Tuesday 4 September 2018

The Importance of Being Earnest (comedy, 1894) written by Oscar Wilde and produced by Charles Frohman at the Empire Theatre, New York City, in 1895

Some scenes from The Importance of Being Earnest (comedy, 1894) written by the Irish playwright Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) and produced by Charles Frohman at the Empire Theatre, New York City, having run for 40 performances from April 22, 1895






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The Importance of Being Earnest (1894) written by Oscar Wilde and produced under the direction of Nigel Playfair at the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith, London, with a distinctly Aubrey Beardsley-influenced design by Micheal Weight, in 1930

Some scenes from The Importance of Being Earnest (1894) written by the Irish playwright Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) and produced under the direction of Nigel Playfair at the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith, London, with a distinctly Aubrey Beardsley-influenced design by Micheal Weight, running from July 7 from October 6, 1930
The original cast featured John Gielgud as 'John Worthing', Anthony Ireland as 'Algernon Moncrieff', Mabel Terry-Lewis as 'Lady Bracknell', Iris Baker as 'Gwendolen Fairfax', Heather Angel as 'Cecily Cardew', Jean Cadell as 'Miss Prism', Charles Staite as 'Rev. Canon Chasuble', Richard Caldicot as 'Lane' and Scott Russell as 'Merriman'.







Monday 3 September 2018

Romeo and Juliet (tragedy) written by William Shakespeare and produced by Charles Frohman at the Empire Theatre, in 1899

Some scenes from Romeo and Juliet (tragedy) written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) and produced by Charles Frohman (American director, 1856 - 1915) at the Empire Theatre, having run from May 8, 1899 to the date unknown, starring Maude Adams as Juliet and William Faversham as Romeo  








Sunday 2 September 2018

Ein Walzertraum (A Waltz Dream) opened at the Carltheater, Vienna on March 2, 1907

Some scenes from Ein Walzertraum (A Waltz Dream) opened at the Carltheater, Vienna on March 2, 1907
This is an operetta by Oscar Straus with a German libretto by Leopold Jacobson and Felix Dörmann, based on the novella Nux, der Prinzgemahl (Nux, the Prince Consort) by Hans Müller-Einigen from his 1905 book Buch der Abenteuer (Book of Adventures).







The Devil in the Cheese written by Tom Cushing and produced by Charles Hopkins at the Charles Hopkins Theatre, New York City, in 1926 to 1927

A scene from The Devil in the Cheese (3-act fantastic comedy) written by the American playwright Tom Cushing (1879 - 1941) and produced by Charles Hopkins at the Charles Hopkins Theatre, New York City, having run for 157 performances from Dec. 29, 1926 to May 1927







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Ghosts written by Henrik Ibsen and produced by the Actors Theatre at the Comedy Theatre, New York City, in 1926

A scene from Ghosts written by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1888 - 1906) and produced by the Actors Theatre at the Comedy Theatre, New York City, having run for 34 performances from March 176 to April 1926




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Fine Feathers produced by H.H. Farzee at the The Bronx Opera House on August 30, 1913

A scene from Fine Feathers produced by H.H. Farzee at the The Bronx Opera House on August 30, 1913, with Cohan, Harris and Woods' plan to offer Broadway plays at popular prices. It's a scene long to be remembered as the crowd gathers around the entrance. 


Robert Edeson as Robert Reynolds and Lolita Robertson as Jane Reynolds

What Every Woman Knows (4-act-play) written by James M. Barrie and first presented by impresario Charles Frohman at the Duke of York's Theatre, London, on September 3, 1908

A scene from What Every Woman Knows (4-act-play) written by the Scottish playwright James M. Barrie (1860 - 1937) and first presented by impresario Charles Frohman at the Duke of York's Theatre, London, on September 3, 1908. It ran for 384 performances, transferring to the Hicks Theatre between 21 December 1908 and 15 February 1909. 



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Saturday 1 September 2018

Within the Law (4-act-play) written by Bayard Veiller and produced at the Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre, New York City, having run for 541 performances from Sep. 11, 1912 to Dec. 1913

Some scenes from Within the Law (4-act-play) written by the American playwright Bayard Veiller (1869 – 1943) and produced at the Eltinge 42nd Street Theatre, New York City, having run for 541 performances from Sep. 11, 1912 to Dec. 1913


Orme Caldara with Jane Cowl 


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Typhoon originally produced by Mr. & Mrs. Irving with their company at the Haymarket Theatre in April, 1913

A scene from Typhoon originally produced by Mr. & Mrs. Irving with their company at the Haymarket Theatre in April, 1913



The Marionettes (Les Marionnettes, 1910) written by Pierre Wolff and produced at the Comedy Theatre, London, in 1911 or 1912

A scene from The Marionettes (Les Marionnettes, 1910) written by the French playwright Pierre Wolff (1865 - 1944) and produced at the Comedy Theatre, London, in 1911 or 1912