Sunday, 25 May 2025

Anatol (1893) written by Arthur Schnitzler and produced at the Josefstadt Theater, Wien, in 1925

A scene from Anatol (published in 1893) written by the Austrian playwright Arthur Schnitzler  (1862 - 1931) and produced at the Josefstadt Theater, Vienna, on March 3, 1925, starring Gustav Waldau as Anatol and Hertha Hagen als Gabriele.






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Enrico IV (Henry IV 1922) written by Luigi Pirandello and produced at Tribune, Berlin, around 1925

A scene from Enrico IV (Henry IV, 3-act-tragedy, 1922) written by the Italian playwright Luigi Pirandello (1867 - 1936) and produced at Tribune, Berlin, around 1925.





Enrico IV (Henry IV 1922) written by Luigi Pirandello and produced at the Everyman Theatre, London, in 1925

A scene from Enrico IV (Henry IV 1922) written by the Italian playwright Luigi Pirandello (1867 - 1936) and produced at the Everyman Theatre, London, in 1925, with Nancy Price (1880 - English stage actress, 1970) playing as Marchioness Matilda Spina. 





Saturday, 24 May 2025

Il Piacere dell'onestà (1917) written by Luigi Pirandello and produced at the Kammerspiele, Berlin, in 1925

A scene from Il Piacere dell'onestà (Die Wollust der Ehrlichkeit, 3-act-comedy, 1917) written by the Italian playwright Luigi Pirandello (1867 - 1936) and produced at the Kammerspiele, Berlin, on February 27, 1925.






Thursday, 22 May 2025

A vörös malom (The Red Mill 1923) written by Molnár Ferenc and produced at the Burgtheater, Vienna,

   A scene sketch for A vörös malom (The Red Mill, 3-act-comedy, published in 1923) written by the Hungarian playwright Molnár Ferenc (1878 - 1952) and produced at the Burgtheater, Vienna, around 1925

   This play was produced in Budapest, Magyar Színház, 1922, and in New York, 1928.






Tuesday, 20 May 2025

Stage design by Herman Krehan? for Når vi døde vaagner (When We Dead Awaken 1899) written by Henrik Ibsen and produced at the Landestheater in Meininger, Germany, around 1925

Stage design by Herman Krehan? for Når vi døde vaagner (Wenn wir Toten erwachen, When We Dead Awaken 1899) written by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906) and produced at the Landestheater in Meininger, Germany, around 1925.





Peer Gynt (1845) written by Henrik Ibsen and produced at the Burgtheater, Vienna, in 1925

Scenes from Peer Gynt (1845) written by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906) and produced at the Burgtheater (Austrian National Theatre), Vienna, in 1925.













Monday, 19 May 2025

A sketch drawn by Hans Wildermann, for Peer Gynt (1845) written by Henrik Ibsen and produced around 1925

A sketch drawn by Hans Wildermann (German), for stage setting of Peer Gynt (1845) written by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906) and produced around 1925.





Sunday, 18 May 2025

Vildanden (The Wild Duck 1884) written by Henrik Ibsen and produced at the Tribüne Theatre, Berlin, around 1925

     A scene from Vildanden (Die Wildente, The Wild Duck 1884) written by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906) and produced at the Tribüne Theatre, Berlin, around 1925.






Thursday, 15 May 2025

Le Trouhadec written by Jules Romains and produced at the Jewish Theatre in Moscow around 1925

A scene from Le Trouhadec written by the French playwright Jules Romains (1885 - 1972) and produced at the Moscow State Yiddish Theater, around 1925, with the set designed by Natan Al’tman.








Tuesday, 13 May 2025

Peer Gynt (1867) written by Henrik Ibsen, staged by Remigius Geyling at Burgtheater Vienna in 1925

A scene from the second act of Peer Gynt (five-act play first published in 1867) written by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), staged by Remigius Geyling (1878-1974) at Burgtheater Vienna (Wien) in 1925.




Monday, 12 May 2025

Le Jeu de l'amour et de la mort (1925) written by Romain Rolland and produced at the Deutsches Theater, Berlin, under the direction of Otto Welter? around 1925

A scene from Le Jeu de l'amour et de la mort (Ein Spiel von Tod und Liebe) written by the French playwright Romain Rolland (1866 - 1944) and produced at the Deutsches Theater, Berlin, under the direction of Otto Welter? around 1925.





Le Jeu de l'amour et de la mort (1925) written by Romain Rolland and produced in Prague with the stage designed by Hoffmann? around 1925

A scene from Le Jeu de l'amour et de la mort (1925) written by the French playwright Romain Rolland (1866 - 1944) and produced in Prague with the stage designed by Hoffmann? around 1925.






Saturday, 10 May 2025

L'Illusionniste (1917) written by Sacha Guitry and produced at the Modern Theatre in Vienna around 1925

A scene from L'Illusionniste (3-act-comedy, first performed at the théâtre des Bouffes-Parisiens in 1917) written by the French playwright Sacha Guitry (1885 - 1957) and produced at the Modern Theatre in Vienna around 1925.




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On ne badine pas avec l’amour (1834) written by Alfred de Musset and produced at the Comédie-Française, Paris, around 1925

A scene from On ne badine pas avec l’amour (1834) written by the French playwright Alfred de Musset (1810 - 1857) and produced at the Comédie-Française, Paris, around 1925.







Friday, 9 May 2025

Vildanden (The Wild Duck 1884) written by Henrik Ibsen, and produced by Stanford University, USA, with the stage designed by Harold Belvenston? in 1925-26?

A scene from Vildanden (The Wild Duck, first published in 1884) written by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), and produced by Stanford University, USA, with the stage designed by Harold Belvenston? in 1925-26?






Le Mariage de Figaro (1778) written by Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais and produced at the Eastman Theatre in Rochester, New York, under the direction of Max Reinhardt around 1925

Scenes from Le Mariage de Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro, 1778) written by the French playwright Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (1732 - 1799) and produced at the Eastman Theatre in Rochester, New York, under the direction of Max Reinhardt (Austria-born theatre director, 1873 - 1943) around 1925.










Wednesday, 7 May 2025

Phèdre (1677) written by Jean Racine (1639 - 99) and produced in Prague with the stage designed by Brasterav Hoffman? around 1925

A scene from Phèdre (1677) written by the French playwright Jean Racine (1639 - 1699) and produced in Prague with the stage designed by Brasterav Hoffman? around 1925.

Phèdre (originally Phèdre et Hippolyte) is a French tragedy in five acts written in alexandrine verse by Jean Racine, first performed in 1677 at the theatre of the Hôtel de Bourgogne in Paris.





Mandat (The Warrant 1925) written by Nikolai Erdman and produced at the Meyerhold's Theatre in 1925.

Scenes from Mandat (The Warrant 1925) written by the Russian playwright Nikolai Erdman (1900 - 1970) and produced at the Meyerhold's Theatre under the direction of Vsevolod Emilevich Meyerhold (Russian theatre director, 1874 - 1940) in 1925.




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Saturday, 3 May 2025

Sun-Up (folk play, 1918) written by Lula Vollmer and produced at the Vaudeville Theatre, London, on May 4, 1925 and later at the Lyric Theatre, starring Lucille La Verne as Widow Cagle

A scene from Sun-Up (folk play, 1918) written by the American playwright Lula Vollmer (1898-1955) and produced at the Vaudeville Theatre, London, on May 4, 1925 and later at the Lyric Theatre, starring Lucille La Verne (1872-1945, Broadway actress) as Widow Cagle
The run in London lasted for eight months where it played for 234 performances and also toured the smaller cities in Great Britain for a year.