Scenes from Don Juan und Faust (tragedy, first published in 1829) written by the German playwright Christian Dietrich Grabbe (1801-1836), and produced at the Hofbühne (Court Theatre), Meiningen in Germany, in 1896.
Wednesday, 27 March 1996
Wednesday, 3 January 1996
Florian Geyer written by Gerhart Hauptmann and produced at the Deutsches Nationaltheater in Berlin in 1896
A scene from Florian Geyer (tragedy, prologue and 5 acts, 1894 - 95) written by the German playwright Gerhart Hauptmann (1862 - 1946) and produced under the direction of Emil Lessing, at the Deutschen Theater, Berlin, probably on January 4, 1896, with Emanuel Reicher [Florian Geyer], Max Reinhardt [Rektor Besenmeyer], Rudolf Rittner [Schäferhans].
Monday, 16 October 1995
Trilby written by the Franco-British novelist George du Maurier and produced at the Haymarket Theatre, London, with British actors Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Svengali and Dorothea Baird, in October, 1895
A scene from Trilby (a stage play based on the 1895 novel, 1895) written by the Franco-British novelist George du Maurier (1834 - 1896) and produced at the Haymarket Theatre, London, with British actors Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852–1917) as Svengali and Dorothea Baird (1875–1933) in the title role, in October, 1895.
The London premiere on 30 October 1895 was the company's first presentation at the Haymarket since returning from their American tour.
Dorothea Baird sings "Oh, don't you remember sweet Alice, Ben Bolt; Sweet Alice, with her hair so brown?" to Herbert Beerbohm Tree in a scene from the play
Miss Dorothea Baird in Trilby (1895)
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Dorothea Baird Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Svengali in the London production (1895) |
Monday, 4 September 1995
Some scenes from 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
Some 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.
See the Full Cast.
Sunday, 20 August 1995
For the Term of His Natural Life written by Marcus Clarke and produced at Her Majesty's Theatre in 1895, starring Alfred Dampier as Reverend North
A scene from For the Term of His Natural Life (published as a novel in 1874) written by Marcus Clarke and produced at Her Majesty's Theatre in 1895, starring Alfred Dampier as Reverend North.
Saturday, 29 July 1995
Some scenes from The Prude’s Progress (A Comedy in Three Acts) written by Jerome K. Jerome (1859 – 1927) and Eden Phillpotts (1862 – 1960) and produced at the Comedy Theatre, in 1895.
Some scenes from The Prude’s Progress (A Comedy in Three Acts) written by the English playwright Jerome K. Jerome (1859 – 1927) and Eden Phillpotts (1862 – 1960) and published by Chatto & Windus, London, 1895, and produced at the Comedy Theatre, in 1895.
Sunday, 2 July 1995
The Weavers (Die Weber) written by Gerhart Hauptmann and produced at the Theatre Libre, with the stage setting and scenery by Boeve, Ervina, around 1890, starring French actor Andre Antoine
A scene from The Weavers (Die Weber, De Waber, 5-act-naturalistic-drama, 1891) written by the German playwright Gerhart Hauptmann (1862 - 1946) and produced at the Théâtre Libre (Free Theatre), Paris, with the stage setting and scenery by Ervina Boeve, around 1895, starring French actor Andre Antoine.
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