Wednesday, 30 November 2011

Jedermann (Everyman) written by Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874 - 1929) and first performed on 1 December 1911 in Berlin, directed by Max Reinhardt at the Circus Schumann.

    A scene from Jedermann, Das Spiel vom Sterben des reichen Mannes (Everyman. The play of the rich man's death) written by the Austrian playwright Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874 - 1929) and first performed on 1 December 1911, directed by Max Reinhardt at the Circus Schumann, Berlin. The following photo must be the scene from this performance.

   Jedermann is a play by the Austrian playwright Hugo von Hofmannsthal, based on several medieval mystery plays, including the late 15th-century English morality play Everyman. 





Thursday, 17 November 2011

Kathleen ni Houlihan (the nationalistic and republican one-act play) written by William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) and Lady Gregory (1852 - 1932), and performed by the Abbey Theatre's Irish Players in Western Mass. in November 1911.

   Scenes from Kathleen ni Houlihan (the nationalistic and republican one-act play) written by the Irish playwright William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) and Lady Gregory (1852 - 1932), and performed by the Abbey Theatre's Irish Players in Western Mass. in November 1911. 

   As part of its tour, the Irish Players performed at the Court Square Theater in Springfield, MA on November 9, 1911.  The plays included "Kathleen Ni Houlihan," "The Building Fund" by William Boyle and "The Rising of the Moon' by Lady Gregory. On the previous day, November 8, the Irish Players performed two shows at the Northampton Academy of Music, a matinee and evening performance. 






The Irish Players Nov 9. 1911 Kathleen Ni Houlihan a Play By William Butler Yeats
Gilmore's Court Square Theatre Springfield Mass. Dwight O. Gilmore Owner and Manager

Kathleen ni Houlihan; Performed by Irish Players, at Plymouth Theatre (Boston, MA) in 1913.


Lady Gregory as Cathleen Ni Houlihan, 1919, presumably in New York