The Silver Box written by John Galsworthy and produced at the Empire Theatre, New York, in 1907

   A scene from The Silver Box (a three-act comedy) written by the British playwright John Galsworthy (1867 - 1933) and produced by Charles Frohman (1856 - 1915) at the Empire Theatre, New York City, with the scenic design by Frank Platzer, having run for only 20 performances from March 18, 1907 to April 1907, featuring Bruce McRae as Jones and Ethel Barrymore as Mrs. Jones. Critics praised Ethel Barrymore's performance, but audiences preferred to see her in more glamorous part. 

   In the play, the disappearance of a cigarette box (the silver box) leads to a comparison of the behaviour of the son of a prosperous politician, with that of an unemployed man, and the exposure of attitudes of different social classes.

   The Silver Box written by John Galsworthy in 1906 was first performed on September 25, 1906, at the Royal Court Theatre in London. It attracted much attention and was later published in 1906 as part of a collection titled Plays in Three Series: First Series.

Ethel Barrymore as Mrs. Jones

Bruce McRae in 1909: he played Jones in the first New York production.

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The Rising of the Moon (1907) written by Lady Isabella Augusta Gregory and produced at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, by the Irish National Theatre Society in 1907

A scene from The Rising of the Moon (a political one-act-play which examines Anglo-Irish relations, 1907) written by the Irish playwright Lady Isabella Augusta Gregory (1852 - 1932) and produced by the Irish National Theatre Society at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, having Saturday matinee and evening performances on March 9, 1907.

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   Policeman Z  Arthur Sinclair  

   Policeman B  J M Kerrigan  

   Policeman X  J A O'Rourke  

   Ballad Singer  W.G. Fay 

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Mrs. Warren’s Profession written by George Bernard Shaw and produced at the Manhattan Theatre on March 9, 1907

Two scenes of Mrs. Warren’s Profession (first published in 1893) written by the British playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) and produced by Daly and his company at the Manhattan Theatre, New York City, running 25 performances from March 9, 1907.

Mary Shaw as Mrs. Kitty Warren

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Wilhelm Tell (1804) written by Friedrich Schiller and produced at the Theater in Munich in 1807

A scene from Wilhelm Tell (1804) written by the German playwright Friedrich Schiller (1759 - 1805) and produced at the Theater in Munich in 1807.

Ein Walzertraum (A Waltz Dream) opened at the Carltheater, Vienna on March 2, 1907

   Some scenes from Ein Walzertraum (A Waltz Dream) opened at the Carltheater, Vienna on March 2, 1907.

   This is an operetta by Oscar Straus with a German libretto by Leopold Jacobson and Felix Dörmann, based on the novella Nux, der Prinzgemahl (Nux, the Prince Consort) by Hans Müller-Einigen from his 1905 book Buch der Abenteuer (Book of Adventures).