Wednesday, 2 August 2000

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





Friday, 21 July 2000

A poster for Kjærlighedens Komedie (Komödie der Liebe, three-act satiric verse comedy, first published in 1862), written by the Norwegian Playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), and performed at Secessionsbühne, Berlin, in 1900, with Edmund Edel

A poster for Kjærlighedens Komedie (Komödie der Liebe, three-act satiric verse comedy, first published in 1862), written by the Norwegian Playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), and performed at Secessionsbühne, Berlin, in 1900, with Edmund Edel.



Saturday, 8 July 2000

Midsummer Night’s Dream written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 -1616) and produced by the Byron Company, New York City, in 1900

A scene from Midsummer Night’s Dream written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 -1616) and produced by the Byron Company, New York City, in 1900.











Tuesday, 4 July 2000

Samuel Phelps and Isabella Glyn, dressed in costume for their roles in Hamlet by William Shakespeare, Lithograph of 1900

Samuel Phelps (English actor and theatre manager, 1804-1878) and Isabella Glyn (actress, 1823-1889), dressed in costume for their roles in Hamlet by William Shakespeare, Lithograph of 1900.






Monday, 19 June 2000

The Liars written by Henry Arthur Jones (1851-1929), and performed at the Wyndham’s Theatre, London, from 20th June to 20th July 1900.

   Some scenes from The Liars written by the English dramatist Henry Arthur Jones (1851-1929), and performed  at the Wyndham’s Theatre, London, from 20th June to 20th July 1900.

   The Liars is an English play by Henry Arthur Jones that was first performed in London in 1897.



THEATRE Scene from 'The Liars' at Wyndham's Theatre, 1900



Wednesday, 31 May 2000

Boris Godunov (1831) written by Aleksandr Pushkin and produced at the National Theater, Berlin with the stage designed by Emile Birshan? around 1900

A scene from Boris Godunov (1831) written by the Russian playwright Aleksandr Pushkin (1799 - 1837) and produced at the National Theater, Berlin, with the stage designed by Emile Birshan? around 1900.