Oedipus Rex written by the ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles and performed at the Covent Garden Opera House, on January 15, 1912.

Scenes from Oedipus Rex written by the ancient Greek tragedian Sophocles and performed at the Covent Garden Opera House, on January 15, 1912. Production by Max Reinhardt with Sir John Martin-Harvey as Oedipus. Translation by George Gilbert Aimé Murray.

Stage scene designs for Hamlet drawn by Edward Gordon Craig (1872-1966) around 1912

Stage scene designs for Hamlet written by the English playwright William Shakespeare and drawn by Edward Gordon Craig  (1872-1966) around 1912.

E.G. Craig's design for Hamlet, Act 1 Scene 2 (1912)

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A Butterfly on the Wheel, written by Edward G. Hemmerde, K.C. Neilson and Francis Neilson, performed at the 39th Street Theatre, New York City, from Jan 09, 1912 until Jun 1912.

A scene from A Butterfly on the Wheel, written by Edward G. Hemmerde, K.C. Neilson and Francis Neilson, performed at the 39th Street Theatre, New York City, from January 9, 1912 until June 1912, and running for 191 performances.

Court Room Scene

Stella maris (Star of the Sea) composed by Alfred Kaiser, and produced at the Kurfürstenoper, Berlin, from December 23, 1911 to 1913

A scene from Stella maris (Star of the Sea, Musical play in 3 acts) composed by Alfred Kaiser (1872 - 1917), and produced at the Kurfürstenoper, Berlin, from December 23, 1911 to 1913.

The Miracle (Das Mirakel 1911) written by Karl Vollmöller and produced in London under the direction of Max Reinhardt in 1911

   Scenes from The Miracle (Das Mirakel 1911) written by the German playwright Karl Vollmöller (1878 - 19 48) and produced at the Olympia Theatre, London, under the direction of Max Reinhardt (Austria-born theatre director, 1873 - 1943), on 23 December 1911. It was a collaboration between the Austrian director Max Reinhardt and the English impresario C B Cochran, and was a spectacular with a cast of two thousand.

   The Miracle is a 1911 wordless play by Karl Vollmöller with integral and accompanying music by Engelbert Humperdinck as well as church songs and sacred chants. 

Staging of Karl Gustav Vollmoeller's play The Miracle in the 'Olympia' (exhibition centre) in London, director: Max Reinhardt Stagings by Max Reinhardt in London, 1 January, 1912

Natacha Trouhanowa in The Miracle, Olympia, Kensington, London, 1911

A scene showing two soldiers of the Inquisition during rehearsals for the religious drama The Miracle, performed in the huge arena of the Olympia exhibition centre, West London, at Christmas 1911.

The production toured continental Europe, ending in Berlin at the Zirkus Busch, Berlin,  on 13 May 1914. 

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Jedermann (Everyman) written by Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874 - 1929) and first performed on 1 December 1911 in Berlin, directed by Max Reinhardt at the Circus Schumann.

    A scene from Jedermann, Das Spiel vom Sterben des reichen Mannes (Everyman. The play of the rich man's death) written by the Austrian playwright Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874 - 1929) and first performed on 1 December 1911, directed by Max Reinhardt at the Circus Schumann, Berlin. The following photo must be the scene from this performance.

   Jedermann is a play by the Austrian playwright Hugo von Hofmannsthal, based on several medieval mystery plays, including the late 15th-century English morality play Everyman. 

Kathleen ni Houlihan (the nationalistic and republican one-act play) written by William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) and Lady Gregory (1852 - 1932), and performed by the Abbey Theatre's Irish Players in Western Mass. in November 1911.

   Scenes from Kathleen ni Houlihan (the nationalistic and republican one-act play) written by the Irish playwright William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) and Lady Gregory (1852 - 1932), and performed by the Abbey Theatre's Irish Players in Western Mass. in November 1911. 

   As part of its tour, the Irish Players performed at the Court Square Theater in Springfield, MA on November 9, 1911.  The plays included "Kathleen Ni Houlihan," "The Building Fund" by William Boyle and "The Rising of the Moon' by Lady Gregory. On the previous day, November 8, the Irish Players performed two shows at the Northampton Academy of Music, a matinee and evening performance. 

The Irish Players Nov 9. 1911 Kathleen Ni Houlihan a Play By William Butler Yeats

Gilmore's Court Square Theatre Springfield Mass. Dwight O. Gilmore Owner and Manager

Kathleen ni Houlihan; Performed by Irish Players, at Plymouth Theatre (Boston, MA) in 1913.

Lady Gregory as Cathleen Ni Houlihan, 1919, presumably in New York