Tuesday, 31 July 2018

A Doll's House written by Henrik Ibsen and the film was produced under the direction of Charles Bryant in 1922

Scenes from A Doll's House written by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906) and the film was produced under the direction of Charles Bryant (British actor and film director, 1879 – 1948) in 1922


Alla Nazimova and Alan Hale 

Alla Nazimova in the 1922 film of A Doll's House.

Friday, 27 July 2018

Hinkemann (first produced in 1923, Leipzig) written by Ernst Toller and produced in the Volksbühne Theatre, Berlin, on April 11, 1924

A scene from Hinkemann (first produced in 1923, Leipzig) written by Ernst Toller (politician & writer, 1893–1939) and produced in the Volksbühne Theatre, Berlin, on April 11, 1924


(from left) Johanna Koch-Bauer, Victor Schwannecke, Heinrich George

A programme for Die Versunkene Glocke (The Sunken Bell, 1897) written by Gerhart Hauptmann and performed at the Central-Theater, Berlin, on March 10, 1925

A programme for Die Versunkene Glocke (The Sunken Bell, first published in 1897) written by the German playwright Gerhart Hauptmann (1862-1946) and performed at the Central-Theater, Berlin, on March 10, 1925.





Die versunkene Glocke. Ein deutsches Märchendrama in fünf Akten.
Spielleitung: Robert Müller.
Bühnenbilder: Hermann Krehan.
Technische Einrichtung: Hermann Kellner.
Personen: Ferdinand Asper, Helene Körber, Heinrich Gotho, Maya Hart u.a. Aufführung der Volksbühne E.V. (vereinigte freie und neue freie Volksbühne), Central-Theater, Berlin, Alte Jakobstr. 30 am Dienstag, den 10. März 1925.

Monday, 23 July 2018

The Forest written by the Russian playwright Ostrovsky and produced at the Meyerhold Theatre, under the direction of Meyerhold in 1924

A scene from The Forest (1870) written by the Russian playwright Alexander Ostrovsky (1823 - 1886) and produced at the Meyerhold Theatre, under the direction of Vsevolod Meyerhold (Russian theatre director, 1874 - 1940) in 1924, with Ivan Koval-Samborsky and Zinaida Raikh as Petya and Aksyusha






Saturday, 21 July 2018

Carmen made by Georges Bizet and produced at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen in 1930

Scenes from Carmen (4-act-opera) made by the French composer Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875) and produced at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen in 1930






Friday, 20 July 2018

Razzia written by Hans José Rehfisch and produced in July? 1927 with Friedrich Kayssler and Gerda Müller as 'Mr. and Mrs. Rust'

A scene from Razzia written by the German playwright Hans José Rehfisch (1891 - 1960) and produced in July? 1927 with Friedrich Kayssler (1874 - 1945) and Gerda Müller (1894 - 1951) as 'Mr. and Mrs. Rust'



Wednesday, 18 July 2018

Armoured Train 14-69 (Soviet play) written by Vsevolod Ivanov and produced by Stanislavski at the Moscow Art Theater with the scenic design by Viktor Simov, on November 8, 1927

A scene from  Armoured Train 14-69 (Soviet play) written by the Russian writer Vsevolod Ivanov (1895 - 1963) and produced by Stanislavski at the Moscow Art Theater with the scenic design by Viktor Simov (1858 - 1935), on November 8, 1927, featuring Olga Knipper as Nadezhda Lvovna and Vasili Kachalov as Vershinin. This play highlighted the role of the Bolsheviks in the Civil War. 



















Monday, 16 July 2018

Sherlock Holmes (4-1 act-play) produced at the Garrick Theatre by Charles Frohman in 1899

Scenes from Sherlock Holmes (4-1 act-play, being a hitherto unpublished episode in the career of the great detective and showing his connection with the strange case of Miss Faulkner) produced at the Garrick Theatre by Charles Frohman (1856 - 1915) in 1899 with William Gillette as Sherlock Holmes and Bruce McRae as Dr. Watson, having run for 256 performances from Nov. 6, 1899 to June 1900





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A Message from Mars written by Richard Ganthony and produced by Charles Frohman at the Garrick Theatre, New York City, in 1901-02

A scene from A Message from Mars written by Richard Ganthony and produced by Charles Frohman (1856 - 1915) at the Garrick Theatre, New York City, having run for 184 performances from October 7, 1901 to March 1902.









Trilby written by the Franco-British novelist George du Maurier and produced at the Haymarket Theatre, London, with British actors Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Svengali and Dorothea Baird, in October, 1895

A scene from Trilby (a stage play based on the 1895 novel, 1895) written by the Franco-British novelist George du Maurier (1834 - 1896) and produced at the Haymarket Theatre, London, with British actors Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852–1917) as Svengali and Dorothea Baird (1875–1933) in the title role, in October, 1895




Dorothea Baird


Under Two Flags written by Paul M. Potter and produced by Charles Frohman at the Garden Theatre, New York City, featuring Blanche Bates as Cigarette, in 1901

A scene from Under Two Flags written by Paul M. Potter (born in England, American writer, 1853 - 1921) and produced by Charles Frohman (American producer, 1856 - 1915) at the Garden Theatre, New York City, featuring Blanche Bates as Cigarette, having run for 135 performances from Feb. 5, 1901 to June 1901



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Sunday, 15 July 2018

The Breasts of Tiresias (Mamelles de Tirésias, 1903) by the French playwright Guillaume Apollinaire, and produced in 1917

A scene from The Breasts of Tiresias (Mamelles de Tirésias, a surrealist play, 1903) by the French playwright Guillaume Apollinaire (1880 - 1918), and produced in 1917, with the set and costumes designed by Serge Férat (1881 -1958)
















Stage sketch of 1922 by Ludwig Sievert for The Road to Damascus

Stage sketch of 1922 by Ludwig Sievert (1887 - 1966) for The Road to Damascus 



Set design of 1926 for Lower Depths written by the Russian playwright Maxim Gorky and produced by Piscator

Set design of 1926 for Lower Depths written by the Russian playwright Maxim Gorky (1868 - 1936) and produced by Piscator




Set design of 1922 by Ludwig Sievert (1887 - 1966) for The Great Highway written by Strindberg

Set design of 1922 by Ludwig Sievert (1887 - 1966) for The Great Highway written by the Swedish playwright August Strindberg (1849 - 1912)






















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Mrs. Warren's Profession (1893) written by George Bernard Shaw, and produced by the Washington Square Players, at the Comedy Theatre, New York City, in 1918

Scenes from Mrs. Warren's Profession (1893) written by the British playwright  George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950), and produced by the Washington Square Players, at the Comedy Theatre, New York City, directed by and starring Mary Shaw (American actress, 1854 - 1929), having run from Mar. 11, 1918 to Apr. 20, 1918 





Stage set design of 1921 by Ludwig Sievert (1887 - 1966) for Die tote Stadt (The Dead City, three-act opera, 1920) by Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Stage set design of 1921 by Ludwig Sievert (1887 - 1966) for Die tote Stadt (The Dead City, three-act opera, 1920) by Erich Wolfgang Korngold (American composer, 1897 - 1957)



Stage sketch of 1918 by Ludwig Sievert (1887 - 1966) for Der Sohn (The Sun, 1916) written by Walter Hasenclever

Stage sketches of 1918 by Ludwig Sievert (1887 - 1966) for Der Sohn (The Sun, 1916) written by the German expressionist playwright Walter Hasenclever (1890 – 1940) 






















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Set design of 1926 by Helmet Ebbs for A Dream Play (1902) written by Johan August Strindberg

Set design of 1926 by Helmet Ebbs for A Dream Play (1902) written by the Swedish playwright Johan August Strindberg (1849 - 1912)

















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Set design of 1932 by Ludwig Sievert for Faust written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Set design of 1932 by Ludwig Sievert (1887 -1966) for Faust written by the German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)



Scenic design of Jean Variot for Hamlet

Scenic design of Jean Variot (1881 - 1962) for Hamlet written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) and produced by Lugné-Poe (theatre director, 1869 - 1940)


Act III



Marriage on the Eiffel Tower (Les Mariés de la tour Eiffel 1921) written by Jean Cocteau and produced at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris, on June 18, 1921

Scenes from Marriage on the Eiffel Tower (Les Mariés de la tour Eiffel 1921) written by the French playwright Jean Cocteau (1889 - 1963) and produced at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris, with set design by Irene Lagut and the costumes & masks by Jean Hugo, on June 18, 1921









Saturday, 14 July 2018

Antigone written by Walter Hasenclever, and produced under the direction of Alexander Tairov, at the Kamerny Theatre, Moscow, in 1927

A scene from Antigone written by the German playwright Walter Hasenclever (1890 - 1940), and produced under the direction of Alexander Tairov, at the Kamerny Theatre, Moscow, in 1927




Friday, 13 July 2018

Die versunkene Glocke (5-act-drama, 1897) written by Gerhart Hauptmann and produced at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden, with music by Max Marschalk, on October 3, 1932

Some scenes from Die versunkene Glocke (5-act-drama, 1897) written by the German playwright Gerhart Hauptmann (1862 - 1946) and produced at the Staatsschauspiel Dresden, with music by Max Marschalk, on October 3, 1932






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Erdgeist written by Frank Wedekind and produced at the Kammerspielen, Berlin, with Wedekind and his young wife Tilly, in 1913

A scene from Erdgeist written by the German playwright Frank Wedekind (1864 - 1918) and produced at the Kammerspielen, Berlin, with Wedekind and his young wife Tilly, in 1913




Cymbeline written by William Shakespeare and produced under the direction of H. K. Ayliff, at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham in England, in 1923

Some scenes from Cymbeline written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) and produced under the direction of H. K. Ayliff, at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Birmingham in England, in 1923, when the Rep pioneered modern-dress Shakespeare with a Cymbeline that had Imogen sporting knickerbockers and a cap.