Mary Rose written by James M. Barrie (1860-1937). Mary Rose first opened in London at the Haymarket Theatre, London, running from 22 April 1920 to 26 February 1921, 399 performances.

   Some scenes from Mary Rose written by the Scottish playwright James M.  Barrie (1860-1937).  Mary Rose first opened in London at the Haymarket Theatre, London,  running, from 22 April 1920 to 26 February 1921, for 399 performances, with Fay Compton as Mary Rose, a role which was written for her by Barrie. 

   It was revived (with many of the same cast still in place) in 1926. Mary Rose opened in New York on Broadway at the Empire Theatre, running from 22 December 1920 to April 1921. The Charles Frohman production was directed by Ben Iden Payne, with Ruth Chatterton as Mary Rose.

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Mary Rose debuted on 22 April 1920 at the Haymarket Theatre in London, with Fay Compton starring Mary Rose.

“The study of a Highlander, too, by Mr. Ernest Thesiger, was a perfect piece of character acting.” Aberdeen Journal, April 23, 1920

“Cameron, now a middle-aged, bearded man, brings back Mary Rose after her disappearance on the island.  After twenty-five years she comes back as youthful and fresh as before, and cannot understand why everybody has changed.  Her mother and father (Miss Mary Jerrold and Mr. Norman Forbes) greet her with subdued fear.” The Sphere, November 6, 1920

Michael Billington’s article appeared in the Guardian, Leon Quartermaine and Fay Compton in Mary Rose at the Haymarket theatre, 1926

A photo of Carl Sternheim and actresses, Berlin, around 1920

A photo of the German playwright Carl Sternheim (1878 - 1942) with actors and actresses, Berlin, around 1920.

Antigone (1917) written by Walter Hasenclever and produced at the Deutsches Theater, Berlin, under the direction of Max Reinhardt, in April 1920

A scene from Antigone (1917)  written by the German playwright Walter Hasenclever (1890 - 1940) and produced at the Deutsches Theater, Berlin, under the direction of Max Reinhardt (Austrian-born theatre director, 1873 - 1943), in April 1920.

A stage-design by Ernst Stern (1876 - 1954) for Antigone (1917)  written by the German playwright Walter Hasenclever (1890 - 1940) 

Woyzeck (1837) written by Georg Karl Büchner and produced in Prague around 1920

Stage-design for Woyzeck (1837) written by the German playwright Georg Karl Büchner (1813 - 1837) and produced in Prague around 1920.

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Der weisse Heiland (1920) written by Gerhart Hauptmann and produced at the Großen Schauspielhaus in Berlin in 1920

A scene from Der weisse Heiland (dramatic fantasy, 11 scenes, first published in 1920) written by the German playwright Gerhart Hauptmann (1862 - 1946) and first produced at the Großen Schauspielhaus in Berlin on March 28, 1920.

Penthesilea (1807) written by Heinrich von Kleist and produced at the Schauspiel in Frankfurt am Main around 1920

A scene from Penthesilea (mythological Amazon queen, Penthesilea, described as an exploration of sexual frenzy, 1807) written by the German playwright Heinrich von Kleist (1777 - 1811) and produced at the Schauspiel in Frankfurt am Main around 1920

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Beyond the Horizon written by Eugene O'Neill and produced by John D. Williams at the Morosco Theatre, New York City, in 1920

Several scenes from Beyond the Horizon written by the American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888 - 1953) and produced by John D. Williams (1886 - 1941) at the Morosco Theatre, New York City, having run for 111 performances from February 2 to May, 1920 .

Stage setting for Act I, scene 1

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