The Circle (a Comedy in Three Acts), written by the British playwright W. Somerset Maugham (1874 – 1965), and first produced at the Haymarket Theatre, London, on 3 March 1921, with a cast including Fay Compton, Allan Aynesworth and Ernest Thesiger.
This has been revived several times in the West End and on Broadway. The play was produced at the Selwyn Theatre (Sep 12, 1921 - Jan 07, 1922) and the Fulton Theatre (Jan 09, 1922 - Feb 01 1922), New York City, running for 175 performances, from September 1921 to February 1 1922. The following photos are the scenes from its Broadway production.
The Broadway production of the 1921 play The Circle, by W. Somerset Maugham.
SCENE IN W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM'S COMEDY "THE CIRCLE" Act I. Lady Kitty (Mrs. Leslie Carter), not having seen her son for thirty years, naturally mistakes Teddie for her own offspring, on whom she turns her back Cast (from left): Robert Rendel, John Drew, Estelle Winwood, Mrs. Leslie Carter, Maxine MacDonald, John Halliday
MRS. LESLIE CARTER, ERNEST LAWFORD and JOHN DREW IN "THE CIRCLE" Act II. Lord Porteus (John Drew) always was crotchety when playing bridge, and this time he and his mistress have a regular flare-up, much to the amusement of Lady Kitty's former husband, who stands smiling in the background
Leslie Carter, in W. Somerset Maugham's, "The Circle", from a 1921 publication.
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