Sunday, 26 July 2026

Two scenes from The King of the Dark Chamber written during the early 20th century by Rabindranath Tagore (1861 – 1941), and produeced around 1920.

Two scenes from The King of the Dark Chamber written during the early 20th century by the British Indian  playwright Rabindranath Tagore (1861 – 1941), and produeced around 1920. 









A scene from Michael and Mary written by A. A. Milne and produced in London around 1930.

A scene from Michael and Mary written by the British playwright A. A. Milne and produced around 1930. This is a photo of English actress Edna Best rehearsing a scene for the screen version of Michael and Mary on set at Islington Studios, north London. 




The Posters of The Ivory Door written by A. A. Milne (1882-1956) and produced at Chilliwack High School, Yale Road East, Chilliwack BC, on May 12 and 18-19, 1932.

The Posters of The Ivory Door written by the British playwright A. A. Milne (1882-1956) and produced with the direction by Mr. S. Corderoy at Chilliwack High School, Yale Road East, Chilliwack BC, on May 12 and 18-19, 1932.









Saturday, 25 July 2026

Some scenes from The Dover Road (a three-act comedy) written by A. A. Milne (1882-1956), and produced on Broadway in 1921–22 and in the West End in 1922–23.

Some scenes from The Dover Road (a three-act comedy) written by the British playwright A. A. Milne (1882-1956), and produced on Broadway in 1921–22 and in the West End in 1922–23. 

The first production opened at the Bijou Theatre, New York on 23 December 1921 and ran for 204 performances. The play opened at the Haymarket Theatre, London, on 7 June 1922, and ran for 268 performances, until 13 January 1923.












 


Several scenes from The Truth about Blaayds (a play in three acts) witten by A. A. Milne (1882-1956) and produced by Winthrop Ames, at Booth Theatre, New York, on March 14, 1922.

Several scenes from The Truth about Blaayds (a play in three acts) witten by the British playwright A. A. Milne (1882-1956) and produced by Winthrop Ames, with stage design by Norman Bell Geddes, at Booth Theatre, New York, on March 14, 1922.





A scene from Mr. Pim Passes By (1919) written by the British playwright Alan Alexander Milne (1882 - 1956) and first performed on 1 December 1919, at the Gaiety Theatre, Manchester.

 A scene from Mr. Pim Passes By (1919) written by the British playwright Alan Alexander Milne (1882 - 1956). 

The play was first performed on 1 December 1919, at the Gaiety Theatre, Manchester. It then opened, with cast changes, at the New Theatre, London on 5 January 1920, and transferred to the Garrick Theatre (2 February–24 April) and the Playhouse Theatre (25 April–31 July), for a total run of 246 performances.


Left to right: Dion Boucicault (Mr Pim), Ben Webster (George) and Irene Vanbrugh (Olivia), 1920

Cast

ManchesterLondon
George Marden, JPBen WebsterBen Webster
Olivia (his wife)Irene VanbrughIrene Vanbrugh
Dinah (his niece)Georgette CohanGeorgette Cohan
Lady Marden (his aunt)Sybil CarlisleEthel Griffies
Brian StrangePhilip EastonLeslie Howard
Carraway PimDion BoucicaultDion Boucicault
AnneEthel WellesleyEthel Wellesley


Two photos of the actors of Make Believe, written by A.A. Milne (1882-1956), and performed at Theatre Royal, Hobart, Tasmania, 1922.

 Two photos of the actors of Make Believe, written by the British playwright A.A. Milne (1882-1956), and performed at Theatre Royal, Hobart, Tasmania, 1922.