Die Braut von Messina (The Bride of Messina, tragedy, 1803) written by Friedrich von Schiller and produced at the Deutsche Schauspielhaus, Hamburg, in 1905

A scene from Die Braut von Messina (The Bride of Messina, a tragedy, 1803), written by German playwright Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805) and produced at the Deutsche Schauspielhaus, Hamburg, in 1905.

Hamlet written by William Shakespeare and produced at the Lyric Theatre, London, starring Martin Harvey as Hamlet and Nina de Silva as Ophelia in 1905

Scenes from Hamlet, written by English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) and produced at the Lyric Theatre, London, in 1905, starring Martin Harvey as Hamlet and Nina de Silva as Ophelia.

Act III, Scene i

Hamlet, Lyric Theatre, 1905 

Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare and produced at the Royal Adelphi Theatre, London, in 1905

Scene from Hamlet, written by English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) and produced at the Royal Adelphi Theatre, London, in 1905, featuring E. Lyall Swete, H. B. Irving as Hamlet, Oscar Asche as Claudius, and Maude Milton as Gertrude.

"Hamlet" at the Adelphi Theatre.- The Play Scene. 1905.

The Bystander, April 12th, 1905,  "Hamlet" at the Adelphi Theatre." Mr. H. B. Irving as Hamlet.

Public Opinion (A Farce in Three Acts), written by R. C. Carton (1853 – 1928), and performed at the Wyndham's Theatre, London, in 1905.

Scenes from Public Opinion (A Farce in Three Acts), written by the English actor and playwright R. C. Carton (1853 – 1928) and performed at Wyndham's Theatre, London, in 1905.

The Duel Bill, performed at the Criterion Theatre, London, in 1905.

Scenes from The Duel Bill, performed at the Criterion Theatre, London, in August 1905.

The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, August 19th, 1905, "Duel Bill" at the Criterion Theatre.  

  

A Message from Mars, written by Richard Ganthony and produced with actors Charles Hawtrey, Hetta Bartlett, Mona Harrison and Wallace Widdecombe in 1905.

A scene from A Message from Mars (premiered at London's Avenue Theatre in November 1899), written by the British actor and playwright Richard Ganthony (1856–1924), and produced at the Garrick Theatre, London, with actors Charles Hawtrey, Hetta Bartlett, Mona Harrison and Wallace Widdecombe, in 1905. Two years later, following a very successful run of more than 500 performances in London, the play transferred to New York's Garrick Theatre. 

A program from a 1905 production of the stage play.

Time is Money, produced at the Criterion Theatre, London, on August 3, 1905

A scene from Time is Money, produced at the Criterion Theatre, London, on August 3, 1905, with Dorothy Hammond as Mrs Murray, Mona Harrison as Susan, and Charles Hawtrey as Charles Grahame.