The Taming of the Shrew, written by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), and directed by Frank R. Benson in 1911

   Scenes from The Taming of the Shrew, written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616), and directed by Frank R. Benson in 1911, starring Constance Benson and Frank R. Benson.

   In 1911 Benson appeared in four films of Shakespeare plays, much abbreviated: Richard III, in the title role; Julius Caesar, in which he played Antony; The Taming of the Shrew as Petruchio; and Macbeth, in the title role.

A Butterfly on the Wheel, written by Edward G. Hemmerde, K.C. Neilson and Francis Neilson, produced at the Globe Theatre, London, in 1911.

Scenes from A Butterfly on the Wheel, written by Edward G. Hemmerde, K.C. Neilson and Francis Neilson, produced at the Globe Theatre, London, in 1911, starring Miss Madge Titheradge as Peggy. 

Mr Lewis Waller and Miss Madge Titheradge in 'A butterfly on the wheel' 

ACTRESSE MADGE TITHERADGE AS " PEGGY " IN A BUTTERFLY ON THE WHEEL

1911 LONDON, Butterfly on the Wheel, Globe Theatre, Divorce Court Scene

Miss Madge Titheradge as Peggy in "A butterfly on the wheel"

The Hope, written by the English playwrights Cecil Raleigh (1856-1914) and Henry Hamilton (c.1854-1918), and performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, in 1911.

   Scenes from The Hope, written by the English playwrights Cecil Raleigh (1856-1914)  and Henry Hamilton (c.1854-1918), and performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London, in 1911.

 Act II Scene 3 'Interior of the Dewan Kas, Delhi' from a production of The Hope, Drury Lane, 1911.

   1911 'The Hope' features the Derby and an earthquake! The real horses this time FACED the audience. A few people ran from the theatre!

The Lily (a modern play in four acts), adapted from the French of Pierre Wolff and Gaston Belasco, and performed at the Kingsway Theatre, London, in 1911.

A scene from The Lily (a modern play in four acts), adapted from the French of Pierre Wolff and Gaston Belasco, and performed at the Kingsway Theatre, London, in 1911, afterwards at the Duke of York's Theatre.

The Perplexed Husband written by Alfred Sutro and produced at the Wyndham's Theatre on September 12, 1911

   Scenes from The Perplexed Husband written by the English playwright Alfred Sutro (1863 - 1933) and produced at the Wyndham's Theatre, London, on September 12, 1911, starring Walter Sickert.  

   Until his retirement, Sutro wrote more than twenty plays, most of them popular successes.

Henrietta Watson and E. Lyall Swete 

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The Mousme written by Robert Courtneidge and Alexander M. Thompson, produced, under the direction of Robert Courtneidge, at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, in 1911 - 1912

Scenes from The Mousme written by Robert Courtneidge and Alexander M. Thompson, produced, under the direction of Robert Courtneidge, at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, having run for 209 performances from September 9, 1911 to March 23, 1912.

Cicely Courtneidge

Florence Smithson as O Hana San in 'The Mousmé' (The Maids in Japan), 17 October 1911

Evelyn Laurie as Tuki in 'The Mousmé' (The Maids in Japan)

Bought and Paid For (a Drama in Four Acts) written by George Broadhurst, and performed at the Princess Theatre, New York City, under the direction of William C. deMille, in 1911.

Scenes from Bought and Paid For (a Drama in Four Acts) written by the Anglo-American theatre owner and playwright George Broadhurst (1866 – 1952), and performed at the Princess Theatre, New York City, under the direction of  William C. deMille, in 1911.

Act IV, Bought and Paid For at Princess Theatre, 1911

This comedy drama by George H. Broadhurst opened on 26 September 1911 and ran for 431 performances at New York s Playhouse.