Wednesday, 28 January 2026

Man and Superman (1901-02) written by George Bernard Shaw and produced at the Lessing Theater, Berlin, under the direction of Karlheinz Martin on October 5, 1926

Scenes from Man and Superman (Mensch und Übermensch, 1901-02) written by the Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) and produced under the direction of Karl Heinz Martin (1886 - 1948) at the Lessing Theater, Berlin, on October 5, 1926.
 









Stage design for "Man and Superman" in Berlin 1926

Tuesday, 27 January 2026

Major Barbara (1905) written by George Bernard Shaw and produced at the Theater am Kurfürstendamm, Berlin under the direction of Karlheinz Martin around 1935

A scene from Major Barbara (1905) written by the Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) and produced at the Theater am Kurfürstendamm, Berlin under the direction of Karl Heinz Martin (1886-1948) around 1935.



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Sunday, 25 January 2026

Fanny's First Play (1910-11) written by George Bernard Shaw and produced at the Josefstadt Theatre, Wien, in 1926

A scene from Fanny's First Play (Fannys erstes Stück, 3-act-comedy, 1910-11)  written by the Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) and produced at the Josefstadt Theatre, Vienna, on September 17, 1926.





Mrs. Warren’s Profession (1893) written by George Bernard Shaw and produced in the Josefstadt Theatre, Wien, in 1927

A scene from Mrs. Warren’s Profession (Frau Warrens Gewerbe 1893) written by the Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950) and produced at the Josefstadt Theatre, Vienna, on March 15, 1927.








Friday, 23 January 2026

Roar China! (1926) written by Sergei Trethyakov and produced at the Meyerhold's Theatre in 1926

   A scene from Roar China! (seven scenes 1926) written by the Russian playwright Sergei Tretyakov (1892 - 1937) and first produced at the Meyerhold Theatre on January 23, 1926, and later went on foreign tour, and on tour of provincial theatres in the USSR.

   In 1924 Sergei Tretyakov made a lengthy visit to China, where he taught Russian literature and collected materials for some of his later publications.



Roar China staged at Moscow's Meyerhold Theatre, in 1926









Thursday, 22 January 2026

The Great God Brown written by Eugene O'Neill and produced at the Greenwich Village Theatre, New York City, with the scenic design by Robert Edmond Jones and the mask designed by William Stahl and James Light, in 1926

Scenes from The Great God Brown  (1926) written by the American playwright Eugene O'Neill (1888 - 1953) and produced at the Greenwich Village Theatre, New York City, with the scenic design by Robert Edmond Jones and the mask designed by William Stahl and James Light, having run for 271 performances from Jan. 23 to Sep. 1926, starring William Harrigan (1894-1966).






















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Wednesday, 14 January 2026

The Inspector General (1836) written by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol and directed by Vsevold Meyerhold at the Meyerhold Theatre, with the set design by Viktor Kiselyov in 1926

Scenes from The Inspector General (first published in 1836 and revised in 1842) written by the Russian playwright Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol (1809-1852) and directed by Vsevold Meyerhold (1874 - 1940) at the Meyerhold Theatre, Moscow, with the set designed by Viktor Kiselyov on December 1, 1926.




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