowling, where it ran for 136 performances before closing on March 15, 1947. 



Actor James Barton stands on a chair in the center of bar addressing the assembled crowd, while actor Paul Crabtree sits at the table foreground.




Tuesday, 20 October 2026

Franziska (1911) written by Frank Wedekind and produced at the Theater am Nollendorfplatz under the direction of Karl Heinzmartin in 1926

Scenes from Franziska (a modern Mystery in five acts, 1911) written by the German playwright Frank Wedekind (1864 - 1918)  and produced at the Theater am Nollendorfplatz in Berlin, directed and designed by Karl Heinzmartin (1886 - 1948) on November 1, 1926.






Monday, 19 October 2026

Sarah Simple (comedy play) written by A. A. Milne (1882-1956) and performed at the Garrick Theatre, London, on June 11, 1937.

A scene from Sarah Simple (comedy play) written by the English dramatist A. A. Milne (1882-1956) and  performed at the Garrick Theatre, London, on June 11, 1937.