Two scenes from Dear Brutus (1917) written by James M. Barrie, and produced at the Wyndham's Theatre in the West End, London, between 17 October 1917 and 24 August 1918

   Two scenes from Dear Brutus (1917) written by the Scottish playwright James M. Barrie (1860-1937), and produced at the Wyndham's Theatre in the West End, London,  between 17 October 1917 and 24 August 1918, running for 363 performances. 

   Dear Brutus is a fantasy play by J. M. Barrie, depicting alternative realities for its characters and their eventual return to real life. The title is a reference to a line from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar: "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars but in ourselves"

Mary Casson - Sir Gerald du Maurier in Barries Dear Brutus

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If (1921) written by Lord Dunsany and performed on Broadway at the Little Theatre where it opened on October 25, 1927.

   A scene from If (a play in four acts, first published in 1921) written by the Irish playwright Lord Dunsany (1878-1957) and performed on Broadway at the Little Theatre where it opened on October 25, 1927 and closed November 1. 

   The production was staged by Agnes Morgan, and starred Walter Kingsford as John Beal and Margot Lester as Miralda Clement. The costumes were designed by Aline Bernstein and made by Helene Pons Studio.

   If premiered in the West End at the Ambassadors Theatre in London on 30 May 1921. It ran there for a 180 performances; closing on 29 October 1921. The production starred Henry Ainley as John Beal and Gladys Cooper as Miralda Clement.

   New York Times :  1927/10/30  WIT AND CLOWNING; In "If" Dunsany Tales His Hand at Modish Satire ...   Alas, Dunsany is too much the gentleman to wear the jester's motley comfortably, and “If” emerges as a thin, trickling garden party diversion.