The Rising of the Moon (1907) written by Lady Isabella Augusta Gregory and produced at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, by the Irish National Theatre Society in 1907

A scene from The Rising of the Moon (a political one-act-play which examines Anglo-Irish relations, 1907) written by the Irish playwright Lady Isabella Augusta Gregory (1852 - 1932) and produced by the Irish National Theatre Society at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, having Saturday matinee and evening performances on March 9, 1907.

Original Cast 

   Policeman Z  Arthur Sinclair  

   Policeman B  J M Kerrigan  

   Policeman X  J A O'Rourke  

   Ballad Singer  W.G. Fay 

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Mrs. Warren’s Profession written by George Bernard Shaw and produced at the Manhattan Theatre on March 9, 1907

Two scenes of Mrs. Warren’s Profession (first published in 1893) written by the British playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) and produced by Daly and his company at the Manhattan Theatre, New York City, running 25 performances from March 9, 1907.

Mary Shaw as Mrs. Kitty Warren

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Wilhelm Tell (1804) written by Friedrich Schiller and produced at the Theater in Munich in 1807

A scene from Wilhelm Tell (1804) written by the German playwright Friedrich Schiller (1759 - 1805) and produced at the Theater in Munich in 1807.

Ein Walzertraum (A Waltz Dream) opened at the Carltheater, Vienna on March 2, 1907

   Some scenes from Ein Walzertraum (A Waltz Dream) opened at the Carltheater, Vienna on March 2, 1907.

   This is an operetta by Oscar Straus with a German libretto by Leopold Jacobson and Felix Dörmann, based on the novella Nux, der Prinzgemahl (Nux, the Prince Consort) by Hans Müller-Einigen from his 1905 book Buch der Abenteuer (Book of Adventures).

Tannhäuser, with music and text by Richard Wagner, and premiered maybe at the Metropolitan Opera House, on February 6, 1907.

Scenes from Tannhäuser (an 1845 opera in three acts), with music and text by Richard Wagner, and premiered maybe at the Metropolitan Opera House, on February 6, 1907.

Act I

Act I, Scene II

Act II, Scene II

Act III, Scene III

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Geraldine Farrar as as Elizabeth in Tannhäuser (Wagner),  first Representation was at the Metropolitan Opera House February 6, 1907

After three years with the Monte Carlo Opera, Geraldine Farrar made her debut at the New York Metropolitan Opera in Romeo et Juliette on November 26, 1906. She appeared in the first Met performance of Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly in 1907 and remained a member of the company until her retirement in 1922, singing 29 roles there in 672 performances. 

Othello written by William Shakespeare and produced at at the Queen's Theatre, Manchester, in February 1907, starring Matheson Lang as Othello and Margaret Halstan as Desdemona

Scenes from Othello written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) and produced at at the Queen's Theatre, Manchester, in February 1907, starring Matheson Lang as Othello and Margaret Halstan as Desdemona.

The Playboy of the Western World written by John Millington Synge, is performed for the first time at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, on January 26, 1907

A scene from The Playboy of the Western World written by the Irish playwright John Millington Synge (1871 - 1909), is performed for the first time at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, having run for 7 performances from January 26, 1907.

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