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.