Saturday, 31 January 2009

The Dancing Girl (a drama in four acts), written by the English dramatist Henry Arthur Jones (1851-1929), and performed at His Majesty's Theatre, London, in February 1909.

Scenes from The Dancing Girl (a drama in four acts), written by the English dramatist Henry Arthur Jones (1851-1929), and performed at His Majesty's Theatre, London, in February 1909.


The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, February 27th 1909,  "The Revival of "The Dancing Girl," by Henry Arthur Jones at His Majesty's Theatre.  The Heroic John Christison (Mr. Basil Gill) in the thrall of his temptress, Drusilla Ives (Miss Alice Crawford).  / The Dissipated Duke of Guisebury (Mr. Tree), having lost his fortune and the love of his "Dancing Girl," resolves to commit suicide, but is stayed by the hand of his better angel, Sybil Crake (Miss Marie Lohr).  /  "The Last Feast."



Tuesday, 27 January 2009

An Englishman's Home written by Guy du Maurier and produced at the Wyndham's Theatre, first played at the Wyndham's Theatre, London, on 27 January and went on to be a long-running success.

   Scenes from An Englishman's Home (a threat-of-invasion play) written  by the Engllish playwright Guy du Maurier (1865-1915) and first performed at the Wyndham's Theatre on 27 January 1909 and went on to be a long-running success. The title is a reference to the expression "an Englishman's home is his castle".


FORBES DAWSON. CHARLES ROCK

 E W Garden, Charles Rock 


The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, February 6th 1909, "An Englishman's Home," By a Patriot, at Wyndham's Theatre.


Thursday, 8 January 2009

Penelope (A Comedy in Three Acts) written W. Somerset Maugham and first produced at the Comedy Theatre on January 9, 1909

   Penelope (A Comedy in Three Acts, originally called Man and Wife) written by the British playwright W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) and first produced at the Comedy Theatre on January 9, 1909, with a cast that included Marie Tempest and Graham Browne. It was later taken on tour by the Hutchinson Company, including performances at the Theatre Royal, Bath, on the 1st November 1909. 



Marie Tempest & Graham Browne in Penelope


Ethelwyn Arthur Jones  as Peyton

Cast & Crew
Dr O’Farrell W Graham Browne
Mr Anderson J H Brewer
Mr Beadsworth Herbert Ross
Mr Davenport Barlow Eric Lewis
Mrs Ferguson Norma Whalley
Mrs Golightly Kate Bishop
Mrs Watson Mrs Charles Calvert
Penelope Marie Tempest
Peyton Ethelwyn Arthur-Jones
Professor Golightly Alfred Bishop

Penelope written by William Somerset Maugham and produced at the Comedy Theatre, London, on January 9, 1909.

Scenes from Penelope (a comedy in three acts) written by the English playwreight  William Somerset Maugham ( 1874-1965),  and produced by Charles Frohman and Arthur Chudleigh at the Comedy Theatre, London,  where it ran for 246 performances from January 9, 1909, 




"Penelope", Starring Marie Tempest, Norma Whalley, Graham Browne, Eric Lewis