The Taming of the Shrew, written by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), and directed by Frank R. Benson in 1911

   Scenes from The Taming of the Shrew, written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616), and directed by Frank R. Benson in 1911, starring Constance Benson and Frank R. Benson.

   In 1911 Benson appeared in four films of Shakespeare plays, much abbreviated: Richard III, in the title role; Julius Caesar, in which he played Antony; The Taming of the Shrew as Petruchio; and Macbeth, in the title role.

A Butterfly on the Wheel, written by Edward G. Hemmerde, K.C. Neilson and Francis Neilson, produced at the Globe Theatre, London, in 1911.

Scenes from A Butterfly on the Wheel, written by Edward G. Hemmerde, K.C. Neilson and Francis Neilson, produced at the Globe Theatre, London, in 1911, starring Miss Madge Titheradge as Peggy. 

Mr Lewis Waller and Miss Madge Titheradge in 'A butterfly on the wheel' 

ACTRESSE MADGE TITHERADGE AS " PEGGY " IN A BUTTERFLY ON THE WHEEL

1911 LONDON, Butterfly on the Wheel, Globe Theatre, Divorce Court Scene

Miss Madge Titheradge as Peggy in "A butterfly on the wheel"

The Hope, written by the English playwrights Cecil Raleigh (1856-1914) and Henry Hamilton (c.1854-1918), and performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, in 1911.

   Scenes from The Hope, written by the English playwrights Cecil Raleigh (1856-1914)  and Henry Hamilton (c.1854-1918), and performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, in 1911.

 Act II Scene 3 'Interior of the Dewan Kas, Delhi' from a production of The Hope, Drury Lane, 1911.

   1911 'The Hope' features the Derby and an earthquake! The real horses this time FACED the audience. A few people ran from the theatre!

The Lily (a modern play in four acts), adapted from the French of Pierre Wolff and Gaston Belasco, and performed at the Kingsway Theatre, London, in 1911.

A scene from The Lily (a modern play in four acts), adapted from the French of Pierre Wolff and Gaston Belasco, and performed at the Kingsway Theatre, London, in 1911, afterwards at the Duke of York's Theatre.

The Perplexed Husband written by Alfred Sutro and produced at the Wyndham's Theatre on September 12, 1911

   Scenes from The Perplexed Husband written by the English playwright Alfred Sutro (1863 - 1933) and produced at the Wyndham's Theatre, London, on September 12, 1911, starring Walter Sickert.  

   Until his retirement, Sutro wrote more than twenty plays, most of them popular successes.

Henrietta Watson and E. Lyall Swete 

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The Mousme written by Robert Courtneidge and Alexander M. Thompson, produced, under the direction of Robert Courtneidge, at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, in 1911 - 1912

Scenes from The Mousme written by Robert Courtneidge and Alexander M. Thompson, produced, under the direction of Robert Courtneidge, at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, having run for 209 performances from September 9, 1911 to March 23, 1912.

Cicely Courtneidge

Florence Smithson as O Hana San in 'The Mousmé' (The Maids in Japan), 17 October 1911

Evelyn Laurie as Tuki in 'The Mousmé' (The Maids in Japan)

Bought and Paid For (a Drama in Four Acts) written by George Broadhurst, and performed at the Princess Theatre, New York City, under the direction of William C. deMille, in 1911.

Scenes from Bought and Paid For (a Drama in Four Acts) written by the Anglo-American theatre owner and playwright George Broadhurst (1866 – 1952), and performed at the Princess Theatre, New York City, under the direction of  William C. deMille, in 1911.

Act IV, Bought and Paid For at Princess Theatre, 1911

This comedy drama by George H. Broadhurst opened on 26 September 1911 and ran for 431 performances at New York s Playhouse.

The Mousmé; or The Maids of Japan, performed at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, on 9 September 1911.

Scenes from The Mousmé; or The Maids of Japan, performed at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, on 9 September 1911.

The Mousmé; or The Maids of Japan is an Edwardian musical comedy in three acts with a book by Alexander M. Thompson and Robert Courtneidge, lyrics by Arthur Wimperis and Percy Greenbank and music by Lionel Monckton and Howard Talbot, premiered in 1911 at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London. The musical was next staged in Tokyo (at the Tokyo Imperial Theater), and in Yokohama and Osaka, Japan, in 1912.

 The Mouseme at the Shaftesbury Theatre

Miyo Ko San (Miss Cicely Courtneidge) enters the Teahouse of Sweet Content an sings "Inquisitive Gentlemen"

Miss Cicely Courtneige as Miyo Ko San in Geisha dress, and Miss Florence Smithson as O Hana San

A quartette of Geisha in the Teahouse of Sweet Content in Tokyo. — Reading from left to right are Misses Gladys Miles, May Etheridge, Sheila Hayes, and Violet Morene.

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Macbeth written by William Shakespeare and produced at His Majesty's Theatre, London, on September 5, 1911, starring Herbert Beerbohm Tree in the title role of Macbeth and Violet Vanbrugh as Lady Macbeth

   A scene from Macbeth written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) and produced at His Majesty's Theatre, London, on September 5, 1911, starring Herbert Beerbohm Tree in the title role of Macbeth and Violet Vanbrugh as Lady Macbeth.

   The London Shakespeare Festival began June 21, 1909, at His Majesty’s Theatre. The festival ran for two weeks with The Merry Wives of Windsor, Twelfth Night, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Richard III, The Merchant of Venice, and Macbeth.

The Marionettes (Les Marionnettes, 1910) written by Pierre Wolff and produced at the Comedy Theatre, London, in 1911 or 1912

A scene from The Marionettes (Les Marionnettes, 1910) written by the French playwright Pierre Wolff (1865 - 1944) and produced at the Comedy Theatre, London, in 1911 or 1912