Wednesday, 10 May 2017

Antigone (1917) written by Walter Hasenclever and produced at the Deutsches Theater, Berlin, under the direction of Max Reinhardt, in April 1920

A scene from Antigone (1917)  written by the German playwright Walter Hasenclever (1890 - 1940) and produced at the Deutsches Theater, Berlin, under the direction of Max Reinhardt (Austrian-born theatre director, 1873 - 1943), in April 1920




A stage-design by Ernst Stern (1876 - 1954) for Antigone (1917)  written by the German playwright Walter Hasenclever (1890 - 1940) 






Der Sohn (1914) written by Walter Hasenclever and produced at the Hof- and Nationaltheater Mannheim under the direction of Richard Weichert in 1918

Stage-sketches for Der Sohn (five-act successful Expressionist play, 1914) written by the German playwright Walter Hasenclever (1890 - 1940) and produced at the Hof- and Nationaltheater Mannheim under the direction of Richard Weichert (director and actor, 1880 - 1961) on January 19, 1918








Saturday, 6 May 2017

Nebeneinander (1923) written by Georg Kaiser and produced at Die Truppe, Berlin, in 1923

A scene from Nebeneinander (Side by Side, 'people's play,' 1923) written by the German playwright Georg Kaiser (1878 - 1945) and produced by the theatre group of Die Truppe, under the direction of Berthold Viertel (Austrian director, 1885 - 1953) with design by George Grosz, at the Schauspielhaus, Berlin, on November 3, 1923. With this play Kaiser moved away from the Expressionism of his previous works.





 

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Zweimal Oliver (1926) written by Georg Kaiser and produced at the Dresden Theater in 1926

A scene from Zweimal Oliver (Twice Oliver, 3 parts1926) written by the German playwright Georg Kaiser (1878 - 1945) and first produced at the Schauspielhaus, Dresden, on Apr. 15, 1926




Gülstorff on stage in 1926 with a regular co-star Renate Müller

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Gilles und Jeanne (1923) written by Georg Kaiser and produced at the Altes Theatre, Leipzig, in 1923

A scene from Gilles und Jeanne (Gilles and Joan, expressionist drama, first published in 1923) written by the German playwright Georg Kaiser (1878 - 1945) and produced at the Altes Theatre, Leipzig, on June 2, 1923





Tuesday, 2 May 2017

From Morning to Midnight (1912) written by Georg Kaiser and produced by the Theater Guild in New York in 1922

Scenes of Von Morgens bis Mittennachts (From Morning to Midnight 1912) written by the German playwright Georg Kaiser (1878 - 1945) and produced by the Theater Guild at the Garrick Theatre, New York City, with the set designed by Lee Simonson, having run for 24 performances from May 14, 1922






From Morn to Midnight stage play bank































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Von Morgens bis Mittennachts (1912) written by Georg Kaiser and produced at the Deutschen Theater Berlin around 1920

A stage-design  for Von Morgens bis Mittennachts (1912) written by the German playwright Georg Kaiser (1878 - 1945) and produced at the Deutschen Theater Berlin around 1920