Set design by Lee Simonson (1888 -1967) for the scene of Saint Joan written by Bernard Shaw, 1917

Set design of 1917 by Lee Simonson (1888 -1967) for the scene of Saint Joan written by the English playwright Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950), though first performed as late as 1923.

Ein Geschlecht (1917) written by Fritz von Unruh and produced in Frankfurt am Main in 1918

A scene from Ein Geschlecht (tragedy 1917)  written by the German playwright Fritz von Unruh (1885 - 1970) and produced in Frankfurt am Main under the direction of Gustav Haltzung? with the stage-design by Babberger in 1918.

Masquerade (four-act-tragedy 1835) written by Mikhail Lermontov (1814 - 1841), and premiered in St. Petersburg, in 1917.

A scene from Masquerade (four-act-tragedy 1835) written by the Russian playwright Mikhail Lermontov (1814 - 1841), and premiered at the Alexandrinsky Theatre in St. Petersburgon, Russia, on February 25, 1917, under the direction of Vsevolod Meyerhold (1874 -1940).

Masquerade (Drama) by M. Y. Lermontov
Director ..................................... V. E. Meyerhold
Artist ............................................. Golovin
Composer ........................................ A. K. Glazunov

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John Gabriel Borkman (Play in four acts, 1896) written by Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906), and produced at the Deutsches Theatre of Berlin, on February 15 or 22, 1917.

A stage sketch from John Gabriel Borkman (Play in four acts, 1896) written by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906) drawn by Ernst Stern (Romanian-German scenic designer, 1876 - 1954 ), for the production at the Deutsches Theatre of Berlin, on February 15 or 22, 1917.

Escape (1926) written by John Galsworthy and produced at the Ambassadors Theatre, London, in 1926

A scene from Escape (1926) written by the British playwright John Galsworthy (1867 - 1933) and produced at the Ambassadors Theatre, London, running from August 12, 1926 to October 1926, starring Nicholas Hannen, with Leon M. Lion, Ursula Jeans, Frank Freeman, Molly Kerr, Phyllis Konstam, Ann Codrington, Margaret Halstan, Ethel Manning, Paul Gill, Stafford Hilliard, Betty Astell and Austin Trevor in the cast.

A scene from Justice (1910) written by John Galsworthy and produced at the Renaissance- Bühne, Wien, around 1925

A scene from Justice (Justiz 1910) written by the British playwright John Galsworthy (1867 - 1933) and produced at the Renaissance- Bühne, Wien, around 1925.

Back to Methuselah (1918-20) written by George Bernard Shaw and produced at the Düsseldorf's theatre (Schauspielhaus), Germany, around 1925

A scene from Back to Methuselah (Zurück zu Methusalem, 1918-20) written by the British playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)  and produced at the Düsseldorf's theatre (Schauspielhaus), Germany, around 1925.

Hofer, Johanna - Actress, German/ in role with Anne Kersten (r.) as 'Eva' with Anne Kersten as 'snake' in the play Back to Methusalem, performed in the Tribüne in Berlin, 1925