Wednesday, 10 August 2005

Scenes from Public Opinion (A Farce in Three Acts), written by R. C. Carton (1853 – 1928), and performed at the Wyndham's Theatre, London, in 1905.

Scenes from Public Opinion (A Farce in Three Acts), written  by the English actor and playwright R. C. Carton (1853 – 1928), and performed at the Wyndham's Theatre, London, in 1905.
















Saturday, 6 August 2005

Two scenes from The Duel Bill performed at the Criterion Theatre, London, in 1905.

 Two scenes from The Duel Bill performed at the Criterion Theatre, London, in 1905.



The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, August 19th, 1905, "Duel Bill" at the Criterion Theatre.
    1- "Lucky Miss Dean."
         a- Acacia  (Miss Ethel Irving) :  "But, Fred, it isn't true."
             Fred  (Mr. Marsh Allen) : "Anybody could have written it if it had been." (Quarter Page).
         b- Fred :  "Two cheques and we can't use either of them." (Quarter Page).
     2-  " Time is Money."
         a- Susan  (Miss Mona Harrison) :  "Here are your antimacassars, madam." (Half Page).



Sunday, 31 July 2005

Some scenes from Mollentrave on Women (a comedy in three acts) written by Alfred Sutro (1863 – 1933), and performed at the St. James's Theatre, London, in 1905.

Some scenes from Mollentrave on Women (a comedy in three acts) written by the English dramatist Alfred Sutro (1863 – 1933), and performed at the St. James's Theatre, London, in 1905.



(The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, February 18th, 1905)



6 Actresses of "Some Ladies of the Pantomime and Light Opera Stages."
1- Miss Billie Burke, the American Actress, in the pantomime at the Shakespeare Theatre, LIverpool.
2- Miss Violet Walters, of the "Orchid" company, at the Gaiety Theatre. (2 Photos).
4- Miss Ruth Lytton, as Aristo in "The White Cat" at Drury Lane Theatre.
5- "Dainty Lillian Graham" in "Dick Whittington," at the Theatre Royal, Cardiff.
6- Miss Alexandra Carlisle in "The Catch of the Season," at the Vaudeville Theatre.

The following is a copy of the original programme:
ST. JAMES THEATRE
KING STREET, S.W.
Monday, February 13th, 1905.
THIS EVENING AT 9
WILL BE ACTED
MOLLENTRAVE ON WOMEN
A New and Original Comedy in Three Acts
By ALFRED SUTRO.
"I wish it to be distinctly understood that, my scientific investigations notwithstanding, I still regard woman as an amiable creature."
(Mollentrave on Women: Introduction.)
Mr. Mollentrave Mr. Eric Lewis.
Sir Joseph Balsted, K.C., M.P. Mr. Norman McKinnel.
Everard Swenboys Mr. Leslie Faber.
Lord Contareen Mr. Robert Horton.
Mr. Dexter Mr. E. Vivian Reynolds.
Mr. Noyes Mr. Gerald Jerome.
Peters Mr. E. H. Brooke.
Martin Mr. Murray Carrington.
Lady Claude Derenham Miss Marion Terry.
Margaret Messilent Miss Lettice Fairfax.
Miss Treable Miss Nora Greenlaw.
Mrs. Martelli Mrs. Kemmis.
[Act I.] —Study in Sir Joseph Balsted's House.
[Act II.] —Drawing-room in Mr. Mollentrave's House.
[Act III.] —Garden of Mr. Mollentrave's House at Swanage.
Time—The Present.




Friday, 29 July 2005

A scene from Lady Ben performed at the Comedy Theatre, London, in 1905.

A scene from Lady Ben performed at the Comedy Theatre, London, in 1905.



(The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, April 8th, 1905)




Betty Callish (1886 – after 1941) started acting in London, as a student at Herbert Beerbohm Tree's academy, now known as the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. In England, Callish appeared Lady Ben (1905), Leah Kleschna (1905),[6] The Little Stranger (1906), A Waltz Dream (1911) and Orpheus in the Underground (1912).

 

Three scenes fromThe Dictator (a play in three acts ) written by Richard Harding Davis (1864-1916), and performed at the Comedy Theatre, in 1905.

Three scenes fromThe Dictator (a play in three acts ) written by the American playwright Richard Harding Davis (1864-1916), and performed at the Comedy Theatre, in 1905.



(The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, June 3rd, 1905)


Saturday, 23 July 2005

Stage designed by Nikolai Ulyanov for Schluck and Jau written by Gerhart Hauptmann and produced under the direction of Vsevolod Meyerhold at the Theatre-Studio in 1905

Stage designed by Nikolai Ulyanov (Russian scenic designer, 1877 - 1949) for Schluck und Jau (Schluck and Jau) written by Gerhart Hauptmann (1862 - 1946) and produced under the direction of Vsevolod Meyerhold (Russian theatre director, 1874 - 1940) at the Theatre-Studio (Studio on Povarskaya Street), Moscow, in 1905.




Wednesday, 19 January 2005

Three scenes from The Dictator (a play in three acts ) written by Richard Harding Davis (1864-1916), which opened on January 19, 1905, at the Grand Opera House, Seattle, USA.

Three scenes from The Dictator (a play in three acts ) written by the American playwright Richard Harding Davis (1864-1916), which opened on January 19, 1905, at the Grand Opera House, Seattle, USA.



 Including William Collier (third from Left).







 Including William Collier (hat raised).