A Midsummer Night's Dream written by William Shakespeare and produced at the Astor Theatre, New York City, starring Annie Russell in 1906

A scene from A Midsummer Night's Dream written by the English playwright William Shakespeare and produced at the newly built Astor Theatre, New York City, starring Annie Russell (1864 - 1936) as Puck on Sep. 21, 1906

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The Insect Play (also known as The World We Live In) written by Josef Čapek and Karel Čapek, and produced by William A. Brady, having run from Oct. 31, 1922 to Feb. 1923

A scene from The Insect Play (also known as The World We Live In) written by the Czech playwrights Josef Čapek (1887 - 1945) and Karel Čapek (1890 - 1938), and produced by William A. Brady, having run for 111 performances from Oct. 31, 1922 to Feb. 1923 

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The stage-set for Rasputin written by Alexej Tolstoi and cited by the German playwright Bertolt Brecht, with the stage designed by Erwin Piscator, in 1927

The stage-set for Rasputin written by Alexej Tolstoi and cited by the German playwright Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956), with the stage designed by Erwin Piscator that included a recording of Lenin's voice, in 1927

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Baal (premiered in 1923 in Leipzig) written by the German playwright Bertolt Brecht and produced under the direction of B. Brecht and O. Homolka at the Deutsches Theatre, Berlin, in 1926, with Paul Bildt (right) as Ekart and Oskar Homolka as Baal

Scenes from Baal (premiered in 1923 in Leipzig) written by the German playwright Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956) and produced under the direction of B. Brecht and O. Homolka at the Deutsches Theatre, Berlin, in 1926, with Paul Bildt (right) as Ekart and Oskar Homolka as Baal

Boule de suif (adapted to 3-act comedy by Oscar Méténier), originally written by Guy de Maupassant and first performed at the Théâtre Antoine, Paris, starring André Antoine, on May 5, 1902

A scene from Boule de suif (Dumpling or Butterball, adapted to 3-act comedy by Oscar Méténier (1859-1913)), originally written by the French author Guy de Maupassant (1850 -1893) and first performed at the Théâtre Antoine, Paris, starring André Antoine (1858-1943), on May 5, 1902

A scene from Les Emigrants (drama, 1909) by the French playwright Charles Henri Hirsch (1870 - 1948) and produced at the Théâtre de l'Odéon, Paris, starring André Antoine (1858 - 1943), in October 1909 to 1910

A scene from Les émigrants (3-act-drama, 1909) by the French playwright Charles Henri Hirsch (1870 - 1948) and produced at the Odéon-Théâtre de l'Europe, Paris, starring André Antoine (1858 - 1943), from October 21, 1909 to 1910

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She Stoops to Conquer (a comedy) written by Oliver Goldsmith, and produced at the Abbey Theater, Dublin, starring Kyrle Bellew and Eleanor Robson, on March 23, 1905

A scene from She Stoops to Conquer (comedy, first performed in London in 1773) written by the Anglo-Irish author Oliver Goldsmith (1728 -1774), and produced by the Garrick Amateur Dramatic Club at the Abbey Theater, Dublin in Ireland, starring Kyrle Bellew and Eleanor Robson, on March 23, 1905 (just one performance), with the prologue by Mr. W. Alexander Craig, M.R.I.A. and spoken by Miss Mary O'Hea and orchestral music during the intervals by Mr. G. R. Hillis's Concert Orchestra 

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A scene from La Terre (1887) written by Emile François Zola and produced at the Theatre Libre, Paris, starring André Antoine, in 1900

A scene from The Pelican written by the Swedish playwright August Strindberg (1849 - 1912) was the first Chamber Play to be produced at the Intimate Theater, on November 26, 1907. The show was soon replaced with a run of his Miss Julie.

A scene from The Pelican written by August Strindberg was the first Chamber Play to be produced at the Intimate Theater, on November 26, 1907.

A scene from The Pelican written by the Swedish playwright August Strindberg (1849 - 1912) was the first Chamber Play to be produced at the Intimate Theater, on November 26, 1907. The show was soon replaced with a run of his Miss Julie.

Salome written by the Irish playwright Oscar Wilde, staged as Guest performance of the Moscow Kammertheater, at the Raimund theater, Vienna, on January 1, 1925

A scene from Salome written by the Irish playwright Oscar Wilde, staged as Guest performance of the Moscow Kammertheater, at the  Raimund theater, Vienna, on January 1, 1925

The Father (Der Vater, 1887) written by August Strindberg (1849 -1912) and produced at Die Freie Bühne (The Free Stage, founded in 1889), Berlin, starring Emanuel Reicher, in 1890

A scene from The Father (Der Vater, tragedy of a man and a woman struggling for the possession of their child, 1887) written by the Swedish playwright August Strindberg (1849 -1912) and produced at Die Freie Bühne (The Free Stage, founded in 1889), Berlin, starring Emanuel Reicher (German actor, 1849 - 1924), in 1890

Miss Julie (1888) written by August Strindberg and produced first in Stockholm at The People's Theatre in November 1906,

Scenes from Miss Julie (naturalistic play, 1888) written by the Swedish playwright August Strindberg (father of modern Swedish literature, 1849 – 1912) and produced first in Stockholm at The People's Theatre in November 1906, starring Sacha Sjöström (left) as Kristin, Manda Björling as Miss Julie, and August Falck as Jean

The Father (Swedish: Fadren, 1887) written by August Strindberg and produced at the Betty Nansen Teatret, Copenhagen, in 1918

A scene from The Father (Swedish: Fadren, 1887) written by the Swedish playwright August Strindberg (1849 -1912) and produced at the Betty Nansen Teatret, Copenhagen, starring Peter Fjelstrup as The Captain and Thilda Fønss as Bertha, in 1918

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Peer Gynt written by Henrik Ibsen and premiered at the Christiania Theatre, Oslo, with Henrik Klausen as Peer, on February 24, 1876

Scenes from Peer Gynt (originally a poem but Ibsen later adapted it to be a stage play) written by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1823 - 1906) and first performed at the Christiania Theatre, Oslo, with Henrik Klausen as Peer, on February 24, 1876, with the the original music for the stage composed by Edvard Grieg (Norwegian music composer, 1843 - 1907)

Actor Henrik Klausen as "Peer Gynt"

Henrik Klausen and Oda Nielsen in Peer Gynt

L'Oiseau bleu (The Blue Bird) written by Marie Bernard Maeterlinck and first staged by Constantin Stanislavski at the Moscow Art Theatre on October 13, 1908,

Many characters in L'Oiseau bleu (The Blue Bird) written by the Belgian playwright  Marie Bernard Maeterlinck (1862-1949) and first staged by Constantin Stanislavski at the  Moscow Art Theatre on October 13, 1908, with the cast of Alisa Koonen as Mytyl and Sofia Khalyutina as Tiltil

Alexandra Rebikova as milk

Faust written by the German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and performed in Milan, Italy, in 1908.

A scene from Faust written by the German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832) and performed in Milan, Italy, in 1908Faust was first performed in Italy at La Scala, Milan, in 1862, with an Italian libretto by Achille De Lauzières. The recorded version here follows this edition closely, omitting the ballet scene and with minor cuts in the Waltz, Love Duet and Soldiers' Chorus as well as in the final scene. 

THE GHETTO (tr. by C. B. Fernald) performed under the direction of Eugene W. Presbrey, with scenic design by J. H. Young and T. Platzer, at the Broadway Theatre, New York City, having run for 43 performances from Sep. 15, 1899 to Oct. 1899

The last scene in THE GHETTO (tr. by C. B. Fernald) performed under the direction of Eugene W. Presbrey, with scenic design by J. H. Young and T. Platzer, at the Broadway Theatre, New York City, having run for 43 performances from Sep. 15, 1899 to Oct. 1899

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Et Dukkehjem (A Doll's House 1879) written by Henrik Ibsen and produced in Bergen, Norway, with Adeleide Johannessen as Nora, in 1881.

Some scenes from Et Dukkehjem (A Doll's House 1879) written by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906) and produced in Bergen, Norway, with Adeleide Johannessen as Nora, in 1881

Within the span of a month this play was performed for the first time in each of the three Scandinavian capitals, the world premiere taking place in Copenhagen on 21 December 1879, followed by the first performances in Stockholm and Christiania on 8 and 20 January 1880.

Et Dukkehjem (A Doll's House 1879) written by Henrik Ibsen and premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 December 1879

A scene from Et Dukkehjem (A Doll's House 1879) written by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906) and premiered at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 21 December 1879. Within the span of a month this play was performed for the first time in each of the three Scandinavian capitals, the world premiere taking place in Copenhagen on 21 December 1879, followed by the first performances in Stockholm and Christiania on 8 and 20 January 1880.

Nora dances the tarantella

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