Typhoon originally produced by Mr. & Mrs. Irving with their company at the Haymarket Theatre in April, 1913

   Scenes from Typhoon (From Melchior Lengyel's "Taifun"), originally produced by Mr. & Mrs. Irving with their company at the Haymarket Theatre, London, from April, 1913 to1914.

   New York Times :  1913/04/03 LONDON, April 2.—An enthusiastic audience gave a great welcome to the adaptation of Melchior Lengyel's “Typhoon,” which was produced at the Haymarket Theatre to-night.

A scene from the play Typhoon at Haymarket theatre. April 1913

The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, April 5th, 1913," "Typhoon," at the Haymarket Theatre.- Mr. Laurence Irving and Miss Mabel Hackney."

The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, April 12th, 1913, "Typhoon" (From Melchior Lengyel's "Taifun") at the Haymarket Theatre."

   a- The Japanese colony in Paris gathered together in the rooms of Takeramo.  The moment these people find themselves alone, freed from the presence of foreigners, they throw off their Western ways, change their dress, draw forward screens, switch off the electric lights, turn and worship the portrait of the Mikado on the wall, and then settle down without the aid of chairs to tell tales of their homes and nation. 

   b- Takeramo (Mr Laurence Irving), who is entrusted with a high and secret mission by his government is questioned as to its nature by his French mistress, Helene (Miss Mabel Hackney).  A little later, goaded by her vulgar insults, he strangles this wretched woman, but his friends insist, for the sake of his yet incomplete work, that a young Japanese named Hironari - who is only travelling for pleasure - must take the blame.

  c- The investigating judge, Benoit (Mr Arthur Whitby), is baffled by the witness Kitamaru (Mr Azooma Sheko), and Hironari's confession is accordingly believed, and a sentence of seven years' imprisonment passed upon him.

  d- At last Takeramo's work for Japan has been finished.  He has handed the manuscript to his compatriots, and has then quietly retired from his friends to the other side of a screen and taken his life as penance for the murder of Helene. The others approve the deed, and are seen seizing upon his papers lest the French police should learn the secrets of Nippon.  A drunken Polish-French poet, Takeramo's friend (Mr Leon Quartermaine), stands stunned at the news.

THEATRE Scenes from 'Typhoon' at the Haymarket, 1913

The Great Adventure written by Arnold Bennett and opened at the Kingsway Theatre, London, under the direction of Granville Barker, in 1913

   A scene from The Great Adventure (A Play of Fancy in Four Acts, 1913) written by the English playwright Arnold Bennett (1867 - 1931) and opened at the Kingsway Theatre, London, under the direction of Granville Barker, in March 1913, starring Henry Ainley, Guy Rat Bone,  Claude King and Owen Mansel. It opened at the Kingsway Theatre, London on 25 March 1913, having run for 674 performances. A Broadway production in October 1913 ran for 52 performances. 

   Bennett had published a novel called Buried Alive in 1908, which he adapted for the theatre as The Great Adventure: A Play of Fancy in Four Acts. The play depicts the complications that ensue when a famous artist adopts the persona of his dead valet to escape his unwelcome celebrity.

Scenes from The Amazons written by the English playwright Sir A. Pinero (1855 – 1934), and produced at the Duke of York's Theatre, London, in 1912.

Scenes from The Amazons written by the English playwright Sir A. Pinero (1855 – 1934), and produced at the Duke of York's Theatre, London, in 1912, starring Pauline Chase (1885-1962), etc.

Marie Löhr, Phyllis Neilson-Terry and Pauline Chase in The Amazons. Duke of York Theatre, London. 1912.

The Revival of The Amazons, by Sir A. Pinero, at the Duke of York's Theatre. 1912.

Billie Burke in The Amazons (1913) The play was revived (again with Billie Burke) and opened at the Empire Theatre on 28 April 1913.

Officer 666 written by Augustin Machugh and produced at the Globe Theatre, London, in 1912 .

A scene from Officer 666 written by Augustin Machugh and produced at the Globe Theatre, London, in 1912.
The original Broadway production of this play by George M. Cohan opened at the Gaiety Theater on January 29, 1912 and ran for 192 performances.

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Officer 666 (A Melodramatic Farce), written by Augustin Machugh (1877-1928), and produced by Cohan & Harris with the director of George M. Cohan at the Gaiety Theatre, New York, from 29 January to July 1912, running for 192 performances.

   Officer 666 (A Melodramatic Farce), written by the American playwright        Augustin Machugh (1877-1928),  and produced by Cohan & Harris with the director of George M. Cohan at the Gaiety Theatre, New York, from 29 January to July 1912, running for 192 performances.

   Opening on 29 January 1912 at the Gaiety Theatre (USA), this farce by Augustin MacHugh (with uncredited revisions by Winchell Smith) ran for 192 performances. The mistaken identity plot involves a policeman (played by Francis D. McGinn) who lends his badge and uniform to a wealthy art collector, Gladwin (Wallace Eddinger), who disguises himself to investigate the theft of his identity by a burglarizing art expert (George Nash) who moved into his house while the real Gladwin was abroad and who is also about to win the girl (Vivian Martin). It was "carried out in the broadest farcical spirit, with plenty of humorous situations, a large number of surprises, and considerable bright dialogue" (New York Times, 30 January 1912).

Officer 666, by Currie, Baron W. & Augustin McHugh

Published by The H.K. Fly Company Publishers, New York, 1912

Some scenes from Jim the Penman written by Sir Charles L. Young (1839 – 1887), and performed at the Comedy Theatre, London, in 1912 - 1913.

Some scenes from Jim the Penman written by  the English playwright Sir Charles L. Young (1839 – 1887), and performed  at the Comedy Theatre, London, in 1912 - 1913.

(The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, July 5th, 1913)

Hindle Wakes (1911) written by Stanley Houghton, produced in Manchewster and London, 1912.

   Two scenes from Hindle Wakes (1911) written by the English playwright Stanley Houghton (a prominent member of the Manchester School of dramatists, 1881 - 1913), originally produced by Annie Horniman's Gaiety Theatre company at the Playhouse, Manchester, and then at the Aldwych Theatre in London, 1912, featuring Leonard Mudie, Ada King and Fanny Goodall as Fanny Hawthorn. 

   It was first performed in 1912 by Annie Horniman's Gaiety Theatre company, originally in Manchester and then in London and on Broadway. 

   Houghton's greatest success came with his play Hindle Wakes, which was first performed by Horniman's company at the Aldwych Theatre, London, on 16 June 1912. It had a long run in London, and remains his best known work. 

  

Leonard Mudie, Ada King and Fanny Goodall in Stanley Houghton's 'Hindle Wakes' 1912

At the Playhouse Theatre

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