Constance Benson as Lady Anne
Frank Benson as Richard
Frank Benson as Richard
Seymour Hicks as Richard
Robert B. Mantell as Richard
Productions of Richard III
1892. Edmund Tearle produced the Colley Cibber adaptation of Richard III at the Olympic Theatre (London); the production ran for eleven performances, from April 25 to May 6. Tearle took the part of Richard, Duke of Gloster; Frederick Scarth played Buckingham, Marie Glynne the Duchess of York, Theresa Osborne Lady Anne, and Kate Clinton Elizabeth (Wearing, I, 212).
1896. Richard III, performed by Henry Irving's company, ran for 35 performances at the Lyceum Theatre (London). It opened in December, 1896, and closed in April, 1897. Irving played the part of Richard, H. Cooper Cliffe the Duke of Clarence, F. H. Macklin Buckingham, Maud Milton Elizabeth, Mary Rorke Duchess of York, and Julia Arthur the part of lady Anne (Wearing, I, 620).
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).
1904. On December 5 at the Princess Theatre, New York City, Robert B. Mantell opened a two-week run of plays in repertory. He played Othello and Richard III. Marie Booth Russell performed with him (Loney, I, 24).