Wozzeck left incomplete by Georg Büchner at his death, but first produced in Vienna, on 5 May 1914

Scenes from Wozzeck left incomplete by the German playwright Georg Büchner (1813 - 1837) at his death, but first produced in Vienna, on 5 May 1914.

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Wozzeck left incomplete by the German playwright Georg Büchner (1813 - 1837) at his death, but first produced in Vienna, on 5 May 1914.

   Scenes from Wozzeck left incomplete by the German playwright Georg Büchner (1813 - 1837) at his death, but first produced in Vienna, on 5 May 1914.

   

   Wozzeck is the first opera by Austrian composer Alban Berg, created between 1914 and 1922 and premiered on 14 December 1925 at the Berlin State Opera. Based on Georg Büchner's play Woyzeck (1836), it depicts a soldier's tragic slide into madness and murder amid militarism and oppression.

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A scene from The Truth written by Clyde Fitch (1865-1909), and produced by Winthrop Ames at the Little Theatre, New York, from April 14 to June in 1914, with 55 performances.

A scene from The Truth written by the American playwright Clyde Fitch (1865-1909), and produced by Winthrop Ames at the Little Theatre, New York, from April 14 to June in 1914, with 55 performances.

The Truth (revival, 1914) by Clyde Fitch, with actor Guthrie McClintic

Pygmalion written by George Bernard Shaw and produced at Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree's His Majesty's Theatre in London, running for 118 performances from 13 April 1914

A scene from Pygmalion (5-act-romance) written by the British playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856 -1950) and produced at His Majesty's Theatre in London, starring Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Professor Henry Higgins and Mrs Patrick Campbell as Eliza Doolittle, running for 118 performances from 13 April 1914.

Spread from The Sketch magazine showing scenes from Pygmalion premiered at His Majesty's Theatre, London on 11 April 1914. The cast included Mrs Patrick Campbell as Eliza Doolittle, Edmund Gurney as Alfred Doolittle and Sir Herbert Tree as Professor Higgins.

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Pygmalion written by George Bernard Shaw and produced at His Majesty's Theatre on April 13, 1914

Scenes from Pygmalion (5-act romance) written by the British playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) and produced at His Majesty's Theatre, London, on April 13, 1914, with Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Professor Henry Higgins and Mrs Patrick Campbell as Eliza Doolittle.

 Mrs. Patrick Campbell as Eliza Doolittle selling flowers as Professor Higgins looks on 

Pygmalion written by George Bernard Shaw and opened at His Majesty's Theatre, London, on April 11, 1914

   Scenes from Pygmalion written by the  British playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) and opened at His Majesty's Theatre, London, on April 11, 1914, featuring Mrs Patrick Campbell as Eliza Doolittle, Edmund Gurney as Alfred Doolittle and Sir Herbert Tree as Professor Higgins.

   This Sketch dubbed it Bernard Shaw's 'naughty word play' as Eliza utters the word "bloody" which had never been used on the stage.

Pygmalion, His Majesty's Theatre, 1914

Edmund Gurney as Alfred Doolittle, Mrs Patrick Campbell as Eliza and Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Professor Henry Higgins in the first London run of Pygmalion, at His Majesty's theatre in 1914

Mrs. Patrick Campbell as Eliza Doolittle in 'Pygmalion'. In 1914, she played Eliza Doolittle in the original West End London

1914 photos of Mrs. Pat as Eliza Doolittle. She was wearing the costume on the right (in Act III) when Eliza shocked London by uttering the phrase, “not bloody likely!”

A Sketch Magazine illustration of Mrs Patrick Campbell as Eliza Doolittle from 22 April 1914. Shaw wrote the part of Eliza expressly for Campbell, who played opposite Herbert Beerbohm Tree as Henry Higgins.

The Land of Promise (A Comedy in Four Acts), written by William Somerset Maugham and, produced probably at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London, on 26th February 1914.

A scene from The Land of Promise (A Comedy in Four Acts), written by the British playwright William Somerset Maugham and, produced probably at the Duke of York’s Theatre, London, on 26th February 1914.

This play was produced on February 26, 1914, at the Duke of York’s Theatre, with the following cast:

Norah Marsh Irene Vanbrugh.

Edward Marsh C. V. France.

Gertrude Marsh Marion Ashworth.

Frank Taylor Godfrey Tearle.

Reginald Hornby Basil Foster.

Benjamin Trotter George Tully.

Sidney Sharp J. Woodall-Birde.

Emma Sharp Mary Rorke.

James Wickham Athol Stewart.

Dorothy Wickham Netta Westcott.

Agnes Pringle Lena Halliday.

Clement Wynne Charles Goodwin.

Kate Marion Christie Murray.

CHARACTERS

Norah Marsh.

Edward Marsh.

Gertrude Marsh.

Frank Taylor.

Reginald Hornby.

Benjamin Trotter.

Sidney Sharp.

Emma Sharp.

James Wickham.

Dorothy Wickham.

Agnes Pringle.

Clement Wynne.

Kate.