Tolstoy, by German Playwright Elk?, directed by Bild? at Volksbühne, Berlin, around 1920

A scene from Tolstoy written by the German playwright Elk?, and directed by Bild? at the Volksbühne, Berlin, around 1920

Volksbuhne, Berlin

Der Kreidekreis by Alfred Henschke Klabund, Directed by R. Weichert at Schauspielhaus, Frankfurt in 1925

A stage sketch for Der Kreidekreis (The Circle of Chalk) by the German playwright Alfred Henschke Klabund (1890 - 1928), and performed under the direction of Richard Weichert (1880 - 1961) with the stage designed by Ludwich Geefeld? at the Schauspielhaus, Frankfurt, on January 1, 1925

Masse Mensch, by Ernst Toller, directed by Jürgen Fehling at Volksbühne in 1921

A scene from Masse Mensch (Masses Man), written by the German Left-wing Playwright Ernst Toller (1893-1939), and produced under the direction of Jürgen Fehling (1885 - 1968) at the theater of Volksbühne, Berlin, on September 29, 1921

More Information about this Play

  It is a spectacular event that about 180 modern plays were translated into Japanese and published in Tokyo in 1928 as a series of 43 volumes of modern plays in the world. See the list of dramas listed in my home-page http://gengobunka.web.fc2.com/kindaigeki.html .

  In addition to the 43 volumes, another special volume was also issued, which included 100 pictures of the dramas performed around 1920 in the Western world. It seems to me that they are now very rare and precious from a historical point of view. In this blog, I would like to present all of you each picture with some comments.

  It is a spectacular event that about 180 modern plays were translated into Japanese and published in Tokyo in 1928 as a series of 43 volumes of modern plays in the world. In this blog, I would like to present all of you each picture with some comments.

Scenes from A Little Bit of Fluff written by Walter E. Ellis (1874-1956), and performed at the Criterion Theatre, London, in 1915.

   Scenes from A Little Bit of Fluff written by the British playwright Walter E. Ellis (1874-1956), and performed at the Criterion Theatre, London, between 1915–1918, for a total of 1241 performances.

   A Little Bit of Fluff is a British farce written by Walter W. Ellis which was first staged in 1915 and went on to have a long original run. Starring Ernest Thesiger, it ran at the Criterion Theatre, London, between 1915–1918, for a total of 1241 performances.

The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, November 20th, 1915, "A Little Bit of Fluff," By Walter E. Ellis, at the Criterion Theatre.

   a- The Temptation of the man next door.- (Miss Ruby Miller) practises on Bertrum Tully (Mr. Ernest Thesiger).

   b- "Doing up" " A Little Bit of Fluff."- The continued Embarrassment of the next door Gentleman (Miss Ruby Miller and Mr. Ernest Thesiger).

   c- The Ladies' Battle.-"The LittleBit of Fluff"  (Miss Ruby Miller)  snatches her Pearl Necklace from the neck of Mrs. Pamela Ayers (Miss Marjorie Maxwell) while John Ayers (Mr. George Desmond), and his neighbour, Bertrum Tully (Mr. Ernest Thesiger) suddenley remember an engagement elsewhere.

The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, November 20, 1915

The Sketch, November 17, 1915

The play opened at the Criterion Theatre on October 27, 1915, with the following cast:

  Ernest Thesiger as Bertrand Tully

  George Desmond as John Ayers

  Marjorie Maxwell as Pamela

  Ruby Miller as Maimie

  Stanley Lathbury as Trippett

  Alfred Drayton as Dr. Bigland

  Violet Gould as Ursula

  Lilian Talbot as Aunt Hannah

  Dulcie Greatwich as Chalmers

Some scenes from Jim the Penman written by Sir Charles L. Young (1839 – 1887), and performed at the Comedy Theatre, London, in 1912 - 1913.

Some scenes from Jim the Penman written by  the English playwright Sir Charles L. Young (1839 – 1887), and performed  at the Comedy Theatre, London, in 1912 - 1913.

(The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, July 5th, 1913)