Sunday, 24 November 2002

Salome (1893) written by Oscar Wilde and perfomed at the Berlin's Kleines Theatre under the direction of Max Reinhardt in November, 1902

A scene from Salome (1893) written by the Irish playwright Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) and performed at the Berlin's Kleines Theatre (Little Theatre) under the direction of Max Reinhardt (1873-1943) in November, 1902.
 




Thursday, 14 November 2002

The Girl from Kay's (a musical comedy in three acts), produced by George Edwardes at the Apollo Theatre in London, opening on 15 November 1902 and moving to the Comedy Theatre on 14 December 1903.

   Scenes from The Girl from Kay's (a musical comedy in three acts), produced by George Edwardes at the Apollo Theatre in London, opening on 15 November 1902 and moving to the Comedy Theatre on 14 December 1903 to finish its run of 432 performances.

   The Girl from Kay's is a musical comedy in three acts, with music by Ivan Caryll and book and lyrics by Owen Hall. Additional songs were by Paul Rubens, Howard Talbot, Adrian Ross, Percy Greenbank and others.



Scenes from The Girl from Kay's at The Apollo Theatre, 1903



The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, February 7th, 1903, "The Girl from Kay's," at the Apollo Theatre.
Winnie Harborough (Miss Ethel Irving):- "Marry You? Well, you know, you are not everything a girl could wish for."
Hoggenheimer (Mr. Willie Edouin):- "No, but I can give you everything a girl could wish for - except a title; and I'll give a million pounds to the hospital fund and get that."





THEATRE Kate Cutler as The Girl From Kay's at the Apollo, 1903



KATE CUTLER in The Girl from Kay's at the Apollo Theatre, 1903




Ethel Irving as Winnie Harborough







Saturday, 9 November 2002

The Mocking Bird produced, under the direction of R. H. Burnside, at the Bijou Theatre and the Grand Opera House for about a month, with Mabel Gillman as Yvette Millet, having run for 86 performances from Nov. 10, 1902 to June 8, 1903

Scenes from the romantic comic opera The Mocking Bird produced, under the direction of R. H. Burnside, at the Bijou Theatre and the Grand Opera House for about a month, with Mabel Gillman as Yvette Millet, having run for 86 performances from November 10, 1902 to June 8, 1903.







Sunday, 3 November 2002

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.