The Fairground Booth written by Alexander Blok and produced in Moscow in 1906. This production was a collaboration between the Theatre director Vsevolod Meyerhold and Blok himself.

   A scene from The Fairground Booth written by the Russian lyrical poet Alexander Blok (Александр Александрович Блок 1880 - 1921) and produced at the Vera Kommissarzhevskaia Theatre in St. Petersburgin, on December 30, 1906. This production was a collaboration between the Theatre director Vsevolod Meyerhold and Blok himself. 

   Nikolai Sapunov (Russian painter, 1880 - 1912) designed the sets and costumes for this production. This sketch is for the beginning of the play, and depicts the mystics sitting at a table in the center of the internal stage. He painted sets for the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow based on the designs by Korovin (1901–1902), as well as for Moscow Art Theatre (from 1904), the sets and costumes for Meyerhold's 1906 production of Alexander Blok's The Puppet Show.

   Alexander Blok wrote The Puppet Show, the first of his "lyrical dramas" in 1906. The play debuted at the end of that year at the Vera Kommissarzhevskaia Theatre in St. Petersburg by Vsevolod Meyerhold who also played the role of Pierrot. The music for the first production was composed by Mikhail Kuzmin.

The design for Pierrot’s costume as sketched, most likely, by Fedor Komissarzhevsky.

Nikolai Sapunov designed the sets and costumes for Meyerhold's 1906 production of Alexander Blok's The Puppet Show. This sketch is for the beginning of the play, and depicts the mystics sitting at a table in the center of the internal stage. In the actual production, cardboard cutouts were used to hide the mystics' bodies, and only their heads and hands could be seen through holes in the cardboard. Pierrot is sitting slumped to the side of the mystics.

Antony & Cleopatra written by William Shakespeare and produced by Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree at His Majesty's Theatre, London, starring Miss Constance Collier as Cleopatra and Tree as Mark Antony, Miss Darragh and Mr Robertshaw, on December 27, 1906

Some scenes from Antony & Cleopatra written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) and produced by Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree at His Majesty's Theatre, London, with costume design by Percy Macquoid, starring Miss Constance Collier (English actress, 1878 - 1955) as Cleopatra and Tree as Mark Antony, Miss Darragh, Mr Basil Gill and Mr Robertshaw, on December 27, 1906.

 

Antony and Cleopatra written by William Shakespeare and produced at His Majesty's Theatre, London, 1906,

Scenes from Antony and Cleopatra written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 -1616) and produced at His Majesty's Theatre, London, on December 27, 1906, with the cast including Constance Collier as Cleopatra, Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Mark Antony, and with the stage manager of Cecil King, scene designer of Joseph Harker & T. E. Ryan, costume maker of B. J. Simmons, costume designer of Mr. Percy Macquoid.

 

Constance Collier

Der Jude von Konstanz (The Jew of Constance, 5-act-tragedy, 1904) written by Wilhelm von Scholz and produced a the Dresdener Hoftheater in 1906

A scene from Der Jude von Konstanz (The Jew of Constance, 5-act-tragedy, 1904) written by the German playwright Wilhelm von Scholz (1874 - 1969) and produced at the Dresdener Hoftheater on December 17, 1906, the final version premiered in Cologne in 1906

King Richard II, written by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) and performed at His Majesty's Theatre, London, in 1906.

Scenes from King Richard II, written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616) and performed at His Majesty's Theatre, London, in December 1906.

King Richard II, V, 1, as performed at His Majesty’s Theatre (1903), drawn by Charles Buchel (English, 1872–1950)

The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, December 8th, 1906, "King Richard II." at His Majesty's Theatre.

   1- Mr. Tree as King Richard II., and miss Viola Tree as the Queen.   2 & 3. Mr. Tree as King Richard II.   4- Mr. Lyn Harding as Bolingbroke.   5- Mr. Fisher White as John o' Gaunt.

Miss Julie (1888) written by August Strindberg and produced first in Stockholm at The People's Theatre in November 1906,

Scenes from Miss Julie (naturalistic play, 1888) written by the Swedish playwright August Strindberg (father of modern Swedish literature, 1849 – 1912) and produced first in Stockholm at The People's Theatre in November 1906, starring Sacha Sjöström (left) as Kristin, Manda Björling as Miss Julie, and August Falck as Jean.

The Rose of the Rancho by David Velasco and Richard Walton Talley, premiered at the Belasco Theatre, New York City, from November 27, 1906 to Junuary 29, 1907, running 480 performances.

   Scenes from The Rose of the Rancho by David Velasco and Richard Walton Talley, premiered at the Belasco Theatre, New York City, from November 27, 1906 to Junuary 29, 1907, running 480 performances.

   David Belasco collaborated with Richard Walton Tully on this popular three-act melodrama acclaimed for its lavish, boldly theatrical production. It opened on 27 November 1906 for 480 performances at Belasco Theatre, with Charles J. Richman as Kearney, a government agent sent to California to investigate the seizing of Spanish land by American developers.

Produced by David Belasco
Music by William Furst; Written by David Belasco and Richard Walton Tully
Staged by David Belasco
Scenic Design by Ernest M. Gros and Wilfred Buckland; Costume Design by Albertine Randall Wheelan

"The Rose of the Rancho" Act I

Act III

Act III

The Rose of the Rancho, Act III

Miss Julie (1888) written by August Strindberg and first produced at The People's Theatre, Stockholm, in November 1906

A scene from Miss Julie (naturalistic play, 1888) written by the Swedish playwright August Strindberg (1849 - 1912) and first produced at The People's Theatre, Stockholm, in November 1906.

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Frühlings Erwachen (Spring Awakening) by Frank Wedekind under the direction of Max Reinhardt at the Kammerspielen, Berlin, with the stage design by Karl Walser in 1906

Scenes from Frühlings Erwachen (Spring Awakening 1891) written by the German playwright Frank Wedekind (1864 - 1918) and first produced at the Kammerspielen, Berlin, under the direction of Max Reinhardt (1873 - 1943) with the stage designed by Karl Walser (Swiss artist, 1877 -1943) on November 20, 1906.

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Alexander Moissi in the role of Moritz, 1906

Camilla Eibenschütz in the role of Wendla, 1906

Wedekind's Spring's Awakening at the Kammerspiele, Berlin, in 1906. Melchoir is expelled from school, with Berhardt von Jacobi as Melchior and design by Karl Walser

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Frühlings Erwachen (Spring Awakening, 1891) written by Frank Wedekind, and premiered under the direction of Max Reinhardt at the Kammerspiele, Berlin, on November 20, 1906

   A scene from Frühlings Erwachen (Spring Awakening, published in 1891) written by the German playwright Frank Wedekind (1864 - 1918), and premiered under the direction of Max Reinhardt (1873 - 1943) at the Kammerspiele, Berlin, on November 20, 1906. 

   Frühlings Erwachen was at last produced, though much cut. In the Reinhardt production, the cast included Alfred Moissi, Gertrud Eysoldt and, Wedekind’s favorite actor, Albert Steinrück.

finale of the Reinhardt production of 1906, in which Frank Wedekind portrayed the Masked Man (center)

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The Riders to the Sea (one-act tragedy, 1904), written by John Millington Synge and produced at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, on November 10, 1906.

A scene from The Riders to the Sea (one-act tragedy, 1904), written by the Irish playwright John Millington Synge (1871 - 1909) and produced at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, with the cast of Annie, Sara and Molly Allgood, on 10 November 1906.

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The Great Divide (a prose play) written by William Vaughn Moody (1869-1910), on Broadway at the Princess Theatre, running for 238 performances from October 3, 1906, to March 24, 1907.

    Scenes from The Great Divide (a prose play) written by the Ameerican playwright William Vaughn Moody (1869-1910), on Broadway at the Princess Theatre, running for 238 performances from October 3, 1906, to March 24, 1907.

The Great Divide, first presented under the title of The Sabine Woman at the Garrick Theatre in Chicago on April 12, 1906, and then on Broadway at the Princess Theatre, running for 238 performances from October 3, 1906, to March 24, 1907.

   New York Times :  1917/02/08  'THE GREAT DIVIDE' REVIVED; Henry Miller Acts Again His Role ...   Henry Miller, who first presented the play in October of 1906 in the old Princess Theatre, acted again his original role of Stephen Ghent, and in a brief curtain speech demanded by the...

   The play explores the conflict between the puritanical values of the eastern United States and the spirit of individualism found on the western frontier. 

Henry Miller, H.B. Walthall, Margaret Anglin, Robert Cummings, The Great Divide, Act I.

Henry Miller and Margaret Anglin in The Great Divide, Act II

A Midsummer Night's Dream written by William Shakespeare and produced at the Astor Theatre, New York City, starring Annie Russell in 1906

   A scene from A Midsummer Night's Dream written by the English playwright William Shakespeare and produced at the newly built Astor Theatre, New York City, starring Annie Russell (1864 - 1936) as Puck on September 21, 1906 and played through October 1906.

   New York Times :  1906/09/22   ASTOR THEATRE OPENS WITH LOVELY SPECTACLE; About all that can be done with "A Midsummer Night's Dream" on the stage, and very well done, too. With the added satisfaction of much of the Mendelssohn music very nicely played. A Midsummer Night's Dream (Revival, Play, Comedy, Broadway) opened in New York City Sep 21, 1906 and played through Oct 1906. 

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The Harlequin King, performed at The Imperial Theatre, London, in 1906, starring Lewis Waller as The Harlequin King and Evelyn Millard as Colombina.

   Scenes  from The Harlequin King, performed at The Imperial Theatre, London, in 1906, starring Lewis Waller as The Harlequin King and Evelyn Millard as Colombina.

   Lewis Waller (1860-1915) was best known as a matinee-idol in the popular romantic plays of his day. He also worked as a playwright and stage manager and appeared in several films.

Caption: The King: You did well to deny yourself to Harlequin. I owe him this divine moment.

Miss Evelyn Millard and Mr Lewis Waller

Dorothy O' The Hall, written by Paul Kester (1870 – 1933), and performed at the New Theatre, London, in 1906, where it ran for 97 performances

Scenes from Dorothy O' The Hall, written by the American playwright Paul Kester (1870 – 1933), and performed  at the New Theatre, London, in 1906, where it ran for 97 performances, starring Julia Neilson and Fred Terry. 

Fred Terry as Sir John Manners in 'Dorothy o' the Hall'

CARTOLINA ATTORI HORACE Hodges in " Dorothy O' the Hall " 

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