French stage actress Sarah Bernhardt as Cleopatra, 1891, in Salome written by the Irish playwright Oscar Wilde, though Sarah did not perform it

Portraits of the French stage actress Sarah Bernhardt (1844 - 1923) as Cleopatra photographed in 1891 by Napoleon Sarony (1821 - 1896), for Salome written by the Irish playwright Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), though Sarah did not perform it.

Blue Jeans written by Joseph Arthur and produced at the Fourteenth Street Theater in 1890

A scene from Blue Jeans written by the American playwright Joseph Arthur (1848 - 1906) and produced at the Fourteenth Street Theater, New York City, on Oct. 6, 1890.

Original Theatre Poster, 'Blue Jeans' 1890 by Play-write Joseph Arthur

3 Years at Fourteenth Street Theatre, Neww York

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Jim the Penman written by Sir Charles L. Young (1839 – 1887), and produced by the Beckenham Dramatic Club, in 1890s.

A scene from Jim the Penman written by  the English playwright Sir Charles L. Young (1839 – 1887), and produced by the Beckenham Dramatic Club, in 1890s.

A Midsummer Night's Dream written by William Shakespeare and produced at a Russian Theatre, in 1890

A scene from A Midsummer Night's Dream written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) and produced at a Russian Theatre, in 1890.

Love's Labour's Lost written by William Shakespeare and produced in the 19th Century with the cast including H. O. Nicholson, Helen Hayes, Miss Saumarez

Scenes from Love's Labour's Lost written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) and produced in the 19th Century with the cast including H. O. Nicholson, Helen Hayes, Miss Saumarez.

King Lear written by William Shakespeare, and produced with Julia Marlowe playing as Cordelia, in 1890

Scenes from King Lear written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), and produced in New York with Julia Marlowe (1865 - 1950) playing as Cordelia, in 1890.

Julia Marlowe as Cordelia in Shakespeare's King Lear

In 1904, she began an extremely successful partnership with actor E. H. Sothern, beginning with their appearances in the title roles in Romeo and Juliet, Beatrice and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing, and the leads in Hamlet. They toured all over the U.S. in these plays, adding The Taming of the Shrew, The Merchant of Venice and Twelfth Night to their repertoire in 1905.

The Father (Der Vater, 1887) written by August Strindberg (1849 -1912) and produced at Die Freie Bühne (The Free Stage, founded in 1889), Berlin, starring Emanuel Reicher, in 1890

A scene from Der Vater (The Father, tragedy of a man and a woman struggling for the possession of their child, 1887) written by the Swedish playwright August Strindberg (1849 -1912) and produced at Die Freie Bühne (The Free Stage, founded in 1889), Berlin, starring Emanuel Reicher (German actor, 1849 - 1924), in 1890.

Because of blasphemous comments, Strindberg found it hard for his work to be published and produced in Sweden. This play was the first Strindberg play to be produced outside of Scandinavia, in Berlin in 1890.