Enrico IV (Henry IV 1922), written by Luigi Pirandello (1867 - 1936) and produced by the Community Players of Winnipeg, at the Little Theatre, Winnipeg, Canada, from 17 to 20 October 1928.

    Scenes from Enrico IV (Henry IV 1922), written by the Italian playwright Luigi Pirandello (1867 - 1936) and produced by the Community Players of Winnipeg, at the Little Theatre, Winnipeg, Canada, from 17 to 20 October 1928, featuring W. McGuillen (left) and G. Waight.

   The only artworks that have survived to document FitzGerald’s engagement with the theatre are three drawings and a painting related to a single production. From 17–20 October 1928, the Community Players presented one of their most ambitious dramas, Henry IV, a play in three acts by the Italian writer Luigi Pirandello (1867–1936).

The Community Players of Winnipeg production of Henry IV by Luigi Pirandello (17–20 October 1928) featured paintings by L. LeMoine FitzGerald. On the left of this cast photo is Donna Matilda Spina (Lady in Green, Musée d’art de Joliette) and on the right, Henry IV (location unknown).

Little Theatre production of Pirandello’s Henry IV in 1928, featuring W. McGuillen (left) and G. Waight

Richard Wagner’s Die Walküre performed at Severance Hall, in 1934, with Richard Rychtarik’s stage designs.

Scenes from Richard Wagner’s Die Walküre performed at Severance Hall, in 1934, with Richard Rychtarik’s stage designs.

Richard Rychtarik’s realized stage designs for The Cleveland Orchestra’s production of  at Severance Hall, 1934.

Performance of Die Walküre at Severance Hall, 1934.

 Die Walküre  3rd Act. 1934 Emil Preetorius Bühnenphoto

Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), performed in 1930 possibly at the Haus der alten Berliner Philharmonie in Berlin.

   Scenes from Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), performed in 1930 possibly at the Haus der alten Berliner Philharmonie in Berlin. 

   Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), is the second of four epic music dramas that constitute Richard Wagner's cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung). This is a partial discography of Richard Wagner's opera Die Walküre. It was first performed at the National Theatre Munich on 26 June 1870. 

Die Walküre 2nd act Bayreuth 1930 Set design K.Söhnlein and F. Kranich d.J.

Die Walküre, act 2 Bayreuth 1930. Nanny Larsen-Todsen (Brünnhilde), Emmy Krüger (Sieglinde) and Gunnar Graarud (Siegfried)

Die Walküre, 2nd Act,  1930 F.Kranich und K.Söhnlein Bühnenphoto

Die Walküre  2nd Act,  1933 Emil Preetorius Bühnenphoto

Hoppla wir leben (Hoppla, We're Alive! 1925) written by Ernst Toller (1893 - 1939), and, in its second production, directed by the seminal epic theatre director Erwin Piscator, in Berlin, 1927.

Scenes from Hoppla wir leben (Hoppla, We're Alive! 1925) written by the German playwright Ernst Toller (1893 - 1939), and, in its second production, directed by the seminal epic theatre director Erwin Piscator, in Berlin, 1927.

Scene from 'Hoppla wir leben', directed by Erwin Piscator, 1927

Piscator, Stage for Ernst Tollere'S Hoppla, wir leben, 1927

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Drawings of Edward Gordon Craig (1872 - 1966) made in 1928 for his revolutionary staging of Shakespeare's Macbeth in London in 1929.

Drawings of Edward Gordon Craig (1872 - 1966) made in 1928 for his revolutionary staging of Shakespeare's Macbeth in London in 1929. 

Escape written by the English playwright John Galsworthy (1867 - 1933) and produced at the Booth Theatre, New York, on October 26, 1927

   Scenes from Escape (a play in prologue, two parts and ten scenes) written by the English playwright John Galsworthy (1867 - 1933) and produced by Winthrop Ames (1870 - 1937) at the Booth Theatre, New York, having run for 173 performances form October 26, 1927 to March 1928, starring Leslie Howard (By arrangement with Gilbert Miller), Henrietta Goodwin, Frieda Inescort, Alan Trotter, Ruth Vivian, Edgar B. Kent, etc. 

   Escape is a play in nine episodes by the British writer John Galsworthy. The world premiere was on August 12, 192 at the Ambassadors Theatre in London's West End, produced by Leon M. Lion. The play ran until March of the following year, when it went on tour of England with Gerald Ames in the lead role. Subsequently, the play transferred to Broadway where it was produced and staged by Winthrop Ames. The American production ran for 173 performances from 26 October 1927 to March 1928 at the Booth Theatre, New York City. It was included in Burns Mantle's The Best Plays of 1927–1928.

Austin Trevor and Leslie Howard in the Broadway production of Escape (1927)

Leslie Howard in John Galsworthy’s Escape, Booth Theatre, New York, October 26, 1927

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Green Grow the Lilacs, written by Lynn Riggs (1899 – 1954), and performed 64 times on Broadway at the Guild Theatre from January 26 to March 21, 1931.

   Scenes from Green Grow the Lilacs, written by the Cherokee-American playwright Lynn Riggs (1899 – 1954), and performed 64 times on Broadway, opening at the Guild Theatre on January 26, 1931, and closing March 21, 1931.

   It had four out-of-town tryouts, playing first at the Tremont Theatre in Boston December 8–20, 1930 then moving to the Garrick Theatre in Philadelphia from December 29, 1930 to January 10, 1931. The production played Ford's Theatre in Baltimore the following week. It then played January 19–24, 1931, at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. A projected final tryout in Pittsburgh was cancelled, as the play was deemed ready for New York. It was performed 64 times on Broadway, opening at the Guild Theatre on January 26, 1931, and closing March 21, 1931.

Set designed by Raymond Sovey for Green Grow the Lilacs by Lynn Riggs.  Guild Theatre, 1931

Franchot Tone as Curly McClain (with the guitar) & Helen Westley as Aunt Eller Murphy.

Franchot Tone as Curly McClain & Richard Hale as Jeeter Fry

Franchot Tone (Curley McClain) and Claire Woodbury (Aunt Eller).

The Hairy Ape (1922) written by the American playwright Eugene O’Neill (1888 - 1953) and produced at the Kamerny Theater (founded in 1914), Moscow, under the direction of Alexander Tairov (1885 - 1950), in 1926.

Scenes from The Hairy Ape (1922) written by the American playwright Eugene O’Neill (1888 - 1953) and produced at the Kamerny Theater (founded in 1914), Moscow, under the direction of Alexander Tairov (1885 - 1950), in 1926.

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All of A Sudden Peggy (a light comedy in three acts) written by Arthur W. Pinero (1855 – 1934), and produced by Pioneer Players, from 4th to 9th May 1931, at Leas Pavilion, Folkestone.

All of A Sudden Peggy (a light comedy in three acts) written by the English playwright Arthur W. Pinero (1855 – 1934), and produced by Pioneer Players (Arthur Brough), at the Leas Pavilion, Folkestone, England, from 4th to 9th May 1931.

Poster for the Pioneer Players production of ‘All Of A Sudden Peggy’.

As-tu du cœur ? (Do you have a heart? 3-act-comedy, 1926) written by Jean Sarment (1897 - 1976) and produced at the Théâtre de la Renaissance, Paris, on October 3, 1926.

As-tu du cœur ? (Do you have a heart? 3-act-comedy, 1926) written by the French playwright Jean Sarment (French actor, 1897 - 1976) and produced at the Théâtre de la Renaissance, Paris, on October 3, 1926.

Création le 3 octobre 1926 : Théâtre de la Renaissance (Paris)
Interprétation Jean Sarment (Courges)
Marcel-André (Herbert Forge)
Jean Ayme (Brancomir)
Fernand-Fabre (Lauréal)
Lucien Callamand (Alfred)
Dubourdieu (Un domestique)
Marguerite Valmond (Moute)
Germaine Auger (Clara)
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The Bath (House) (a satirical play) written by Vladimir Mayakovski (1893 - 1930), and performed under the direction of Vsevolod Meyerhold at his theatre in 1930.

 A scene from The Bath (House) (a satirical play) written by the Russian playwright Vladimir Mayakovski (1893 - 1930), and performed under the direction of Vsevolod Meyerhold (1874 -1940) at his theatre in 1930.

 

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Six Characters in Search of an Author written by the Italian playwright Luigi Pirandello (1867 - 1936), and produced by Georges Pitoëff (1867 - 1936) in Paris in 1928.

 A scene from Six Personnages en quête d'auteur (Six Characters in Search of an Author) written by the Italian playwright Luigi Pirandello (1867 - 1936), and produced by Georges Pitoëff  (1867 - 1936) in Paris in 1928.

The salutes at the end of a performance in Paris in April 1923 at the Comédie des Champs-Élysées

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The Cherry Orchard written by Anton Chekhov and produced at the Civic Repertory Theatre, starring Josephine Hutchinson as Anya, Alla Nazimova as Ranevskaya, and Paul Leyssac as Gayev, in 1928

Scenes from The Cherry Orchard written by The Russian playwright Anton Chekhov (1860 - 1904) and produced at the Civic Repertory Theatre, starring Josephine Hutchinson as Anya, Alla Nazimova as Ranevskaya, and Paul Leyssac as Gayev, having run for 63 performances from Oct. 15 to Dec. 1928.

He (1914) written by Eugene O'Neill and produced at the Guild Theatre, New York City, in 1931

Scenes from He (1914) written by the American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888 - 1953) and produced at the Guild Theatre, New York City, in 1931.

Hedda Gabler written by Henrik Ibsen and produced in Denmark, in 1928, starring Betty Nansen and Robert Schmidt

Scenes from Hedda Gabler written by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906) and produced in Denmark, in 1928, starring Betty Nansen and Robert Schmidt.

The Three Sisters written by Anton Chekhov and produced at the Civic Repertory Theatre, featuring Beatrice Terry, Rose Hobart, and Eva Le Gallienne, having run for 39 performances from Nov. 8 to Dec. 1926

Scenes from The Three Sisters, written by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov (1860 - 1904) and produced at the Civic Repertory Theatre, New York City, featuring Beatrice Terry, Rose Hobart, and Eva Le Gallienne as Masha, having run for 39 performances from November 8 to December 1926.

Eva Le Gallienne N(1899-1991) American Actress In The Role Of Masha In The Play The Three Sisters By Anton Chekov Performed At The Civic Repertory Theatre In New York City 1926

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