Sketch of the scenery by Mstislav V. Dobuzhinsky for the play The Game of Robin and Marion, performed at the Old theater in 1907

   Sketch of the scenery by the Russian-Lithuanian artist Mstislav V. Dobuzhinsky (1875-1957) for the play The Game of Robin and Marion, performed at the Old theater in 1907.

  The Play of Robin and Marion is a 13th-century musical play by Adam de la Halle, a French poet and musician. It is considered an early example of French secular theatre and a predecessor to comic opera.

   Among Dobuzhinsky's later works are series of masterful and dramatic illustrations, notably for Fyodor Dostoevsky's White Nights (1923) and Yury Olesha's Three Fat Men (1925). Dobuzhinsky contributed sets for theatre productions in Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, and Düsseldorf. During World War II, Dobuzhinsky painted imaginary landscapes of the besieged Leningrad.

Sketch of the scenery by Mstislav V. Dobuzhinsky (1875-1957) for Le Jeu de Robin et de Marion performed at the Old theater in 1907.

Sketch of the scenery by the Russian-Lithuanian artist Mstislav V. Dobuzhinsky (1875-1957) for Le Jeu de Robin et de Marion (The Game of Robin and Marion, the earliest French secular play with music) performed at the Old theater in 1907.

(Lady) Clancarty, written by Tom Taylor (1817-1880, and performed at the Lyric Theatre, London, in 1907.

   Scenes from (Lady) Clancarty, written by the English dramatist Tom Taylor (1817-1880, and performed at the Lyric Theatre, London, in 1907.

   Lady Clancarty was produced at various theatres (1887 - 95) starring Mr. and Mrs Kendal (William Hunter and Madge Kendal), William Lugg, George Gray, Florence Cowell, Minnie Cathcart, Gaston Murray, etc. Directed by Daniel Frohman.

Evelyn Millard. Lewis Waller. Adrienne Augarde. Franklin Dyall "Clancarty"

Evelyn Millard and Lewis Waller "Clancarty"

Evelyn Millard and Lewis Waller "Clancarty"

Evelyn Millard and Lewis Waller "Clancarty"

The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, May 4th, 1907, "Clancarty," by Tom Taylor, at the Lyric Theatre.

   1- Mr. J. E. George as the Earl of Portland.   2- Lady Clancarty (Miss Evelyn Millard) successfully appeals to King William III. (Mr. W. Mackintosh) to save the life of her husband, who, though an open enemy of the King's, is not the assassin he is thought to be.

   3- Lady Clancarty (Miss Evelyn Millard), disguised as a washerwoman, visits her condemned husband  in his prison.

   4- Mr. Lewis Waller as Lord Clancarty (an adherent of King James) when under sentence of death for treason against King William III.

   5- Miss Adrieenne Augarde as Lady Betty Noel, a jelous young friend of Lady Clancarty's

   6- Lady Clancarty in her bed-chamber with Lady Betty Noel on the night when Lord Clancarty seeks refuge there.   7- Lady Clancarty consoles her husband in the prison.

Alt-Heidelberg ( Old Heidelberg), written by the German playwright Wilhelm Meyer-Förster (1862-1934), and performed at a German Theatre, in 1907.

   Scenes from Alt-Heidelberg (Old Heidelberg), written by the German playwright Wilhelm Meyer-Förster (1862-1934), and performed at a German Theatre,  in 1907.

   Alt-Heidelberg is a play by Wilhelm Meyer-Förster, which was performed for the first time on 22 November 1901 at the Berlin Theatre. It became the most successful German-language play of its time.

Student & Waitress Scene

Wir haben die Jugend, Alt Heidelberg Akt III, Student

Play by Wilhelm Meyer-Foerster, Director: Hans Kroneck, Performance on December 12, 1907 at the Lortzing Theater

Attila (A Tragedy in Four Acts), written by Laurence Binyon (1869-1943), and produced by Mr. Oscar Asche at His Majesty's Theatre, London, in September 1907.

Scenes from Attila (A Tragedy in Four Acts), written by the English playwright Laurence Binyon (1869-1943), and produced by Mr. Oscar Asche at His Majesty's Theatre, London, in September 1907.

The Sphere, September 7th, 1907,   of "A Striking Scene in the Poetic Play, "Attila" by Arthur Garratt.  Mr. Laurence Binyon's Four-Act Play, Attila, produced by Mr. Oscar Asche on Wednesday evening, deals with the King of the Huns (A.D. 453) from the Poetic rather than the historic standpoint. The scene is the ramparts of a Burgundian city. This picture shows Mr. Asche as Attila encountering the Burgundian princess, Ildico (Miss Lily Brayton), om whom he sets his heart. The scenery and dresses as designed by Mr. C.S. Ricketts are particularly beautiful.

The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, September 14th, 1907, "Attila," By Laurence Binyon, at His Majesty's Theatre."

   1- Attila  (Mr. Oscar Asche) to Messalia  (Mr. H. R. Hignett) :  "Give me this ring! What thing or device is wrought upon the gem?"

   2- Ildico  (Miss Lily Brayton) :  "Yes,  Sigismund (Mr. Godfrey Tearle), but he would use me, and I'll be no instrument of his or any man's."

   3- Kerka  (Miss Rorke)  "Hernak  (Cyril Bruce),  be absent from the feast to-night."

   4- Ildico :  "Say it again, say it is willed in heaven.  Say that you love me."  

   5- Sigismund : "To-night he weds with a Burgundian bride :  Shall Burgundy be silent?  Here and now i dedicate  my sword to Attila." (Drawing his sword, he ruches at Attile.)

The Pelican, written by August Strindberg (1849 – 1912), and premiered at the Intima Teatern at Norra Bantorget, Stockholm, in 1907.

   A scene from The Pelican, written by the Swedish playwright August Strindberg (1849 – 1912), and premiered at the Intima Teatern at Norra Bantorget,  Stockholm, in 1907.

   With August Falck as leader, he founds Intima Teatern at Norra Bantorget in Stockholm. It is inaugurated with the world premiere of The Pelican, which is a fiasco.

   The Pelican is one of August Strindberg's late chamber plays, written in 1907. Set almost entirely within a single, cramped household, it exposes a family poisoned by greed, resentment, and emotional neglect after the death of the father. 

The Christian (A Drama in Four Acts, 1907), written by Hall Caine (1853-1931), and performed at the Lyceum, London, on 31st August 1907.

Scenes from The Christian (A Drama in Four Acts, 1907), written by the British dramatist Hall Caine (1853-1931),  and performed at the Lyceum, London, on 31st August 1907.

1907 Lyceum Theatre, The Christian, Home Refuge, Crawford Lang

Eric Mayne and Valli Valli "The Christian"

Valli Valli, Lilian Bethell and Matheson Lang "The Christian" 1907/08. 

THE CHRISTIAN, PLAY ILLUSTRATION, ERIC MAYNE & MISS VALLI VALLI

(Alexander) Matheson Lang as John Storm in The Christian by Rita Martin

1907 Miss Valli Polly Love Christian, Lyceum Theatre

The Bystander, September 18th, 1907," showing The Following Three Photographs of "Scenes from "The Christians," at the Lyceum."

      1- The reverend gentleman is denouncing Lord Robert Ure, the villain of the piece, who has brought shame upon Polly Love. (Full Page). Showing Miss Alice Crawford & Mr. Matheson Lang.)

      2- Go-ings-on in the Home of Refuge. (Two Half Page Photographs)

          a- Black Meg induces Jennie to stay in the "Home of Refuge".   b- The Church Militant.

 The Picton Post, Wednesday, November 20, 1907 

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