Set Designs of 1919 by Norman Bel Geddes for King Lear written by William Shakespeare

Set Designs by Norman Bel Geddes (American theatrical designer 1893 -1958) for King Lear written by the English playwright William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), drawn in 1919.

Norman Bel Geddes's Costume design for Albany in William Shakespeare’s King Lear, 1919, Charcoal on paper

Himmel und Hölle (1919) written by Paul Kornfeld and produced at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin, in 1919

Two scenes from Himmel und Hölle (5-act-tragedy, 1919) written by Paul Kornfeld (1889 - 1942) and produced at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin, probably in 1919.

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Sin (Oleh Biyma) written by Volodymyr Vynnychenko at the Molodyi Teatr starring S. Semdor and P. Samiilenko in 1919

A scene from Sin (Oleh Biyma) written by the Ukrainian playwright Volodymyr Vynnychenko (writer and statesman, 1880 - 1951) at the Molodyi Teatr [Young Theatre], starring S. Semdor and P. Samiilenko in 1919.

John Ferguson (1915) written by Saint John Ervine and produced at the Cort Theatre, New York City, in 1919

A scene from John Ferguson (4-act-play, 1915) written by the British playwright Saint John Ervine (1883 - 1971) and produced at the Garrick Theatre and Fulton Theatre, New York City, having run for 354 performances from May 13, 1919, to the date unknown.

JOHN FERGUSON Peg Entwhistle, Brandon Evans, Warburton Gamble, Elisabeth Risdon

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The Jest directed by Arthur Hopkins at the Plymouth Theatre, New York, with Lionel Barrymore, John Barrymore in 1919

Scenes from The Jest (From the Italian of "La Cena Delle Beffe" by Sem Benelli) directed by Arthur Hopkins at the Plymouth Theatre, New York City, With Lionel Barrymore, John Barrymore (1887 - 1968), running for 77 performances from April 9, 1919 to June 14, 1919.

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Gas (1918) written by Georg Kaiser and produced at the Volkesbune in Berlin in 1919

Scenes designed by Karl Jakob Hirsch (1892 -1952) for Gas (1918) written by the German playwright Georg Kaiser (1878 - 1945) and produced at the Volksbühne in Berlin under the direction of Paul Leggband?, starring Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur and Rudolf Lettinger, in January, 1919.

Where the Cross is Made (1914) written by Eugene O'Neill and premiered at the Playwrights' Theatre, on November 22, 1918.

   Where the Cross is Made (one-act-play, 1914) written by the American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888 - 1953) and produced at the following theatres.

Playwrights' Theatre   Opened: Friday, November 22, 1918

Playwrights' Theatre   Opened: Friday, April 23, 1920

Frolic Theatre, New York   Opened: May 9, 1928 Directed by Sara Shakow

   O'Neill's "Where the Cross Is Made" explores the distinction between reality and fantasy through the character of Captain Bartlett, whose obsession with finding a lost treasure leads him to confuse his delusions with reality. This theme is highlighted by the family's struggle to bring him back to sanity, demonstrating the destructive power of fantasy when it overrides one's perception of reality.