Sunday, 29 July 2012

Jim the Penman written by Sir Charles L. Young (1839 – 1887), and performed at the Comedy Theatre, London, in 1912 - 1913.

Some scenes from Jim the Penman written by  the English playwright Sir Charles L. Young (1839 – 1887), and performed  at the Comedy Theatre, London, in 1912 - 1913.



(The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, July 5th, 1913)



Sunday, 22 July 2012

Ein Diener des Hauses (The Servant in the House) written by Charles Rann Kennedy at the Hoftheater, Meiningen, in 1912

A scene from Ein Diener des Hauses (The Servant in the House, 5-act-play, 1908) written by the Anglo-American dramatist Charles Rann Kennedy (1871 - 1950) at the Hoftheater, Meiningen, in 1912.




Thursday, 19 July 2012

Some illustrations by Jean Dulac of the characters in Poil de Carotte (Carrot Top, 1894) written by Jules Renard and performed at Comédie-Française in 1912

Some illustrations by Jean Dulac (1902 - 1968) of the characters in Poil de Carotte (Carrot Top, first published in 1894) written by the French playwright Jules Renard (1864-1910) and performed at the Comédie-Française, Paris, in 1912.







Monday, 16 July 2012

The Gods of the Mountain written by the Irish dramatist 18th Baron of Dunsany and first produced in the United States by William A. Brady, in 1912, in Buffalo and Rochester

   A scene from The Gods of the Mountain written by the Irish dramatist Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany (1878 - 1957) and first produced in the United States by William A. Brady, in 1912, in Buffalo and Rochester. 

   After the six performances, this play was  brought to Broadway four years later in 1916.