Tuesday, 2 November 2021

Anna Christie written by Eugene O'Neill and produced for the first time at the Vanderbilt Theatre, New York City, in 1921 to 1922,

Some scenes from Anna Christie written by the American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888-1953) and produced for the first time at the Vanderbilt Theatre, New York City, having run for 177 performances from November 2, 1921 to April 1922, starring Pauline Lord (1890-1950) as Anna Christopherson.







Monday, 1 November 2021

Anna Christie (1921) written by Eugene O'Neill and made its Broadway debut, with Pauline Lord as the title role, at the Vanderbilt Theatre, New York City, having run for 177 performances from November 2, 1921 to April 1922

Some scenes from Anna Christie (4-act-play, 1921) written by the American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888 -1953) and made its Broadway debut, with Pauline Lord as the title role, at the Vanderbilt Theatre, New York City, having run for 177 performances from November 2, 1921 to April 1922.



Pauline Lord as Anna Christie in the 1921 Broadway staging





Pauline Lord and George Marion in the 1922 touring production




Friday, 15 October 2021

Spiegelmensch (1920) written by Franz V. Werfel and produced at the Altes Theater in Leipzig in 1921

Scenes from Spiegelmensch (Mirror Man 1920) written by the Austrian playwright Franz Viktor Werfel (1890 - 1945) and produced at the Altes Theater, Leipzig, on October 15, 1921, starring Ewald Schindler in the title role and Lutz Altschul as 'Thamu', under the direction of Dr. Kronacher with the stage decorated by Alexander Baranowsky (1874 - 1941).









Tuesday, 28 September 2021

Masse Mensch, by Ernst Toller, directed by Jürgen Fehling at Volksbühne in 1921

A scene from Masse Mensch (Masses Man), written by the German Left-wing Playwright Ernst Toller (1893-1939), and produced under the direction of Jürgen Fehling (1885 - 1968) at the theater of Volksbühne, Berlin, on September 29, 1921.








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Monday, 27 September 2021

Sketch of the scenery by the Russian theatre designer Konstantin F. Yuon (1875-1958) for the 3rd day of The Government Inspector by Nikolai Gogol performed at the Moscow Art Theater in 1921.

Sketch of the scenery by the Russian theatre designer Konstantin F. Yuon (1875-1958) for the 3rd day of The Government Inspector by the Russian playwright Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852) performed at the Moscow Art Theater in 1921.



Sketch of the scenery by K. F. Yuon for the 3rd day of Gogol's "The Government Inspector". Moscow Art Theater. 1921


Sketch of the scenery by K. F. Yuon for the 3rd day of The Government Inspector. Moscow Art Theater. 1921


Mikhail Chekhov as Khlestakov in the Moscow Art Theater’s production of N. V. Gogol’s Revizor (The Inspector General), produced by Konstantin Stanislavskii, Moscow Academci Art Theater, 1921.


Monday, 13 September 2021

Masse Mensch (1920) written by Ernst Toller and produced at Volksbüne in Berlin under the direction of Jürgen Fehling in September 1921

Two scenes from Masse Mensch (1920) written by the German playwright Ernst Toller (1893 - 1939) and produced at Volksbüne in Berlin under the direction of Jürgen Fehling (1885-1968) in September 1921.





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Sunday, 12 September 2021

The Circle (a Comedy in Three Acts), written by W. Somerset Maugham (1874 – 1965), and produced at the Selwyn Theatre and the Fulton Theatre, New York City, running for 175 performances, from September 1921 to February 1 1922

   The Circle (a Comedy in Three Acts), written by the British playwright W. Somerset Maugham (1874 – 1965), and first produced at the Haymarket Theatre, London, on 3 March 1921, with a cast including Fay Compton, Allan Aynesworth and Ernest Thesiger.

   This has been revived several times in the West End and on Broadway. The play was produced at the Selwyn Theatre (Sep 12, 1921 - Jan 07, 1922) and the Fulton Theatre (Jan 09, 1922 - Feb 01 1922),  New York City, running for 175 performances, from September 1921 to February 1 1922. The following photos are the scenes from its Broadway production.



The Broadway production of the 1921 play The Circle, by W. Somerset Maugham.
SCENE IN W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM'S COMEDY "THE CIRCLE" Act I. Lady Kitty (Mrs. Leslie Carter), not having seen her son for thirty years, naturally mistakes Teddie for her own offspring, on whom she turns her back Cast (from left): Robert Rendel, John Drew, Estelle Winwood, Mrs. Leslie Carter, Maxine MacDonald, John Halliday


MRS. LESLIE CARTER, ERNEST LAWFORD and JOHN DREW IN "THE CIRCLE" Act II. Lord Porteus (John Drew) always was crotchety when playing bridge, and this time he and his mistress have a regular flare-up, much to the amusement of Lady Kitty's former husband, who stands smiling in the background



Leslie Carter, in W. Somerset Maugham's, "The Circle", from a 1921 publication.