Till Damaskus (To Damascus 1898) written by August Strindberg and produced at a German theatre under the direction of Friedrich Kaysslerin in 1920

Some scenes from Till Damaskus (Nach Damaskus, first published in 1898) written by the Swedish playwright August Strindberg (1849-1912), directed by Friedrich Kayßler (1874-1945) and stage-designed by Karl Jakob Hirsch (1892-1952), played by Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur (1886-1960), Helene Fehdmer (1872-1939), and Friedrich Kayßlerin, at the theater of Volksbühne, Berlin, in November 1920.

The Emperor Jones written by Eugene O'Neill and first staged on November 1, 1920, by the Provincetown Players at the Provincetown Playhouse, New York City

Some scenes from The Emperor Jones written by the American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888 -1953)  and first staged on November 1, 1920, by the Provincetown Players at the Provincetown Playhouse, New York City, with Charles Sidney Gilpin playing the role of Brutus Jones on stage. It ran for 204 performances and was hugely popular, touring in the States with this cast for the next two years.

Brutus Jones, played by Charles Sidney Gilpin, removes his shoes to facilitate his flight through the jungle in the original Provincetown Playhouse production of The Emperor Jones (1920)

Charles Gilpin The Emperor Jones 1920

In November 1921, the Provincetown Players presented Eugene O'Neill's The Emperor Jones. This landmark drama marked the first time an African-American actor, Charles S. Gilpin, played the lead in a play produced by a white company.

The Whiteheaded Boy (1916) written by Lennox Robinson and produced by Noblesville High School, Indiana USA, around 1920

A scene from The Whiteheaded Boy (published in 1916) written by the Irish playwright Lennox Robinson (1886-1958) and produced by Noblesville High School, Indiana, USA, around 1920.

The Shadow of the Glen (1903) written by John Millington Synge (1871-1909) and produced by the Mount Vernon Community Players, Ohio, USA, around 1920

A scene from The Shadow of the Glen (first published in 1903) written by the Irish playwright John Millington Synge (1871-1909) and produced by the Mount Vernon Community Players, Ohio, USA, around 1920.

Riders to the Sea (1904) written by John Millington Synge and produced at the West Virginia University, USA, around 1920

A scene from Riders to the Sea (first published in 1904) written by the Irish playwright John Millington Synge (1871-1909) and produced at the West Virginia University, USA, around 1920.

The Land of Heart’s Desire (1894) written by William Butler Yeats and produced at the Canvas Playhouse, USA, in 1920

A scene from The Land of Heart’s Desire (first published in 1894) written by the Irish playwright William Butler Yeats (1865-1939) and produced at the Canvas? Playhouse, USA, in 1920.

The Emperor Jones written by Eugene O'Neill and first produced at several theatres in New York from, in 1920 to 1921

Some scenes from The Emperor Jones written by the American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888 - 1953) and first produced at several theatres in New York from, having run for total 204 performances from 1920 to 1921.

  Provincetown Playhouse (Nov. 1, 1920 - Dec. 1920)
  Selwyn Theatre (Dec. 1920 - Jan. 25, 1921)
  Princess Theatre (Jan. 29, 1921 - Apr. 1921) 

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