Monday, 23 April 2001

Sweet and Twenty (A COMEDY IN ONE ACT), written by the British playwright Basil Hood (1864-1917), and performed at the Vaudeville Theatre, London, on April 24, 1901.

   Scenes from Sweet and Twenty (A COMEDY IN ONE ACT), written by the British playwright Basil Hood (1864-1917), and performed at the Vaudeville Theatre, London, on April 24, 1901.

   Sweet And Twenty : "A New Comedy" by Basil Hood. Produced by A.and S. Gatti and Charles Frohman at the Vaudeville Theatre (London - 1901) starring J.D. Beveridge, Holbrook Blinn, Seymour Hicks, Mary Rorke, Vane Featherston, etc. Billed with "Scrooge" adapted from the work of Charles Dickens by J.C. Buckstone starring Seymour Hicks as "Ebenezer Scrooge"


'Sweet and Twenty' at the Vaudeville, 1901

The Sketch, May 22nd, 1991, "Sweet and Twenty," the Pretty Vaudeville Comedy.
   a- Act II. The first return of Douglas, after being dismissed the Service for drunkenness and Mutiny.  He tells his story to Ellen, the Faithful Family Servant.
   b-  Act II. Eustace, the modern Jacob who is in love with Joan, persuades Douglas to leave home again at once. 
   c- Act III.  Master Chris Floyd, having spent all his pocket-money on a real pistol, plays highwayman Claude Duval to the 'Frightened Passenger" of "Sweet and Twenty"  Joan. 
    d- Act III.- The second return of Douglas, after he has redeemed his character and made a fortune in Australia,     e- Miss Ellaline Terriss as Joan Trevelyan. 
   f- Mr. Seymour Hicks as Douglas Floyd.   g- Douglas, about to rejoin his ship, bids loan Good-bye.   h- The Rev. James Floyd (Mr. J. D. Beveridge) and Joan.  



Sweet and Twenty  A COMEDY IN ONE ACT By FLOYD DELL  First produced by the Provincetown Players, New York City  January 25, 1918, with the following cast:
THE YOUNG WOMAN--- EdnaSi. VincentMtllay
THE YOUNG MAN
THE AGENT
THE GUARD
STEWART & KIDD
aNONNATL U S. A.
CINCINNATI
Ordway Tead
Otto Liverighl
STEWART KIDD COMPANY
PUBLISHERS
Louis El

Tuesday, 17 April 2001

La Course du flambeau (1901) written by Paul Hervieu (1857-1915) and produced at Théâtre du Vaudeville, in 1901

Scenes from La Course du flambeau (The Torch Run, a play in four acts, first published in 1901)  written by the French playwright Paul Hervieu (1857-1915) and performed at the Théâtre du Vaudeville (opened in 1792), Paris, on April 17, 1901.


First Act
 
Third Act

Fourth Act



Réjane



Acteurs et actrices ayant créé les rôles
PersonnageActeur ou actrice
Maravon pèreLéon Lérand
StangyGaston Dubosc
Didier MaravonPaul Numa
GribertLouis Leubas
Le docteurNertann
JirbinGeorges Mauloy
Sabine RevelRéjane
Madame FontenaisSuzanne Daynes-Grassot
Madame PonthionneJuliette Darcourt
Marie-JeanneJeanne Bernou
Madame GribertJane Morlet

Saturday, 14 April 2001

Der Generalfeldoberst (1889) written by Ernst Wildenbruch and produced at the Weimarer Hoftheater on April 14, 1901

A scene from Der Generalfeldoberst (1889) written by the German playwright Ernst Wildenbruch (1845 - 1909) and produced at the Weimarer Hoftheater on April 14, 1901, starring G. Helzig, K. Grube, E. Wilhelmi, Frl. Scholz, K. Weiser, and Frl. Schiffel.





Tuesday, 13 February 2001

Haus Rosenhagen (1901) written by Max Halbe and produced at the Dresdener Kgl. Schauspielhaus on February 14, 1901, starring Charlotte Basté, Paul Wiecke, Henriette Wolff, and Julie Serda

A scene from Haus Rosenhagen (5-act-play, 1901) written by the German playwright Max Halbe (1865 - 1944) and produced at the Dresdener Kgl. Schauspielhaus on February 14, 1901, starring  Charlotte Basté (German actress, 1867 - 1928), Paul Wiecke, Henriette Wolff, and Julie Serda.




The Three Sisters written by Anton Chekhov and produced by the Moscow Art Theatre with the director Stanislavski in 1901

   Some scenes from The Three Sisters, written by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov (1860-1904) and produced by the Moscow Art Theatre under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski (1863 - 1938) and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, with the scenic design by Viktor Simov, on February 13, 1901

   The cast included Stanislavski as Vershinin, Olga Knipper as Masha, Maria Andreyeva as Irina, Vsevolod Meyerhold as Tusenback, Maria Samarova as Anfisa and Alexander Vishnevsky as Kulygin. This became the most popular of the MAT's productions of Chekhov's plays, remaining part of the company's repertoire for the next 18 years.


First Act

Second Act

Third Act

Fourth Act









Sunday, 11 February 2001

Die rote Robe (The Red Robe, La Robe rouge, 1900) written by Eugéne Brieux and first produced at the Berliner Theater, Berlin, in 1901

   A scene from Die rote Robe (The Red Robe, La Robe rouge, directed against the injustices of the law, 1900) written by the French playwright Eugéne Brieux (1858 - 1932) and first performed at the Berliner Theater, Berlin, in February 1901, starring Richard Tauber (Austrian tenor, 1891 - 1948).

   The play in 4 acts by Eugéne Brieux translated into German by  Anne St. Cére was also performed at the Stadt-Theater (Municipal Theatre), Erfurt, on October 24, 1901. with the stage by senior director J. Panzer.



Act III


Die rote Robe (La robe rouge). : Drama in vier Akten.



Sunday, 4 February 2001

Under Two Flags written by Paul M. Potter and produced by Charles Frohman at the Garden Theatre, New York City, in 1901

   Scenes from Under Two Flags (a play in five acts) written by Paul M. Potter (born in England, American writer, 1853 - 1921) and produced by Charles Frohman (American producer, 1856 - 1915) at the Garden Theatre, New York City, featuring Blanche Bates as Cigarette, having run for 135 performances from February 5 until June 1, 1901.

   Under Two Flags is based on the 1867 English novel of the same name by Ouida. It premiered at Broadway's Garden Theatre on February 5, 1901. It closed in June 1901 after 135 performances. The original production was produced by Charles Frohman and David Belasco.




Under Two Flags at the Garden Theatre, New York, 1901


Blanche Bates as Cigarette in the Broadway production of Under Two Flags (1901)