Florodora performed at the Lyric Theatre, London, from 11 November 1899 to March 1901.

   Scenes from Florodora performed at the Lyric Theatre, London, from 11 November 1899 to March 1901. 

   Upon opening in London on 11 November 1899 at the Lyric Theatre, the musical starred Evie Greene, Willie Edouin and Ada Reeve. Its original run of 455 performances was unusually long for the time, and it closed in March 1901.

   The book of Florodora was written by Jimmy Davis under the pseudonym Owen Hall, the music was by Leslie Stuart with additional songs by Paul Rubens, and the lyrics were by Edward Boyd-Jones and Rubens.

ADA REEVE Actress in Florodora at the Lyric Theatre, 1900

FLORENCE ST JOHN Opera Singer in 'Florodora' at the Lyric, 1900

"FLORODORA - A Musical Comedy" Vocal Score + Original 1900

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Uncle Vanya (Дядя Ваня – Dyadya Vanya first published in 1897) written by Anton Chekhov (1860-1906), having received its Moscow première in a production by the Moscow Art Theatre under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski, on November 7, 1899

   Many scenes from Uncle Vanya (Дядя Ваня – Dyadya Vanya first published in 1897) written by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov (1860-1906), having received its Moscow première in a production by the Moscow Art Theatre under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski, with the scenic design by Viktor Simov, on November 7, 1899.

   The cast included Alexander Vishnevsky as Vanya, Vasily Luzhsky as Professor Serebriakov, Olga Knipper as Yeliena, Maria Lilina as Sonia, Alexander Artem as Telyeghin, Maria Samarova as Marina, and Stanislavski as Astrov. Leo Tolstoy saw the production on February 6, 1900.

Uncle Vanya, The Moscow Art Theatre, 1899

«Дядя Ваня». 1899

Спектакль "Дядя Ваня" 1899

“Uncle Vanya”, in the 1899 Moscow Art Theatre production.

Спектакль "Дядя Ваня" 1899

Спектакль "Дядя Ваня" 1899

Спектакль "Дядя Ваня" 1899

Спектакль "Дядя Ваня" 1899

МХТ им. А. П. Чехова: Дядя Ваня (1899)

«Дядя Ваня». 1899

Спектакль "Дядя Ваня" 1899

Спектакль "Дядя Ваня" 1899

Moscow Art Theatre, Uncle Vanya, 1899

M. P. Lilina (Sonia) and Konstantin Stanislavsky (Astrov) in Uncle Vanya

"Дядя Ваня" / "Uncle Vanya" - First night 1899

Konstantin Stanislavsky as Astrov and Olga Knipper as Elena Andreevna in Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya” in 1899.

Uncle Vanya (Дядя Ваня – Dyadya Vanya 1897) written by Anton Chekhov, having received its Moscow première in 1899 in a production by the Moscow Art Theatre under the direction of K. Stanislavski

   Scenes from Uncle Vanya (Дядя Ваня – Dyadya Vanya first published in 1897) written by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov (1860-1906), having received its Moscow première in a production by the Moscow Art Theatre under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski, with the scenic design by Viktor Simov, on November 7, 1899

   The cast included Alexander Vishnevsky as Vanya, Vasily Luzhsky as Professor Serebriakov, Olga Knipper as Yeliena, Maria Lilina as Sonia, Alexander Artem as Telyeghin, Maria Samarova as Marina, and Stanislavski as Astrov. Leo Tolstoy saw the production on February 6, 1900.

 

Sherlock Holmes written by William Gillette, with Arthur Conan Doyle, and produced at the Garrick Theater, New York, in 1899

   Scenes from Sherlock Holmes (a four-act play) written by the American dramatist William Gillette (1853 - 1937), with cooperation of Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), and produced at the Garrick Theater, New York City, on November 6, 1899.

   Sherlock Holmes was first seen at the Star Theatre in Buffalo, New York, October 23, 1899. After three previews it opened November 6, 1899, at the Garrick Theatre in New York City.

William Gillette as Holmes and Katherine Florence as Alice Faulkner in the 1899 Broadway production of Sherlock Holmes

Holmes (William Gillette) and his hypodermic, with Dr. Watson (Bruce McRae, left), in the 1899 Broadway production of Sherlock Holmes

Holmes (William Gillette, right) gets the drop on Moriarty (George Wessells) in the original Broadway production of Sherlock Holmes (1899)

Posters for the 1899 Broadway production

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Sherlock Holmes (4-1 act-play) produced at the Garrick Theatre by Charles Frohman in 1899

Scenes from Sherlock Holmes (4-1 act-play, being a hitherto unpublished episode in the career of the great detective and showing his connection with the strange case of Miss Faulkner) produced at the Garrick Theatre by Charles Frohman (1856 - 1915) in 1899 with William Gillette as Sherlock Holmes and Bruce McRae as Dr. Watson, having run for 256 performances from November 6, 1899 to June 1900.

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A Message from Mars, written by Richard Ganthony (1856–1924), and first performed at London's Avenue Theatre in November 1899.

   Some scenes from A Message from Mars, written by the British actor and playwright Richard Ganthony (1856–1924), and first performed at London's Avenue Theatre in November 1899.

   Richard Ganthony was an actor and playwright. He is best known as the author of the drama A Message from Mars, which premiered in 1899.

The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, October 27th 1900,  "A Message from Mars," at the Avenue Theatre.

a- Horace Parker (Charles Hawtrey). The Messenger from Mars.

b- Miss Bella Pateman as Miss Parker.

c- Mr. Arthur Williams as a Tramp.

d- Horace Parker deigns to justify himself, with generalisations, in conversation with his fiancee Minnie (Miss Jessie Bateman).

e- Horace Parker the over-night cynic and sceptic, after a night spent with the Messenger, cannot even believe an urchin guilty of the theft of which he is accused.

f- The Tramp (Mr. Arthur Williams).

g- Horace is Supernaturally made Hungry and Cold, to learn charity for the Houseless Poor.

THEATRE Scenes from A Message from Mars at the Avenue, 1900

Portrait of Jessie Bateman (1877–1940) as Minnie Templer and Bella Pateman as Miss Parker in A Message from Mars from The Sketch, Vol. XXXII, No. 405, October 31, 1900. 

Portrait of Jessie Bateman (1877–1940) as Minnie Templer, Bella Pateman as Miss Parker, and Hilda Hanbury (1875–1961) as Mrs. Clarence in A Message from Mars from The Sketch, Vol. XXXII, No. 405, October 31, 1900.

1900 THEATRE Charles Hawtrey Avenue Message from Mars, Messenger Jessie Bateman

Poster advertising touring production of A Message From Mars, c.1900

Uncle Vanya (1897) written by Anton Chekhov and produced by the Moscow Art Theatre under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski in 1899

Stage designs for Uncle Vanya (Дя́дя Ва́ня, first published in 1897) written by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) and produced by the Moscow Art Theatre (founded in 1898) under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski (1863 - 1938) in 1899.

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