The Silver Box written by John Galsworthy and produced at the Empire Theatre, New York, in 1907

A scene from The Silver Box (first published in 1906) written by the British playwright John Galsworthy (1867 - 1933) and produced by Charles Frohman (1856 - 1915) at the Empire Theatre, New York City, with the scenic design by Frank Platzer, having run for only 20 performances from March 18, 1907 to April 1907, featuring Bruce McRae as Jones and Ethel Barrymore as Mrs. Jones. Critics praised Ethel Barrymore's performance, but audiences preferred to see her in more glamorous part. 

Ethel Barrymore as Mrs. Jones

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Mary Stuart (1919 ) written by John Drinkwater and produced at the Curtain Club of the University of Texas around 1925

A scene from Mary Stuart (1919 ) written by the British playwright John Drinkwater (1882-1937) and produced at the Curtain Club (a performance group and campus theatrical society) of the University of Texas, USA, around 1925

Věc Makropulos (The Makropulos Secret 1922) written by Karel Čapek and produced at the Pasadena Community Playhouse, California, in 1926

A scene from Věc Makropulos (The Makropulos Secret or Case 1922) written by the Czech playwright Karel Čapek (1890 - 1938) and produced at the Pasadena Community Playhouse, California, by the University Players Guild, with the stage designed by Robert Redington Sharp (1904 - 1934) in 1926

• Act I, The lawyer's office

• There are two other set scene photos by R. R. Sharpe for The Makropoulos secret
  • Act II, The bare stage
  • Act III, The hotel boudoir

Fancy-Free (1911) written by William Stanley Houghton and produced at the Princess Theatre, New York City, in 1913

A scene from Fancy-Free (fantastic comedy in one act, first published in 1911)  written by the British playwright William Stanley Houghton (1881 - 1913) and produced at the Princess Theatre, New York City, having run for 115 performances from March 14, 1913 to June 1913

 

Saint Joan (1923) written by George Bernard Shaw and produced at the Théâtre des Arts in Paris under the direction of Georges Pitoëff in 1925

A scene from Saint Joan (first published in 1923) written by the British playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) and produced at the Théâtre des Arts in Paris under the direction of Georges Pitoëff (1884 - 1939 Russian-born of Armenian origins) in 1925

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

A scene 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

Second Act

Justice (1910) written by John Galsworthy and produced around 1925

A scene from Justice (1910, 4-act-tragedy) written by the British playwright John Galsworthy (1867-1933)  and produced probably at the Duke of York's Theatre, London, on February 21, 1910

Winston Churchill attended this performance of the play at the Duke of York's Theatre, which made him reform the prison system in Great Britain.

Act I

Act I

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Strife (1909) written by John Galsworthy produced at the St. Martin's Theater in April, 1920

A scene from Strife (premiered in 1909) written by the British playwright John Galsworthy (1867-1933) and produced at the St. Martin's Theater, London, in April, 1920

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The Man of Destiny (1897) written by George Bernard Shaw and produced at the Mimes Theatre?, USA, around 1910

A scene from The Man of Destiny (first published in 1897) written by the British playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) and produced at the Mimes Theatre?, USA, under the direction of Molkmar Julian? around 1910

Androcles and the Lion (1913) written by George Bernard Shaw and produced at the Klaw Theatre by the Theatre Guild, New York, in 1925

A set design of 1926 by Miguel Covarrubias (1904 - 1957) for Androcles and the Lion (first published in 1913) written by the British playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) and produced at the Klaw Theatre by the Theatre Guild, New York, under the direction of Philip Moeller (1880 - 1958), running for  68 performances from Nov. 23, 1925 to Jan. 1926

1925 production

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The Show Off written by George Edward Kelly and produced at the Playhouse Theatre, New York, in February 1924

    A scene from The Show Off (3-act-play) written by the American playwright George Edward Kelly (his early career in vaudeville as an actor and sketch writer, 1887-1974) and produced at the Playhouse Theatre, New York City, running for 571 performances from February 5, 1924 to June, 1925

 The big room at Fisher's

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The Guardsman (1910) written by Molnár Ferenc and produced by the Theatre Guild, New York, in 1924-25

Some scenes from The Guardsman (comedy of marital roleplaying, first published in 1910) written by the Hungarian playwright Molnár Ferenc (1878-1952) and produced by the Theatre Guild, at the Garrick Theatre & Booth Theatre, New York City, starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne, having run for 248 performances from Oct. 13, 1924 to Jun. 6, 1925,  after a monumental success of his Liliom in 1921

Act II

Lynn Fontanne & Alfred Lunt in The Guardsman - New York Garrick Theatre (1924) 

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Liliom (1909) written by Molnár Ferenc and produced by the Theatre Guild, New York, in 1921

Some scenes from Liliom (first published in 1909) written by the Hungarian playwright Molnár Ferenc (1878 - 1952) and produced by the Theatre Guild, under the direction of Frank Reicher (1875 - 1965), at the Garrick & Fulton Theatres, New York City, running for 300 performances from April 20, 1921 to Jan. 7, 1922

 

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He Who Gets Slapped written by Leonid N. Andreyev and produced by the Palmetto? Players, USA, around 1925

A scene from He Who Gets Slapped (first published in 1922) written by the Russian playwright Leonid N. Andreyev (1871-1919) and produced by the Palmetto? Players, USA, around 1925

 

Mr. Pim Passes By (1919) written by A. A. Milne and produced by the Theatre Guild, at the Garrick Theatre, in 1921

Two scenes from Mr. Pim Passes By (first published in 1919) written by the British playwright Alan Alexander Milne (1882-1956) and produced by the Theatre Guild, at the Garrick Theatre, New York City, having run for 124 performances from February 28, 1921 to June 1921

Erskine Sanford as Carraway Pim, Dudley Digges and Laura Hope Crews

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