Trifles (1916), written by Susan Glaspell and performed at State College of Washington, Pullman, Washington in 1924

A scene from Trifles (first published in 1916), written by American playwright Susan Glaspell (Pulitzer Prize winner, 1876-1948) and performed at the State College of Washington, Pullman, Washington, with the stage designed by Miss Hulda and executed by William Jackson in 1924.

Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore (Six Characters in Search of an Author 1921), written by Luigi Pirandello and produced at the Komedie am Kudamm, Berlin, in Germany under the direction of Max Reinhardt in 1924

A scene from Sei personaggi in cerca d'autore (Six Characters in Search of an Author, Sechs Personen suchen einen Autor, 1921), written by Italian playwright Luigi Pirandello (1867 - 1936) and produced under the direction of Max Reinhardt (1873 - 1943) at the Komedie am Kussdamm, Berlin, in 1924.

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Der Entfesselte Wotan (Wotan Unchained, 1923), written by Ernst Toller and produced at Die Tribüne in Berlin on February 23, 1926.

A scene from Der Entfesselte Wotan (Wotan Unchained, a comedy, 1923), written by German playwright Ernst Toller (1893 - 1939), and at last performed by Jürgen Fehling at Die Tribüne (Tribüne Theatre) in Berlin on February 23, 1926.  This is because the play, written in prison, was first produced in Russian on November 16, 1924, at the theatre in Leningrad and not produced in German until January 29, 1925, at the Kleine Bühne in Prague. 

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All God's Chillun Got Wings, written by Eugene O'Neill and produced at the Greenwich Village Theatre in New York, 1924

Scenes from All God’s Chilun Got Wings, written by American playwright Eugene O’Neill (1888-1953) and directed by James Light on Broadway with scenic design by Cleon Throckmorton in 1924. The play debuted on May 15, 1924, at the Provincetown Playhouse in Greenwich Village, New York City, closing on October 24.

Ella Downey (portrayed by Mary Blair) kisses Jim Harris’s (portrayed by Paul Robeson) hand. The controversy surrounding this play stemmed from this interracial kiss.

Paul Robeson in the 1924  production of All God’s Chilun Got Wings

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Maya (1924), written by Simon Gantillon and produced at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris, in 1924.

A scene from Maya (1924), written by French playwright Simon Gantillon (1887 - 1961) and produced under the direction of Gaston Baty (1885-1952) at the Studio of Champs-Élysées, Paris, on May 2, 1924. As this play was set in a brothel, it was banned in the UK and the USA. 

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