Monday, 27 June 2011

The Perplexed Husband (1911) written by Alfred Sutro and performed in 1911,

A scene from The Perplexed Husband (1911) written by the English dramatist Alfred Sutro (1863 - 1933) and performed in 1911, featuring Gerald du Maurier, Athene Seyler, A. E. Benedict, E. Lyall Swete, Maude Millett, Enid Bell, Henrietta Watson.



Henrietta Watson and E. Lyall Swete







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Friday, 24 June 2011

Arms and the Man (1893-94) written by George Bernard Shaw and performed at the Junior-Senior Supper Play, Pennsylvania, in 1911

A scene from Arms and the Man (1893-94) written by the British playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) and performed at the Junior-Senior Supper Play, Pennsylvania, in 1911.




Saturday, 11 June 2011

Stage design by Edward Gordon Craig for a scene for Electre, 1911.

Stage design by Edward Gordon Craig (1872 - 1966) for a scene for Electre, 1911. The heroine’s shadow on an upstage flat is huge and opaque. Electra herself is small, with no visible face and gloved hands. Her dark robes blend in with the floor.