The Storm written by Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky and produced at the Leningrad Alexandrinsky Theatre, Leningrad, in 1916, with costume design for the play by Aleksandr Golovin

Stage designs for The Storm (1860) written by the Russian playwright Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky (1823-1886)  and produced at the Leningrad Alexandrinsky Theatre, Leningrad, in 1916, with the costumes designed by Aleksandr Golovin.

Stage design for the play "The Storm." Written by Alexander Ostrovsky. 1916.

Stage design sketch "The Ruins of the Church," created in 1916 for Ostrovsky's play "The Storm / Гроза"

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Varvara. Costume design. "The Storm" by Alexander Ostrovsky

Kudryash (Curly-Haired).  Costume design. "The Storm" by Alexander Ostrovsky.

The Queen’s Enemies (written in April 1913) written by Lord Dunsany and first produced at the Neighborhood Playhouse, New York City on November 14, 1916

   Two scenes from The Queen’s Enemies (written in April 1913) written by the Irish playwright Lord Dunsany (1878-1957) and first produced by the Gertrude Kingston Company, at the Neighborhood Playhouse and Maxine Elliott's Theatre, New York City, with the scenic design by Warren Dahler & Howard Kratz, having run for 42 performances from November 14 until December 30, 1916.

   The Neighbourhood Theatre also gave the first production of The Queen's Enemies on 14 November 1916, in a triple bill with two plays by George Bernard Shaw. Though popular with audiences there, the critics generally agreed with Alexander Woollcott that it was "Dunsany at his second best". The production nevertheless transferred to Maxine Elliott's Theatre on Broadway.

 

Alice Lewisohn (right) played the title role in The Queen's Enemies

Neighborhood Playhouse, The Queen's Enemies by Lord Dunsany, Alice Lewisohn as the Queen, Leslie Austin as unknown character

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The Glittering Gate (1914) written by Lord Dunsany and produced at the Arts and Crafts Theater in Detroit, in 1916

A scene from The Glittering Gate (first performed at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, on April 29, 1909) written by the Irish playwright Lord Dunsany (1878-1957) and produced at the Arts and Crafts Theater in Detroit, in 1916.

The Gods of the Mountain (1914) written by Lord Dunsany and produced by the Portmanteau Theater, New York City, in 1916

A scene from The Gods of the Mountain (first produced at the Haymarket Theatre, London, on June 1, 1911) written by the Irish playwright Edward Plunkett, Lord Dunsany (1878-1957) and produced by the Stuart Walker Portmanteau Theatre, New York City, having run from Nov. 27, 1916 to Jan. 6, 1917.

Hedda Gabler written by Henrik Ibsen (1888 - 1906) and produced at the Berliner Kammerspielen, in 1916.

Scenes from Hedda Gabler written by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1888 - 1906) and produced at the Berliner Kammerspielen, in 1916.
CAST: Hermine Koerner, Emil Jannings, Eduard von Winterstein, Werner Krauss and Camilla Eibenschuetz in 'Hedda Gabler' by Henrik Ibsen in the Berliner Kammerspielen.

Hermine Körner and Eduard von Winterstein "Hedda Gabler"

Il servitore di due padroni (The Servant of Two Masters 1746) written by Carlo Goldoni and produced under the direction of Max Reinhardt in 1926

Scenes from Il servitore di due padroni (The Servant of Two Masters, 1746) written by the Italian playwright Carlo Goldoni (1707 - 1793) and produced in 1926, under the direction of Max Reinhardt (1873 - 1943), starring Hermann, Helene and Hugo Thimig.

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The Black Panther and the White Bear written by Volodymyr Vynnychenko at the Molodyi Teatr in 1918

Scenes from The Black Panther and the White Bear written by the Ukrainian playwright Volodymyr Vynnychenko (writer and statesman, 1880 - 1951) at the Molodyi Teatr [Young Theatre] in 1918.

Candida (1894) written by George Bernard Shaw and produced at the Molodyi Teatr, Kyiv, starring Semen Semdor, in 1918

A scene from Candida (1894) written by the British playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) and produced at the Molodyi Teatr [The Young Theater], Kyiv, starring Semen Semdor, in 1918.

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Jugend (Youth) written by Max Halbe and produced under the direction of Les Kurbas, at the Molodyi Teatr (The Young Theater), Kyiv, in 1919

A scene from Jugend (Youth) written by the German writer Max Halbe (1865 - 1944) and produced under the direction of Les Kurbas, at the Molodyi Teatr (The Young Theater), Kyiv,  with the cast of Marko Tereshchenko, and Olimpiiia Dobrovolska in 1919.

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Weh dem, der lügt (Woe to him who lies 1838) written by Franz Seraphicus Grillparzer and produced by Kurbas at Molodyi Teatr, Kyiv, in 1918

Scenes from Weh dem, der lügt (Woe to him who lies, first published in 1838) written by the Austrian playwright Franz Seraphicus Grillparzer (1791-1872) and produced by Les Kurbas (Ukrainian theater director, 1887 - 1937) at Ukrainian-based Molodyi Teatr [The Young Theatre], Kyiv, in 1918, starring P. Dolyna, O. Yursky.

Franz Grillparzer

Bound East for Cardiff, written by Eugene O'Neill, and produced by the Provincetown Players at the Playwrights’ Theatre, New York City in 1916

Scenes from Bound East for Cardiff, written by the American playwrights Eugene O'Neill (1888 - 1953), and produced by the Provincetown Players at the Playwrights’ Theatre, New York City, on November 3, 1916.

Unknown. [From left to right: Eugene O’Neill, Fred Burt, David Carb, and George Cram Cook in “Bound East for Cardiff” in Provincetown Wharf Theatre.] 1916. Museum of the City of New York. 54.380.39

BOUND EAST FORCARDIFF

Direction: Eugene O’Neill and E. J. Ballantine
Yank: George Cram Cook
Driscoll: William Stuart
Cocky: Edward J. Ballantine
Davis: Harry Kemp
Scotty: Frank Shay
Oleson: B. J. O. Nordfeldt
A Norwegian: Donald Corley
Smitty: Lew Parrish
Ivan: Francis Buzzell
The Captain: Henry Marion Hall
The Second Mate: Eugene G. O’Neill

A stage scene sketch of Peer Gynt (1867) by Henrik Ibsen, drawn by Ludolf Geefeld?

A stage scene sketch drawn by Ludolf Geefeld? of the fifth act of Peer Gynt (five-act verse play, first published in 1867) written by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906).

  It is a spectacular event that about 180 modern plays were translated into Japanese and published in Tokyo in 1928 as a series of 43 volumes of modern plays in the world. In this blog, I would like to present all of you each picture with some comments.

Arms and the Man (1894) written by George Bernard Shaw and produced by the Winneshiek Players, produced at the Orpheum Theater, on North Chicago Avenue,on April 28, 1916.

   A scene from Arms and the Man (comedy, 1894) written by the Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) and produced by the Winneshiek Players, produced at the Orpheum Theater, on North Chicago Avenue,on April 28, 1916. 

   The cast included Scott, Knowlton, Steenrod, Trueblood, Rosenstiel and Reinhold.

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A Kiss for Cinderella written by James M. Barrie and its first production opened in London on March 16, 1916 at the Wyndham’s Theatre.

   Two scenes from A Kiss for Cinderella written by the Scottish playwright James M. Barrie and its first production opened in London on March 16, 1916 at the Wyndham’s Theatre.

   A Kiss for Cinderella opened in London on March 16, 1916 at the Wyndham’s Theatre. It was a success at this theatre and played for 156 performances at Wyndham’s before it was revived on December 23, 1916 at the Kingsway Theatre. The December 26, 1916 review in the Times London states: “In many ways this delightful fantasy makes an ideal Christmas entertainment.” A Kiss for Cinderella opened in New York City on December 25, 1916 at the Empire Theatre. It ran for 152 performances until May, 1917. Following its Broadway run, the production went on an extensive tour of the United States.

Photographs appeared in The Graphic, 15 April, 1916.

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