Thursday, 30 June 2016

Le Vieil Homme written by Georges de Porto-Riche and produced at the Renaissance Theatre, Paris in January 1911

Several scenes from Le Vieil Homme (the five-act play of The Old Man, first published in 1911) written by the French playwright Georges de Porto-Riche (1849 - 1930) and produced at the Renaissance Theatre (théâtre de la Renaissance), Paris, in January 1911










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Tuesday, 28 June 2016

Blanchette (1892) written by Eugène Briex and produced at the Comédie-Française, Paris in1930

Some scenes from Blanchette (3-act-comedy, first published in 1892) written by the French playwright Eugène Briex (1858 - 1932) and produced at the Comédie-Française, Paris, in 1930


The First Act
 
The Third Act

The Fourth Act









Brand (1865) written by Henrik Ibsen and produced in Moscow in 1906

A scene from Brand (1865) written by the Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) and performed probably under the direction of Nemirovich-Danchenko (1858 - 1943) at the Moscow Art Theater with Vasily Kachalov (Russia's  renowned actor, 1875 - 1948) as Brand and Germanova in 1906


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Monday, 27 June 2016

Les Honnêtes Femmes written by Henri Becque and performed at the théâtre du Gymnase, Paris in 1880

A scene from Les Honnêtes Femmes (one-act-comedy, first published in 1880) written by the French playwright Henri Becque (1837-1899) and first performed at the Théâtre du Gymnase, Paris, on January 1, 1880 and then at the Comédie-Française on October 27, 1886


Tenth Scene

Sunday, 26 June 2016

La Parisienne (The Woman of Paris, 1885) written by Henri Becque and performed at Théâtre Antoine in 1904

A scene from La Parisienne (The Woman of Paris, first published in 1885) written by the French playwright Henri Becque (1837-1899) and performed at Théâtre Antoine in November 1904



Les Caprices de Marianne (1833) written by Alfred de Musset and performed at Comédie-Française in 1905

Scenes from Les Caprices de Marianne (The Moods of Marianne, first published in 1833) written by the French playwright Alfred de Musset (1810-1857) and performed at the Comédie-Française, Paris, in 1905, where this play was first performed in 1851



The Fourth Act

The First Act

The First Act

The Fourth Act
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Friday, 24 June 2016

On ne badine pas avec l’amour (No Trifling with Love, first published in 1834) written by Alfred de Musset and produced at Comédie- Française in 1923

Stage-designs for On ne badine pas avec l’amour (No Trifling with Love, first published in 1834) written by the French playwright Alfred de Musset (1810 - 1857) and produced at Comédie- Française, Paris, in 1923





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