The Wizard of Oz produced by Fred R. Hamlin at the Majestic Theatre, New York City, on January 21, 1903, where it ran for 293 performances until December 31, 1904

Scenes from The Wizard of Oz (musical) produced by Fred R. Hamlin at the Majestic Theatre, New York City, on January 21, 1903, where it ran for 293 performances until December 31, 1904, followed by traveling tours of the original cast.

tornade scene

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Salome (1894) written by Oscar Wilde and performed in Germany at the Neues Theater in Berlin in 1903 under the direction of Max Reinhardt

A scene from Salome (first published in 1894) written by the British playwright Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) and performed under the direction of Max Reinhardt (1873 - 1943) at the Neues Theater, Berlin, in 1903.

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Ulysses written by Stephen Phillips and produced with Herbert Beerbohm Tree in Ulysses, New York City, in 1903

A scene from Ulysses written by the British playwright Stephen Phillips (1864-1915) and produced by Charles Frohman (1856 - 1915) with Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852 - 1917) in the title role, at the Garden Theatre, New York City, having run for 65 performances from Sep. 14, 1903 to Nov. 1903.

Herbert Beerbohm Tree in Ulysses

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The Lower Depth, written by A. Maxim Gorky (1868-1936), starring Klesch & Krivoy Zob & VISHNEVSKY (Tatar) probably at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1902

   Some scenes from The Lower Depth (Na dne 'At the bottom,' 1902), written by the Russian playwright A. Maxim Gorky (1868-1936), and produced under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski (1863 - 1938) and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, with the scenic design by Viktor Simov, at the Moscow Art Theatre, on December 31, 1902. 

   The cast included Georgy Burdzhalov as Kostyliov, Elena Muratova as Vassilissa, Maria Andreyeva as Natasha, Vladimir Gribunin as Medvediev, Aleksei Kharlamov as Vassily Pepel, Alexander Zagarov as Kleshch, Margarita Savitskaya as Anna, Olga Knipper as Nastya, Maria Samarova as Kvashnia, Vasily Luzhsky as Bubnov, Vasili Kachalov as the Baron, Mikhail Gromov as the Actor, Ivan Moskvin as Luka, Alexander Adashev as Alyoshka, Alexander Vishnevsky as Tatar, and Nikolai Baranov as Krivoy Zob; Stanislavski played Satin for the first five performances, after which Serafim Sudbinin took over. Gorky saw the production nearly a year later, on October 18, 1903.

Спектакль "На дне" 1902

Спектакль "На дне" 1902

Спектакль "На дне" 1902

Спектакль "На дне" 1902

Спектакль "На дне" 1902 

Спектакль "На дне" 1902

Спектакль "На дне" 1902 

Спектакль "На дне" 1902

Спектакль "На дне" 1902

Спектакль "На дне" 1902

The Lower Depths written by Gorky, and produced by the Moscow Arts Theatre on December 18, 1902, under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski

   Some scenes from The Lower Depths written by the Russian playwright Gorky (1868 - 1936), and produced by the Moscow Arts Theatre, under the direction of Konstantin Stanislavski (Russian theatre practitioner, 1863 - 1938) and Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, with scenic design by Viktor Simov (Russian painter, 1858 - 1935), on December 31, 1902

   The cast included Georgy Burdzhalov as Kostyliov, Elena Muratova as Vassilissa, Maria Andreyeva as Natasha, Vladimir Gribunin as Medvediev, Aleksei Kharlamov as Vassily Pepel, Alexander Zagarov as Kleshch, Margarita Savitskaya as Anna, Olga Knipper as Nastya, Maria Samarova as Kvashnia, Vasily Luzhsky as Bubnov, Vasili Kachalov as the Baron, Mikhail Gromov as the Actor, Ivan Moskvin as Luka, Alexander Adashev as Alyoshka, Alexander Vishnevsky as Tatar, and Nikolai Baranov as Krivoy Zob. Stanislavski played Satin for the first five performances, after which Serafim Sudbinin took over. 

Stanislavsky as Satin (center)

At the Bottom (or The Lower Depth, 1902) written by A. Maxim Gorky (1868-1936), and produced at the Moscow Art Theatre on December 18, 1902.

Scenes from At the Bottom (or The Lower Depth, 1902) written by the Russian playwright A. Maxim Gorky (1868-1936), starring Ivan Moskvin and Vasily Kachalov as the Baron, probably produced at the Moscow Art Theatre on December 18, 1902.



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Konstantin Stanislavsky in the role of Satin

Othello written by W. Shakespeare and produced at the Lyric Theatre, London, with Johnston Forbes Robertson playing Othello in 1902

Two photos of Othello written by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) and produced at the Lyric Theatre, London, under the direction of Leopard Jesnel?, having run for  64 performances from December 1902 to February 1903, with Johnston Forbes Robertson (1853 - 1937) playing as Othello, Herbert Waring as Iago, Lena Ashwell, Emilia, and Gertrude Elliott, Desdemona.

The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, January 24th, 1903, Othello at the Lyric Theatre.

1- Mr. Forbes Robertson as Othello.  "Cassio, i love thee; But never more be officer of mine-"

2- Miss Lena Ashwell as Emilia.  "For, if she be not honest, chaste, and true, There's no man happy."

3- Mr. Ben Webster as Cassio.  "Not to-night, good Iago.  I have very poor and unhappy brains for drinking."

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