Die Jüdische Witwe (1911) written by Georg Kaiser and produced at the Schiffbauerdamm Theater in Berlin around 1925

A scene from Die Jüdische Witwe (The Jewish Widow, first published in 1911)  written by the German playwright Georg Kaiser (1878 - 1945) and produced at the Schiffbauerdamm Theater in Berlin, in 1925.

Saint Joan (1923) written by George Bernard Shaw at Théâtre des Arts, Paris, under the direction of Georges Pitoëff on April 28, 1925

A scene from Saint Joan (Sainte Jeanne, 1923) written by the Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) and produced at the Théâtre des Arts, Paris, under the direction of Georges Pitoëff (1884 - 1939), on April 28, 1925.

Ludmilla Pitoëff as Joan

More Information

Heinrich von Andernach (1925) written by Fritz von Unruh and produced at the Burgtheater in Vienna in 1925

A scene from Heinrich von Andernach (1925) written by the German playwright Fritz von Unruh (1885 - 1970) and produced at the Burgtheater in Vienna in 1925.

Fallen Angels (1923), written by the English dramatist Noël Coward (1899-1973), and first produced and directed by Stanley Bell at the Globe Theatre, London, on 21st April 1925.

    A scene from Fallen Angels (1923), written by the English dramatist Noël Coward (1899-1973), and first produced and directed by Stanley Bell at the Globe Theatre, London, on 21st April 1925.

   Fallen Angels was written in 1923 as the post-war Jazz Age was beginning to flourish but it was not performed until 1925, as producers  - in this case Anthony Princep of the Globe Theatre, raided Coward’s back catalogue after the success of The Vortex. Even before it opened, though, it caused controversy.

Best, Bankhead and Trevor in the original production

Cast & Crew

Frederick Sterroll Arthur Wellesley

Jane Banbury Edna Best

Julia Sterroll Tallulah Bankhead

Maurice Duclos Austin Trevor

Saunders Mona Harrison

William Banbury Gerald Ames

Crew

Designer Joseph Harker

Designer Phil Harker

Director Stanley Bell