The Witness for the Defence (a four-act drama), premiered on 1 February 1911 at the St. James's Theatre, London, under the production of Sir George Alexander.

   A scene from The Witness for the Defence (a four-act drama), premiered as a stage play on 1 February 1911 at the St. James's Theatre, London, under the production of Sir George Alexander, who also starred as the lead character Henry Thresk.
   The play ran for 151 performances, marking a significant success that bolstered A.E.W. Mason's standing as a playwright. The production featured Ethel Irving as Stella Ballantyne alongside Alexander.

   The Witness for the Defence started life as a stage play which Mason had privately published in 1911. During the play's run, Mason made amendments and improvements which were incorporated into the acting edition published by Samuel French in 1913, and which also found their way into the novel published in the same year. The novel uses nearly all the speeches from the play, in some cases with yet further improvements.

   The Witness for the Defence is a play in four acts written by British author A. E. W. Mason, first performed on 4 December 1911 at the Empire Theatre in New York City, starring Ethel Barrymore in the lead role of Stella Ballantyne.

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The Boss written by Edward Sheldon and produced at the Astor Theater starring Holbrook Blinn and Emily Stevens in 1911

A scene from The Boss written by the American playwright Edward Sheldon (1886 - 1946) and produced under the direction of Holbrook Blinn (American stage actor 1872 - 1928) and William A. Brady (American theater producer 1863 - 1950), at the Astor Theater, New York, starring Holbrook Blinn and Emily Stevens, having run for 88 performances from January 30, 1911 to April 1911.

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Le Vieil Homme written by Georges de Porto-Riche and produced at the Renaissance Theatre, Paris in January 1911

Scenes from Le Vieil Homme (the five-act play of The Old Man, first published in 1911) written by the French playwright Georges de Porto-Riche (1849 - 1930) and produced at the Renaissance Theatre (théâtre de la Renaissance), Paris, in January 1911.

 

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Die Ratten (1911) written by Gerhart Hauptmann and produced at the Volksbühne Berlin with Else Lehmann as Frau John in 1911

   A scene from Die Ratten (The Rats, tragicomedy, 1911) written by the German playwright Gerhart Hauptmann (1862 - 1946) and produced at the Volksbühne Berlin with Else Lehmann as Frau John in 1911. But its premiere took place on 13 January 1911 at the Lessing Theatre in Berlin.

Volksschauspielerin Else Lehmann in Gerhart Hauptmanns "Die Ratten" von 1911

Frank R. Beson playing Mark Anthony in Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare in 1911

Photos of Frank R. Benson (English actor and director, 1858 - 1939) playing Mark Anthony in the 1911 UK film of Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616).

Benson in the role of Richard III

Benson in the role of Romeo

F. R. Benson, knighted by King George V

Benson appearing in Shakespeare’s Coriolanus, 1893.

Benson as Petruchio from a 1901 performance of The Taming of the Shrew

A Waltze Dream (Revival) produced at Daly's Theatre, London, in 1911

   Scenes from A Waltze Dream (Revival Operetta, by Oscar Straus) produced, under the direction of Edward Royce, at Daly's Theatre, London, starring Lily Elsie as Franzi and Amy Evans as Princess Helene, having run for 111 performances from January 7 to April 29, 1911.

   Ein Walzertraum opened at the Carltheater, Vienna in March 1907, based on a short story by Hans Muller.

Lily Elsie as 'Franzi' in A Waltz Dream

Amy Evans as 'Princess Helena' and Lily Elsie as 'Franzi' in A Waltz Dream

Oscar Straus Ein Walzertraum  (A Waltz Dream). Score cover of waltz theme from operetta (arrangement for piano), 1909 (première 1907). Woman playing violin / gypsy violinist. Austrian composer, 1870-1954.