Merry Wives of Windsor written by William Shakespeare, and produced at the Garrick Theatre, London, in 1911

A scene from Merry Wives of Windsor written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), and produced at the Garrick Theatre, London, on February 25, 1911, with the cast including Constance Robertson (actress), Lily Brayton (English actress and singer, 1876 - 1953) as Mistress Ford, Oscar Asche (1871 -1936).

George Relph and Elfrida Clement in “The Merry Wives of Windsor”

Play The Merry Wives of Windsor; Julius Caesar

Production Date(s) Tuesday June 27 1911

Venue His Majesty's Theatre

Director H. B. Tree

Producer H. B. Tree, Granville Barker, Arthur Bourchier

Stage Manager Cecil King, Reginald Walter, William Burchill

Scene Designer P. Macquoid, W. Hann, R. McCleery

Costume Maker B. J. Simmons

Costume Designer Dion C. Calthrop, Percy Anderson

Choreographer Fred Farren

Music Director Adolf Schmid

Baby Mine (farce) written by Margaret Mayo and opened at the Criterion Theatre, London, on February 22, 1911

   A scene from Baby Mine (a farce), written by the American playwright Margaret Mayo (1882 - 1951) and opened at the Criterion Theatre, London, on February 22, 1911, featuring Iris Hoey as Zoie, Weedon Brossmith, Donald Calthrop, Arthur Leigh, Finch Smiles, and Lilias Waldegrave.

   This play was first produced at Daly's Theatre, New York, on 23 August 1910, with Marguerite Clark as Zoie. and after the production at the Criterion, it transferred to the Vaudeville on 15 May 1911 and went to score a run of 342 performances.

Iris Hoey (left), Lilias Waldegrave and Weedon Grossmith at Criterion Theatre

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Die Hose (The Trousers) written by Carl Sternheim and produced at the Munchen Theater on 15 February 1911.

   A scene from Die Hose (The Trousers) written by the German playwright Carl Sternheim (1878 - 1942) and produced at the Munchen Theater, on 15 February 1911.

   Die Hose is the title of a comedy by Carl Sternheim. The premiere of this play on 15 February 1911 caused a scandal. The rude directness and the caustic mockery of the German philistine led to a temporary ban on the play.

   The series of his plays opened with the comedy Die Hose (1911), which – written in 1909/10 and premiered under the direction of Felix Hollaender on 11 February 1911 at the Berlin Kammerspiele – was also the first part of the "Mask Tetralogy". 

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All That Matters (a comedy play) written by the British writer Charles McEvoy, and performed between 8 February and 18 March 1911 at the Haymarket Theatre, London

   A scene from All That Matters (a comedy play) written by the British writer Charles McEvoy (1879–1929), and performed between 8 February and 18 March 1911 at the Haymarket Theatre, London, running for 45 performances.

   It ran for 45 performances between 8 February and 18 March 1911 at the Haymarket Theatre in London's West End. The original cast included Phyllis Neilson-Terry, Norman Trevor, C.V. France, J. Fisher White, Norman Page, Clare Greet, Helen Haye and Sydney Fairbrother.

 Phyllis Neilson Terry, Lyall Swete " All That Matters"