Source
Source: Gernot Schley, Die Freie Bühne in Berlin. Der Vorläufer der Volksbühnenbewegung. Ein Beitrag zur Theatergeschichte in Deutschland. Berlin: Haude & Spenersche Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1967, p. 51.
Abstract
Below is a facsimile of the playbill from Gerhart Hauptmann’s social drama Vor Sonnenaufgang [Before Daybreak]. Hauptmann’s naturalist work was one of the first productions staged by Theaterverein Freie Bühne or Free Stage Association. It caused a sensation at its premiere in October 1889. The play was in keeping with Hauptmann’s pronouncement: “writers are the tears of history.”
Playbill for Gerhart Hauptmann’s Before Daybreak (October 20, 1889)
Recommended Citation
Playbill for Gerhart Hauptmann’s Before Daybreak (October 20, 1889),
published in: German History in Documents and Images,
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[April 24, 2024].