Masse Mensch (1920) written by Ernst Toller and produced at the City Theater) of Nürnberg in 1920

A scene from Masse Mensch (1920) written by the German playwright Ernst Toller (1893 - 1939) and produced at Stadttheater (City Theater) of Nürnberg under the direction of Friedrich Neubauer (1861 - 1953) on November 15, 1920.

Till Damaskus (To Damascus 1898) written by August Strindberg and produced at a German theatre under the direction of Friedrich Kaysslerin in 1920

Some scenes from Till Damaskus (Nach Damaskus, first published in 1898) written by the Swedish playwright August Strindberg (1849-1912), directed by Friedrich Kayßler (1874-1945) and stage-designed by Karl Jakob Hirsch (1892-1952), played by Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur (1886-1960), Helene Fehdmer (1872-1939), and Friedrich Kayßlerin, at the theater of Volksbühne, Berlin, in November 1920.

The Emperor Jones written by Eugene O'Neill and first staged on November 1, 1920, by the Provincetown Players at the Provincetown Playhouse, New York City

Some scenes from The Emperor Jones written by the American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888 -1953)  and first staged on November 1, 1920, by the Provincetown Players at the Provincetown Playhouse, New York City, with Charles Sidney Gilpin playing the role of Brutus Jones on stage. It ran for 204 performances and was hugely popular, touring in the States with this cast for the next two years.

Brutus Jones, played by Charles Sidney Gilpin, removes his shoes to facilitate his flight through the jungle in the original Provincetown Playhouse production of The Emperor Jones (1920)

Charles Gilpin The Emperor Jones 1920

In November 1921, the Provincetown Players presented Eugene O'Neill's The Emperor Jones. This landmark drama marked the first time an African-American actor, Charles S. Gilpin, played the lead in a play produced by a white company.

The Whiteheaded Boy (1916) written by Lennox Robinson and produced by Noblesville High School, Indiana USA, around 1920

A scene from The Whiteheaded Boy (published in 1916) written by the Irish playwright Lennox Robinson (1886-1958) and produced by Noblesville High School, Indiana, USA, around 1920.

The Shadow of the Glen (1903) written by John Millington Synge (1871-1909) and produced by the Mount Vernon Community Players, Ohio, USA, around 1920

A scene from The Shadow of the Glen (first published in 1903) written by the Irish playwright John Millington Synge (1871-1909) and produced by the Mount Vernon Community Players, Ohio, USA, around 1920.

Riders to the Sea (1904) written by John Millington Synge and produced at the West Virginia University, USA, around 1920

A scene from Riders to the Sea (first published in 1904) written by the Irish playwright John Millington Synge (1871-1909) and produced at the West Virginia University, USA, around 1920.

The Land of Heart’s Desire (1894) written by William Butler Yeats and produced at the Canvas Playhouse, USA, in 1920

A scene from The Land of Heart’s Desire (first published in 1894) written by the Irish playwright William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) and produced at the Canvas? Playhouse, USA, in 1920.

The Prince Chap, written by Edward Peples and Olga Printzlau, and produced under the direction of William C. de Mille in 1920, starring Thomas Meighan, Charles Ogle, and Kathlyn Williams.

   Scenes from The Prince Chap, written by Edward Peples and Olga Printzlau, and produced under the direction of William C. de Mille in 1920, starring Thomas Meighan, Charles Ogle, and Kathlyn Williams.

   The Prince Chap is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by William C. deMille and written by Olga Printzlau based upon the play of the same name by Edward Peple. The film was released in August 1920, by Paramount Pictures.

The Emperor Jones written by Eugene O'Neill and first produced at several theatres in New York from, in 1920 to 1921

Some scenes from The Emperor Jones written by the American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888 - 1953) and first produced at several theatres in New York from, having run for total 204 performances from 1920 to 1921.

  Provincetown Playhouse (Nov. 1, 1920 - Dec. 1920)
  Selwyn Theatre (Dec. 1920 - Jan. 25, 1921)
  Princess Theatre (Jan. 29, 1921 - Apr. 1921) 

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The Skin Game written by the English playwright John Galsworthy (1867-1933) and first performed at the St Martin's Theatre, London, in 1920.

   The Skin Game is a play by John Galsworthy. It was first performed at the St Martin's Theatre, London, in 1920, and made its way to the Bijou Theatre, Broadway, in the same year.

   At the St Martin's Theatre, London, in 1920 Galsworthy had his first big box-office success with The Skin Game, depicting the clash between old and new money, attempted blackmail, and the effect of unrestrained capitalism on the lives of ordinary people.

The Skin Game, 1920: violence erupts. Edmund Gwenn, centre, with George Eldon left, and Frederick Cooper

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Mozart's opera of Don Giovanni performed at the Kings Theatre, with the print showing George IV in the title role, printed on July 23, 1820

A scene from Mozart's opera of Don Giovanni performed at the Kings Theatre, with the print showing George IV in the title role, printed on July 23, 1820.

Heartbreak House: A Fantasia in the Russian Manner on English Themes (1919) written by George Bernard Shaw, and first played at the Garrick Theatre, London, in November 1920,

A scene from Heartbreak House: A Fantasia in the Russian Manner on English Themes (1919) written by the British playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950), and first played at the Garrick Theatre, London, in November 1920, with A. C. Albert Perry as Shotover and Elisabeth Risdon as Ellie Dunn.

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You Never Can Tell written by George Bernard Shaw and performed at Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania, USA, in 1920

A scene from You Never Can Tell (1897) written by the British playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856 -1950) and performed at Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania, USA, in 1920.

Les Ratés written by Henri-René Lenormand and directed by Georges Pitoëff at Théâtre des Art, Paris, in 1920

A scene from the first act of Les Ratés written by the French playwright Henri-René Lenormand (1882-1951) and directed by Georges Pitoëff (1884-1939) at the Théâtre des Art, Paris,  in 1920.

 

Hamlet written by William Shakespeare and performed at Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Canada, in 1920

A drama scene from Hamlet written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) and performed at Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Canada, in 1920.

Thought written by Leonid N. Andreyev and produced at the Tribune in Germany around 1920

     A scene from Thought (based on his 1902 short story) written by the Russian playwright Leonid N. Andreyev (1871 - 1919) and produced at the Tribune in Germany around 1920.

Okean (The Ocean 1911) written by Leonid N. Andreyev and produced at the Königsberg New Theatre in Germany around 1920

     A scene from Okean (Der Ozean 1911) written by the Russian playwright Leonid N. Andreyev (1871 - 1919) and produced at the Königsberg New Theatre (Neues Schauspielhaus) in Germany around 1920.

Louis Ferdinand Prinz von Preußen (first published in 1913) written by the German playwright Fritz von Unruh (1885-1970) and performed at the Schauspielhaus in Dresden around 1920

Scene from the first act of Louis Ferdinand Prinz von Preußen (first published in 1913) written by the German playwright Fritz von Unruh (1885-1970) and performed at the Schauspielhaus in Dresden around 1920.

Stage-design drawn by Ernst Stern (German scenic designer 1876-1954) for the first act of Von Morgens bis Mitternachts (From Moring to Midnight, 1916) written by Georg Kaiser and performed at Deutsches Theater Berlin around 1920

Stage-design drawn by Ernst Stern (German scenic designer 1876-1954) for the first act of Von Morgens bis Mitternachts (From Morning to Midnight, first published in 1916) written by the German playwright Georg Kaiser (1878-1945) and performed at Deutsches Theater, Berlin, around 1920.

Max Reinhardt engaged Ernst Stern shortly after his takeover of the Deutsches Theater in 1906. Until Reinhardt's departure in 1921, he designed around 90 scenarios as chief stage designer.

The Good Person of Szechwan (Der gute Mensch von Sezuan) written by Berthold Brecht in collaboration with Margarete Steffin and Ruth Berlau, 1920.

   Set design by Caspar Neher (1897 - 1962) for The Good Person of Szechwan (Der gute Mensch von Sezuan) written by the German playwright Berthold Brecht (1898 - 1956) in collaboration with Margarete Steffin and Ruth Berlau, in 1920. 

   The play was begun in 1938 but not completed until 1941, while the author was in exile in the United States. It was first performed in 1943 at the Zürich Schauspielhaus in Switzerland.

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Les Aubes (The Dawn 1898), written by Émile A. G. Verhaeren, performed under the direction of Vsevolod Meyerhold in 1920

A scene from Les Aubes (The Dawn 1898), written by the Belgian playwright Émile A. G. Verhaeren (1855 - 1916), performed under the direction of Vsevolod Meyerhold (1874 - 1940) in 1920.

Masse Mensch (Masses Man), written by Ernst Toller, and directed by Friedrich Neubauer at Stadttheater Nürnberg in 1920

The scenes of the first act from Masse Mensch (Masses Man), written by the German left-wing playwright Ernst Toller (1893-1939), and first performed under the direction of Friedrich Neubauer (1861-1953) at Stadttheater Nürnberg on November 15, 1920.

Act I

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Les (The Forest 1870) written by Aleksandr Nikolaevich Ostrovskii and produced under the direction of V. E. Meyerhold around 1920

A scene from Les (The Forest 1870) written by the Russian playwright Aleksandr Nikolaevich Ostrovskii (1823 - 1886) and produced under the direction of V. E. Meyerhold (1874 - 1940) around 1920.

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