Baron Golosh, first performed at the Trafalgar Theatre in London, from 25 April until 8 June 1895, running for only 43 performances.

   Scenes from Baron Golosh, first performed at the Trafalgar Theatre in London, from 25 April until 8 June 1895, running for 43 performances. 

   Baron Golosh is an operetta adapted from the 1891 French opérette L'oncle Célestin by Edmond Audran with some of the original music replaced with songs composed by Meyer Lutz and Leslie Stuart. The original cast starred comedian E. J. Lonnen in the title role. It also featured Scott Russell, Florence Perry and Frank Wyatt, who were all best known for their work with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. 

Miss Maud Maude in "Baron Golosh," at the Trafalgar Theatre, 1895

The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, May 4th, 1895, "Baron Golosh" at the Trafalgar Theatre."

1- Marreau - Mr. Harry Paulton.　2- Clementine - Miss Florence Perry.

3- Baron Golosh - Mr. E.J. Lonnen.　4- Madelon - Miss Lethbridge.

5- Count Acacia - Mr. Frank Wyatt  &  Mdme. De Bellefontaine - Miss Melnotte.

6- Countess Acacia - Miss Sylvia Grey.   7- Viscount Acacia - George Hunphrey.

8- Therese - Miss Delia Carlyle  &  Narcisse - Mr. Ernest Down.

9- Gustave - Mr. Scott Russell.

The Sketch, May 22nd, 1895, "Baron Golosh," at the Trafalgar Theatre.

   a- Clementine (Miss Florence Perry.  "How I Loved My Dear Old Sam !"

   b- Marreau  ( Mr. harry Paulton).  "I am Glad i Came."

   c- Madame De Bellefontaine  (Miss Melnotte)  amd Viscount Acacia (Mr. Humphrey).  "Don't tell me ; I know you are proud of your legs !"

   d- Madelon (Miss Alice Lethbridge) and Baron Golosh (Mr. E.J. Lonnen).  "There are two sides to everything."

The Importance of Being Earnest (comedy, 1894) written by Oscar Wilde and produced by Charles Frohman at the Empire Theatre, New York City, in 1895

Scenes from The Importance of Being Earnest (comedy, 1894) written by the Irish playwright Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) and produced by Charles Frohman at the Empire Theatre, New York City, having run for 40 performances from April 22, 1895.

The Importance of Being Earnest

A Trivial Comedy for Serious People

THE PERSONS IN THE PLAY

John Worthing, J.P.

Algernon Moncrieff

Rev. Canon Chasuble, D.D.

Merriman, Butler

Lane, Manservant

Lady Bracknell

Hon. Gwendolen Fairfax

Cecily Cardew

Miss Prism, Governess

THE SCENES OF THE PLAY

ACT I. Algernon Moncrieff’s Flat in Half-Moon Street, W.

ACT II. The Garden at the Manor House, Woolton.

ACT III. Drawing-Room at the Manor House, Woolton.

TIME: The Present.

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Characters from The Girl I Left Behind Me (a play of 4 acts) written by Franklin Fyles (1847-1911) and David Belasco (1853-1931), and produced at the Adelphi Theatre, first 13 April 1895; next 15 April 1895.

   Characters from The Girl I Left Behind Me (a play of 4 acts) written by the American dramatists Franklin Fyles (1847-1911) and David Belasco (1853-1931),  and produced at the Adelphi Theatre, London, first 13 April 1895; next 15 April 1895.

   Franklin Fyles was born in November 1847 in Troy, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for The Girl I Left Behind Me (1915). He was married to Sarah E. Oliver. He died on July 4, 1911 in New York City, New York, USA.
   David Belasco (July 25, 1853 – May 14, 1931) was an American theatrical producer, impresario, director, and playwright. He was the first writer to adapt the short story Madame Butterfly for the stage.

The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, April 27th, 1895, showing the Cast from "The Girl I Left Behind Me" at the Adelphi Theatre.

1- General Kennion - Mr. F.H. Macklin.

2- Lucy Hawkesworth - Miss Cynthia Brooke.

3- Lieut. Parlow - Mr. W.L. Abingdon.

4- Major Burleigh - Mr. Charles Fulton.

5- Miss Millward as Kate Kennion, and Mr. William Terriss as Lieut. Hawkesworth.

6- Fawn - Miss Mary Allestree.

7- Mr. E.W. Gardiner as Dr. Penwick, and Miss Marie Montrose as Wilber's Ann.

8- Ladru - Mr. Julian Cross.

9- Mr. Chas. Fulton as Major Burleigh, and Miss Dora Barton as "Dick."

The Sketch, June 5th, 1895," showing the Photographs from "The Girl I Left Behind Me," at the Adelphi.

     a- Kate Kennion (Miss Millward).

     b- Wilber's Ann (Miss Marie Montrose) and Dr. Penwick (Mr. E. W. Gardiner).

     c- John Ladru (Mr. Julian Cross).

     d- Fawn, Ladru's daughter (Miss Mary Allestree).

     e- Lieutenant Morton Parlow (Mr. Abingdon).

     f- Major Burleigh (Mr. Charles Fulton).

     g- General kennion (Mr. F. H. Macklin).

     h- Lieutenant Hawkesworth  (Mr. Terriss).

The Girl I Left Behind Me

Author: Franklin Fyles; Author: David Belasco; Composer: John Crook

Performances:  First 13 April 1895; Next 15 April 1895

Time:  8:00  Genre:  (Drama) drama; 4 acts

First Night Cast:

General Kennion: F[rancis] H. Macklin

Major Burleigh: Charles J. Fulton

Lieutenant Hawkesworth: William Terriss

Lieutenant Morton Parlow: W[illiam] L. Abingdon

Arthur Penwick, M. D.: E[dward] W. Gardiner

Private Jones: Geo[rge] W. Cockburn

John Ladru: Julian Cross

Dick Burleigh: Miss Dora Barton

Sergeant Dix: Akerman May

McGlynn: Richard Purdon

Andy Jackson: Edwin Rorke

Kate Kennion: Miss Jessie Millward

Lucy Hawkesworth: Miss Hope Dudley

Fawn: Miss Mary Allestree

Wilber's Ann: Miss Marie Montrose

The Importance of Being Earnest written by Oscar Wilde and premiered at St. James's Theatre, London, on February 14, 1895

   Scenes from The Importance of Being Earnest written by the Irish playwright Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) and produced, under the direction of  George Alexander with stage designs by H. P. Hall and Walter Hann, at St. James's Theatre, London, having run shorter than expected, due to Oscar Wilde's increasing public notoriety, from February 14 until May 8, 1895.

   The original cast featured George Alexander as 'John Worthing', Allan Aynesworth as 'Algernon Moncrieff', Rose Leclercq as 'Lady Bracknell', Irene Vanbrugh as 'Gwendolen Fairfax', Evelyn Millard as 'Cecily Cardew', Mrs. George Canninge as 'Miss Prism', H. H. Vincent as 'Rev. Canon Chasuble', F. Kinsey Peile as 'Lane' and Frank Dyall as 'Merriman'. 

Allan Aynesworth as Algernon (left) and George Alexander as John (right)

Irene Vanbrugh as Gwendolen Fairfax and George Alexander as Jack Worthing in the 1895 production

Allan Aynesworth, Evelyn Millard, Irene Vanbrugh and George Alexander in the 1895 premiere

Mrs George Canninge as Miss Prism and Evelyn Millard as Cecily Cardew

"The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, March 23rd, 1895, The Importance of Being Earnest at the St. James's Theatre."

1- Cicely- "The next day i bought the little ring in your name."

2- Mrs. Prism.- "Poor Earnest!  it's a sad blow."

3- John Worthing- "I suppose a man may eat his own muffins in his own garden."

4- Gwendolen- "My first impressions of people are never wrong."

OSCAR WILDE'S THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST. A Reconstructive Critical Edition of the Text of the First Production, St James's Theatre, 1895.

Gwendolen (Irene Vanbrugh), Merriman (Frank Dyall) and Cecily (Evelyn Millard), in the original production, Act II

Known as Wilde's most famous play, The Importance of Being Earnest premiered at St. James's Theatre in London on 14 February 1895. Wilde began meticulously outlining and drafting the comedy in July 1894. He continued revising the play over the course of six months.

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Les Romanesques (THE ROMANTIC ONES, Comedy in three acts and in verse) written by Edmond Rostand (1868-1918) and first performed at the Comédie-Française on May 21, 1894.

   Scenes from Les Romanesques (The Romantic Ones, Comedy in three acts and in verse) written by the French playwright Edmond Rostand (1868-1918) and first performed at the Comédie-Française, Paris, on May 21, 1894.

   Les Romanesques were performed on 21 May 1894 at the Comédie-Française with two other plays, Le Bandeau de Marsolleau and Le Voile de Rodenbach.

Charles le Bargy and Suzanne Reichenberg

The premiere of Les Romanesques at the Comédie-Française, 21-05-1894

Arms And The Man (romantic comedy in three acts), written George Bernard Shaw, and perfomed at the Avenue Theatre, London, on 21st April 1894

   A scene from Arms And The Man (romantic comedy in three acts), written the Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), and perfomed at the Avenue Theatre, London, on 21st April 1894, starring Harley Granville Barker (Actor, playwright and producer, 1877 - 1946) and Auriol Lee (1880-1941).

   Arms and the Man is a comedy by Bernard Shaw. Its title comes from the opening words of Virgil's Aeneid, Arma virumque cano (Of arms and the man I sing).

   The play was published in 1898 as part of Shaw's Plays Pleasant volume, which also included Candida, You Never Can Tell, and The Man of Destiny. Arms and the Man was one of Shaw's first commercial successes. He humorously exposes the futility of war and the hypocrisies of human nature.

ACTRESSES AURIOL LEE & GRANVILLE BARKER IN ARMS AND THE MAN 

Original 1894 London production of Arms and the Man.

James Welch as Major Petkoff, 1894

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Go-Bang, produced by Fred Harris and opened at the Trafalgar Square Theatre on 10 March 1894.

   Scenes from Go-Bang, produced by Fred Harris and opened at the Trafalgar Square Theatre on 10 March 1894. The play ran for 159 performances. 

   Go-Bang is an English musical comedy with words by Adrian Ross (Arthur Reed Ropes, 1859–1933) and music by F. Osmond Carr.

The Sketch, April 11th, 1894, "Go-Bang," at the Trafalgar Theatre.

   a- Mr. Sidney Howard (Guardian of the Golden Canopy).

   b- Mr. Harry Grattan (Jenkins) and Miss Adelaide Astor (Sarah Anne).

   c- Mr. Grattan, Mr. G. Grossmith, jun. (Lieut. the Hon. Augustus Fitzpoop), and Miss Astor.

   d- Mr. Arthur Playfair (Sir Reddan Tapeleigh, K.C.S.I.), Mr. J. L. Shine (The Boojam), and Mr. Frederick Rosse (Narain).

The Sketch, April 11th, 1894, Miss Jessie Bond as Helen Tapeleigh in "Go-Bang," at the Trafalgar Theatre."

The Sketch, April 11th, 1894, "Miss Letty Lind in "Go-Bang," at the Trafalgar Theatre.

The Sketch, June 12th, 1895, "Miss Maud Maude in "Baron Golosh," at the Trafalgar Theatre.

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