The Seagull (1895) written by Anton Chekhov and directed by Constantin Stanislavski and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko at the Moscow Art Theater in 1898

   Some scenes from The Seagull (Чайка, first published in 1895) written by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) and directed by Constantin Stanislavski (Russian theatre practitioner, 1863 - 1938) and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko at the Moscow Art Theater on December 29, 1898.

   The cast included Stanislavski as Trigorin and Vsevolod Meyerhold as Konstantin, Olga Knipper as Arkadnia, Maria Lilina as Masha, Maria Roksanova as Nina, Yevgeniya Raevskaya as Polina, Ioasaf Tikhomirov as Medvedenko, Vasily Luzhsky as Sorin, Alexander Vishnevsky as Dorn, and Alexander Artem as Shamrayev. The production ran for 57 performances in the 1898—99 season, 13 in the next, and 9 in the 1900 - 01 season. This was the first production in Moscow, though the play had been performed with only moderate success in St. Petersburg two years earlier. 

Act 1 set design for The Seagull at the 1898 Moscow Theatre arts production

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The Seagull (1895) written by Anton Chekhov, directed by Konstantin Stanislavsky and Vladimir Nemirovich Danchenko at the Moscow Art Theater in December, 1898

Scenes from The Seagull (first published in 1895) written by the Russian Playwright Anton Chekhov (1860-1904), performed and directed by Konstantin Stanislavsky (1863-1938) and Vladimir Nemirovich Danchenko (1858-1943) at the Moscow Art Theater in December, 1898.

The Seagull 1898 at Moscow Art Theatre. From left to right; V. Luzhsky as Sorin, V. Meyerhold as Treplev, and M. Roksanova as Nina.

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Milord Sir Smith (a musical comedy) performed at the Comedy Theatre, London, opening on December 15, 1898, with 82 performances.

Some scenes from Milord Sir Smith (a musical comedy) performed at the Comedy Theatre, London, opening on December 15, 1898, running for 82 performances.

On and Off performed at the Vaudeville Theatre, London, on December 1, 1898.

Scenes from On and Off performed at the Vaudeville Theatre, London, on December 1, 1898.

The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, December 31st, 1898, "On and Off" at the Vaudeville Theatre.

   a- Randolph (Mr. Wyes).- "Disposed to be Friendly."

   b- George (Mr. Giddens).- "Let me hold it.  I shall be able to read more distinctly."

   c- Brunnaire (Mr. Arliss).- "What are we Laughing at ?"         Randolph.- "That's so ;  it really isn's our turn."         George.- "I am Laughing at you two, because I saw through it all along.

   d- "How is that :  suit you better ?"

   e- Godfray (Mr. Paul Arthur.- "No you don't ; once, not twice, shoo-"

   f- "They evidently don't hear anything."

Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich (1868) written by Count Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy and produced by the Moscow Art Theatre in 1898

   Scenes from Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich (first published in 1868 and first performed in an amateur production in Saint Petersburg in 1890) written by the Russian playwright Count Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy (1817-1875) and produced by the Moscow Art Theatre, under the direction of Constantin Stanislavski (1863 - 1938) and Alexander Sanin, with the scenic design by Viktor Simov, on October 26, 1898.

   The cast included Vsevolod Meyerhold as Prince Vasili Shuysky, Olga Knipper as Princess Irina, Maria Roksanova as Princess Mstislavskaya, Alexander Vishnevsky as Boris Godunov, Vasily Luzhsky as Prince Ivan Shuysky, Mikhail Darski as Prince Andrey Shuysky, Alexander Sanin as Lup-Kleshnin, Georgy Burdzhalov as Mikhaylo Golovin, Maria Samarova as Volokhova and Alexander Artem as Kryukov; Ivan Moskvin initially played Fedor, followed by Vasily Kachalov and then Nikolai Khmelev. The censor insisted on the removal of all religious characters from the production.

The Adventure of Lady Ursula (A comedy in four acts), written by Anthony Hope (1863 – 1933), and performed at the Duke of York's Theatre, London, in 1898. Its setting is England in 1720.

A scene from The Adventure of Lady Ursula (A comedy in four acts), written by the British playwright Anthony Hope (1863 – 1933), and performed at the Duke of York's Theatre, London, in 1898. Its setting is England in 1720.

Evelyn Millard and Herbert Waring "The Adventure Of Lady Ursula"

Catherine written by Henri Lavedan (1859 – 1940), and produced by Charles Frohman, and directed by Joseph Humphreys, at the Garrick Theatre, New York, on October 24, 1899.

   Several scenes from Catherine written by the French dramatist Henri Lavedan (1859 – 1940), and produced by Charles Frohman, and directed by Joseph Humphreys, at the Garrick Theatre, New York, on October 24, 1899.

   Catherine :  Various productions (1899) starring Annie Russell, Frank Worthing, Francis Sedgwick, Elsie de Wolfe, Ethel Barrymore, Marion Kirk, Edgar Becman, Paul Cerny, etc. 

   The Annie Russel Company commemorated the 75th performance of  in the production of Catherine, Monday December 19th, 1898, at the Garrick Theatre.

1898 Miss Violet Vanbrugh As Boroness Roydon, Catherine Garrick, New York

The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, January 14th, 1899, "Catherine" at the Garrick Theatre, New York. 

Act III. (Miss Elsie de Wolfe and Mr. Frank Worthing).- "Think what I have endured."

Frank Worthing and Sarah Cowell Le Moyne in Catherine

Two scenes from The Conquerors (a drama in four acts) written by Paul M. Potter (1853 – 1921), and performed at the St. James's Theatre, London, in 1898.

   Two scenes from The Conquerors (a drama in four acts) written by the American playwright Paul M. Potter (1853 – 1921), and performed at the St. James's Theatre, London, in 1898.

   The Conquerors is a drama in four acts by Paul M. Potter. The play premiered on Broadway on January 4, 1898 at the Empire Theatre in a performance by the Empire Stock Company.  Initial critical reaction to the work was harsh; with the New York press dismissing the work as "immoral" and a "deliberate endeavor to pander to debased tastes". It was rapidly withdrawn with the intent of rewriting the work's final act. The play was reworked and opened to better reception; becoming one of the hits of the season. It was performed in London at the St James's Theatre in 1898.

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Some scenes from The Topsy-Turvy Hotel, performed at the Comedy Theatre, in 1898.

Some scenes from The Topsy-Turvy Hotel, performed at the Comedy Theatre, in 1898. The Topsy-Turvy Hotel is the English libretto by Arthur Sturgess, founded on the French of Maurice Ordonneau; music by Victor Roger and Lionel Monckton.

     

1898 Comedy Theatre London Programme "Topsy-Turvy Hotel"

Drawings of Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare and produced at Her Majesty's Theatre, in 1898

Drawings of Act II from Julius Caesar written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) and produced at Her Majesty's Theatre, in 1898.

Julius Caesar, Beerbohm Tree as Mark Antony, Her Majesty's Theatre (1898)

Drawing by J. Jellicoe and Herbert Railton, called "Julius Caesar" at Her Majesty's Theatre - Act II.

1898 Antique Print - LONDON Her Majestys Theatre Julius Caesar Mark Antony

The Graphic, January 29th, 1898.

   a- "Julius Caesar" at Her Majesty's Theatre.

Mark Antony returning to the Senate immediately after the Assassination of Caesar.

Artist- H. M. Paget.      b- With the Malakand Field Force : A Native Dance in Camp at Komda on Christmas Day.  Artist- J. Nash, from a Sketch by Major Carteret W. Carey.

The Cast of Julius Caesar at Her Majesty's Theatre

       a- Anthony (Mr. Tree).

       b- Cassius (Mr. McLeay).

       c- The Senate House.

       d- Brutus (Mr. Waller).

       e- Octavius (Mr. Calvert).

        f- Lucius (Mrs. Tree).

       g- Brutus to Portia (Miss Millard).

Cyrano de Bergerac (1897) written by Edmond Rostand and produced at the Deutschen Theatre in Berlin in 1898?

A scene from Cyrano de Bergerac (1897) written by the French playwright Edmond Rostand (1868 - 1918) and produced at the Deutschen Theatre in Berlin in 1898?

Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), and performed at Her Majesty's Theatre, London, in 1898.

Scenes from Julius Caesar written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616), and performed at Her Majesty's Theatre, London, in February 1898.

1898 LONDON Her Majestys Theatre Julius Caesar Mark Antony

The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News," February 12th, 1898, "Julius Caesar" at Her Majesty's Theatre."

       a- Anthony (Mr. Tree).   b- Cassius (Mr. McLeay).  c- The Senate House.  d- Brutus (Mr. Waller).   e- Octavius (Mr. Calvert).   f- Lucius (Mrs. Tree).   g- Brutus to Portia (Miss Millard).