Friday, 31 March 2023

The Enchanted Cottage (a fable, in three acts), written by Arthur Wing Pinero (1855-1934), and performed at the Ritz Theatre, New York, from Mar 31 to May 1923.

   Scenes from The Enchanted Cottage (a fable, in three acts), written by the British playwright Arthur Wing Pinero (1855-1934), and performed at the Ritz Theatre, New York, from March 31 to May 1923.

   In 1922, the play opened in London; a year later it was on Broadway starring Herbert Bunston and Katharine Cornell.



Katharine Cornell pictured in a scene from the 1923 stage production of “The Enchanted Cottage.”


Saturday, 25 March 2023

Saint Joan (1923) written by George Bernard Shaw and produced at the New Theatre, London, starring Sybil Thorndike and Ernest Thesiger, in 1923 to 1924

   Scenes from Saint Joan (1923) written by the British playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) and produced at the New Theatre, London, starring Sybil Thorndike and Ernest Thesiger as The Dauphin, from March 26, 1923 to October 25, 1924, having run 244 performances.

   This is the London première. And in the United States, the play received its premiere on December 28, 1923 at the Garrick Theatre, New York City, by the Theatre Guild.




The Spirit of Joan appearing to Charles





Sunday, 19 March 2023

The Adding Machine written by Elmer Rice and produced by the theatre guild, under the direction of Philip Moeller, at the Garrick Theatre, New York City, on March 19, 1923

   A scene from The Adding Machine (in seven scenes) written by the American playwright Elmer Rice (1892 - 1967) and produced by the theatre guild, under the direction of Philip Moeller, with settings and costumes by Lee Simonsen, at the Garrick Theatre, New York City, on March 19, 1923.

   The Adding Machine is a tragedy in seven scenes by Elmer L. Rice, produced by Theatre Guild at the Garrick Theatre.   Scenic and costume design by Lee Simonson. Incidental music by Deems Taylor. It ran there until April 21, when it transferred to (somewhat ironically) the Comedy Theatre where it closed on May 19 for a total of 72 performances. 











Setting by Lee Simonson, Photograph by Francis Bruguiere, THE BRAIN STORM
Scene 2 from The Theatre Guild Production



Monday, 6 March 2023

The first act from L'Homme enchaîné (3 acts) written by Édouard Bourdet and produced at the Théâtre Fémina, 6 March, 1923

A scene of the first act from L'Homme enchaîné (3 acts, first published in 1923) written by the French playwright Édouard Bourdet (1887-1945) and produced at the Théâtre Fémina, on March 6, 1923.








La Petite illustration théâtrale N° 108 : L'homme enchaîné, play by Edouard Bourdet. Premiered in 1923 at the Fémina Theatre. December 29, 1923.