Alt- Heidelberg (Old Heidelberg, 1901) written by Wilhelm Meyer- Förster and produced in Tokyo, Japan in 1913

A scene from Alt- Heidelberg (Old Heidelberg, 1901) written by the German playwright Wilhelm Meyer- Förster (1862 - 1934) and produced in Tokyo, Japan in 1913.

Fine Feathers produced by H.H. Farzee at the The Bronx Opera House on August 30, 1913

A scene from Fine Feathers, produced by H.H. Farzee at the Cort Theatre in Chicago August 12, 1912 and then at the The Bronx Opera House on August 30, 1913, with Cohan, Harris and Woods' plan to offer Broadway plays at popular prices. It's a scene long to be remembered as the crowd gathers around the entrance. 

Robert Edeson as Robert Reynolds and Lolita Robertson as Jane Reynolds in 1912 for the original stage production of Fine Feathers at the Cort Theatre in Chicago

Characters

John Brand: The businessman

Robert Reynolds: The husband

Dick Mead: The friend

Jane Reynolds: The wife

Mrs. Collins: The neighbor

Frieda: The hired girl

The Nurse

A scene from The Fugitive (a play in four acts), written by John Galsworthy (1867-1933) and produced in 1913.

A scene from The Fugitive (a play in four acts), written by the English playwright John Galsworthy (1867-1933) and produced in 1913.

 Irene Rooke as Clare Desmond in John Galsworthy's 'The Fugitive' 1913

Some scenes from Panthea written by Mr. Monckton Hoffe (1880-1951), and performed at the Ambassadors Theatre, London, in 1913.

Some scenes from Panthea written by the Irish playwright Mr. Monckton Hoffe (1880-1951), and performed at the Ambassadors Theatre, London, in 1913.

The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, June 21st, 1913, "Panthea," by Mr. Monckton Hoffs, at the Ambassadors Theatre.

   a- The two Bohemians meet.- Panthea (Miss Lillemor Holvorsen) has been wrecked on the coast of Northumberland, and is being sheltered by the narrow-minded and priggish family of the Mordaunts.  She turns with contempt from them all except Gerard Mordaunt (Mr. Leon Quartermaine), in whom she finds a spirit so congeneal and reciprocal that within half an hour of their meeting she has induced him to elope with her,  Gerard leaving his appallingly exemplary wife for ever.

   b- It is two years later, and Panthea, who is still with Gerard, is seen thinking out how to get the latter'a opera produced, since the lack of recognition accorded to his genius is wrecking her lover's health.  It is the wicked Baron who comes forward at this juncture with infamous suggestions to that end.

   c- The reception of Panthea from the wreck in to the chilly Mordaunt household.

   d- Panthea kills the Baron de Duisitort (Mr. C. V. France) on finding that he has revealed to Gerard the sacrifice she has made in order to get her lover's opera produced.

   e- The death of the lovers.- Gerard has forgiven Panthea for yielding for his sake to the Baron, but as the police are on the heroine's track for the latter's murder, these two children of passion make an end of all their troubles by taking poison and dying in each other's arms.

The March Hare written by Harold Smith, performed at the Ambassadors Theatre, London, in 1913.

Scenes from The March Hare, written by Harold Smith, and performed at the Ambassadors Theatre, London, in  1913.

The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, July 26th, 1913, "The March Hare," by Harold Smith, at the Ambassadors Theatre.

   a- James Bolton and the Rev. Joshua Flewitt advance timorously to tie up Uncle John to the settee, as the misreading of a letter has caused everybody to think he is a dangerous lunatic.

   b- Uncle John (Mr. Spencer Trevor) is so enraged by being treated as a dangerous person that he almost becomes one.

   c- James Bolton brings news of Uncle John from the latter's bedroom.  Dr. Dart, who is standing by, is also wrongfully suspected, for it is thought that he has poisoned his wife, and that he thirsts to do the same for his patients and friends.

   d- The butler, James Bolton (Mr. Stanley Turnbull), on the downward path, which leads, in his case, to matrimony, for when under the influence of alcohol he signs a promise of marriage to a parlourmaid-a very serious mesalliance for a man so highly placed.

   e- The trembling, fluttering little clergyman Flewitt has been mistaken for the "mad" uncle and has been pursued and captured by Sykes, an official sent to remove the "lunatic."  Soon after the writer of the misread letter turns up and explains her odd way of conducting her correspondence, and all are friends again.

Dr. Lister (Mr. C. Steuart).

Kate  (Miss Mary Forbes).

Sykes (Mr. Arthur G. Leigh).

Rev. Joshua Flewitt  (Mr J. H. Brewer).

Dr. Dart (Mr. Robert Horton).

Lucy (Miss Edie Graham).

Uncle John (Mr. Spencer Trevor).

Mrs. Tiverton  (Miss Mary Brough).

Scenic design of Jean Variot for Hamlet, in 1913.

   Scenic design of Jean Variot (1881 - 1962) for Hamlet written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) and produced by Lugné-Poe (theatre director, 1869 - 1940), 1913.

   Aurélien-Marie Lugné, known by his stage and pen name Lugné-Poe, was a French actor, theatre director, and scenic designer. He founded the landmark Paris theatre company, the Théâtre de l'Œuvre.

Act III

1913--French--Hamlet, performed at Lugne-Poe's Theatre de L'oeuvre--produced by Lugne-Poe and Gemier, sets by Variot.

Erdgeist written by Frank Wedekind and produced at the Kammerspielen, Berlin, with Wedekind and his young wife Tilly, in 1913

   A scene from Erdgeist written by the German playwright Frank Wedekind (1864 - 1918) and produced at the Kammerspielen, Berlin, with Wedekind and his young wife Tilly, in 1913.

The playwright Frank Wedekind with his wife Tilly in a scene from the play "Der Erdgeist" at the Berliner Kammerspiele in 1913.

   After numerous adaptations, mainly aimed at a more sympathetic reception, the two dramas were reunited in 1913 in the "Lulu" tragedy. In this arrangement, the third act of the earth spirit and the first act of Pandora's box are missing. However, the world premiere of the complete version of Lulu did not take place until 1988 at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg under the direction of Peter Zadek. Susanne Lothar played Lulu.