A scene sketch of 1892 by Adolph Appia (Swiss architect, 1862-1928) in 1896, drawn for a unit set for Das Rheingold (music drama) made by Richard Wagner

Scene sketches of 1892 by Adolph Appia (Swiss architect, 1862-1928) in 1896, drawn for a unit set for Das Rheingold (music drama) made by Richard Wagner (German composer and theatre director, 1813 -1883) 

Das Rheingold, scene 2a, Bayreuth, 1896. Set design by M.Brückner, production by Cosima Wagner

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A scene sketch by Adolph Appia (Swiss architect, 1862-1928) in 1896, drawn for the second act of Tristan and Iseult

A scene sketch by Adolph Appia (Swiss architect, 1862-1928) in 1896, drawn for the second act of Tristan and Iseult (a tale made popular during the 12th century through Anglo-Norman literature, inspired by Celtic legend), indicating a plastic, three dimensional set revealed in directional light.

German/Swiss--Adolphe Appia's design for Tristan und Isolde, 1923

Don Juan und Faust (1828) written by Christian Dietrich Grabbe, and produced at Meiningen in 1896

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.

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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].

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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) 

Dorothea Baird

Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Svengali in the London production (1895)

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.

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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.