Gamla Heidelberg, written by Wilhelm Meyer-Förster (1862-1934), and performed at the Svenska teatern, Stockholam, in 1903.

  Scenes from Gamla Heidelberg (Old Heidelberg, Alt Heidelberg, a German romantic play), written by the German playwright Wilhelm Meyer-Förster (1862-1934) premiered in 1901, and performed at the Svenska teatern, Stockholam, in 1903. 

   GAMLA HEIDELBERG (Meyer-Förster) 4/2 1903 Svenska Teatern. Gamla Heidelberg was the mega-hit of the early 1900s. The Swedish Theatre would later repeat the success of Gösta Ekman and Tora Teje in the roles. "At the beginning of January, the young Prince of Saxe-Karlsburg came with a roar of The Swedish Theatre's repertoire to delight in an endless series of evenings Stockholmers with the story of their affection for the sweet bestowal girl Käthie. The play was not moral, but it turned a blind eye." "Astrid Torsell developed a perfect viruosity in the bare and paired it with a thoroughly healthy puppy comedy."" While the Swede was threshing Old Heidelberg month after month, the Royal Dramatic Theatre called on the gods." 

Astri Torsell as Käthie and Anders de Wahl as Karl Henrik in Gamla Heidelberg at Svenska teatern 1903.

Astri Torsell as Käthie and Anders de Wahl as Karl Henrik

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The Lower Depth, written by A. Maxim Gorky (1868-1936), starring Klesch & Krivoy Zob & VISHNEVSKY (Tatar) probably at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1902

   Some scenes from The Lower Depth (Na dne 'At the bottom,' 1902), written by the Russian playwright A. Maxim Gorky (1868-1936), and produced under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski (1863 - 1938) and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, with the scenic design by Viktor Simov, at the Moscow Art Theatre, on December 31, 1902. 

   The cast included Georgy Burdzhalov as Kostyliov, Elena Muratova as Vassilissa, Maria Andreyeva as Natasha, Vladimir Gribunin as Medvediev, Aleksei Kharlamov as Vassily Pepel, Alexander Zagarov as Kleshch, Margarita Savitskaya as Anna, Olga Knipper as Nastya, Maria Samarova as Kvashnia, Vasily Luzhsky as Bubnov, Vasili Kachalov as the Baron, Mikhail Gromov as the Actor, Ivan Moskvin as Luka, Alexander Adashev as Alyoshka, Alexander Vishnevsky as Tatar, and Nikolai Baranov as Krivoy Zob; Stanislavski played Satin for the first five performances, after which Serafim Sudbinin took over. Gorky saw the production nearly a year later, on October 18, 1903.

Спектакль "На дне" 1902

Спектакль "На дне" 1902

Спектакль "На дне" 1902

Спектакль "На дне" 1902

Спектакль "На дне" 1902 

Спектакль "На дне" 1902

Спектакль "На дне" 1902 

Спектакль "На дне" 1902

Спектакль "На дне" 1902

Спектакль "На дне" 1902

The Lower Depths written by Gorky, and produced by the Moscow Arts Theatre on December 18, 1902, under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski

   Some scenes from The Lower Depths written by the Russian playwright Gorky (1868 - 1936), and produced by the Moscow Arts Theatre, under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski (Russian theatre practitioner, 1863 - 1938) and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, with scenic design by Viktor Simov (Russian painter, 1858 - 1935), on December 31, 1902

   The cast included Georgy Burdzhalov as Kostyliov, Elena Muratova as Vassilissa, Maria Andreyeva as Natasha, Vladimir Gribunin as Medvediev, Aleksei Kharlamov as Vassily Pepel, Alexander Zagarov as Kleshch, Margarita Savitskaya as Anna, Olga Knipper as Nastya, Maria Samarova as Kvashnia, Vasily Luzhsky as Bubnov, Vasili Kachalov as the Baron, Mikhail Gromov as the Actor, Ivan Moskvin as Luka, Alexander Adashev as Alyoshka, Alexander Vishnevsky as Tatar, and Nikolai Baranov as Krivoy Zob. Stanislavski played Satin for the first five performances, after which Serafim Sudbinin took over. 

Stanislavsky as Satin (center)

At the Bottom (or The Lower Depth, 1902) written by A. Maxim Gorky (1868-1936), and produced at the Moscow Art Theatre on December 18, 1902.

Scenes from At the Bottom (or The Lower Depth, 1902) written by the Russian playwright A. Maxim Gorky (1868-1936), starring Ivan Moskvin and Vasily Kachalov as the Baron, probably produced at the Moscow Art Theatre on December 18, 1902.



World Premier, Closing scene, act 3

Konstantin Stanislavsky in the role of Satin

Yvette (a comedy in 3 acts), written by Pierre Berton (1842-1912), and premiered at the Svenska teatern on December 15, 1902.

   Scenes from Yvette (a comedy in 3 acts), written by the French actor and playwright Pierre Berton (1842-1912), and premiered at the Svenska teatern (The Swedish Theatre) on December 15, 1902. At the first performance, Yvette was successful.

   The play was written by Pierre Bertou, dramatized after Guy de Maupassant's well-known novel of the same title.

Gunnar Klintberg, Nils Arehn, Louise Fahlman and Astri Torsell in Yvette at Svenska teatern 1902.

Louise Fahlman, Gunnar Klintberg and Astri Torsell in Yvette

No. 12. December 21, 1902 - From Stockholm's Theatre World

Othello written by W. Shakespeare and produced at the Lyric Theatre, London, with Johnston Forbes Robertson playing Othello in 1902

Two photos of Othello written by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) and produced at the Lyric Theatre, London, under the direction of Leopard Jesnel?, having run for  64 performances from December 1902 to February 1903, with Johnston Forbes Robertson (1853 - 1937) playing as Othello, Herbert Waring as Iago, Lena Ashwell, Emilia, and Gertrude Elliott, Desdemona.

The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, January 24th, 1903, Othello at the Lyric Theatre.

1- Mr. Forbes Robertson as Othello.  "Cassio, i love thee; But never more be officer of mine-"

2- Miss Lena Ashwell as Emilia.  "For, if she be not honest, chaste, and true, There's no man happy."

3- Mr. Ben Webster as Cassio.  "Not to-night, good Iago.  I have very poor and unhappy brains for drinking."

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