Friday, 30 July 2004

Some scenes from The Wisdom of the Wise written by John Oliver Hobbes (1867 – 1906), and performed at the St. James's Theatre, in 1901.

Some scenes from The Wisdom of the Wise (a comedy in three acts) written by the Anglo-American dramatist John Oliver Hobbes (1867 – 1906), and performed at the St. James's Theatre, in 1901.



(The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, January 12th, 1901)


Thursday, 29 July 2004

Several scenes from Shell Out (authors unknown) produced at the Comedy Theatre, from August 24, 1915 .

Several scenes from Shell Out (the Revue,  authors unknown) produced at the Comedy Theatre, from August 24, 1915 .



(The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, September 11th, 1915)




Unity More (1894-1981), Actress, dancer and singer. Pictured at the time she was playing the role of Little Miss Lancashire in the successful wartime theatrical revue, Shell Out at the Comedy Theatre. Date: 1915



Some scenes from Sunday written by Thomas Raceward,and performed at the Comedy Theatre, from 27th June in 1904, starring Julia Neilson and Fred Terry.

   Some scenes from Sunday written by Thomas Raceward,and performed at the Comedy Theatre, from 27th June in 1904, starring Julia Neilson and Fred Terry.
   This play is written by Horace Hodges (1863-1951), Edward Irwin (fl. 1900) and Thomas Wigney Percyval (1865-?) under the joint pen name of "Thomas Raceward". 
   First performed at the Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, on 11 January, 1904 and also played at Prince’s Theatre, Bristol (1904 – 1905). In the USA the play was first performed in New York at the Hudson Theatre on Broadway from 15 November, 1904, to January, 1905, produced by Charles Frohman, staged by William Seymour and featuring Ethel Barrymore.