Monday, 2 December 1996

Die Versunkene Glocke, written by Gerhart Hauptmann and performed at the Deutschen Theater, Berlin in 1896

   Characters in Die Versunkene Glocke (The Sunken Bell,  A German Fairy Tale Drama in Five Acts, first published in 1897), written by German playwright Gerhart Hauptmann (1862-1946) and performed under the direction of Cord Hachmann (German theatre director, 1848 - 1905) at the Deutsches Theater, Berlin, on December 2, 1896.




Otto sommeerestorff als Glockengiesser


Joseph Kainz (as Heinrich)

Joseph Kainz (as Heinrich)


This photo may be that of one scene from The Sunken Bell (Die versunkene Glocke) performed in 1896


Die versunkene Glocke, illustriert von Heinrich Vogeler, 1898