Saturday, 5 September 1998

The Adventure of Lady Ursula (A comedy in four acts), written by Anthony Hope (1863 – 1933), and performed at the Duke of York's Theatre, London, in 1898. Its setting is England in 1720.

A scene from The Adventure of Lady Ursula (A comedy in four acts), written by the British playwright Anthony Hope (1863 – 1933), and performed at the Duke of York's Theatre, London, in 1898. Its setting is England in 1720.





Evelyn Millard and Herbert Waring "The Adventure Of Lady Ursula"



Thursday, 6 August 1998

Catherine written by Henri Lavedan (1859 – 1940), and produced by Charles Frohman, and directed by Joseph Humphreys, at the Garrick Theatre, New York, on October 24, 1899.

   Several scenes from Catherine written by the French dramatist Henri Lavedan (1859 – 1940), and produced by Charles Frohman, and directed by Joseph Humphreys, at the Garrick Theatre, New York, on October 24, 1899.

   Catherine :  Various productions (1899) starring Annie Russell, Frank Worthing, Francis Sedgwick, Elsie de Wolfe, Ethel Barrymore, Marion Kirk, Edgar Becman, Paul Cerny, etc. 

   The Annie Russel Company commemorated the 75th performance of  in the production of Catherine, Monday December 19th, 1898, at the Garrick Theatre.



1898 Miss Violet Vanbrugh As Boroness Roydon, Catherine Garrick, New York









The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, January 14th, 1899, "Catherine" at the Garrick Theatre, New York. 
Act III. (Miss Elsie de Wolfe and Mr. Frank Worthing).- "Think what I have endured."



Frank Worthing and Sarah Cowell Le Moyne in Catherine




Friday, 31 July 1998

Two scenes from The Conquerors (a drama in four acts) written by Paul M. Potter (1853 – 1921), and performed at the St. James's Theatre, London, in 1898.

   Two scenes from The Conquerors (a drama in four acts) written by the American playwright Paul M. Potter (1853 – 1921), and performed at the St. James's Theatre, London, in 1898.

   The Conquerors is a drama in four acts by Paul M. Potter. The play premiered on Broadway on January 4, 1898 at the Empire Theatre in a performance by the Empire Stock Company.  Initial critical reaction to the work was harsh; with the New York press dismissing the work as "immoral" and a "deliberate endeavor to pander to debased tastes". It was rapidly withdrawn with the intent of rewriting the work's final act. The play was reworked and opened to better reception; becoming one of the hits of the season. It was performed in London at the St James's Theatre in 1898.





Wednesday, 29 July 1998

Some scenes from The Topsy-Turvy Hotel, performed at the Comedy Theatre, in 1898.

Some scenes from The Topsy-Turvy Hotel, performed at the Comedy Theatre, in 1898. The Topsy-Turvy Hotel is the English libretto by Arthur Sturgess, founded on the French of Maurice Ordonneau; music by Victor Roger and Lionel Monckton.
     




1898 Comedy Theatre London Programme "Topsy-Turvy Hotel"





Saturday, 11 July 1998

Drawings of Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare and produced at Her Majesty's Theatre, in 1898

Drawings of Act II from Julius Caesar written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) and produced at Her Majesty's Theatre, in 1898.



Julius Caesar, Beerbohm Tree as Mark Antony, Her Majesty's Theatre (1898)

Drawing by J. Jellicoe and Herbert Railton, called "Julius Caesar" at Her Majesty's Theatre - Act II.

1898 Antique Print - LONDON Her Majestys Theatre Julius Caesar Mark Antony



The Graphic, January 29th, 1898.
   a- "Julius Caesar" at Her Majesty's Theatre.
Mark Antony returning to the Senate immediately after the Assassination of Caesar.
Artist- H. M. Paget.      b- With the Malakand Field Force : A Native Dance in Camp at Komda on Christmas Day.  Artist- J. Nash, from a Sketch by Major Carteret W. Carey.



The Cast of Julius Caesar at Her Majesty's Theatre
       a- Anthony (Mr. Tree).
       b- Cassius (Mr. McLeay).
       c- The Senate House.
       d- Brutus (Mr. Waller).
       e- Octavius (Mr. Calvert).
        f- Lucius (Mrs. Tree).
       g- Brutus to Portia (Miss Millard).

Sunday, 10 May 1998

Cyrano de Bergerac (1897) written by Edmond Rostand and produced at the Deutschen Theatre in Berlin in 1898?

A scene from Cyrano de Bergerac (1897) written by the French playwright Edmond Rostand (1868 - 1918) and produced at the Deutschen Theatre in Berlin in 1898?




Saturday, 31 January 1998

Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), and performed at Her Majesty's Theatre, London, in 1898.

Scenes from Julius Caesar written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616), and performed at Her Majesty's Theatre, London, in February 1898.






1898 LONDON Her Majestys Theatre Julius Caesar Mark Antony



The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News," February 12th, 1898, "Julius Caesar" at Her Majesty's Theatre."
       a- Anthony (Mr. Tree).   b- Cassius (Mr. McLeay).  c- The Senate House.  d- Brutus (Mr. Waller).   e- Octavius (Mr. Calvert).   f- Lucius (Mrs. Tree).   g- Brutus to Portia (Miss Millard).