Sunday, 24 November 2002

Salome (1893) written by Oscar Wilde and perfomed at the Berlin's Kleines Theatre under the direction of Max Reinhardt in November, 1902

A scene from Salome (1893) written by the Irish playwright Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) and performed at the Berlin's Kleines Theatre (Little Theatre) under the direction of Max Reinhardt (1873-1943) in November, 1902.
 




Thursday, 14 November 2002

The Girl from Kay's (a musical comedy in three acts), produced by George Edwardes at the Apollo Theatre in London, opening on 15 November 1902 and moving to the Comedy Theatre on 14 December 1903.

   Scenes from The Girl from Kay's (a musical comedy in three acts), produced by George Edwardes at the Apollo Theatre in London, opening on 15 November 1902 and moving to the Comedy Theatre on 14 December 1903 to finish its run of 432 performances.

   The Girl from Kay's is a musical comedy in three acts, with music by Ivan Caryll and book and lyrics by Owen Hall. Additional songs were by Paul Rubens, Howard Talbot, Adrian Ross, Percy Greenbank and others.



Scenes from The Girl from Kay's at The Apollo Theatre, 1903



The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, February 7th, 1903, "The Girl from Kay's," at the Apollo Theatre.
Winnie Harborough (Miss Ethel Irving):- "Marry You? Well, you know, you are not everything a girl could wish for."
Hoggenheimer (Mr. Willie Edouin):- "No, but I can give you everything a girl could wish for - except a title; and I'll give a million pounds to the hospital fund and get that."





THEATRE Kate Cutler as The Girl From Kay's at the Apollo, 1903



KATE CUTLER in The Girl from Kay's at the Apollo Theatre, 1903




Ethel Irving as Winnie Harborough







Saturday, 9 November 2002

The Mocking Bird produced, under the direction of R. H. Burnside, at the Bijou Theatre and the Grand Opera House for about a month, with Mabel Gillman as Yvette Millet, having run for 86 performances from Nov. 10, 1902 to June 8, 1903

Scenes from the romantic comic opera The Mocking Bird produced, under the direction of R. H. Burnside, at the Bijou Theatre and the Grand Opera House for about a month, with Mabel Gillman as Yvette Millet, having run for 86 performances from November 10, 1902 to June 8, 1903.







Sunday, 3 November 2002

The Admirable Crichton written by James M. Barrie, and produced by Charles Frohman and directed by Dion Boucicault. It opened at the Duke of York's Theatre in London on 4 November 1902.

   Several scenes from The Admirable Crichton (1902 comic stage play) written by the Scottish playwright James M. Barrie, and produced by Charles Frohman and directed by Dion Boucicault. It opened at the Duke of York's Theatre in London on 4 November 1902, running for 328 performances. 
   The New York premiere followed in November 1903 at the Lyceum Theatre, where the production ran for 144 performances. Henry Kemble, Sybil Carlisle and Pattie Browne were in both the London and the New York opening casts.




H. B. Irving as Crichton (left) and Henry Kemble, as the Earl of Loam (centre)







Scene with Ernest (played by Mr Gerald du Maurier) and Tweeny (played by Miss Pattie Browne). From the production at the Duke of York Theatre, London, 1902.



Sunday, 27 October 2002

Alt-Heidelberg written by by Wilhelm Meyer-Förster, in October 1902

Some scenes from Alt-Heidelberg (first performed in 1901) written by Wilhelm Meyer-Förster (1862 - 1934), and produced in October 1902. This play was his major international success and became one of the most performed plays in Germany during the first half of the 20th century.



Act II, Scene 12

Act II, Scene 12

Act II, Scene 9
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Thursday, 24 October 2002

Some scenes from Monsieur Beaucaire, a romantic comedy in four acts. In collaboration with Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland, Tarkington adapted it as a play, which was produced at the Comedy Theatre, from 25 October 1902, with 430 performances.

Some scenes from Monsieur Beaucaire, a romantic comedy in four acts. In collaboration with Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland, Tarkington adapted it as a play, which was produced at the Comedy Theatre, from 25 October 1902, with 430 performances.

 


 Lewis Waller [stage name], William Waller Lewis (1860 - 1915)





Mr. Lewis Waller and Miss Grace Lane in "Monsieur Beaucaire," at the Comedy Theatre. 1903.


1903 - THEATRE COMEDY LEWIS WALLER GRACE LANE MONSIEUR BEAUCAIRE





   



Tuesday, 1 October 2002

Baldevins bröllop (Baldwin's Wedding), written by Vilhelm Krag (1871–1933) , and performed by a Norwegian theater company at the Södra teatern, Stockholm, in 1902.

   Scenes from Baldevins bröllop (Baldwin's Wedding), written by the Norwegian playwright Vilhelm Krag (1871–1933) , and performed by a Norwegian theater company at the Södra teatern, Stockholm, in 1902. 

   Baldevins bryllup is a Norwegian comedic play in three acts, written by Vilhelm Krag and first performed on 20 November 1900 at the National Theatre in Oslo, where it premiered to great success and remained a staple of the repertoire for nearly three decades.



Baldevins bröllop at Södra teatern 1902. 


Baldevins bröllop at Södra teatern 1902.