Georg KAISER
German expressionist dramatist. Born November 25 , 1878 Magdeburg: died Ascona, Switzerland 4 June 1945
Stage Works
- Rektor Kleist (Schoolmaster Kleist). Tragicomedy, 4 acts. Written 1903. Published 1918. Produced Königsberg, Neues Schauspielhaus, Jan. 26, 1918.
- Die jüdische Witwe (The Jewish Widow). Play, 5 acts. Written 1904; revised 1908. Published 1911. Produced Meiningen, Landestheater, Jan. 31, 1921.
- Der Kongress (The Congress). Comedy, 3 acts. Written ca. 1905. Published 1905. Early version of Der Präsident.
- Der Geist der Antike (The Spirit of Antiquity). Comedy, 4 acts. Written 1905. Published 1923. Published also as Die Falle (The Trap).
- David und Goliath (David and Goliath). Comedy, 4 acts. Written 1906. Published 1920. Produced Düsseldorf, Schauspielhaus, Nov. 20, 1915, as Grossbürger Müller (Prominent Citizen Müller). Revised version: Produced Minden, Stadttheater, Mar. 19, 1922.
- Der Zentaur (The Centaur). Comedy, 5 acts. Written 1906; revised 1916. Published 1916. Produced as Konstantin Strobel, Frankfurt am Main, Schauspielhaus, Oct. 23, 1917; modified as Margarine, 1925.
- Die Sorina oder Der Kindermord (Sorina or The Child Murder). Comedy, 3 acts. Written 1910. Published 1917. Produced Berlin, Lessing Theater, Mar. 6, 1917.
- Die Versuchung (The Temptation). Tragedy, 5 acts. Written 1910. Published 1917. Produced Hamburg, Thalia-Theater, May 31, 1917.
- Der mütige Seefahrer (The Daring Mariner). Comedy, 4 acts. Written 1910. Published 1926. Produced Dresden, Schauspielhaus, Nov. 12, 1925.
- König Hahnrei (King Cuckold). Tragedy, 5 acts. Written 1910. Published 1913. Produced Berlin, Staatliches Schauspielhaus, May 5, 1931.
- Hyperion. Play, 1 act. Published 1911.
- Claudius. Play, 1 act. Written 1911. Published 1918. Produced Frankfurt am Main, Neues Theater, Oct. 21, 1918; Baden-Baden, Städtische Schauspiele, Oct. 21, 1918.
- Friedrich und Anna (Friedrich and Anna). Play, 1 act. Written 1911. Published 1918. Produced Frankfurt am Main, Neues Theater, Oct. 21, 1918; Baden-Baden, Städtische Schauspiele, Oct. 21, 1918.
- Von Morgens bis Mitternachts (From Morn to Midnight). Play, 2 parts. Written 1912. Published 1916. Produced Munich, Kammerspiele, Apr. 28, 1917.
- Die Bürger von Calais (The Citizens of Calais). Play, 3 acts. Written 1913. Published 1914. Produced Frankfurt am Main, Neues Theater, Jan. 29, 1917.
- Der Fall des Schülers Vehgesack (The Case of the Student Vehgesack). Comedy. Published 1914. Produced Vienna, Neue Bühne, Feb. 11, 1915.
- Europa (Europe). Dance play, 5 scenes. Written 1914. Published 1915. Produced Berlin, Grosses Schauspielhaus, Nov. 25, 1920.
- Das Frauenopfer (A Woman's Sacrifice). Play, 3 acts. Written 1916. Published 1918. Produced Düsseldorf, Schauspielhaus, Mar. 23, 1918.
Nos. 19, 22, and 24 form the trilogy Gas.
- Die Koralle (The Coral). Play, 5 acts. Written 1917. Published 1917. Produced Frankfurt am Main, Neues Theater, Oct. 27, 1917. Part I of trilogy.
- Juana. Play, 1 act. Written 1918. Published 1918. Produced Frankfurt am Main, Neues Theater, Oct. 21, 1918; Baden-Baden, Städtische Schauspiele, Oct. 21, 1918.
- Der Brand im Opernhaus (Fire in the Opera House). Play, 3 acts. Written 1918. Published 1919. Produced Berlin, Königliches Schauspielhaus, Nov. 16, 1918; Hamburg, Kammerspiele, Nov. 16, 1918; Nürnberg, Stadttheater, Nov. 16, 1918.
- Gas, I. Play, 5 acts. Written 1918. Published 1918. Produced Frankfurt am Main, Neues Theater, Nov. 28, 1918; Düsseldorf, Schauspielhaus, Nov. 28, 1918. Part II of trilogy.
- Der gerettete Alkibiades (Alcibiades Saved). Play, 3 parts. Written 1919. Published 1920. Produced Munich, Residenztheater, Jan. 29, 1920.
- Gas, II. Play, 3 acts. Written 1919. Published 1920. Produced Brno, Czechoslovakia, Vereinigte Deutsche Theater, Oct. 29, 1920. Part II of trilogy.
- Hölle, Weg, Erde (Hell, Road, Earth). Play, 3 parts. Written 1919. Published 1919. Produced Berlin, Lessingtheater, Dec. 5, 1919; Frankfurt am Main, Neues Theater, Dec. 5, 1919.
- Der Protagonist (The Protagonist). Play, 1 act. Written 1920. Published 1921. Produced Breslau, Lobetheater, Mar. 16, 1922.
- Kanzlist Krehler (Krehler the Clerk). Tragicomedy, 3 acts. Written 1921. Produced Berlin, Kammerspiele, Feb. 14, 1922.
- Noli me tangere (Do Not Touch Me). Play, prologue and 2 parts. Written 1921. Published 1922.
- Die Flucht nach Venedig (The Flight to Venice). Play, 4 acts. Written 1922. Published 1923. Produced Nürnberg, Intimes Theater, Feb. 9, 1923.
- Gilles und Jeanne (Gilles and Joan). Play, 3 parts. Written 1922. Published 1923. Produced Leipzig, Altes Theater, June 2, 1923.
- Nebeneinander (Side by Side). Play of the people, 5 acts. Written 1923. Published 1923. Produced Berlin, Lustspielhaus, Nov. 3, 1923.
- Kolportage (Hawking). Comedy, prologue and 3 acts. Written 1924. Published 1924. Produced Berlin, Lessingtheater, Mar. 27, 1924; Frankfurt am Main, Neues Theater, Mar. 27, 1924.
- Gats. Play, 3 acts. Written 1925. Published 1925. Produced Vienna, Deutsches Volkstheater, Apr. 9, 1925.
- Zweimal Oliver (Twice Oliver). Play, 3 parts. Written 1926. Published 1926. Produced Dresden, Schauspielhaus, Apr. 15, 1926.
- Papiermühle (Paper Mill). Comedy, 3 acts. Written 1926. Published 1927. Produced Dresden, Alberttheater, Jan. 26, 1926.
- Der Präsident (The President). Comedy, 3 acts. Written 1927. Published 1927. Produced Frankfurt am Main, Schauspielhaus, Jan. 28, 1928. Revised version of Der Kongress.
- Der Zar lasst sich photographien (The Czar Has His Picture Taken). Opera bouffe, 1 act. Written 1927. Published 1927. Produced Leipzig, Neues Theater, Feb. 18, 1928. Music: Kurt Weill.
- Oktobertag (The Phantom Lover; also October Day). Play, 3 acts. Written 1927. Published 1928. Produced Hamburg, Kammerspiele, Mar. 13, 1928.
- Die Lederköpfe (Leather Heads). Play, 3 acts. Written 1927/28. Published 1928. Produced Frankfurt am Main, Neues Theater, Nov. 24, 1928.
- Zwei Krawatten (Two Ties). Revue, 9 scenes. Written 1929. Published 1930. Produced Berlin, Berliner Theater, Sept. 5, 1929.
- Hellseherei (The Clairvoyant). Play, 3 acts. Written 1929. Published 1929. Produced Düsseldorf, Schauspielhaus, Oct. 19, 1929.
- Mississippi. Play, 3 acts. Written 1929. Published 1930. Produced Frankfurt am Main, Schauspielhaus, Sept. 20, 1930.
- Der Silbersee (The Silver Sea). Fairy tale, 3 acts. Written 1932. Published 1933. Produced Leipzig, Altes Theater, Feb. 18, 1933.
- Das Los des Ossian Balvesen (The Fate of Ossian Balvesen). Comedy, 5 acts. Written 1934. Published 1947. Produced Vienna, Burgtheater, Nov. 26, 1936.
- Adrienne Ambrossat. Play, 3 acts. Written 1934/35. Published 1948. Produced Vienna, Theater in der Josefstadt, Feb. 5, 1935.
- Agnete. Play, 3 acts. Written 1935. Published 1948. Produced Mannheim, Nationaltheater, Dec. 16, 1949.
- Rosamunde Floris. Play, 3 acts. Written 1936/37. Published 1940. Produced Stuttgart, Württembergisches Stattstheater, Feb. 6, 1953.
- Vincent verkauft ein Bild (Vincent Auctions a Picture). Play, 9 scenes. Written 1937. Published 1954.
- Der Gärtner von Toulouse (The Gardener of Toulouse). Play, 5 acts. Written 1937/38. Published 1938. Produced Mannheim, Nationaltheater, Dec. 22, 1945.
- Alain und Elise (Alan and Elise). Play, 3 acts. Written 1938. Published 1940. Produced Frankfurt am Main, Städtische Buhnen, Sept. 1, 1954.
- Pferdewechsel (The Horse Exchange). Play. Written 1938. Published 1954.
- Der Schuss in die Öffentlichkeit (The Shot into the Public). Play, 4 acts. Written 1938. Published 1939. Produced Magdeburg, Städtische Bühnen, Dec. 10, 1949.
- Napoleon in New Orleans. Tragicomedy, 9 scenes. Written 1938. Published 1950. Produced Karlsruhe, Badisches Staatstheater, Jan. 28, 1950.
- Der Soldat Tanaka (The Soldier Tanaka). Play, 3 acts. Written 1940. Published 1940. Produced Zurich, Schauspielhaus, Nov. 2, 1940.
- Klawitter. Comedy, 5 acts. Written 1940. Published 1948. Produced Brandenburg, Städtische Bühnen, Sept. 19, 1949.
- Der englische Sender (The English Radio). Play, 4 acts. Written 1940. Published 1948. Produced London, BBC, Nov. 16, 1947.
- Die Spieldose (The Musical Box). Play, 5 acts. Written 1942. Published 1948. Produced Basel, Stadttheater, Oct. 12, 1943.
- Das Floss der Medusa (The Raft of the Medusa). Play; prologue, 7 "days," and epilogue. Written 1940/43. Published 1948. Produced Basel, Stadttheater, Mar. 19, 1945.
- Zweimal Amphitryon (Twice Amphitryon). Play, 5 acts; verse. Written 1943. Published 1948. Produced Zurich, Schauspielhaus, Apr. 29, 1944. Part I of trilogy.
- Pygmalion. Play, 5 acts; verse. Written 1944. Published 1948. Produced Munich, Fink-Kaulbachstrasse, Dec. 16, 1953. Part II of trilogy.
- Bellerophon. Play, 5 acts; verse. Written 1944. Published 1948. Produced Saarbrücken, Stadttheater, Nov. 25, 1953. Part III of trilogy.
CRITICISM
- M. Freyhan, Georg Kaisers Werk, Berlin, 1926;
- H. F. Königsgarten, Georg Kaiser, Potsdam, 1928;
- M. J. Fruchter, George Kaiser's Dramatic Works: His Social Dialectic, Philadelphia, 1933;
- E. A. Fivian, Georg Kaiser und seine Stellung im Expressionismus, Munich, 1947;
- B. J. Kenworthy, Georg Kaiser, Oxford, 1957;
- W. Paulsen, Georg Kaiser: Die Perspektiven seines Werkes, Tübingen, 1960;
- H. D. Groell, Untersuchungen zur Dialektik in der Dichtung Georg Kaisers, Köln, 1964;
- W. Steffens, Georg Kaiser, Velber, 1969;
- J. Marx, Georg Kaiser, ich und die anderen, Güresloh, 1970;
- M. Kuxdorf, Die Suche nach dem Menschen im Drama Georg Kaisers, Bern, 1971;
- E. Schürer, Georg Kaiser, New York, 1971.