Faust written by the German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and performed in Milan, Italy, in 1908.

   A scene from Faust written by the German writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832) and performed in Milan, Italy, in 1908. 

   Faust was first performed in Italy at La Scala, Milan, in 1862, with an Italian libretto by Achille De Lauzières. The recorded version here follows this edition closely, omitting the ballet scene and with minor cuts in the Waltz, Love Duet and Soldiers' Chorus as well as in the final scene. 

Caught in the Rain (The Three Act Farce) witten by William Collier and Grant Stewart and produced by William Collier and Company at the Moore Theater, Seattle, on June 28, 1908.

   Scenes from Caught in the Rain (The Three Act Farce) witten by the American playwright William Collier (1864-1944) and the England-born playwright Grant Stewart (c1866-1929) and produced by William Collier and Company at the Moore Theater, Seattle, on June 28, 1908. 

   New York Times : 1906/11/13  REAL RAINSTORM IN PLAY.; Collier's New Comedy "Caught in the ...   William Collier celebrated his birthday to-night by making his first appearance in the three-act comedy, "Caught in the Rain," written by him and Grant Stewart. (at Garrick Theatre, Dec 31, 1906 - May 1907)

This scene might be from the production at Garrick.

 "Caught in the Rain"Moore Theater, 1908.  Includes William Collier at right.

"Caught in the Rain" Moore Theater, 1908.  Includes William Collier (center).

"Caught in the Rain" Includes William Collier (center).

Salome written by Oscar Wilde, starring Gertrude Hoffmann scantily dressed for her opera role, in New York City, in 1908.

Scenes from Salome (1893) written by Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), and produced in New York City, in 1908, starring Gertrude Hoffmann (vaudeville dancer 1886 - 1966) scantily dressed for her opera role. Her role caused scandal at many theatre houses around the country.

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L'Oiseau bleu (The Blue Bird) by Marie Bernard Maeterlinck (1862-1949) and first staged by Constantin Stanislavski at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1908

Some characters in L'Oiseau bleu (The Blue Bird) written by the Belgian playwright  Marie Bernard Maeterlinck (1862-1949) and first staged by Constantin Stanislavski at the  Moscow Art Theatre in 1908.



Water played by L. M. Koreneva



The night

Baranovskaya as light & Margarita savitskaya as fairy

Germanova as the Witch in The Blue Bird

The Blue Bird, 1908

Baliev as bread,  l'oiseau bleu (the blue bird) 

Novoselsky as elm tree. l'oiseau bleu (the blue bird)

Mytyl (Alisa Koonen) and Tyltyl (Sofya Halyutina)

Aglavaine et Sélysette (1896) written by Maurice Maeterlinck and produced at the Kammerspiele, Berlin, with the stage designed by Ludwig von Hoffmann in 1908

A stage sketch for Aglavaine und Selysette (Aglavaine et Sélysette, 1896) written by the Belgian playwright Maurice Maeterlinck (1862 - 1949) and produced  in 1908 at the Kammerspiele, Berlin, with the stage designed by Ludwig von Hoffmann.

L'Oiseau bleu (The Blue Bird, 1908) written by Maurice Maeterlinck and produced at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1908

A stage sketch for L'Oiseau bleu (The Blue Bird, 1908) written by the Belgian playwright Maurice Maeterlinck (1862 - 1949) and produced at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1908.

The Well of the Saints (three-act comedy, 1903-05) written by J. M. Synge and produced at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in 1908.

A scene from The Well of the Saints (three-act comedy, 1903-05) written by the Irish playwright J. M. Synge (1871 - 1909) and produced at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin, in 1908, though first performed at the Abbey Theatre by the Irish National Theatre Society on February 4, 1905.

   Opening Night: Monday, 7 September 1908, 1 Performance

   Opening Night: Thursday, 14 May 1908, 3 Performances

   Opening Night: Thursday, 29 October 1908, 4 Performances

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