Herbert Beerbohm Tree as King John
Productions of King John
1899. Herbert Beerbohm Tree's production of King John ran from September 20, 1899 to January 1, 1900, for an impressive 114 performances. The venue was Her Majesty's Theatre (London). Tree played John, and others in the cast were Julia Neilson as Constance, Charles Sefton and Caryll Field-Fisher as Arthur, Franklyn McLeary and Norman McKinnel as Hubert, Lewis Waller as Philip, and Louis Calvert as Cardinal Pandolph (Wearing, II, 830).
1901. April 15 marked the opening of Frank Benson's festival season at Stratford-upon-Avon. The company presented for the first time at Stratford a cycle of the history plays: King John, Richard II, Henry IV, Part 2, Henry V, Henry VI, Part 2, and Richard III. The company presented five other plays as well, including Much Ado About Nothing (Loney, I, 8).