Monday, 29 May 2006

A Message from Mars, written by Richard Ganthony (1856–1924), and produced on May 30, 1906, at the Moore Theater, in Seattle.

A scene from A Message from Mars, written by the British actor and playwright Richard Ganthony (1856–1924) and produced on May 30, 1906, at the Moore Theater, in Seattle.




Sunday, 21 May 2006

Livets Spil (The Game of Life 1896) written by Knut Hamsun and produced at the Kammerspiel in Berlin under the direction of Max Reinhardt in 1906

A scene from Livets Spil (The Game of Life, 1896), written by the Norwegian playwright Knut Hamsun (1859 - 1952) and produced at the Kammerspiel in Berlin under the direction of Max Reinhardt (Austrian-born theatre director, 1873 - 1943) in 1906.



Thursday, 18 May 2006

Rosmerholm, written by Henrik Ibsen and produced at the Lessing Theatre, Berlin, in 1906

Scenes from Rosmerholm, written by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828 - 1906) and produced at the Lessing Theatre, Berlin, in 1906, featuring Irene Triesch (German actress, 1877 - 1964) as 'Rebecca' and Emanuel Reicher as 'Rosmer'.



Irene Triesch und Emanuel Reicher in 'Rsomersholm'




Monday, 1 May 2006

Les Caprices de Marianne (1833), written by Alfred de Musset and performed at Comédie-Française in 1906

Scenes from Les Caprices de Marianne (The Moods of Marianne or Marianne's Whims, first published in 1833), written by French playwright Alfred de Musset (1810-1857) and performed at the Comédie-Française, Paris, on May 1, 1906.


The Fourth Act

The First Act

The First Act

The Fourth Act

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Thursday, 27 April 2006

John Glayde's Honour (a new and original play in four acts) written by Alfred Sutro (1863 - 1933), and performed at the St. James's Theatre, London, in 1907.

Scenes from John Glayde's Honour (a new and original play in four acts) written by the English playwright Alfred Sutro (1863 - 1933), and performed at the St. James's Theatre, London, on April 27, 1907.



The Sphere, April 27th, 1907,  "John Glayde's Honour" at the St. James's Theatre.  The Beginning of the Trouble. The Little Dinner in Mrs. Glayde's Flat in Paris.  /  Developments.


The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, April 27th, 1907, "John Glayde's Honour," By Alfred Sutro, at the St. James's Theatre.  


Thursday, 20 April 2006

The Girl Behind the Counter with a book by the British dramatists Arthur Anderson and Leedham Bantock (1870-1928), music by Howard Talbot and lyrics by Arthur Anderson. It opened at Wyndham's Theatre on 21 April 1906, produced by Frank Curzon and directed by Austen Hurgon.

Scenes from The Girl Behind the Counter (Edwardian musical comedy) with a book by the British dramatists Arthur Anderson (1873-1942) and Leedham Bantock (1870-1928), music by Howard Talbot and lyrics by Arthur Anderson. It opened at Wyndham's Theatre on 21 April 1906, produced by Frank Curzon and directed by Austen Hurgon. The farcical musical starred Isabel Jay, C. Hayden Coffin and Lawrence Grossmith. It ran for 141 performances in the original London production.



THE GIRL BEHIND THE COUNTER, COFFIN-ISABELL JAY-MILLS, 1906


Hayden Coffin and Isabel Jay "The Girl Behind The Counter"


Violet Englefield and Lawrence Grossmith "The Girl Behind The Counter" 


Marie Dainton and J F McArdle "The Girl Behind The Counter"

Coralie Blythe and Horace Mills "The Girl Behind The Counter"




Isabel Jay as Winnie Willoughby


Cover of The Play Pictorial, vol. 7, no. 45, 1906


Tuesday, 11 April 2006

The Belle of Mayfair composed by Leslie Stuart with a book by Basil Hood, Charles Brookfield and Cosmo Hamilton, and produced at the Vaudeville Theatre, Strand, London, with Camille Clifford as Madame de Pompadour in 1906

Scenes from The Belle of Mayfair (musical comedy) composed by Leslie Stuart with a book by Basil Hood, Charles Brookfield and Cosmo Hamilton, and originally produced at the Vaudeville Theatre, London, starring Camille Clifford (Belgian-born stage actress, 1885 - 1971) as Madame de Pompadour, Edna May, Louie Pounds, Arthur Williams, and Courtice Pounds, having run for 431 performances from April 11, 1906 to April 13, 1907.











Camille Clifford