Cyrano de Bergerac, written by Edmond Rostand (1868 - 1918) and produced at the Wyndham's Theatre, on 19th April 1900.

 Scenes from Cyrano de Bergerac, written by the French playwright Edmond Rostand (1868 - 1918) and produced at the Wyndham's Theatre, on 19th April 1900.

English actor-manager Sir Charles Wyndham (1837 - 1919) as Cyrano and Mary Moore as Roxanne in the play 'Cyrano de Bergerac', at Wyndham's Theatre. 

Wyndham's Production of Cyrano de Bergerac, 1900

Charles Wyndham's Cyrano de Bergerac, 1900

The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News,  "Cyrano de Bergerac," at Wyndham;s Theatre

   a- Act II.- Christian names the Nose. Cyrano (Mr. Wyndham):- "Who is this man ?"   b-Act II.- The Literary Pstry Cook, Ragueneau (Mr. Giddens) sells his custards in bags made from his sonnet Manuscripts.

Some scenes from Bonnie Dundee (A Play in One Act) written by Lawrence Irving (1871 – 1914), and performed at the Royal Adelphi Theatre, London, in 1900.

Some scenes from Bonnie Dundee (A Play in One Act) written by the English dramatist and actor Lawrence Irving (1871 – 1914), and performed at the Royal Adelphi Theatre, London, in 1900.

The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, April 7th, 1900, "Bonnie Dundee" at the Adelphi Theatre.

   1- Sir Ewan (Mr. Goodhart).  Lord Kenneth (Mr. Sternroyd).  Lady Jean (Miss Ashwell).  Claverhouse (Mr. Taber).  - "The Lassie wants her kiss."

  2- Claverhouse (Mr. Taber).  King James II. (Mr. Mackintosh).  -  "Brave Claverhouse, forgive me."

   3- Mac Tarlity (Mr. Gurney).  Laird of Muck (Mr. John Willis).  -  "The question of precedence."  

   4- Lord Ochiltree (Mr. Fulton).  Anna La Riva (Miss Sheldon).  Lady Jean (Miss Ashwell).  "That's what he wrote to me."

   5- Claverhouse  (Mr. Taber).  Anna La Riva (Miss Sheldon).  "What have I done - what have you made me do ?"

   6- "Jamie"- The Waif (Miss Jacobi).

1900 LONDON Adelphi Theatre, Bonnie Dundee, Taber Fulton and Lena Ashwell 

Scenes from Bonnie Dundee at the Adelphi Theatre, 1900

Bonnie Dundee at the Adelphi, 1900

Some scnes from Peg O' My Heart written by the J. Hartley Manners (1870 – 1928), and performed at the Comedy Theatre probably in October, 1914.

Some scnes from Peg O' My Heart written by  the London-born playwright J. Hartley Manners (1870 – 1928), and performed at the Comedy Theatre probably in October, 1914. Peg o' My Heart, a 1912 play written by J. Hartley Manners, has three acts, a medium-sized cast, one setting, and moderate pacing. 

(The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, October 24th, 1914)

Several scenes from With Flying Colours (a play of five acts) written by the British playwright Seymour Hicks (1871 – 1949) and Frederick G. Latham, and produced at the Adelphi Theatre, opening on 19 August 1899.

Several scenes from With Flying Colours (a play of five acts) written by the British playwright Seymour Hicks (1871-1949) and Frederick G. Latham, and produced at the Adelphi Theatre, London, opening on 19 August 1899.

The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, September 9th 1899, called "With Flying Colours" at the Adelphi Theatre. Page shows 6 Photographs as follows.
                      a- The Hero a Convict.
                      b- Hackett (Mr. Robert Pateman) at end of Death struggle with
                          Strangeways (Mr. W.L. Abingdon).
                      c- Mr. W.L. Abingdon. Mrs. Raleigh. Mr. Julius Knight.
                      d- Mary Derrick (Miss Sheldon); Wilfred (Mr. Aubrey Mallalieu); Sir
                          John Derrick (Mr. Vibart).
                      e- Dare (Mr. Julius Knight). Wilfred (Mr. Mallalieu).
                       f- Harry Belt (Mr. Harry Nicholls) disguised as a Sailor. Polly (Miss 
                          Florence Lloyd).

Scenes from 'With Flying Colours' at Adelphi Theatre, 1899

Preliminaries Commentary

 With Flying Colours

Author: Seymour Hicks; Author: Frederick G. Latham

Performances:  First 19 August 1899; Next 21 August 1899

Time:  7:30  Genre:  (Drama) new drama; 5 acts

First Night Cast:

Sir John Derrick: Henry Vibart

Wilfred Derrick (his son): Aubrey Mallalieu

Lotan Hackett (Sir John Derrick's manager): Robert Pateman

James Strangeways (formerly in the Navy): W[illiam] L. Abingdon

Harry Belt (manager of the bank): Harry Nicholls

Mr. Welldon (of Scotland Yard): H[enry] J. Carvill

Lieut. Charles Andover R. N.: Charles Thursby

Gen. Bellingfield (retired): C[harles] M. Lowne

Lieut. Richard Dare (of H.M.S. Defiance): Julius Knight

Lieut. Camperdown R.N. (of H.M.S. Defiance): Charles Wellesley

Lieut. Turrell (of H.M.S. Defiance): Harry Trevor

Midshipman Horatio Winter (of H.M.S. Defiance): Master Sefton

Bos'un Shelly: Webb Darleigh

Governor of Dartmouth Prison: Clarance Holt

Mary Derrick (Sir John Derrick's daughter): Miss Suzanne Sheldon

Polly Tumble (servant at the bank): Miss Florence Lloyd

Martha Belt (Harry Belt's wife): Mrs. Henry Leigh

Florence Hackett (Lotun Hackett's wife): Mrs. [Cecil] Raleigh

Convict 90 (a burglar): [A. C.] Hardie

Convict 64 (a clerk): Stanley Brett

Convict 48 (a Jew): Dudley Clinton

Convict 20 (a nobleman): F. G. Bayly

1st warder: R. Forsyth

2nd warder: Dilke

burglar's wife: Miss Mariette Hyde

quartermaster: [William] Dempsey

a waiter (Southampton Hotel): Hodding

mess waiter: T. Hill

detective: Hood

Kevin (gamekeeper): Baylis

railway porter: R. C. Elers

newsboy: Master Green

refreshment boy: Master Thornton

officers, convicts, yokels, sailors, b

Hamlet written by William Shakespeare and produced by Frank Benson's troupe, at the Lyceum Theatre, London, in March, 1900

   Scenes from Hamlet written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) and produced by Frank Benson's troupe, starring Arthur Whitby as Claudius, Frances Dillon as Gertrude, Lady Constance Benson as Ophelia, Frank Rodney as Laertes, producing this play without cuts, at the Lyceum Theatre, London, six times in March, 1900.

   In Stratford, earlier in 1899, Frank Benson had given the entire Folio Hamlet.

Act I, Scene iv. Harcourt Williams as Horatio, Benson as Hamlet and Alfred Brydone as ghost 

 Act IV, Scene v

Constance Benson as Ophelia in “Hamlet”

My Daughter in Law produced at the Lyceum Theatre, New York City, featuring Paul Bilhaud and Michel Carré, in 1900

   A scene of the last act from My Daughter in Law (from the French of Fabrice Carre and Paul Bilhaud) produced at the Lyceum Theatre, New York City, featuring Paul Bilhaud and Michel Carré, having run for 72 performances from February 26 to April 1900.

   My Daughter-In-Law : "A Comedy" by Fabrice Carre and Paul Bilhaud. Produced by Charles Frohman's London Comedians at the Lyceum Theatre (NYC - 1900) starring Herbert Standing, Seymour Hicks, Henry Kemble, Ferdinand Gottschalk (By courtesy of Daniel Frohman), Fannie Brough, Ellaline Terriss, etc.

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Some scenes from Angela written by George Duval and Cosmo Gordon Lennox (1868 – 1921), and performed at the Comedy Theatre, London, in 1907.

Some scenes from Angela written by George Duval and the British playwright Cosmo Gordon Lennox (1868 – 1921), and performed at the Comedy Theatre, London, in 1907.