Scenes from Much Ado About Nothing, written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616), and performed at the Knickerbocker Theatre, New York City, from October 17 to November 26, 1904.
Scenes from Hamlet, written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616), and performed at the Knickerbocker Theatre, New York City, from October 17 to November 26, 1904, starrring Julia Marlowe (1866-1950) and E. H. Sothern.
Sothern's Hamlet was presented during his period of prominence under producer Daniel Frohman, transitioning his career toward more serious dramatic work. The production highlighted his aspirations for precision in Shakespearean interpretation, setting the stage for his subsequent development in the classics.
Scenes from Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman (four acts and two settings), written by Eugene W. Presbrey (American dramatist, 1853-1931) and E. W. Hornung (English author, 1866-1921), and performed by Liebler and Co. at the Grand Opera House, Seattle, from October 12, to October 15, 1904.
The play was based on two of Hornung's short stories from The Amateur Cracksman. It also draws one of its characters from an 1886 play called Jim the Penman, by Charles Young. The story concerns a gentleman jewel thief who steals as much for excitement as necessity, and the efforts of a detective to catch him.
The play was first produced by Liebler & Company, staged by Eugene W. Presbrey, with settings by Gates and Morange, and starred Kyrle Bellew. It had a tryout and some limited engagements starting in September 1903, before premiering on Broadway during October 1903. The production ran for 168 performances through March 1904, before prior scheduling commitments forced it to close.
Scenes from A Wife Without A Smile (A Comedy in Disguise, in Three Acts), written by The English playwright A. W. Pinero (1855-1934), and produced at the Wyndham's Theatre, on October 9 1904.
Scenes from Romeo and Juliet, written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616), and performed at the Knickerbocker Theatre, New York City, in October 1904, starring E.H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe.
New York Times : 1904/10/18 SOTHERN AND MARLOWE IN "ROMEO AND JULIET"; Their First Joint ... Sothern's Romeo is perhaps not the happiest of his achievements. In the balcony scene it lacked plastic grace and lyric passion. But it was still the work of an actor of high ability and...
