Monday, 12 March 2012

The Pigeon (1912) written by John Galsworthy and produced by Winthrop Ames at the Little Theatre, New York City, in 1912

   A scene from The Pigeon (1912) written by the English playwright John Galsworthy (1867\1933) and produced by Winthrop Ames at the Little Theatre, New York City, having run for 64 performances from March 12 to May in 1912.

   New York Times :  1912/02/14 · Ames Selects Cast for "The Pigeon." Winthrop Ames yesterday announced the cast for "The Pigeon," the comedy by John Galsworthy, that is to be the opening attraction at the Little Theatre in West Forty-fourth Street.
   1912/03/12 · THE LITTLE THEATRE JEWEL OF PLAYHOUSE ... And in its opening bill the jewel is there in Mr. Galsworthy's new play "The Pigeon," which, if not exactly a perfect play according to the regular rules of the game, is worth dozens and dozens...



Monday, 5 March 2012

A Provincial Lady (Провинциалка, a one-act play, 1851), written by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (1818-1883), and produced at the Moscow Art Theatre on 5 March 1912.

   Scenes from A Provincial Lady (Провинциалка, a one-act play, 1851), written by the Russian playwright Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (1818-1883), and produced at the world-famous Moscow Art Theatre as part of a triple bill of works by Turgenev. Constantin Stanislavski directed and played Count Liubin. It opened on 5 March 1912.

   A Provincial Lady (Russian: Провинциалка, romanized: Provintsialka) is a one-act play by Ivan Turgenev. Written in 1850, it was first produced in January 1851 at a benefit performance for the seminal 19th-century Russian actor Mikhail Shchepkin at the Maly Theatre in Moscow.











Stanislavski and his wife Lilina in the Moscow Art Theatre production in 1912.

Sunday, 4 March 2012

Milestones written by Enoch A. Bennett and produced at the Royal Theatre on 5the March, 1912

Scenes from Milestones (first published in 1912) written by the British playwright Enoch Arnold Bennett (1867 - 1931) with Edward Knoblauch (American-born British playwright, 1874 - 1945) and produced at the Royal Theatre, running for over 600 performances from March 5, 1912 to 1913.




Second Act



Scene from Act 2 in the original London production








Milestones written by Arnold Bennett and Edward Knoblauch and produced at the Royalty Theatre, London, in 1912, having run for six hundred and seven performances over eighteen months

Scenes from Milestones written by Arnold Bennett and Edward Knoblauch and produced at the Royalty Theatre, London, on 5th March 1912, having run for 607 performances over eighteen months.


1885

1860



Gladys Cooper with Mary Jerrold and Dennis Eadie