Thursday, 31 August 2006

The Chorus Lady (a comedy-drama play in four acts), written in 1906 by James Forbes (1871-1938), and premiered at the Savoy Theatre, New York City, on September 1, 1906.

A scene from The Chorus Lady (a comedy-drama play in four acts), written in 1906 by Canadian-born playwright James Forbes (1871-1938) and premiered at the Savoy Theatre in New York on September 1, 1906, under the production of Henry B. Harris and starring Rose Stahl in the lead role of Patricia. The play achieved significant success, running for 315 performances before closing in June 1907, and it later had a return engagement in November 1907.

  


 The Chorus Lady, Act II The Famous Dressing Room Scene


The Chorus Lady, NYC 1908?





Thursday, 24 August 2006

Peter's Mother, written by the English playwright Mrs. Henry de la Pasture (1866 – 1945), and performed at the Wyndham's Theatre, London, in 1906.

Scenes from Peter's Mother, written by English playwright Mrs. Henry de la Pasture (1866 – 1945), and performed at Wyndham's Theatre, London, in 1906.



Peter's Mother, 1906





The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, October 6th, 1906, "Peter's Mother," by Mrs. Henry de la Pasture, at Wyndham's Theatre.  /   Mr. Norman McKinnel as Sir Timothy Crewys, J.P.  /  Miss MarionTerry as Lady Mary Crewys, and Mr. A. E. Matthews as Peter.  /  Mr. Frederick Kerr as John Crewys, Q.C.   /  Miss Marion Terry as Lady Mary Crewys.  /  Miss Marion Terry as Lady Mary Crewys, and Mr. Frederick Kerr as John Crewys,  Q.C.  /  Miss Dolores Drummond as Lady Belstone, and Mr. E. W. Garden as Canon Birch.  /  Miss Hilda Trevelyan as Sarah.

Monday, 21 August 2006

Spring Awakening (Frühlings Erwachen, published in 1891) written by Frank Wedekind (1864 - 1918), directed by Max Reinhardt and performed at the Deutsches Theatre, Berlin, in 1906.

A scene from Spring Awakening (Frühlings Erwachen, published in 1891) written by German playwright Frank Wedekind (1864 - 1918), directed by Max Reinhardt and performed at the Deutsches Theatre, Berlin, in 1906. The play was consistently met with public outrage because it featured topics such as sex, abuse, rape, homosexuality, abortion, masturbation, and sadism.  




Saturday, 19 August 2006

Carmen (an opera in four acts) by Georges Bizet, performed at the Bavarian State Opera, Munich, in 1906.

Scenes from Carmen (an opera in four acts) by French composer Georges Bizet, performed at the Bavarian State Opera, Munich, in 1906.



Frida Felser (center, 1872 –  1941), a German soprano opera singer and actress





Thursday, 17 August 2006

The Harlequin King (4-act masquerade), written by Rudolph Lothar, adapted by Louis N. Parker and Selwyn Brinton and produced at the Imperial Theatre, London in 1906

Scenes from The Harlequin King (4-act masquerade), written by Austrian playwright Rudolph Lothar (1865-1943), adapted by Louis N. Parker and Selwyn Brinton, and produced at the Imperial Theatre, London, in 1906, starring Lewis Waller (British actor, 1860 - 1915), Evelyn Millard (1869 - 1941) as Colombina, and Norman McKinnel (1870 - 1932) as Tancred.



1906 Imperial Theatre Harlequin King Waller Millard




Miss Millard Mr Waller Harlequin King Imperial Theatre 1906



Miss Evelyn Millard and Mr. Lewis Waller, reunited after their trials and dangers, in love and happiness in Act IV. of The Harlequin King, at the Imperial Theatre.











Tuesday, 15 August 2006

Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich (Zar Fedor Iwanowitsch, 1868) written by Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy and produced at The Moscow Art Theatre, in 1906

Scenes from Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich (Zar Fedor Iwanowitsch, premiered in an amateur production in Saint Petersburg in 1890), written by Russian playwright Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy (1817-1875) and produced at the Moskauer Künstlerische Theater (The Moscow Art Theatre) in 1906.





Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich staged by Konstantin Stanislavsky, 1898, Moscow Art Theater, 


Sunday, 6 August 2006

The Prince Chap, written by Edward Peple and produced at the Criterion Theatre, London, in 1906.

Scenes from The Prince Chap, written by American playwright Edward Peple (known for his comedies and farces, 1867-1924) and produced at Criterion Theatre, London, in 1906.



The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, July 21st, 1906, "The Prince Chap," by Edward Peple, at the Criterion Theatre.  /  Miss Lilias Waldegrave, as Alice Travers, and Mr. H. Roberts, as William Peyton.  /  Miss Hilda Trevelyan, as Phoebe Puckers.  /  Mr. H. R. Roberts, as William Peyton, and Betty Green, as Claudia, in Act I.  /  Miss Janet Alexander, as Claudia, in Act III.


1906 Antoine Criterion Theatre Prince Chap Le Passe