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

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.

Ben Hur (prologue and six acts) written by William Young from the novel by General Lew Wallace, and produced at the Broadway Theatre, New York City, featuring Edward Morgan and Carona Riccardo, in 1899-1900

   Scenes from Ben Hur (prologue and six acts) written by William Young from the novel by General Lew Wallace, and produced at the Broadway Theatre, New York City, featuring Edward Morgan and Carona Riccardo, having run for 194 performances from November 29, 1899 to May 1900

   As soon as Ben-Hur was published in 1880, the public clamored for a stage version. But its author refused for many years, and then he was eventually convinced to allow a spotlight to shine on the stage to represent Christ, and in 1899 the first stage production appeared on Broadway. This production was known for its amazing special effects including a shipwreck and a chariot race with real horses.

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A Message from Mars, written by Richard Ganthony and produced at the Avenue, London, from November 1899 to October 1900, having run for more than 500 performances.

   Scenes from A Message from Mars, written by Richard Ganthony and produced at the Avenue, London, from November 1899 to October 1900, having run for more than 500 performances.

  New York Times :  1899/11/23 · archives"A MESSAGE FROM MARS" IN LONDON.; Robert Ganthony's Play Is ...   "A MESSAGE FROM MARS" IN LONDON.; Robert Ganthony's Play Is Well Received at the Avenue Theatre.

   A Message from Mars premiered at London's Avenue Theatre in November 1899. Two years later, following a very successful run of more than 500 performances in London, the play and its star performer, Charles Hawtrey, transferred to New York's Garrick Theatre. Between 1903 and 1905, Hawtrey's theater company took the play on tour throughout the United States.

The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, October 27th 1900,  "A Message from Mars." at the Avenue Theatre. 

a- Horace Parker (Charles Hawtrey). The Messenger from Mars.

b- Miss Bella Pateman as Miss Parker.  c- Mr. Arthur Williams as a Tramp.

d- Horace Parker deigns to justify himself, with generalisations, in conversation with his fiancee Minnie (Miss Jessie Bateman).

e- Horace Parker the over-night cynic and sceptic, after a night spent with the Messenger, cannot even believe an urchin guilty of the theft of which he is accused.

f- The Tramp (Mr. Arthur Williams).

g- Horace is Supernaturally made Hungry and Cold, to learn charity for the Houseless Poor

1900 THEATRE Charles Hawtrey Avenue Message Mars Messenger Jessie Bateman