Ben Hur (prologue and six acts), written by William Young from the novel by General Lew Wallace and produced at the Broadway Theatre, New York City, featuring Edward Morgan and Carona Riccardo, in 1899-1900

Scenes from Ben Hur (prologue and six acts, as soon as it was published in 1880, the public clamored for a stage version), written by William Young from the novel by General Lew Wallace and produced at the Broadway Theatre, New York City, featuring Edward Morgan and Carona Riccardo, with a long run of 194 performances from November 29, 1899, to May 1900. This production was known for its amazing special effects of a shipwreck and a chariot race with real horses.

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A Message from Mars, written by Richard Ganthony and produced at the Avenue Theatre, London, from November 1899 to October 1900.

Scenes from A Message from Mars, written by Richard Ganthony and first produced at the Avenue Theatre, London, from November 1899 to October 1900, with a long run of more than 500 performances.

  The New York Times :  1899/11/23  "A MESSAGE FROM MARS" IN LONDON.; Robert Ganthony's Play Is ...   "A MESSAGE FROM MARS" IN LONDON.; Robert Ganthony's Play Is Well Received at the Avenue Theatre.

The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, October 27th 1900,  "A Message from Mars." at the Avenue Theatre.   Horace Parker (Charles Hawtrey). The Messenger from Mars.  /   Miss Bella Pateman as Miss Parker.  /  Mr. Arthur Williams as a Tramp.

1900 THEATRE Charles Hawtrey Avenue Message Mars Messenger Jessie Bateman

Florodora, written by Jimmy Davisper and formed at the Lyric Theatre, London, from 11 November 1899 to March 1901.

Scenes from Florodora, written by Jimmy Davis under the pseudonym Owen Hall, with music by Leslie Stuart, additional songs by Paul Rubens and lyrics by Edward Boyd-Jones and Rubens, and performed at the Lyric Theatre, London, from 11 November 1899 to March 1901. The musical starred Evie Greene, Willie Edouin and Ada Reeve, and ran for 455 performances.

ADA REEVE Actress in Florodora at the Lyric Theatre, 1900

FLORENCE ST JOHN Opera Singer in 'Florodora' at the Lyric, 1900

"FLORODORA - A Musical Comedy" Vocal Score + Original 1900

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Uncle Vanya (Дядя Ваня – Dyadya Vanya, first published in 1897), written by Anton Chekhov, received its Moscow première in a production by the Moscow Art Theatre under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski, on November 7, 1899

   Many scenes from Uncle Vanya (Дядя Ваня – Dyadya Vanya, first published in 1897), written by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov (1860-1906), received its Moscow première in a production by the Moscow Art Theatre under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski, with the scenic design by Viktor Simov, on November 7, 1899.

   The cast included Alexander Vishnevsky as Vanya, Vasily Luzhsky as Professor Serebriakov, Olga Knipper as Yeliena, Maria Lilina as Sonia, Alexander Artem as Telyeghin, Maria Samarova as Marina, and Stanislavski as Astrov. Tolstoy saw the production on February 6, 1900.

Uncle Vanya, The Moscow Art Theatre, 1899

«Дядя Ваня». 1899

Спектакль "Дядя Ваня" 1899

“Uncle Vanya”, in the 1899 Moscow Art Theatre production.

Спектакль "Дядя Ваня" 1899

Спектакль "Дядя Ваня" 1899

Спектакль "Дядя Ваня" 1899

Спектакль "Дядя Ваня" 1899

МХТ им. А. П. Чехова: Дядя Ваня (1899)

«Дядя Ваня». 1899

Спектакль "Дядя Ваня" 1899

Спектакль "Дядя Ваня" 1899

Moscow Art Theatre, Uncle Vanya, 1899

M. P. Lilina (Sonia) and Konstantin Stanislavsky (Astrov) in Uncle Vanya

"Дядя Ваня" / "Uncle Vanya" - First night 1899

Konstantin Stanislavsky as Astrov and Olga Knipper as Elena Andreevna in Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya” in 1899.

Sherlock Holmes, written by William Gillette with Arthur Conan Doyle and produced at the Garrick Theater, New York, in 1899

Scenes from Sherlock Holmes (a four-act play), written by American dramatist William Gillette (1853-1937) with the cooperation of Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), and produced at the Garrick Theater, New York City, on November 6, 1899.

William Gillette as Holmes and Katherine Florence as Alice Faulkner in the 1899 Broadway production of Sherlock Holmes

Holmes (William Gillette) and his hypodermic, with Dr. Watson (Bruce McRae, left), in the 1899 Broadway production of Sherlock Holmes

Holmes (William Gillette, right) gets the drop on Moriarty (George Wessells) in the original Broadway production of Sherlock Holmes (1899)

Posters for the 1899 Broadway production

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Sherlock Holmes (4-1 act-play), produced at the Garrick Theatre by Charles Frohman in 1899

Scenes from Sherlock Holmes (4-1 act-play, being a hitherto unpublished episode in the career of the great detective and showing his connection with the strange case of Miss Faulkner) produced at the Garrick Theatre by Charles Frohman (1856 - 1915) in 1899, featuring William Gillette as Sherlock Holmes and Bruce McRae as Dr. Watson, with a long run of 256 performances from November 6, 1899, to June 1900.

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A Message from Mars, written by Richard Ganthony and first performed at London's Avenue Theatre in November 1899.

Scenes from A Message from Mars, written by British actor and playwright Richard Ganthony (best known as the author of this drama, 1856–1924) and first performed at London's Avenue Theatre in November 1899.

The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, October 27th 1900,  "A Message from Mars," at the Avenue Theatre.   Horace Parker (Charles Hawtrey). The Messenger from Mars.  /   Miss Bella Pateman as Miss Parker.  /  Mr. Arthur Williams as a Tramp.

THEATRE Scenes from A Message from Mars at the Avenue, 1900

Portrait of Jessie Bateman (1877–1940) as Minnie Templer and Bella Pateman as Miss Parker in A Message from Mars from The Sketch, Vol. XXXII, No. 405, October 31, 1900. 

Portrait of Jessie Bateman (1877–1940) as Minnie Templer, Bella Pateman as Miss Parker, and Hilda Hanbury (1875–1961) as Mrs. Clarence in A Message from Mars from The Sketch, Vol. XXXII, No. 405, October 31, 1900.

1900 THEATRE Charles Hawtrey Avenue Message from Mars, Messenger Jessie Bateman

Poster advertising touring production of A Message From Mars, c.1900

Uncle Vanya (1897), written by Anton Chekhov and produced by the Moscow Art Theatre under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski in 1899

Stage designs for Uncle Vanya (Дя́дя Ва́ня, first published in 1897), written by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) and produced by the Moscow Art Theatre (founded in 1898) under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski (1863 - 1938) in 1899.

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