Wednesday, 22 February 2023

Sergei Tietyakov's adaptation of The Earth in Turmoil written by Marcel Martinet and produced by Meyerhold on February 23, 1923.

Scenes from Sergei Tietyakov's adaptation of The Earth in Turmoil written by Marcel Martinet and produced by Meyerhold on February 23, 1923. The slogans behind on Trotsky and the Red Army say 'Earth in Turmoil' and 'We will Build a New World.'






Wednesday, 15 February 2023

The Dancers written by Hubert Parsons (Sir Gerald Du Maurier & Viola Tree) and produced, under the direction of Sir Gerald De Maurier, at the Wyndhams Theatre, London, in 1923

   A scene from The Dancers written by Hubert Parsons (Sir Gerald Du Maurier & Viola Tree) and produced, under the direction of Sir Gerald De Maurier, at the Wyndhams Theatre, London, having run for 344 performances from Feb. 15, 1923, with the cast of Gerald Du Maurier, H.W. Furniss, Nigel Bruce, Noel Barker, Ward McAllister, Lyn Perring.

   The Dancers is a 1923 play by Gerald du Maurier and Viola Tree, written under the pen name Hubert Parsons. It ran for 349 performances at Wyndham's Theatre in London's West End, starring du Maurier himself alongside Tallulah Bankhead in her London debut. The cast also included Nigel Bruce, Jack Hobbs, William Fay and Lilian Braithwaite. It subsequently transferred to the Broadhurst Theatre on Broadway, where it lasted for 133 performances. The New York production starred Richard Bennett, with Pat Somerset.







The Dancers: Souvenir Theatre Programme Performed at Wyndham's Theatre, Charing Cross Road, London.  Hubert Parsons [Starring Gerald du Maurier, H. W. Furniss, Tallulah Bankhead, Nigel Bruce, Noel Barker, Ward McAllister, Frank Esmond in]
Published by Performance Programme Dated 9th October, 1923.