Some scenes from The Wisdom of the Wise written by John Oliver Hobbes (1867 – 1906), and performed at the St. James's Theatre, in 1901.

Some scenes from The Wisdom of the Wise (a comedy in three acts) written by the Anglo-American dramatist John Oliver Hobbes (1867 – 1906), and performed at the St. James's Theatre, in 1901.

(The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, January 12th, 1901)

Several scenes from Shell Out (authors unknown) produced at the Comedy Theatre, from August 24, 1915 .

Several scenes from Shell Out (the Revue,  authors unknown) produced at the Comedy Theatre, from August 24, 1915 .

(The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, September 11th, 1915)

Unity More (1894-1981), Actress, dancer and singer. Pictured at the time she was playing the role of Little Miss Lancashire in the successful wartime theatrical revue, Shell Out at the Comedy Theatre. Date: 1915

Some scenes from Sunday written by Thomas Raceward,and performed at the Comedy Theatre, from 27th June in 1904, starring Julia Neilson and Fred Terry.

   Some scenes from Sunday written by Thomas Raceward,and performed at the Comedy Theatre, from 27th June in 1904, starring Julia Neilson and Fred Terry.

   This play is written by Horace Hodges (1863-1951), Edward Irwin (fl. 1900) and Thomas Wigney Percyval (1865-?) under the joint pen name of "Thomas Raceward". 

   First performed at the Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, on 11 January, 1904 and also played at Prince’s Theatre, Bristol (1904 – 1905). In the USA the play was first performed in New York at the Hudson Theatre on Broadway from 15 November, 1904, to January, 1905, produced by Charles Frohman, staged by William Seymour and featuring Ethel Barrymore.

Three scenes from The Little Countess, performed at the Avenue Theatre, London, in 1903.

Three scenes from The Little Countess,  performed at the Avenue Theatre, London, in 1903.

The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, May 16th, 1903, "The Little Countess" at the Avenue Theatre.

1- Nina (Liss Joan Burnett).  Sadie  (Miss Annie Hughes).   Lord Budleigh (Mr. Ben Webster). Sadie "How do you do, Lord Budleigh."- Act I.

2- Sadie  (Miss Annie Hughes).  Jack Scarlett (Mr. Frederick Kerr).  Lady hermione Browne  (Miss Suzanne Sheldon).  Charlotte Countess of Budleigh  (Mrs. George Canninge).

Scarlett.  "I'll be weak and change my mind,  I will stay."- Act II.

3- Nina (Miss Joan Burnett).  Charlotte Countess of Budleigh  (Mrs. Geo. Canninge).  Lady hermioni  (Miss Suzanne Sheldon.  Sadie (Miss Annie Hughes).  Faulkner  (Mr. Latimer).  Jack Scarlett  (Mr. Frederick Kerr).

Lady Hermioni : "Mr. Scarlett, you won't forget to write down the shop where you get that delicious cream for the hands."- Act III.

Some scenes from Old Heidelberg written by Wilhelm Meyer-Förster (1862–1934), and performed at the St James's Theatre, London, from 19 March to 17 July, 1903.

   Some scenes from Old Heidelberg written by  the German playwright Wilhelm Meyer-Förster (1862–1934), and  performed with the director Bill Alexander and the designer Walter Hann at the St James's Theatre, London, from 19 March to 17 July, 1903, running 129 performances.

   Old Heidelberg (German: Alt Heidelberg) is a five-act romantic drama written by German author Wilhelm Meyer-Förster, which premiered on 22 November 1901 at the Berliner Theater in Berlin. Adapted from Meyer-Förster's own 1898 novel Karl Heinrich, the play is a nostalgic "Studentenstück" (student piece) that evokes the idyllic student life in Heidelberg during the late 19th century.

   LONDON, March 20 -- The Times's critic says of "Old Heidelberg," the English version of "Alt Heidelberg," produced by George Alexander last evening at the St. James's Theatre, that it...

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Many scenes from The Man of Forty (a play in four acts) written by Walter Frith (1856-1941), and performed at the St. James's Theatre, London, in 1900.

   Many scenes from The Man of Forty (a play in four acts) written by the English authour Walter Frith (1856-1941), and performed at the St. James's Theatre, London, in 1900.
   First performed at the Theatre Royal, Manchester, on 27 October, 1898, and the revised version by George Alexander at the 28 March - 6 July 1900 at the St James Theatre, London.

(The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, May 19th, 1900)

1900 LONDON St James's Man of Forty Irving Villain Julie Opp Alexander

   This play was then produced in the USA by Daniel Frohman at Daly's Theatre, New York, playing from 26 November to 20 December, 1900. 

   The Man Of Forty : "A Modern Play" by Walter Frith. Produced by Daniel Frohman's Company at Daly's Theatre (NYC - 1900) starring John Mason, Edward Morgan, William Courtenay, Grant Stewart, Hilda Spong, Cecelia Loftus, Alison Skipworth, etc.

Boule de suif (adapted to 3-act comedy by Oscar Méténier), originally written by Guy de Maupassant and first performed at the Théâtre Antoine, Paris, starring André Antoine, on May 5, 1902

A scene from Boule de suif (Dumpling or Butterball, adapted to 3-act comedy by Oscar Méténier (1859-1913)), originally written by the French author Guy de Maupassant (1850 -1893) and first performed at the Théâtre Antoine, Paris, starring André Antoine (1858-1943), on May 5, 1902.