Der Biberpelz (1893) written by Gerhart Hauptmann and produced at the Deutschen Theater Berlin with Else Lehmann as Frau August Wolff in September 1893

A scene from Der Biberpelz (1893) written by the German playwright Gerhart Hauptmann (1862 - 1946)  and produced at the Deutschen Theater Berlin with Else Lehmann (German theatre actress, 1866 - 1940) as Frau August Wolff in September 1893.

Programme for The Weavers (Les tisserands) written by Gerhart Hauptmann and produced at the Théâtre Libre, Paris, on May 29, 1893

Programme for The Weavers (Les tisserands) written by the German playwright Gerhart Hauptmann (1862 - 1946) and produced at the Théâtre Libre, Paris, on May 29, 1893.

The Inspector General (1836) written by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol and produced at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1892

A scene from The Inspector General (Ревизор, first performed in 1836) written by the Russian playwright Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol (1809-1852) and produced at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1892.

Lady Windermere's Fan (a four-act play) written by Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) and first performed on Saturday, 20 February 1892, at the St James's Theatre in London.

Scenes from Lady Windermere's Fan (a four-act play) written by the Irish playwright Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) and first performed on Saturday, 20 February 1892, at the St James's Theatre in London.

 the first production and cast of 'Lady Windermere's Fan' (1892) 

1892 premiere: left to right, Ben Webster (Cecil Graham), Nutcombe Gould (Lord Darlington), Adolphus Vane-Tempest (Charles Dumby), H. H. Vincent (Lord Augustus Lorton) and George Alexander (Lord Windermere)

English actress Marion Terry (1852 - 1930) as Mrs Erlynne in a production of 'Lady Windermere's Fan' by Oscar Wilde, at the St James's Theatre in London, 1892. 

Winifred Emery as Lady Windermere, 1892

First Night - St. James's Theatre,

London, 1892. 

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On Saturday, February 20, 1892 Wilde's play Lady Windermere's Fan premiered in London at the St. James Theatre.Lady Windermere's Fan follows the life of a high society wife (Lady Windermere) who suspects her husband is unfaithful. She devises a plot to catch him in his infidelity, invites his mistress to a birthday party, and finds herself in a tenuous half-friendship with the woman before it's revealed she is (spoiler alert) Windermere's own mother. The play was well received by audiences. This came at a stark contrast to his first two plays, Vera, or The Nihilists and Duchess of Padua, which were marked failures that Wilde acknowledged as such. Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan earned a triumphant review from the St. James Gazette, who wrote, "the play, it need hardly be stated, has been superbly mounted, every detail being cared for with praiseworthy taste and liberality".  -St. James Gazette February 22, 1892 

French stage actress Sarah Bernhardt as Cleopatra, 1891, in Salome written by the Irish playwright Oscar Wilde, though Sarah did not perform it

Portraits of the French stage actress Sarah Bernhardt (1844 - 1923) as Cleopatra photographed in 1891 by Napoleon Sarony (1821 - 1896), for Salome written by the Irish playwright Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), though Sarah did not perform it.

Blue Jeans written by Joseph Arthur and produced at the Fourteenth Street Theater in 1890

A scene from Blue Jeans written by the American playwright Joseph Arthur (1848 - 1906) and produced at the Fourteenth Street Theater, New York City, on Oct. 6, 1890.

The Sun (New York) Nov. 30, 1890, page 9

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A Midsummer Night's Dream written by William Shakespeare and produced at a Russian Theatre, in 1890

A scene from A Midsummer Night's Dream written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) and produced at a Russian Theatre, in 1890.