Sin (Oleh Biyma) written by Volodymyr Vynnychenko at the Molodyi Teatr starring S. Semdor and P. Samiilenko in 1919

A scene from Sin (Oleh Biyma) written by the Ukrainian playwright Volodymyr Vynnychenko (writer and statesman, 1880 - 1951) at the Molodyi Teatr [Young Theatre], starring S. Semdor and P. Samiilenko in 1919.

John Ferguson (1915) written by Saint John Ervine and produced at the Cort Theatre, New York City, in 1919

A scene from John Ferguson (4-act-play, 1915) written by the British playwright Saint John Ervine (1883 - 1971) and produced at the Garrick Theatre and Fulton Theatre, New York City, having run for 354 performances from May 13, 1919, to the date unknown.

JOHN FERGUSON Peg Entwhistle, Brandon Evans, Warburton Gamble, Elisabeth Risdon

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Die Wandlung (1917-18) written by Ernst Toller and produced at the Tribüne, Charlottenburg under the direction of Karl Heinz Martin in 1919

A scene from Die Wandlung (1917-18) written by the German playwright Ernst Toller (1893 - 1939) and produced at the Tribüne, Charlottenburg under the direction of Karl Heinz Martin in 1919.

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Die Wandlung (1917-18) written by Ernst Toller and produced at the Altes Theater, Leipzig in 1919?

   A scene from Die Wandlung (1917-18) written by the German playwright Ernst Toller (1893 - 1939) and produced at the Altes Theater, Leipzig, probably in 1919.

   The transformation. The Wrestling of a Human Being is Ernst Toller's first play. It was completed in 1918 and premiered the following year at the Berlin Tribune. After the premiere, which made Ernst Toller famous within a very short time, the play celebrated an extraordinary success with critics and audiences. According to Toller's own statement, Die Wandlung was played over 100 times in Berlin and around 35 times in Hamburg. The success of the work may have been related to the fact that it represented a revolution in the theatre in terms of content and form. 

The Jest directed by Arthur Hopkins at the Plymouth Theatre, New York, with Lionel Barrymore, John Barrymore in 1919

Scenes from The Jest (From the Italian of "La Cena Delle Beffe" by Sem Benelli) directed by Arthur Hopkins at the Plymouth Theatre, New York City, With Lionel Barrymore, John Barrymore (1887 - 1968), running for 77 performances from April 9, 1919 to June 14, 1919.

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Gas (1918) written by Georg Kaiser and produced at the Volkesbune in Berlin in 1919

Scenes designed by Karl Jakob Hirsch (1892 -1952) for Gas (1918) written by the German playwright Georg Kaiser (1878 - 1945) and produced at the Volksbühne in Berlin under the direction of Paul Leggband?, starring Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur and Rudolf Lettinger, in January, 1919.

Where the Cross is Made (1914) written by Eugene O'Neill and premiered at the Playwrights' Theatre, on November 22, 1918.

   Where the Cross is Made (one-act-play, 1914) written by the American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888 - 1953) and produced at the following theatres.

Playwrights' Theatre   Opened: Friday, November 22, 1918

Playwrights' Theatre   Opened: Friday, April 23, 1920

Frolic Theatre, New York   Opened: May 9, 1928 Directed by Sara Shakow

   O'Neill's "Where the Cross Is Made" explores the distinction between reality and fantasy through the character of Captain Bartlett, whose obsession with finding a lost treasure leads him to confuse his delusions with reality. This theme is highlighted by the family's struggle to bring him back to sanity, demonstrating the destructive power of fantasy when it overrides one's perception of reality.