Monday, 30 November 2009

Lorrimer Sabastin, written by Mr. R.C. Caton (1853 – 1928), and performed at the St. James's Theatre, London, in 1909.

Some scenes from Lorrimer Sabastin, Dramatist, written by the English actor and playwright Mr. R.C. Caton (born Richard Claude Critchett, 1853 – 1928), and  performed at the St. James's Theatre, London, in December 1909.



The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, November 20th 1909,  "Lorrimer Sabastin, Dramatist," by Mr. R.C. Caton, at the St. James's Theatre. 
a- Miss Beryl Faber as Lady Cheynley, a Lady with a "brute of a husband," and Mr. George Alexander as the sympathetic Lorrimer Sabiston.
b- Mr. George Alexander as Lorrimer Sabastin, and Miss Rosalie Toller as Alida, his daughter.
c- Mr. Godfrey Tearle as Noel Darcus, the young author who produces Sabiston's "advanced" play, "One Law for the Woman," as his own, and Miss Beryl Faber as Lady Cheynley, with whom he elopes.




Beethoven, adapted by Mr. Louis N. Parker from the Play by M. Rene Fauchois, and performed at His Majesty's Theatre, London, in 1909.

Beethoven, adapted by Mr. Louis N. Parker from the Play by M. Rene Fauchois, and performed at His Majesty's Theatre, London, in December 1909.


The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, December 4th 1909, "Beethoven," Adapted by Mr. Louis N. Parker from the Play by M. Rene Fauchois, at His Majesty's Theatre.
Miss Hilda Antony as Giulietta Guicciardi.  Sir H.B. Tree as Beethoven.  Miss Evelyn D'Alroy as Bettina Brentano.


Saturday, 7 November 2009

Anthony & Cleopatra, written by William Shakespeare, and performed, under the direction of Louis Calvert, at the New Theatre, New York City, on November 8, 1909 and played through November 20, 1909.

   Scenes from Anthony & Cleopatra, written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616), and performed, under the direction of Louis Calvert, at the New Theatre, New York City, on November 8, 1909 and played through November 20, 1909.

   At the end of 1909, Sothern and Marlowe reunited in Antony and Cleopatra at the New Theatre in New York .

   New York Times :  1909/11/07  The New York Times   THE NEW THEATRE, at Central Park West, Sixty-second and Sixty-third Streets, will open its first season Monday night with a presentation of Shakespeare's "Antony and Cleopatra," by the ... 



Julia Marlowee with E.H Sothern in Anthony & Cleopatra (1909)


In the fall of 1904, Julia Marlowe (Juliet) and E.H. Sothern (Romeo) co-starred in the play, marking the first time of many that they shared the stage in a Shakespeare work. Marlowe and Sothern were one of the most beloved acting duos tackling Shakespeare in the 20th century. They were beloved for their joint performances in Much Ado About Nothing, Hamlet, and several other plays, in addition to Romeo and Juliet. They worked together constantly starting in 1904, and in 1911, Sothern divorced his wife to marry Marlowe. The two were at the helm of four total Broadway revivals of Romeo and Juliet, starting when they were 38 and 44.