Elektra (1901) written by Hugo von Hofmannsthal and produced at the Little Theatre in Berlin under the direction of Max Reinhardt in October 1903

Scenes from Elektra (based on Sopokles, 1901) written by the Austrian playwright Hugo von Hofmannsthal (1874 - 1929) and produced at the Kleines Theatre, Berlin, under the direction of Max Reinhardt (Austria-born theatre director, 1873 - 1943) on October 30, 1903.  

„Ich habe keine guten Nächte.“ (Rosa Bertens 1861-1934) seeks advice from her daughter Elektra (Gertrud Eysoldt 1870-1955).

Gertrud Eysoldt as ‘Elektra Listening to the Murder of her Mother’ Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung 12, no. 48 (1903)

Gertrud Eysoldt in ‘Elektra’s Dance Scene in the Final Act’ Berliner Illustrirte Zeitung 12, no. 48 (1903)

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