Salome written by the Irish playwright Oscar Wilde, staged as Guest performance of the Moscow Kammertheater, at the Raimund theater, Vienna, on January 1, 1925

Scenes from Salome written by the Irish playwright Oscar Wilde, staged as Guest performance of the Moscow Kammertheater, at the Raimund theater, Vienna, on January 1, 1925.

Mary Stuart (1919 ) written by John Drinkwater and produced at the Curtain Club of the University of Texas around 1925

A scene from Mary Stuart (1919 ) written by the British playwright John Drinkwater (1882-1937) and produced at the Curtain Club (a performance group and campus theatrical society) of the University of Texas, USA, around 1925.

The Playboy Of The Western World, written by John Millington Synge (1871-1909), and performed at the The Abbey Theatre, Dublin, from 16 December 1924.

Scenes from The Playboy Of The Western World, written by the Irish playwright John Millington Synge (1871-1909), and performed at the The Abbey Theatre, Dublin, from 16 December 1924.

Cast  (Performances from 16 December 1924)
Allgood, Sara Actor as Margaret Flaherty (Pegeen Mike)
Carolan, P. J. Actor as Old Mahon
Craig, May Actor as Susan Brady
Delany, Maureen Actor as Widow Quin
Dolan, Michael J Actor as Shawn Keogh
Dolan, Michael J Director
Fitzgerald, Barry Actor as Michael James Flaherty
Lynd, Dorothy Actor as Honor Blake
McCormick, F.J. Actor as Philly O'Cullen
McCormick, F.J. Stage Manager
O Kelly, Eileen Actor as Sara Tansey
Shields, Arthur Actor as Christopher Mahon
Sullivan, Joan Actor as Nelly Reilly
Wright, Udolphus Actor as Jimmy Farrell

From Left: Sara Allgood, Barry Fitzgerald And Arthur Shields.

John Millington Synge's The Playboy Of The Western World, At The Old Abbey Theatre Dublin Ireland With Sara Allgood And Arthur Shields

The Vortex (a play in three acts), written by Noël Coward (1899-1973), and started on November 25, 1924, at the Everyman Theatre, London, Royalty Theatre, London, and another theatre, until June 1925.

   Scenes from The Vortex (a play in three acts), written by the English dramatist Noël Coward (1899-1973), and started on November 25, 1924, at the Everyman Theatre, London, Royalty Theatre, London, and another theatre, until June 1925. The play was followed by a British tour and a New York production in 1925 and 1926. 

English actors Noel Coward and Lilian Braithwaite (1873 - 1948) in a scene from Coward's, 'The Vortex'

Noël Coward and Lilian Braithwaite in Act III

Noel Coward and Lilian Braithwaite in a scene from  'The Vortex', at the Everyman Theatre 

THE VORTEX NOEL COWARD, LILIAN BRAITHWAITE

Desire Under the Elms, written by Eugene O'Neill and first produced at the Provincetown Playhouse, New York City, in November 1924

Scenes from Desire Under the Elms, written by American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953) and first produced by the Provincetown Players, featuring Mary Morris as Abbie and Walter Huston as Eben. The play ran for a total of 420 performances from November 11, 1924, to October 17, 1925, at the following theatres.

• Greenwich Village Theatre (Nov. 11, 1924 - Jan. 1, 1925)
• Earl Carroll Theatre (Jan. 12, 1925 - May 1925)
• George M. Cohan's Theatre (Jun. 1, 1925 - Sep. 1925)
• Daly's 63rd Street Theatre (Sep. 28, 1925 - Oct. 17, 1925) 

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Desire Under the Elms (1924) written by Eugene O'Neill and produced at Greenwich Village Theatre, etc. with the setting designed by Robert Edmond Jones, from Nov. 11, 1924 to Oct. 17, 1925

A scene from Desire Under the Elms (1924) written by the American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888 -1953) and produced at Greenwich Village Theatre, etc. with the setting designed by Robert Edmond Jones, having run for 420 performances from November 11, 1924 until October 17, 1925.

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Anarchie in Sillian (Anarchy in Sillian, Drama in two acts, 1924) written by Arnolt Bronnen and performed under the direction of Heinz Hilpert at the Deutsches Theater and then the Renaissance-Theater in Berlin, in 1924

  Scenes from Anarchie in Sillian (Anarchy in Sillian, Drama in two acts, 1924) written by Arnolt Bronnen (1895-1959) and performed under the direction of Heinz Hilpert at the Deutsches Theater and then the Renaissance-Theater, Berlin, in 1924. The production proved to be a popular and critical success.

(from left to right) Walter Franck (as "Grand"), Maria Eis (as "Vergan"), Franziska Kinz (as "Cel") and Hans Heinrich von Twardowski (as "Carrel")

From left to right: Hans Heinrich von Twardowski, Maria Eis, Walter Franck) Ver menos

Playbill of the Raimund Theatre 15 April 1924. Beautiful sheet from the Viennese premiere shortly after the Berlin premiere, here with Gustav Keune as Grand, Maria Gutmann and the nineteen-year-old Margarete Koeppke.

Aelita: the Queen of Mars (1924) by the Russian film director Yakov Protazanov (1881-1945)

A scene from Aelita: the Queen of Mars (1924) by the Russian film director Yakov Protazanov (1881-1945), starring Yulia Solntseva, Igor Ilyinsky, Nikolai Tseretelli & Vera Orlova. The Constructivist sets & costumes were designed by Aleksandra Ekster.

Scenes from Aelita: the Queen of Mars (1924) film by Yakov Protazanov

The Guardsman (1910), written by Molnár Ferenc and produced by the Theatre Guild, New York, in 1924-25

Scenes from The Guardsman (a comedy of marital role-playing, first published in 1910), written by Hungarian playwright Ferenc Molnár (1878-1952) and produced by the Theatre Guild, at the Garrick Theatre & Booth Theatre, New York City, starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne, having run for 248 performances from Oct. 13, 1924 to Jun. 6, 1925, after the monumental success of his Liliom in 1921.

Act II

Lynn Fontanne & Alfred Lunt in The Guardsman - New York Garrick Theatre (1924) 

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Saint Joan (1923) written by George Bernard Shaw and produced at the Deutsches Theatre, Berlin, under the direction of Max Reinhardt in October 1924

A scene from Saint Joan (Die heilige Johanna, 1923), written by Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) and produced at the Deutsches Theatre, Berlin, under the direction of Max Reinhardt (Austrian-born director, 1873 - 1943) in October 1924.

Josephslegende by Richard Strauss, produced as Dresden State Opera on September 26, 1924, under the musical direction of Fritz Busch.

A scene from the ballet Josephslegende (The Legend of Joseph, a ballet in one act) by Richard Strauss, produced by the Dresden State Opera on September 26, 1924, under the musical direction of Fritz Busch. The leading roles were danced by Iril Gadescow (Joseph) and Ellen Cleve-Petz (Potiphar's Wife). Josephslegende is based on the story of Joseph and Potiphar's wife, with a libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal and Harry von Kessler and music by Richard Strauss.

Scenes from the play of the Ljubljanska drama Hamlet, written by the English playwright William Shakespear (1564-1616), and performed in Slovenia, 1924.

Scenes from  the play of the Ljubljanska drama Hamlet, written by the English playwright William Shakespear (1564-1616), and performed in  Slovenia, 1924.

Fashion, written by Anna Cora Mowatt and produced at the Provincetown Playhouse in 1924.

A scene from Fashion, written by American playwright Anna Cora Mowatt (1819 - 1870) and produced at the Provincetown Playhouse in 1924, starring Clare Eames.

• Provincetown Playhouse (Feb. 3, 1924 - Apr. 1924)
• Greenwich Village Theatre (Apr. 1924 - Jun. 12, 1924)
• Cort Theatre (Jul. 14, 1924 - Closing date unknown)

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Bound East for Cardiff written by Eugene O'Neill and produced at the Provincetown Playhouse, New York City, in 1924

A scene from Bound East for Cardiff () written by the American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888 - 1953) in 1916, and produced at the Provincetown Playhouse, New York City, in 1924. This one-act play depicts a dying sailor in his final throes of life. 

Moon of the Caribbees, written by Eugene O'Neill and performed at the Barnstormers/Wharf Theater in Provincetown, Massachusetts, on August 14, 1924.

   A scene from Moon of the Caribbees, written by American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888 - 1953) and premiered by Provincetown Players under the direction of Thomas Mitchell at the Provincetown Playhouse, New York City, on December 20, 1918. 

   The play was again performed as one of the series performances (The Moon of the Caribbees, The Long Voyage Home, In the Zone, and Bound East for Cardiff) at the Barnstormers/Wharf Theater in Provincetown, Massachusetts, on August 14, 1924.

“Moon of the Caribbees” performed in 1924. 

Gengangere (Ghosts, 1881) written by Henrik Ibsen and produced in Denmark, in 1924 to 1925, starring Henrik Bentzon and Betty Nansen

Scenes from Gengangere (Ghosts, 1881) written by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906) and produced in Denmark, in 1924 to 1925, starring Henrik Bentzon (1895 - 1971) and Betty Nansen.

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The Forest written by the Russian playwright Ostrovsky and produced at the Meyerhold Theatre, under the direction of Meyerhold in 1924

A scene from The Forest (1870) written by the Russian playwright Alexander Ostrovsky (1823 - 1886) and produced at the Meyerhold Theatre, under the direction of Vsevolod Meyerhold (Russian theatre director, 1874 - 1940) in 1924, with Ivan Koval-Samborsky and Zinaida Raikh as Petya and Aksyusha.

Knock ou le Triomphe de la médecine, written by Jules Romains and produced at the Théâtre du Marais in Brusselles, in 1924

A scene from Knock ou le Triomphe de la médecine (Knock, or the Triumph of Medicine), written by French writer Jules Romains (1885-1972) and produced at the Théâtre du Marais in Brussels in 1924.

L'indigent (1920) written by Charles Vildrac and directed by Georges Pitoëff at Theatre des Arts, Paris in 1924

A scene from L'indigent (first published in 1920) written by the French playwright Charles Vildrac (1882-1971) and performed under the direction of Georges Pitoëff (1884-1939) at Theatre des Arts, Paris, in 1924.

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Set designs by Robert Edmond Jones Robert Edmond Jones for Desire Under the Elms (1924) written by Eugene O'Neill

Set designs by Robert Edmond Jones Robert Edmond Jones (American scenic designer, 1887 - 1954) for Desire Under the Elms (1924) written by the American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888 - 1953).