The Light That Failed, written by George Fleming, and performed at the Knickerbocker Theatre, New York City, from Novemberr 9 to December 1, 1903

   Scenes from The Light That Failed, written by the playwright George Fleming (pseudonym, Julia Constance Fletcher 1853–1938), and performed at the Knickerbocker Theatre, New York City, from Novemberr 9 until December 1, 1903.

   Julia Constance Fletcher (1853–1938) was an author and playwright who professionally went by the pseudonym of George Fleming.

   The Light That Failed is the first novel by the Nobel Prize-winning English author Rudyard Kipling, first published in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine in January 1891. A play by George Fleming, starring Johnston Forbes-Robertson, his wife Gertrude Elliott, and Sydney Valentine, was first staged in the West End from February to April 1903 and moved on to Broadway in November, making the story more famous.

Elektra (1901) written by Hugo von Hofmannsthal and produced at the Little Theatre in Berlin under the direction of Max Reinhardt in October 1903

Scenes from Elektra (based on Sopokles, 1901) written by the Austrian playwright Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874 - 1929) and produced at the Kleines Theatre, Berlin, under the direction of Max Reinhardt (Austria-born theatre director, 1873 - 1943) on October 30, 1903.  

„Ich habe keine guten Nächte.“ (Rosa Bertens 1861-1934) seeks advice from her daughter Elektra (Gertrud Eysoldt 1870-1955).

Gertrud Eysoldt as ‘Elektra Listening to the Murder of her Mother’ Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung 12, no. 48 (1903)

Gertrud Eysoldt in ‘Elektra’s Dance Scene in the Final Act’ Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung 12, no. 48 (1903)

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Hedda Gabler written by Henrik Ibsen and produced by Mrs. Fiske at the Manhattan Theatre, New York City, in 1903, starring Mrs. Fiske as Hedda Tesman

Scenes from Hedda Gabler written by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1888 - 1906) and produced by Mrs. Fiske at the Manhattan Theatre, New York City, running for 8 performances from October 5 1903, starring Minnie Fiske (1865–1932) as Hedda Tesman.

Mrs. Fiske as Tesman in Hedda Gabler

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Salome (1894) written by Oscar Wilde and performed in Germany at the Neues Theater in Berlin in 1903 under the direction of Max Reinhardt

A scene from Salome (first published in 1894) written by the British playwright Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) and performed under the direction of Max Reinhardt (1873 - 1943) at the Neues Theater, Berlin, on 29 September 1903.

1903 - Berlin production, revival (German) Neues Theater, 29 September 1903 - Directed by Max Reinhardt, stage director - Tilla Durieux (Salome); Max Eisfeldt (John the Baptist); Ludwig Wullner (Herod Antipas); Luise Dumont (Herodias)

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Slottsfrun (The Castle Lady), performed at the Dramatiska teatern (The Swedish National Theatre founded in 1788), Stockholm), in 1903.

Scenes from Slottsfrun (The Castle Lady), performed at the Dramatiska teatern (The Swedish National Theatre founded in 1788) Stockholm, in 1903. 

Ulysses written by Stephen Phillips and produced with Herbert Beerbohm Tree in Ulysses, New York City, in 1903

A scene from Ulysses written by the British playwright Stephen Phillips (1864-1915) and produced by Charles Frohman (1856 - 1915) with Herbert Beerbohm Tree (1852 - 1917) in the title role, at the Garden Theatre, New York City, having run for 65 performances from September 14, 1903 to November 1903.

Herbert Beerbohm Tree in Ulysses

Ulysses, Mr Tree, Act I, Scene 2. Illustration for Souvenir of Stephen Phillips’ Ulysses, produced at Her Majestry’s Theatre, by Herbert Beerbohm Tree, on 1 February 1902 

Creator: Charles A Buchel, English (1872–1950)

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The Cardinal (1901 historical play), written by Louis N. Parker (1852-1944), and performed at St James's Theatre, London, between 31 August and 5 December 1903,

   Scenes from The Cardinal (1901 historical play, set in Renaissance Italy at the height of the power of the Medici Dynasty), written by the British writer Louis N. Parker (1852-1944), and performed at St James's Theatre, London, between 31 August and 5 December 1903, where it enjoyed a long run of 106 performances.

   The original London cast included E.S. Willard, Frederick Volpe, Harry Lonsdale, Alice Lonnon, Joseph Farjeon and Helen Ferrers.

THE CARDINAL, MR WILLARD FILIBERTA & MISS ALICE LONNON

E. S. Willard in the title role, at St James's Theatre,  1903.

 A S Homewood and Alice Lonnon "The Cardinal"

Old Cardinal, at St James Theatre, Murder Chigi Arrest Lovers Ending, 1903