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

   Characters in Die Versunkene Glocke (5-act-play, first published in 1897) written by the 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.

   The Sunken Bell is an 1896 drama by the German writer Gerhart Hauptmann. During the poet's lifetime, it was one of his most frequently performed plays. The Sunken Bell is Hauptmann's first verse drama and marks the break with naturalism in his work. The play with the subtitle A German Fairy Tale Drama in Five Acts premiered on December 2, 1896 at the Deutsches Theater in Berlin.

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

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