Monday, 31 May 2021

Woe from Wit (Горе от ума, Gore ot Uma 1823) written by Alexander Sergeyevich Griboyedov and produced at the Moscow Little Theatre in 1921?

Scenes from Woe from Wit (Горе от ума, Gore ot Uma 1823) written by the Russian playwright Alexander Sergeyevich Griboyedov (1795 - 1829) and produced at the Maly (Little) Theatre, Moscow, probably in 1921, with Olga Gzovskaya (1883 - 1962) playing as Sophia.







Vitaly Solomin and Mikhail Tsarev in the play of the Maly Theater Woe from Wit


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Thursday, 27 May 2021

Still from the film The Wildcat (Die Bergkatze), Stern as art director in 1921.

Still from the film The Wildcat (Die Bergkatze), with Ernst Sitern (German scenic designer 1876-1954) as art director in 1921.





Pola Negri and Hermann Thimig in Die Bergkatze (1921)

Thursday, 13 May 2021

Set designs for Masse Mensch (1921) written by Ernst Toller and drawn by Hans Strobach

Set designs for Masse Mensch (premiere in 1921) written by the German playwright Ernst Toller (1893 - 939) drawn by Hans Strohbach (German artist, 1891 - 1949).








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Tuesday, 27 April 2021

Louis Ferdinand Prinz von Preußen (1913) written by Fritz von Unruh and produced at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin around 1920

A scene from Louis Ferdinand Prinz von Preußen (Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia 1913) written by the German playwright Fritz von Unruh (1885 - 1970) and produced at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin with the stage designed by Biraltz? in 1921.



Tuesday, 20 April 2021

Liliom (1909) written by Molnár Ferenc and produced by the Theatre Guild, New York, in 1921

Some scenes from Liliom (first published in 1909) written by the Hungarian playwright Molnár Ferenc (1878 - 1952) and produced by the Theatre Guild, under the direction of Frank Reicher (1875 - 1965), at the Garrick & Fulton Theatres, New York City, running for 300 performances from April 20, 1921 to Jan. 7, 1922.

 














Wednesday, 3 March 2021

The Circle written by W. Somerset Maugham and first produced at Haymarket, London, on March 3, 1921

A scene from The Circle (3-act comedy) written by the English writer W. Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965) and first produced at Haymarket, London, on March 3, 1921, with the cast including Fay Compton, Allan Aynesworth and Ernest Thesiger.



Sunday, 28 February 2021

Mr. Pim Passes By (1919) written by Alan Alexander Milne and produced at the Theatre Guild, New York City, in 1921

Scenes from Mr. Pim Passes By (1919) written by the British playwright Alan Alexander Milne (1882 - 1956) and produced by the Theatre Guild at the Garrick Theatre, New York City, having run for  124 performances from February 28, 1921 to June 1921.








With (left to right) Erskine Sanford (Carraway Pim), Dudley Digges (George Marden, J. P.) and Laura Hope Crews (Olivia)

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