Faust (1806, 1831) written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and produced in Germany under the direction of Otto Devrient in 1878

A scene from Faust (1806, 1831) written by the German authour Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832) and produced in Germany under the direction of Otto Devrient (1838 - 1894) in 1878.

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Diplomacy (an 1878 English play which is a translation and adaptation by B. C. Stephenson and Clement Scott of the 1877 French play Dora by Victorien Sardou (1831 – 1908), produced at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London, on 12 January 1878.

   Scenes from  Diplomacy (an 1878 English play which is a translation and adaptation by B. C. Stephenson and Clement Scott of the 1877 French play Dora by Victorien Sardou (1831 – 1908), produced at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London, on 12 January 1878.

   From 12 January 1878 to 10 January 1879 it ran on a single bill and long held a record as the only English theatre production to stay unchanged for a year. A revival opening on 8 November 1884 by the Bancrofts at The Haymarket ran for another 117 performances.[5] Later English revivals occurred in 1893 at the Garrick, in 1913 (featuring Owen Nares and Gladys Cooper) at Wyndham's.

Madge Kendal as Dora; William Hunter Kendal (William Hunter Grimston) as Captain Beauclerc in 'Diplomacy' 1878

Original London cast (1878)

John Clayton as Henry Beauclerc

William Hunter Kendal as Julian Beauclerc

Arthur Cecil as Baron Stein

Squire Bancroft as Count Orloff

Mr. Dean as Antoine

Madge Kendal as Dora

Effie Bancroft as Countess Zika

Roma Le Thiere as Marquise

Peer Gynt written by Henrik Ibsen and premiered at the Christiania Theatre, Oslo, with Henrik Klausen as Peer, on February 24, 1876

Scenes from Peer Gynt (originally a poem but Ibsen later adapted it to be a stage play) written by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1823 - 1906) and first performed at the Christiania Theatre, Oslo, with Henrik Klausen as Peer, on February 24, 1876, with the the original music for the stage composed by Edvard Grieg (Norwegian music composer, 1843 - 1907).

Actor Henrik Klausen as "Peer Gynt"

Henrik Klausen and Oda Nielsen in Peer Gynt

Photographs of Ellen Terry as Portia in The Merchant of Venice, produced by C. J. James, at the Prince of Wales's Royal Theatre, from April 17, 1875.

Photographs of Ellen Terry as Portia in The Merchant of Venice, produced by C. J. James with the stage manager Mr. Coglan and the scene designer Gordon and Harford, at the Prince of Wales's Royal Theatre, from April 17, 1875. 

Ellen Terry performing as Portia inThe Merchant of Venice

In 1875, Terry was engaged at the Prince of Wales's Theatre managed by Wilton and her husband Squire Bancroft. In her first role there Terry gave an acclaimed performance as Portia in The Merchant of Venice. Godwin was in charge of the artistic designs, including Terry's costumes; even after the two separated in 1875, he continued to design Terry's costumes. 

Antony and Cleopatra written by William Shakespeare and produced at the Drury Lane Theatre, London, in 1873, starring Ellen Wallis, James Anderson

A scene from Antony and Cleopatra written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) and produced at the Drury Lane Theatre, London, in 1873, starring Ellen Wallis, James Anderson (Scottish stage actor and dramatist, 1811 - 1895).

Anatema directed by the Russian director Konstantin Sergeievich Stanislavski at the Moscow Art Theater from August 9, 1871 to September 12, 1919.

Scenes from Anatema (or Anathema) written by Russian playwright Leonid Andreyev (1871 - 1919) and produced under the direction of the Russian director Konstantin Sergeievich Stanislavski (1863 - 1938) at the Moscow Art Theater from August 9, 1871 to September 12, 1919.

Russian actor Kasanov (or Kachanov)

Julius Caesar written by William Shakespeare and produced at the Winter Garden Theatre, on Broadway, on November 25, 1864, for one night only, by three famous Booth Brothers:

   A scene from Julius Caesar written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 -1616) and produced at the opulent Winter Garden Theatre, on Broadway and West 3rd Street, on November 25, 1864, for one night only, by three famous actors.

   The Booth Brothers: Edwin Booth as Brutus, John Wilkes Booth as Cassius, and Junius Brutus Booth as Mark Antony. The Booth brothers, who had never performed together, hoped to raise funds for a Shakespeare statue in the new Central Park.