Sunday, 20 June 2010

Der grüne Kakadu (1898) written by Arthur Schnitzler for the Berlin performance around 1910

Stage design of Der grüne Kakadu (published in 1898) written by the German playwright Arthur Schnitzler (1862-1931) for the performance in Berlin around 1910.





Friday, 11 June 2010

Vlast' tmy (The Power of Darkness 1886) written by Lev N. Tolstoi and produced at the Kammerspiele in Münich around 1910

     A scene from Vlast' tmy (Die Macht der Finsternis, The Power of Darkness 1886) written by the Russian playwright Lev N. Tolstoi (1828 - 1910) and produced at the Kammerspiele in Münich around 1910.





Wednesday, 2 June 2010

Dyadya Vanya (Uncle Vanya/ Zio Vania 1897) written by Anton Chekhov and directed by Bitoev? around 1910

A scene from Dyadya Vanya (Uncle Vanya/ Zio Vania 1897) written by the Russian playwright Anton Chekhov (1860 - 1904) and directed by Bitoev? around 1910.







Thursday, 27 May 2010

Sophocles' Oedipus Rex directed by Max Reinhardt at the Circus Schumann, Berlin in 1910

Scenes from Oedipus Rex written by the Ancient Greek playwright Sophocles and directed by Max Reinhardt at the Circus Schumann, Berlin, in 1910.














Tuesday, 25 May 2010

Liebelei (1894) written by Arthur Schnitzler and produced at the Schiller Theater, Berlin in 1903.

A scene from Liebelei (premiered on 9 October 1895 in Vienna Burgtheater) written by the Austrian playwright Arthur Schnitzler (1862 - 1931) and produced at the Schiller Theater (opened in 1907) in Berlin on October 29, 1903. 






Tuesday, 4 May 2010

Brown at Brighton (a farce) written by R. Fenton McKay and Walter Stephens, and performed at the Avenue Theatre, London, from 20 December 1902 to 1903.

Scenes from Brown at Brighton (a farce about a young man going to Brighton to study for his exams) written by R. Fenton McKay and Walter Stephens, and performed at the Avenue Theatre, London, from 20 December 1902 to 1903.

  • First performed as Why Brown Went to Brighton, at the Princess of Wales's Theatre, Kennington, on 5 May 1902 
  • Performed as Brown at Brighton at the Avenue Theatre, London, on 20 December, 1902.



The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, January 10th, 1903, "Brown at Brighton" at the Avenue Theatre.  Miss Ethel Clinton, as Maisie Fairfax.  / Miss Lettice Fairfax, as Cora. / Miss Mabel Garden, as Miss Violet Stapleton. / Mr. Dallas Welford as Bertie Brown. 


Scenes from Brown at Brighton at the Avenue Theatre, 1903


Monday, 3 May 2010

Strife written by John Galsworthy (1867-1933) and produced at the Comedy Theatre, London, from 3rd May to 14th June in 1913.

Some scenes from Strife (the Labour War Play) written by the English playwright John Galsworthy (1867-1933) and produced at the Comedy Theatre, London, from 3rd May to 14th June in 1913.