A scene from The Admirable Crichton (1902 comic stage play) written by the Scottish playwright James M. Barrie, and produced in 1933.

A scene from The Admirable Crichton (1902 comic stage play) written by the Scottish playwright James M. Barrie, and produced in 1933.

 

Some scenes from Quality Street (a comedy in four acts) written by the Scottish playwaright James M. Barrie (1860-1937), and produced at Vaudeville Theatre, London. It started on 17th September 1902.

Some scenes from Quality Street (a comedy in four acts) of the Scottish playwaright James M. Barrie (1860-1937), written before his more famous work Peter Pan. The story is about two sisters who start a school "for genteel children". The original Broadway production opened in 1901 and ran for 64 performances. The show was then produced at Vaudeville Theatre, (Strand) London. It started on 17th September 1902, where it was a hit, running for 459 performances.

Illustration of Seymour Hicks as Valentine Brown (1902 London)

Terriss and Hicks in Quality Street

Seymour Hicks as Dr Valentine Brown in search of grey hairs  (1902 London)

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Several scenes from The Admirable Crichton written by James M. Barrie, and produced by Charles Frohman and directed by Dion Boucicault. It opened at the Duke of York's Theatre in London on 4 November 1902.

   Several scenes from The Admirable Crichton (1902 comic stage play) written by the Scottish playwright James M. Barrie, and produced by Charles Frohman and directed by Dion Boucicault. It opened at the Duke of York's Theatre in London on 4 November 1902, running for 328 performances. 

   The New York premiere followed in November 1903 at the Lyceum Theatre, where the production ran for 144 performances. Henry Kemble, Sybil Carlisle and Pattie Browne were in both the London and the New York opening casts.

H. B. Irving as Crichton (left) and Henry Kemble, as the Earl of Loam (centre)

Scene with Ernest (played by Mr Gerald du Maurier) and Tweeny (played by Miss Pattie Browne). From the production at the Duke of York Theatre, London, 1902.

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Two scenes from What Every Woman Knows written by James M. Barrie, and first presented by impresario Charles Frohman at the Duke of York's Theatre in London on 3 September 1908.

Two scenes from What Every Woman Knows (1908 four-act play) written by the Scottish playwright James M. Barrie, and first presented by impresario Charles Frohman at the Duke of York's Theatre in London on 3 September 1908. It ran for 384 performances, transferring to the Hicks Theatre between 21 December 1908 and 15 February 1909.

English actors Gerald du Maurier (1873 - 1934) and Hilda Trevelyan (1880 - 1959) in 'What Every Woman Knows' at the Duke of York's Theatre, 1908.

Two scenes from Dear Brutus (1917) written by James M. Barrie, and produced at the Wyndham's Theatre in the West End, London, between 17 October 1917 and 24 August 1918

   Two scenes from Dear Brutus (1917) written by the Scottish playwright James M. Barrie, and produced at the Wyndham's Theatre in the West End, London,  between 17 October 1917 and 24 August 1918, running for 363 performances. 
   Dear Brutus is a fantasy play by J. M. Barrie, depicting alternative realities for its characters and their eventual return to real life. The title is a reference to a line from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar: "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars but in ourselves"

Mary Casson - Sir Gerald du Maurier in Barries Dear Brutus

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Two scenes from A Kiss for Cinderella written by James M. Barrie and its first production opened in London on March 16, 1916 at the Wyndham’s Theatre.

Two scenes from A Kiss for Cinderella written by the Scottish playwright James M. Barrie and its first production opened in London on March 16, 1916 at the Wyndham’s Theatre.

A Kiss for Cinderella opened in London on March 16, 1916 at the Wyndham’s Theatre. It was a success at this theatre and played for 156 performances at Wyndham’s before it was revived on December 23, 1916 at the Kingsway Theatre. The December 26, 1916 review in the Times London states: “In many ways this delightful fantasy makes an ideal Christmas entertainment.” A Kiss for Cinderella opened in New York City on December 25, 1916 at the Empire Theatre. It ran for 152 performances until May, 1917. Following its Broadway run, the production went on an extensive tour of the United States.

Photographs appeared in The Graphic, 15 April, 1916.

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A flying scene from Peter Pan written by James M. Barrie (1860-1937) and first performed at Duke of York’s Theatre, London, on 27 December 1904.

A flying scene from Peter Pan written by the Scottish playwright James M. Barrie (1860-1937) and first performed at Duke of York’s Theatre, London, on 27 December 1904.

George Kirby had worked with the German troupe, the Grigolatis, whose flying effects needed four stage hands to raise and traverse one performer. Kirby was convinced that his system could be less cumbersome and in 1889 developed the first pendulum flying system with quick-release mechanism. One of the earliest productions for which Kirby supplied equipment was J.M. Barrie's play Peter Pan at the Duke of York's Theatre in 1904. Audiences were delighted when Wendy and her brothers were able to fly with Peter from their London home to Never Never Land. 

1907 production of Peter Pan, using Kirby’s apparatus.