Scenes from Nebeneinander (Side by Side), written by the German playwright Georg Kaiser (1878 – 1945), and premiered at the Schauspielhaus, Berlin, on 3 November, 1923, directed by Berthold Viertel with design by George Grosz.
Kaiser's drama Side by Side (Nebeneinander, 1923), a 'people's play' (Volksstück), premiered in Berlin on 3 November 1923, directed by Berthold Viertel with design by George Grosz. With this play Kaiser moved away from the Expressionism of his previous works. Utilizing a more rounded characterization and more realistic curt, comic dialogue to tell a light-hearted story of an idealistic pawnbroker caught up in the hyperinflation afflicting Germany at the time (the currency stabilization came a fortnight after the play opened), the play inaugurated the 'new sobriety' (Neue Sachlichkeit) in the drama. "Kaiser has left the cloud that used to surround him," a review in the Weltbühne suggested, "and landed with both feet on the earth."
Our Betters was first written in 1915, but not produced on Broadway until 1917 with Rose Coghlan and Chrystal Herne. It was first seen in London in 1923 with Margaret Bannerman as Pearl and Constance Collier as the Duchesse. This led to the play’s first publication. The only Broadway revival was in 1928 with Ina Claire as Pearl.
A scene from Eliza Comes To Stay (a farce in three acts), written by the British playwright H. V. Esmond (1869-1922), and performed in 1923.
A scene from The Importance of Being Earnest written by the Irish playwright Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) and performed at the Haymarket Theatre, London, in 1923.
Scenes from Die Truppe (Side by Side) written by the German playwright Georg Kaiser (1878 - 1945) and produced at the Schauspielhaus, Berlin, in 1923.
