Thursday, 30 November 2006

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.


Wednesday, 29 November 2006

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.





Monday, 27 November 2006

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

Thursday, 23 November 2006

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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Monday, 20 November 2006

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

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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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Sunday, 19 November 2006

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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Thursday, 9 November 2006

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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