Wednesday, 11 October 2006

A vaudeville performance based on the old English ballad “Death and the Lady” in 1906.

A vaudeville performance based on the old English ballad “Death and the Lady” in 1906, when The Journal of the English Folk Song Society published a piece on the old English ballad “Death and the Lady.” 



Scenes from "Death and the Lady", taken by Joseph Hall.


Tuesday, 3 October 2006

The Great Divide (a prose play) written by William Vaughn Moody (1869-1910), on Broadway at the Princess Theatre, running for 238 performances from October 3, 1906, to March 24, 1907.

    Scenes from The Great Divide (a prose play, written by the American playwright William Vaughn Moody (1869-1910)), first presented under the title of The Sabine Woman at the Garrick Theatre in Chicago on April 12, 1906, and then on Broadway at the Princess Theatre, where it ran for 238 performances from October 3, 1906 until March 24, 1907.

   The New York Times :  1917/02/08  'THE GREAT DIVIDE' REVIVED; Henry Miller Acts Again His Role ...   Henry Miller, who first presented the play in October of 1906 in the old Princess Theatre, acted again his original role of Stephen Ghent, and in a brief curtain speech demanded by the...



Henry Miller, H.B. Walthall, Margaret Anglin, Robert Cummings, The Great Divide, Act I.


Henry Miller and Margaret Anglin in The Great Divide, Act II

Sunday, 1 October 2006

Hjältar (Heroes) performed at the Svenska teatern, Stockholm, in 1906.

Scenes from Hjältar (Heroes) performed at the Svenska teatern, Stockholm, in 1906.



Astri Torsell as Raina and Gunnar Klintberg as Sergius in Hjältar at Svenska teatern 1906







John Isak Riègo (1852-1912) in Hjältar


Saturday, 30 September 2006

Livets maskerad performed at the Dramatiska teatern, Stockholm, in 1906.

Scenes from Livets maskerad performed at the Kungliga Dramatiska Teatern (The Royal Dramatic Theatre, founded in 1788), Stockholm in 1906.



Astri Torsell and Einar Fröberg in Livets maskerad at Dramatiska teatern 1906



Astri Torsell in Livets maskerad at Dramatiska teatern 1906


Einar Fröberg as Edmund Schellhorn


Wednesday, 20 September 2006

A Midsummer Night's Dream written by William Shakespeare and produced at the Astor Theatre, New York City, starring Annie Russell in 1906

   A scene from A Midsummer Night's Dream written by English playwright William Shakespeare, opened at the newly built Astor Theatre in New York City, starring Annie Russell (1864 - 1936) as Puck on September 21, 1906 and played through October 1906.

   The New York Times :  1906/09/22   ASTOR THEATRE OPENS WITH LOVELY SPECTACLE; About all that can be done with "A Midsummer Night's Dream" on the stage, and very well done, too. With the added satisfaction of much of the Mendelssohn music very nicely played. A Midsummer Night's Dream (Revival, Play, Comedy, Broadway) opened in New York City Sep 21, 1906 and played through Oct 1906. 







Friday, 8 September 2006

The Harlequin King, performed at The Imperial Theatre, London, in 1906, starring Lewis Waller as The Harlequin King and Evelyn Millard as Colombina.

Scenes from The Harlequin King, performed at Imperial Theatre, London, in 1906, starring Lewis Waller (a matinee idol in the popular romantic plays of his day, 1860-1915) as The Harlequin King and Evelyn Millard as Colombina.



Caption: The King: You did well to deny yourself to Harlequin. I owe him this divine moment.


Miss Evelyn Millard and Mr Lewis Waller



Monday, 4 September 2006

Dorothy O' The Hall, written by Paul Kester and performed at the New Theatre, London, in 1906

Scenes from Dorothy O' the Hall, written by American playwright Paul Kester (1870-1933) and performed in 1906 at the New Theatre, London, where it ran for 97 performances, starring Julia Neilson and Fred Terry. 





Fred Terry as Sir John Manners in 'Dorothy o' the Hall'


CARTOLINA ATTORI HORACE Hodges in " Dorothy O' the Hall "