The Darling of the Gods written by David Belasco (1853-1931), and performed at His Majesty's Theatre, London, in January 1904.

   Scenes from The Darling of the Gods written by the American dramatist David Belasco (1853-1931), and performed at His Majesty's Theatre, London, in January 1904.

   David Belasco (July 25, 1853 – May 14, 1931) was an American theatrical producer, impresario, director, and playwright. He was the first writer to adapt the short story Madame Butterfly for the stage.

The Darling of the Gods, London His Majesty's Theatre, 1905

The Darling of the Gods, 1903 (photographed)

The Darling of the Gods His Majesty's Theatre 1903

The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, January 16th, 1904,"The Darling of the Gods" at His Majesty's Theatre.

   a- Act 1.  Scene 3.- The first meeting of villainous Zakkuri (Mr. Tree), with Yo-SAn (Miss Lena Ashwell), in the Great State Hall of her father's Palace, during the night of "The Feast of a Thousand Welcomes."

   b- Act 1.  Scene 3.- The Great State Hall.- The Princess Yo-San (Miss Lena Ashwell), and Prince Kara (Mr. Basil Gill), who had only seen each other once before, and that by a flash of light from a lantern, now avow that they loved at first sight.

   c- Act III.- Behind the Shoji of Yo-San's sanctuary.- Yo-San's father, Saigon (Mr. S. A. Cookson), finding his daughter has secreted her wounded lover, Kara, in her apartments, is about to execute her.  Yo-San obediently bends her head to receive the stroke, which is, however, stayed by Kara's intervention.

The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, January 2nd, 1904,' showing a Drawing by A. M. Faulkner for "The Darling of the Gods" at His Majesty's Theatre.

          Zakkuri, Minister of State  (Mr. Tree).     Yo San (Miss Lena Ashwell).

Zakkuri, by torturing Prince Kara, the leader of the patriots, wrings from Yo San (whose lover the prince is) the whereabouts of his confederates.

The Light That Failed, written by George Fleming, and performed at the Knickerbocker Theatre, New York City, from Novemberr 9 to December 1, 1903

   Scenes from The Light That Failed, written by  George Fleming, and performed at the Knickerbocker Theatre, New York City, from Novemberr 9 to December 1, 1903.

   The Light That Failed is the first novel by the Nobel Prize-winning English author Rudyard Kipling, first published in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine in January 1891. A play by George Fleming, starring Johnston Forbes-Robertson, his wife Gertrude Elliott, and Sydney Valentine, was first staged in the West End from February to April 1903 and moved on to Broadway in November, making the story more famous.

Elektra (1901) written by Hugo von Hofmannsthal and produced at the Little Theatre in Berlin under the direction of Max Reinhardt in October 1903

Scenes from Elektra (based on Sopokles, 1901) written by the Austrian playwright Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874 - 1929) and produced at the Kleines Theatre, Berlin, under the direction of Max Reinhardt (Austria-born theatre director, 1873 - 1943) on October 30, 1903.  

„Ich habe keine guten Nächte.“ (Rosa Bertens 1861-1934) seeks advice from her daughter Elektra (Gertrud Eysoldt 1870-1955).

Gertrud Eysoldt as ‘Elektra Listening to the Murder of her Mother’ Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung 12, no. 48 (1903)

Gertrud Eysoldt in ‘Elektra’s Dance Scene in the Final Act’ Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung 12, no. 48 (1903)

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Hedda Gabler written by Henrik Ibsen and produced by Mrs. Fiske at the Manhattan Theatre, New York City, in 1903, starring Mrs. Fiske as Hedda Tesman

Scenes from Hedda Gabler written by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1888 - 1906) and produced by Mrs. Fiske at the Manhattan Theatre, New York City, having run for 8 performances from Oct. 5 to Oct. 1903, starring Minnie Fiske as Hedda Tesman.

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The Cardinal (1901 historical play), written by Louis N. Parker (1852-1944), and performed at St James's Theatre, London, between 31 August and 5 December 1903,

   Scenes from The Cardinal (1901 historical play, set in Renaissance Italy at the height of the power of the Medici Dynasty), written by the British writer Louis N. Parker (1852-1944), and performed at St James's Theatre, London, between 31 August and 5 December 1903, where it enjoyed a long run of 106 performances.

   The original London cast included E.S. Willard, Frederick Volpe, Harry Lonsdale, Alice Lonnon, Joseph Farjeon and Helen Ferrers.

THE CARDINAL, MR WILLARD FILIBERTA & MISS ALICE LONNON

E. S. Willard in the title role, at St James's Theatre,  1903.

 A S Homewood and Alice Lonnon "The Cardinal"

Old Cardinal, at St James Theatre, Murder Chigi Arrest Lovers Ending, 1903 

Mrs. Ponderbury's Past, written by Sir Francis C. Burnand (1836-1917), and performed in 1903.

Scenes from Mrs. Ponderbury's Past, written by the English playwright Sir Francis C. Burnand (1836-1917), and performed in 1903.

Miss Mona Harrison & Mr. Miss Mona Harrison & Mr. Charles Troode, in 'Mrs. Ponderbury'S Past ...1903

The Breed of the Tresham (Theatre Opera), written by John Rutherford, and produced by London Stereoscopic Company at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne, from 1903 to 1904.

   Scenes from The Breed of the Tresham (Theatre Opera), written by John Rutherford, and produced by London Stereoscopic Company at the Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne, from 1903 to 1904.

   The Breed of the Treshams   This is a production of the play The Breed of the Treshams (by John Rutherford), 1903 – 1904, at Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne.
   Composer H. Darbey
   Director John Martin-Harvey

Theatre production of The Breed of the Treshams

Mr Martin Harvey and Miss Coleridge as Reresby the Rat and Margaret Hungerford in The Breed of the Treshams

Sir John Martin-Harvey (1863-1944) and Miss Coleridge in "The Breed of the Treshams" by John Rutherford

Nina De Silva. Martin Harvey "The Breed Of The Treshams"

The Duchess of Dantzic (a comic opera in three acts, set in Paris), was first produced in London at the Lyric Theatre in 1903 and ran for 236 performances.

   Scenes from The Duchess of Dantzic (a comic opera in three acts, set in Paris), was first produced in London at the Lyric Theatre in 1903 and ran for 236 performances. 

   This opera, with music by Ivan Caryll and a book and lyrics by Henry Hamilton, based on the play Madame Sans-Gêne by Victorien Sardou and Émile Moreau.

Denis O'Sullivan, Evie Greene, Holbrook Blinn, Kitty Gordon and Violet Elliott inThe Duchess Of Dantzic

Evie Greene. Denis O'Sullivan. Claire Greet. Courtice Pounds "The Duchess Of Dantzic"

Evie Greene. Courtice Pounds. Lawrence Rea "The Duchess Of Dantzic"

Evie Greene. Denis O'Sullivan. Holbrook Blinn "The Duchess Of Dantzic"

Greene & O'Sullivan, in Duchess of Dantzic

Evie Greene. Denis O'Sullivan "The Duchess Of Dantzic" 

Poster for the original production by Percy Anderson.

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Little Mary (Fantastic Play), written by Sir James Matthew Barrie (1860 – 1937), and performed at the Wyndham theatre, in 1903.

   Scenes from Little Mary (Fantastic Play), written by the British playwright Sir James Matthew Barrie (1860 – 1937), and performed at the Wyndham theatre, in  1903.

   New York Times :  1903/09/25  J. M. BARRIE'S NEW PLAY.; "Little Mary," Produced in London ...   LONDON, Sept. 25.-J. M. Barrie's new play, "Little Mary," was produced at Wyndham's Theatre last evening.

Scene from 'Little Mary' at Wyndham's Theatre, 1903

The Sphere, October 31, 1903, Mr. Barrie's Fantastic Play "Little Mary" at Wyndham's.

The Old Chemist (Mr. Vibart) and His Granddaughter (Miss Boucicault)

Pelléas and Mélisande (Pelluea und Melisande), written by Maurice Maeterlinck (), and performed probably at the Deutsches Theater, Berlin, in 1903.

   A scene from Pelléas and Mélisande (Pelluea und Melisande), written by  the Belgian playwright Maurice Maeterlinck (), and performed probably at the Deutsches Theater, Berlin, in 1903.

   

Eduard v. Winterstein, Max Reinhard, Edgar Licho, Lucie Höflich (In 1903 Max Reinhardt recruited her to the Deutsches Theater in Berlin where she performed until 1932.)

   Pelléas et Melisande, published in 1892 and first performed on 17 May 1893, remains Maeterlinck’s best-known play. Its premiére - the first of one of his own works that Maeterlinck attended - inaugurated the Théatre de L’CEuvre, and was directed by Lugné-Poe and Camille Mauclair (who, with Maeterlinck, also designed the costumes), with set design by the painter Paul Vogler and music by Gabriel Fabre.

   Maeterlinck was so nervous on the night of the premiere that he did not attend. Critics derided the performance, but Maeterlinck's peers received it more positively. Octave Mirbeau, to whom Maeterlinck dedicated his play, was impressed with the work, which stimulated a new direction in stage design and theatre performance.

Der Sturmgeselle Sokrates ("Stormfellow Socrates", comedic play, 1903), written by Hermann Sudermann (1857 – 1928), and premiered at Düsseldorfer Stadttheater, in 1903.

Scenes from Der Sturmgeselle Sokrates ("Stormfellow Socrates", comedic play, 1903), written by the German playwright Hermann Sudermann (1857 – 1928), and premiered, under the direction of Wilhelm Hellmuth-Braem, at Düsseldorfer Stadttheater, Dusseldorf, in 1903.

Vera Witt and Georg Engels

Theatre: Düsseldorfer Stadttheater

Title: Der Sturmgeselle Sokrates : Donnerstag, den 5. November 1903 ; zum ersten Male ; Komödie in 4 Akten

Actor: Heyden, Ernst von der   ; Graichen, Emma   ; Zimmerer, Toni    ; Rosenberg, Hermann   ; Hedeberg, Egon    ; Weberg, Robert   ; Wagner, Willy   ; Paula, Franz de    ; Schlismann-Brandt, Robert   ; Wolf, Oswald   ; Herz, Ernst   ; Ludwig, Richard   ; Wendt, Lucy   ; Schwulst, Emil   ; Mosebach, Hilde   ; Lazak, Hugo   ; Creuzburg, Käthe  

Director: Wilhelm Hellmuth-Braem

Author of dialog: Sudermann, Hermann   

Performing Institution: Stadttheater zu Düsseldorf  

Date of Event: Düsseldorf : Girardet, 1903

Three scenes from The Little Countess, performed at the Avenue Theatre, London, in 1903.

Three scenes from The Little Countess,  performed at the Avenue Theatre, London, in 1903.

The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, May 16th, 1903, "The Little Countess" at the Avenue Theatre.

1- Nina (Liss Joan Burnett).  Sadie  (Miss Annie Hughes).   Lord Budleigh (Mr. Ben Webster). Sadie "How do you do, Lord Budleigh."- Act I.

2- Sadie  (Miss Annie Hughes).  Jack Scarlett (Mr. Frederick Kerr).  Lady hermione Browne  (Miss Suzanne Sheldon).  Charlotte Countess of Budleigh  (Mrs. George Canninge).

Scarlett.  "I'll be weak and change my mind,  I will stay."- Act II.

3- Nina (Miss Joan Burnett).  Charlotte Countess of Budleigh  (Mrs. Geo. Canninge).  Lady hermioni  (Miss Suzanne Sheldon.  Sadie (Miss Annie Hughes).  Faulkner  (Mr. Latimer).  Jack Scarlett  (Mr. Frederick Kerr).

Lady Hermioni : "Mr. Scarlett, you won't forget to write down the shop where you get that delicious cream for the hands."- Act III.

Some scenes from Old Heidelberg written by Wilhelm Meyer-Förster (1862–1934), and performed at the St James's Theatre, London, from 19 March to 17 July, 1903.

   Some scenes from Old Heidelberg written by  the German playwright Wilhelm Meyer-Förster (1862–1934), and  performed with the director Bill Alexander and the designer Walter Hann at the St James's Theatre, London, from 19 March to 17 July, 1903, running 129 performances.

   Old Heidelberg (German: Alt Heidelberg) is a five-act romantic drama written by German author Wilhelm Meyer-Förster, which premiered on 22 November 1901 at the Berliner Theater in Berlin. Adapted from Meyer-Förster's own 1898 novel Karl Heinrich, the play is a nostalgic "Studentenstück" (student piece) that evokes the idyllic student life in Heidelberg during the late 19th century.

   LONDON, March 20 -- The Times's critic says of "Old Heidelberg," the English version of "Alt Heidelberg," produced by George Alexander last evening at the St. James's Theatre, that it...

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