Thursday, 29 September 2022

Trommeln in der Nacht (Drums in the Night, 1919) written by Bertolt Brecht and produced at Münchner Kammerspiele under the direction of Otto Falckenberg with the stage-design by Otto Reinhart in 1922

Scenes from Trommeln in der Nacht (Drums in the Night, comedy in five acts, 1919) written by the German playwright Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) and produced at Münchner Kammerspiele, Munich, under the direction of Otto Falckenberg (1873-1947) with the stage designed by Otto Reinhart, starring Erwin Faber in the role of Andreas Kragler, on September 29, 1922.










Act II


Program for premiere of Bertolt Brecht's first produced play, Drums in the Night, Munich Kammerspiele, Sept 29, 1922.

Tuesday, 6 September 2022

Chancellor Krehler (Kanzlist Krehler), written by Georg Kaiser (1878 – 1945), and performed at Kammerspiele des Deutsches Theaters, Berlin, in 1922.

A scene from Chancellor Krehler (Kanzlist Krehler), written by the German dramatist Georg Kaiser (1878 – 1945), and performed at Kammerspiele des Deutsches Theaters, Berlin, in 1922.














August Strindberg*22.01.1849-14.05.1912+ Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painterScene from the play 'A Dream Play' with Irene Triesch (2nd from l) and Ludwig Hartau (far left) in the Theater in the Koeniggraetzerstrasse, Berlin



















Thursday, 1 September 2022

East of Suez (A play in seven scenes), written by W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), and premiered at His Majesty's Theatre, London, on September 2, 1922.

Scenes from East of Suez (A play in seven scenes), written by the British playwright W. Somerset Maugham (1874-1965), and premiered at His Majesty's Theatre, London, on September 2, 1922. After 209 performances, the play closed on March 3, 1923. 





Scene I.  East of Suez



Henry Kendall, Ursula Millard, Basil Rathbone, Meggie Albanesi




The three Friends Discuss Eurasian Wives



Harry introduces Daisy to his friend George.



Scene IV. In the Andersons' apartments
George Conway is borne in wounded. Daisy, seen on the left, learns that her lover has been wounded; she vents her wrath on the old amah (standing in centre)



Daisy, the Amah, George Conway



Daisy, the Amah, George Conway



Scene V. From Mander & Michenson. George, turning at the courtyard gate.



Scene VI. From Mander & Michenson. 
George tells Daisy that he feels guilty about betraying Harry's trust.



Scene VI. George tells Daisy that he's leaving on a business trip, and doesn't plan to see her when he returns.



Scene VII. Daisy accuses George of being secretly engaged to Sylvia Knox.