Romeo and Juliet, written by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), and performed at the Knickerbocker Theatre, New York City, in October 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...

Romeo and Juliet, starring E.H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe, 1904

E.H. Sothern and Julia Marlowe, 1904

Sothern and Julia Marlowe as Romeo and Juliet 1904

In 1904, she began an extremely successful partnership with actor E. H. Sothern, beginning with their appearances in the title roles in Romeo and Juliet, Beatrice and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing, and the leads in Hamlet. They toured all over the U.S. in these plays, adding The Taming of the Shrew, The Merchant of Venice and Twelfth Night to their repertoire in 1905.