The Importance of Being Earnest written by Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) and performed at the Haymarket Theatre, London, in 1923.

A scene from The Importance of Being Earnest written by the Irish playwright Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) and performed at the Haymarket Theatre, London, in 1923.

Nicholson as Dr Chasuble in The Importance of Being Earnest, 1923 revival, with Louise Hampton and Leslie Faber

Die Truppe (Side by Side) written by the German playwright Georg Kaiser (1878 - 1945) and produced at the Schauspielhaus, Berlin, in 1923.

Scenes from Die Truppe (Side by Side) written by the German playwright Georg Kaiser (1878 - 1945) and produced at the Schauspielhaus, Berlin, in 1923.

Masse Mensch (Masses Man), written by Ernst Toller (1893-1939), and performed at the Theatre of the Revolution (today's Mayakovsky Theatre), Moscow, from 1923.

A scene from Masse Mensch (Masses Man), written by the German left-wing playwright Ernst Toller (1893-1939), and performed at the Theatre of the Revolution (today's Mayakovsky Theatre), Moscow, from 1923.

Scenes from Katinka produced at The Shaftesbury Theatre, London, on August 31, 1923, having run for 108 performances.

   Scenes from Katinka produced at The Shaftesbury Theatre, London, on August 31, 1923, having run for 108 performances.

   Katinka is an operetta in three acts composed by Rudolf Friml to a libretto by Otto Harbach. It was first performed at the Park Theatre in Morristown, New Jersey, on December 2, 1915, with May Naudain in the title role and subsequently received its Broadway premiere on December 23, 1915 at the 44th Street Theatre.  Katinka had its UK premiere on August 30, 1923 at the Shaftesbury Theatre with Helen Gilliland in the title role and ran for 108 performances.

   New York Times :  1923/08/31   KATINKA' WINS IN LONDON.; Joseph Coyne and Binnie Hale Score ...   Otto Hauerbach and Bertram Davis's musical play "Katinka" was produced at the Shaftesbury Theatre tonight. Two Americans contributed notably to the success which the piece attained.

Miss Binnie Hale in 'Katinka' at the Shaftesbury Theatre, 1923

Dardamelle ou le Cocu (1922 ) written by Émile Louis Mazaud, and produced at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier in 1923

Scenes from Dardamelle ou le Cocu (first published in 1922) written by the French playwright, Émile Louis Mazaud (1884-1970), and produced at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier, Paris, in 1923.

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La Maison natale written by Jacques Copeau and produced at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier in 1923

A scene from La Maison natale written by the French playwright, Jacques Copeau (1879-1949), and produced at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier, Paris, on December 18, 1923.

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The Love Habit adapted by Gladys Unger, based on Pour Avoir Adrienne by Louis Verneuil, and produced at the Royalty Theatre, London, in 1923

A scene from The Love Habit adapted by Gladys Unger, based on Pour Avoir Adrienne by Louis Verneuil, and produced at the Royalty Theatre, London, in 1923.