Wednesday, 11 February 2026

Street Scene (1929) written by Elmer Rice and produced at the Playhouse, New York, under the direction of William Brady, from January 1929 to June 1930

Some scenes from Street Scene (1929) written by the American playwright Elmer Rice (1892 - 1967) and produced at the Playhouse (founded in 1911 in New York), under the direction of William A. Brady (1863 - 1950), having run for 601 performances from January 10, 929 to June, 1930.










Dynamo written by Eugene O'Neill and produced, under the direction of Philip Moeller (American theatre director, 1880 - 1958), with the stage designed by Herbert J. Biberman (1900 - 1971), at the Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, in 1929

Scenes from Dynamo written by the American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888 - 1953) and initially produced, under the direction of Philip Moeller (American theatre director, 1880 - 1958), with the stage designed by Herbert J. Biberman (1900 - 1971), at the Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, having run for 50 performances from February 11 to March 1929, starring Claudette Colbert (1903-1996) and Glenn Anders (1889-1981).










Monday, 9 February 2026

Lulu Belle written by Edward Sheldon and Charles Macarthur and produced at the Belasco Theater in 1926

A scene from Lulu Belle written by the American playwrights Edward Sheldon (1886 - 1946) and Charles MacArthur (1895 - 1956) and produced by David Belasco (1853 - 1931) at the Belasco Theater, New York, running for 461 performances from Feb. 9, 1926 to March 1926.

The Broadway production was directed by David Belasco, and was a hit in spite of the controversy surrounding the work. The original cast included Lenore Ulric, Henry Hull (both in blackface) and Elizabeth Williams.





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Friday, 6 February 2026

Wings over Europe written by Robert Nichols and Maurice Browne, and produced by the Theatre Guild, New York City, under the direction of Rouben Mamoulian, in 1928

A scene from Wings over Europe written by the English playwrights Robert Nichols (1893 - 1944) and Maurice Browne (1881 - 1955) , and produced by the Theatre Guild, New York City, under the direction of Rouben Mamoulian. It opened on December 10, 1928 at the Martin Beck Theatre and then moved to the Alvin Theatre sometime in 1929 running for 90 total performances.






BroadwayPosters.com Wings Over Europe (1930 Theatre Guild, tour) 

Wings Over Europe : "A New Play" by Robert Nichols and Maurice Browne. Various productions (1929 - 30) starring Ernest Lawford (Uncle of Peter Lawford), John Dunn, Boyd Davis, Nicholas Joy, Morris Carnovsky, Lionel Bevans, Anthony Tretten, Sheldon Shepard, James Nye, Marshall C. Guthrie, William S. Stoddard, etc. Originally produced by The Theatre Guild of New York and directed by Rouben Mamoulian



Thursday, 5 February 2026

The Great Adventure (1913) written by Arnold Bennett and produced at the Prince Theatre, New York City, in 1926 to 1927

A scene from The Great Adventure (published in 1913) written by the British playwright Arnold Bennett (1867 - 1931) and produced at the Prince Theatre, New York City, having run for 46 performances from Dec. 22, 1926 to Jan. 1927.





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Tuesday, 3 February 2026

Our Town written by Thornton Wilder at the Henry Miller's Theater in 1938 under the direction of Jed Harris

   A scene from Our Town (a three-act play), written by Thornton Wilder (1897 - 1975) at the Henry Miller's Theater, New York, under the direction of Jed Harris (1900 - 1979) in February 4, 1938, and later moved to the Morosco Theatre, where it ran until November 19, 1938.

   Described by Edward Albee as "the greatest American play ever written",[1] it presents the fictional American town of Grover's Corners between 1901 and 1913 through the everyday lives of its citizens.





Frank Craven, Martha Scott and John Craven in the original Broadway production of Our Town (1938)

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Sunday, 1 February 2026

The Apple Cart (1929) written by George Bernard Shaw and produced at the Deutsches Theatre, Berlin, in 1930

A scene from The Apple Cart (Der Kaiser von Amerika 1929) written by the British playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) and produced at the Deutsches Theatre, Berlin, under the direction of Max Reinhardt (Austria-born theatre director, 1873 - 1943), on January 11, 1930.