Tuesday, 17 June 2025

Trommeln in der Nacht (Drums in the Night, 1919) written by Bertolt Brecht and produced at Schauspielhaus Frankfurt in 1925?

Stage-design by Ludwig Jeefeld? for the first act of Trommeln in der Nacht (Drums in the Night, first published in 1919) written by the German playwright Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) and produced at Schauspielhaus Frankfurt  in 1925?




Monday, 16 June 2025

Desire under the Elms (1924) written by Eugene O’Neill and produced in Prague with the stage design by Antony Haitham?, in 1925

A scene from Desire under the Elms (1924) written by the American playwright Eugene O’Neill (1888 - 1953) and produced in Prague with the stage designed by Antony Haitham?, in 1925.





The Emperor Jones (1920) written by Eugene O’Neill and produced probably at the Vinohrady Theatre in Prague with sage-design by Vlastislav Hofman around 1925

Theater set for The Emperor Jones (1920) written by the American playwright Eugene O’Neill (1888 - 1953) and produced probably at the Vinohrady Theatre in Prague with the sage designed by Vlastislav Hofman (Czech artist, 1884 - 1964) around 1925.




Sunday, 8 June 2025

Clo-Clo, performed at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, from June 9, 1925, running for 95 performances.

Scenes from Clo-Clo, performed at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, from June 9, 1925, running for 95 performances. 




Hay Fever (a comic play, 1924), written by Noël Coward, and first produced in the West End, London, in 1925 with Marie Tempest as Judith Bliss.

   Scenes from Hay Fever (a comic play, 1924), written by the English dramatist Noël Coward (1899-1973), and first produced in the West End, London, in 1925 with Marie Tempest as Judith Bliss. 

   Hay Fever was produced at the Ambassadors Theatre from 8th June 1925 to 31st March 1926
, directed by Coward, and transferred to the larger Criterion Theatre on 7 September 1925; it ran for 337 performances.



1925: Marie Tempest (centre), in 'Hay Fever' at The Ambassadors Theatre in London



Marie Tempest as Judith with Robert Andrews and Helen Spencer as her children, 1925



Act III: the guests make their escape, 1925 production



This may be the one from the Broadway production. Hay Fever opened in 1925 at the Maxine Elliott Theatre, New York; the star, Laura Hope Crews, was accused of over-acting, not all the supporting cast were competent, and the production closed after 49 performances.









Hay Fever (a comic play, 1924), written by Noël Coward (1899-1973), and opened at the Ambassadors Theatre, London, on 8 June 1925, directed by Coward

Scenes from Hay Fever (a comic play, 1924), written by the English dramatist Noël Coward (1899-1973), and opened at the Ambassadors Theatre, London, on 8 June 1925, directed by Coward, and transferred to the larger Criterion Theatre on 7 September 1925; it ran for 337 performances.



Noel Coward's comdey Hay Fever with Graham Brown and Marie Tempest (c) at the Ambassador's Theatre, 1925.


Hay FeverMarie Tempest (centre) in Noël Coward's Hay Fever at the Ambassadors Theatre, London, 1925.


Marie Tempest as Judith with Robert Andrews and Helen Spencer as her children, 1925


Act III: the guests make their escape, 1925 production


Judith Bliss (Marie Tempest) strikes a pose, 1925