The Second in Command written by Capt. Robert Marshall and performed at the Haymarket Theatre, London, on November 27, 1900.

   Scenes from The Second in Command written by Capt. Robert Marshall and performed at the Haymarket Theatre, London, on November 27, 1900.

   The New York Times :  1900/11/28  "THE SECOND IN COMMAND."; Capt. Robert Marshall's New Play ...  LONDON, Nov. 28.—At the Haymarket Theatre last evening Capt. Robert Marshall's new comedy, “The Second in Command,” was produced before a large and enthusiastic audience and proved...

The Second in Command, at the Haymarket Theatre, Scene from the Last Act. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 8 December 1900.

La Terre (1887) written by Emile François Zola and produced at the Theatre Libre, Paris, starring André Antoine, in 1900

   La Terre (The Earth, 1887) written by the French playwright Emile François Zola (1840-1902) and produced, under the direction of André Antoine, at the Theatre Libre, Paris, starring André Antoine, in 1900.

   André Antoine (1858-1943) was one of the first modern directors, a bold experimenter who wanted to produce serious playwrights. He founded the Théâtre Libre in Paris in 1887 as an alternative to the melodramatic stage spectacle. The intention was to present new naturalistic drama that was not included in the repertoire of the theatres in power.

Theatre Libre, Zola: The Earth

The Bear (1888) written by Anton Chekhov and produced at the National Theater in Berlin, in 1900

   A scene from Der Bär (The Bear, Медведь, 1888) written by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov (1860 - 1904) and performed first in Germany at the National Theater in Berlin, on November 12, 1900.

 

The Wedding Guest (a play in four acts), written by Sir James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937), and performed at the Garrick Theatre, London, in October 1900.

Scenes from The Wedding Guest (a play in four acts), written by the English playwright Sir James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937), and performed at the Garrick Theatre, London, in October 1900.

The Wedding Guest, Drawing, 1900 (drawn)

1900 Wedding Guest, Garrick Theatre

The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, October 27th 1900, "The Wedding Guest" at the Garrick Theatre.

a- Miss Violet Vanbrugh as Kate Ommaney.

b- Mr. H. B. Irving as Paul Digby, and Miss Dorothea Baird as Margaret Fairbairn, afterwards Mrs. Paul Digby.

c- Miss Kate Sergeantson as Lady Janet Dunwoodie.

d- The Game of Draughts in the Third Act. - The players being the placid Mr. Fairbairn (Mr. Brandon Thomas) and the emotional Rev. Mr. Gibson (Mr. Henry Vibart).  Meikle (Mr. George), the ancient butler, anxious for the honour of the family, prompts his master excitedly from the back.

L'Aiglon adapted into English by Louis N. Parker from the work by Edmond Rostand and produced by Charles Frohman at the Knickerbocker Theatre on October 22, 1900

Scenes from L'Aiglon (a six-act play) adapted into English by Louis N. Parker from the work by Edmond Rostand (1868 - 1918) and produced by Charles Frohman at the Knickerbocker Theatre,  Washington, D.C., on October 22, 1900 and having run for 73 performances, and again produced by Maurice Grau at the Garden Theatre, New York City, having run for 16 performances from Nov. 26, 1900 to Dec. 1900.

Further Information about this Play in USA

Vid Breitenfeld (At Breitenfeld) written by Karl Alfred Melin (1849-1919) and performed at the Dramatiska teatern, Stockholm, in 1900.

Scenes from Vid Breitenfeld (At Breitenfeld) written by the Swedish writer Karl Alfred Melin (1849-1919) and performed at the Dramatiska teatern, Stockholm, in 1900.

Albion Örtengren as Kapten Sten, Frans Envall as Björn, Oscar Byström as Niklas, Justus Hagman as Tillys överste and Ossian Hamrin as Borgmästaren in Vid Breitenfeld at Dramatiska teatern 1900.

Oscar Byström as Niklas, Ossian Hamrin as Borgmästaren, Justus Hagman as Tillys överste, Frans Envall as Björn, Albion Örtengren as Kapten Sten and Constance Byström as Käthe.

Till Damaskus (The Road to Damascus) written by August Strindberg (1849-1912) and performed at the Dramatiska teatern, Stockholm, in 1900.

    Scenes from Till Damaskus (The Road to Damascus) written by the Swedish playwright August Strindberg (1849-1912) and performed at the Dramatiska teatern (The Royal Dramatic Theatre), Stockholm, in 1900.

  The Road to Damascus, is a trilogy of plays by the Swedish playwright August Strindberg. The first two parts were published in 1898, with the third following in 1904. It has been described as "Strindberg's most complex play" and as "his greatest play," due to its "synthesis of a wide variety of myths, symbols and ideas with a profound spiritual analysis in a new dramatic form."

Harriet Bosse as Damen and August Palme (1856-1924) as Den okände (and others) in Till Damaskus at Dramatiska teatern 1900. Act II.

Tyra Dörum (1878-1951) as Abbedissan, August Palme as Den okände (and others) in Till Damaskus at Dramatiska teatern 1900.

Harriet Bosse as Damen August Palme as The Unknown in To Damascus. Act IV, by the Sea

Harriet Bosse as Damen, August Palme as Den okände and Frans Envall as Tiggaren. Act I.

Axel Hansson as Läkaren, August Palme as Den okände, Harriet Bosse as Damen and Hilda Klefberg as Systern. Act II.

August Palme as Den okände and Harriet Bosse as Damen (and others). Act II.

August Palme as Den okände and Lotten Dorsch as Modern. Act III.