Saturday, 14 April 2012

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm written by K. D. Wiggin (1856-1923) and C. Thompson, and performed at the Metropolitan Theater, Seattle, on April 14, 1912.

   Scenes from Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm written by the Ameerican author Kate Douglas Wiggin (1856-1923) and C. Thompson, and performed at the Metropolitan Theater, Seattle, on April 14, 1912.

   Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm is a play written by Kate Douglas Wiggin and Charlotte Thompson. It is an adaptation of Wiggin's novels about the character Rebecca Rowena Randall, including elements from the 1903 novel of the same name and the 1907 follow-up, New Chronicles of Rebecca. Producers Klaw and Erlanger debuted it at the Court Square Theatre in Springfield, Massachusetts on November 15, 1909. 



Some of the members of the cast of "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm"at the Metropolitan Theater, 1912





Wednesday, 11 April 2012

Jelf's (comedy) written by Horace Vachell and opened at the Wyndham's Theatre, London, on April 10, 1912

   A scene from Jelf's (a comedy in four acts) written by the English authour Horace Vachell (1861-1955) and performed at the Wyndham's Theatre, London, from April 10 to August 2, 1912.

   The play concerned the characters Richard Jelf (of Jelf's Bank) who was engaged to Lady Fenella Mull, who had been engaged to Jim Palliser (of Palliser's Bank). Gerald Du Maurier starred as Jelf, directed the play, and also managed the theatre with Frank Curzon. 





Monday, 9 April 2012

Othello written by William Shakespeare, and produced at His Majesty's Theatre, London, in 1912, with the cast including Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Herbert Carter, Phyllis Neilson-Terry

A scene from Othello written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 -1616), and produced at His Majesty's Theatre, London, from April 9 to May 25, 1912, with the cast including Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Herbert Carter, Phyllis Neilson-Terry.