Sunday, 18 November 2012

The High Road (1912) written by Edward Sheldon and produced at the Hudson Theatre, New York City, in 1912

A scene from The High Road (1912) written by the American playwright Edward Brewster Sheldon (1886 - 1946) and produced at the Hudson Theatre, New York City, with co-directors of Harrison Grey Fiske and Mrs. Fiske, starring Minnie Maddern Fiske (actress, 1865 - 1932) and Frederick Perry, having run for 71 performances from November 19, 1912 to January 1913.



A male character, played by Frederick Perry, speaks across a desk to a female character, played by Minnie Maddern Fiske

Thursday, 15 November 2012

Twelfth Night written by William Shakespeare and originally produced, under the direction of Harley Granville Barker, at the Savoy Theatre, London, in 1912 to 1913

   Scenes from Twelfth Night written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) and originally produced, under the direction of Harley Granville Barker (English actor and director, 1877 - 1946), at the Savoy Theatre, London, from 15th November 1912 to 15th March 1913.

   Granville-Barker's directing career boomed with three famous productions of Shakespeare  The Winter's Tale and Twelfth Night and A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Savoy Theatre. He removed all classic scenery and replaced it with symbolic one. 









The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, November 30th, 1912,"Twelfth Night," at the Savoy Theatre.
    a- Antonio interrupts the duel which is being cautiously fought by the girl-boy Viola (Miss Lillah McCarthy) and the effiminate Sir Andrew Aguecheek (Mr. Leon Quartermaine),  with Sir Toby watching.
    b- Viola lays siege to the heart of Olivia on behalf of her master Orsino (Miss Lillah McCarthy and Miss Evelyn Millard).
    c- Viola and her master, Orsino (Miss Lillah McCarthy and Mr. Arthur Wontner).
    d- The steward, Malvolio, interrupts the midnight roisterers.  Sir Toby : "Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?"



The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, November 23rd, 1912,"  "Twelfth Night," at the Savoy Theatre.
   a- Mr. Henry Ainley as Malvolio. : Before the Yellow-Stockinged cross-gartered period.
   b- Mr. Hayden Coffin as Feste, Olivia's Clown. :  "Then come Kiss me, sweet-and-twenty."
   c- Miss Lillah McCarthy as Viola.  :  The Count Orsino's ambassador of love to Olivia.






Wednesday, 14 November 2012

Twelfth Night written by William Shakespeare, and produced at the Savoy Theatre, London, by the Granville Barker Company on November 15, 1912

Scenes from Twelfth Night written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), and produced at the Savoy Theatre, London, by the Granville Barker Company on November 15, 1912, with the cast including Dennis Neilson-Terry, Evelyn Millard, Leon Quartermaine.


 




he Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, November 23rd, 1912," showing the Following artists in "Twelfth Night," at the Savoy Theatre.
   a- Mr. Henry Ainley as Malvolio. : Before the Yellow-Stockinged cross-gartered period.
   b- Mr. Hayden Coffin as Feste, Olivia's Clown. :  "Then come Kiss me, sweet-and-twenty."
   c- Miss Lillah McCarthy as Viola.  :  The Count Orsino's ambassador of love to Olivia.


The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, November 30th, 1912, "Twelfth Night," at the Savoy Theatre.
    a- Antonio interrupts the duel which is being cautiously fought by the girl-boy Viola (Miss Lillah McCarthy) and the effiminate Sir Andrew Aguecheek (Mr. Leon Quartermaine),  with Sir Toby watching.
    b- Viola lays siege to the heart of Olivia on behalf of her master Orsino (Miss Lillah McCarthy and Miss Evelyn Millard).
    c- Viola and her master, Orsino (Miss Lillah McCarthy and Mr. Arthur Wontner).
    d- The steward, Malvolio, interrupts the midnight roisterers.  Sir Toby : "Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?"

Further Information about Barker

Saturday, 3 November 2012

Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare and produced by William Faversham at the Lyric Theatre, New York City, in 1912

A scene from Julius Caesar written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) and produced by William Faversham (1868 -1940) at the Lyric Theatre, New York City, with the cast including Arthur Elliot, Fuller Mellish, Tyrone Power, having run for 32 performances from Nov. 4 to Dec. 1912.




New York Times :  1914/02/20  MR. FAVERSHAM AS ANTONY.; He Appears in "Julius Caesar" at ...  After an interval of a little more than a year, Mr. Faversham gave again last night at the Lyric Theatre his sumptuous production of "Julius Caesar," wherein, with fine fire and eloquence,...