Die Wacht am Rhein : Dramatisches Gedicht in 1 Aufzuge, ca. 1873, 1878-1880.

Format:

Other

Author/Creator:

Elsner, Oskar, 1845-1909.

Language:

German

Physical Description:

7 items

Contained In:

Learned Collection on German-Language Theater. Folders 105-106

Place of Publication:

ca. 1873, 1878-1880.

Language Note:

In German.

Summary:

Materials related to rehearsal and performance of the play, including a printed copy (Berlin: Eduard Bloch, n.d., ca. 1873), which has been annotated as a prompt-book; and 6 handwritten role books, for the following parts (the complete cast): Jakob Werner, Ammann von Burgdorf; Johanna, seine Tochter; Max Schneckenburger; Adolph Spiess; Middendorf, ehemals Lützow'scher Jäger; and Berger, ehemals Burschenschafter. All of the materials are labeled by hand as the property of Theodor Bloch, who ran a theater lending library in Philadelphia. Names of actors and actresses written on the role books reflect the cast of one or more performances in Philadelphia, most likely around 1878 to 1880 (see related playbill of March 1878, in folder 677; no cast listing given).

OCLC:

155866610