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Georg KAISER

German expressionist dramatist. Born November 25 , 1878 Magdeburg: died Ascona, Switzerland 4 June 1945

Stage Works:

  1. Rektor Kleist (Schoolmaster Kleist). Tragicomedy, 4 acts. Written 1903. Published 1918. Produced Königsberg, Neues Schauspielhaus, Jan. 26, 1918.
  2. Die jüdische Witwe (The Jewish Widow). Play, 5 acts. Written 1904; revised 1908. Published 1911. Produced Meiningen, Landestheater, Jan. 31, 1921.
  3. Der Kongress (The Congress). Comedy, 3 acts. Written ca. 1905. Published 1905. Early version of Der Präsident.
  4. Der Geist der Antike (The Spirit of Antiquity). Comedy, 4 acts. Written 1905. Published 1923. Published also as Die Falle (The Trap).
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. Die Sorina oder Der Kindermord (Sorina or The Child Murder). Comedy, 3 acts. Written 1910. Published 1917. Produced Berlin, Lessing Theater, Mar. 6, 1917.
  8. Die Versuchung (The Temptation). Tragedy, 5 acts. Written 1910. Published 1917. Produced Hamburg, Thalia-Theater, May 31, 1917.
  9. Der mütige Seefahrer (The Daring Mariner). Comedy, 4 acts. Written 1910. Published 1926. Produced Dresden, Schauspielhaus, Nov. 12, 1925.
  10. König Hahnrei (King Cuckold). Tragedy, 5 acts. Written 1910. Published 1913. Produced Berlin, Staatliches Schauspielhaus, May 5, 1931.
  11. Hyperion. Play, 1 act. Published 1911.
  12. Claudius. Play, 1 act. Written 1911. Published 1918. Produced Frankfurt am Main, Neues Theater, Oct. 21, 1918; Baden-Baden, Städtische Schauspiele, Oct. 21, 1918.
  13. 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.
  14. Von Morgens bis Mitternachts* (From Morn to Midnight). Play, 2 parts. Written 1912. Published 1916. Produced Munich, Kammerspiele, Apr. 28, 1917.
  15. Die Bürger von Calais (The Citizens of Calais). Play, 3 acts. Written 1913. Published 1914. Produced Frankfurt am Main, Neues Theater, Jan. 29, 1917.
  16. Der Fall des Schülers Vehgesack (The Case of the Student Vehgesack). Comedy. Published 1914. Produced Vienna, Neue Bühne, Feb. 11, 1915.
  17. Europa (Europe). Dance play, 5 scenes. Written 1914. Published 1915. Produced Berlin, Grosses Schauspielhaus, Nov. 25, 1920.
  18. 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.

  1. Die Koralle (The Coral). Play, 5 acts. Written 1917. Published 1917. Produced Frankfurt am Main, Neues Theater, Oct. 27, 1917. Part I of trilogy.
  2. Juana. Play, 1 act. Written 1918. Published 1918. Produced Frankfurt am Main, Neues Theater, Oct. 21, 1918; Baden-Baden, Städtische Schauspiele, Oct. 21, 1918.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Der gerettete Alkibiades (Alcibiades Saved). Play, 3 parts. Written 1919. Published 1920. Produced Munich, Residenztheater, Jan. 29, 1920.
  6. Gas, II. Play, 3 acts. Written 1919. Published 1920. Produced Brno, Czechoslovakia, Vereinigte Deutsche Theater, Oct. 29, 1920. Part II of trilogy.
  7. 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.
  8. Der Protagonist (The Protagonist). Play, 1 act. Written 1920. Published 1921. Produced Breslau, Lobetheater, Mar. 16, 1922.
  9. Kanzlist Krehler (Krehler the Clerk). Tragicomedy, 3 acts. Written 1921. Produced Berlin, Kammerspiele, Feb. 14, 1922.
  10. Noli me tangere (Do Not Touch Me). Play, prologue and 2 parts. Written 1921. Published 1922.
  11. Die Flucht nach Venedig (The Flight to Venice). Play, 4 acts. Written 1922. Published 1923. Produced Nürnberg, Intimes Theater, Feb. 9, 1923.
  12. Gilles und Jeanne (Gilles and Joan). Play, 3 parts. Written 1922. Published 1923. Produced Leipzig, Altes Theater, June 2, 1923.
  13. Nebeneinander (Side by Side). Play of the people, 5 acts. Written 1923. Published 1923. Produced Berlin, Lustspielhaus, Nov. 3, 1923.
  14. 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.
  15. Gats. Play, 3 acts. Written 1925. Published 1925. Produced Vienna, Deutsches Volkstheater, Apr. 9, 1925.
  16. Zweimal Oliver (Twice Oliver). Play, 3 parts. Written 1926. Published 1926. Produced Dresden, Schauspielhaus, Apr. 15, 1926.
  17. Papiermühle (Paper Mill). Comedy, 3 acts. Written 1926. Published 1927. Produced Dresden, Alberttheater, Jan. 26, 1926.
  18. Der Präsident (The President). Comedy, 3 acts. Written 1927. Published 1927. Produced Frankfurt am Main, Schauspielhaus, Jan. 28, 1928. Revised version of Der Kongress.
  19. 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.
  20. Oktobertag (The Phantom Lover; also October Day). Play, 3 acts. Written 1927. Published 1928. Produced Hamburg, Kammerspiele, Mar. 13, 1928.
  21. Die Lederköpfe (Leather Heads). Play, 3 acts. Written 1927/28. Published 1928. Produced Frankfurt am Main, Neues Theater, Nov. 24, 1928.
  22. Zwei Krawatten (Two Ties). Revue, 9 scenes. Written 1929. Published 1930. Produced Berlin, Berliner Theater, Sept. 5, 1929.
  23. Hellseherei (The Clairvoyant). Play, 3 acts. Written 1929. Published 1929. Produced Düsseldorf, Schauspielhaus, Oct. 19, 1929.
  24. Mississippi. Play, 3 acts. Written 1929. Published 1930. Produced Frankfurt am Main, Schauspielhaus, Sept. 20, 1930.
  25. Der Silbersee (The Silver Sea). Fairy tale, 3 acts. Written 1932. Published 1933. Produced Leipzig, Altes Theater, Feb. 18, 1933.
  26. Das Los des Ossian Balvesen (The Fate of Ossian Balvesen). Comedy, 5 acts. Written 1934. Published 1947. Produced Vienna, Burgtheater, Nov. 26, 1936.
  27. Adrienne Ambrossat. Play, 3 acts. Written 1934/35. Published 1948. Produced Vienna, Theater in der Josefstadt, Feb. 5, 1935.
  28. Agnete. Play, 3 acts. Written 1935. Published 1948. Produced Mannheim, Nationaltheater, Dec. 16, 1949.
  29. Rosamunde Floris. Play, 3 acts. Written 1936/37. Published 1940. Produced Stuttgart, Württembergisches Stattstheater, Feb. 6, 1953.
  30. Vincent verkauft ein Bild (Vincent Auctions a Picture). Play, 9 scenes. Written 1937. Published 1954.
  31. Der Gärtner von Toulouse (The Gardener of Toulouse). Play, 5 acts. Written 1937/38. Published 1938. Produced Mannheim, Nationaltheater, Dec. 22, 1945.
  32. Alain und Elise (Alan and Elise). Play, 3 acts. Written 1938. Published 1940. Produced Frankfurt am Main, Städtische Buhnen, Sept. 1, 1954.
  33. Pferdewechsel (The Horse Exchange). Play. Written 1938. Published 1954.
  34. Der Schuss in die Öffentlichkeit (The Shot into the Public). Play, 4 acts. Written 1938. Published 1939. Produced Magdeburg, Städtische Bühnen, Dec. 10, 1949.
  35. Napoleon in New Orleans. Tragicomedy, 9 scenes. Written 1938. Published 1950. Produced Karlsruhe, Badisches Staatstheater, Jan. 28, 1950.
  36. Der Soldat Tanaka (The Soldier Tanaka). Play, 3 acts. Written 1940. Published 1940. Produced Zurich, Schauspielhaus, Nov. 2, 1940.
  37. Klawitter. Comedy, 5 acts. Written 1940. Published 1948. Produced Brandenburg, Städtische Bühnen, Sept. 19, 1949.
  38. Der englische Sender (The English Radio). Play, 4 acts. Written 1940. Published 1948. Produced London, BBC, Nov. 16, 1947.
  39. Die Spieldose (The Musical Box). Play, 5 acts. Written 1942. Published 1948. Produced Basel, Stadttheater, Oct. 12, 1943.
  40. 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.
  41. Zweimal Amphitryon (Twice Amphitryon). Play, 5 acts; verse. Written 1943. Published 1948. Produced Zurich, Schauspielhaus, Apr. 29, 1944. Part I of trilogy.
  42. Pygmalion. Play, 5 acts; verse. Written 1944. Published 1948. Produced Munich, Fink-Kaulbachstrasse, Dec. 16, 1953. Part II of trilogy.
  43. Bellerophon. Play, 5 acts; verse. Written 1944. Published 1948. Produced Saarbrücken, Stadttheater, Nov. 25, 1953. Part III of trilogy.

CRITICISM
  1. M. Freyhan, Georg Kaisers Werk, Berlin, 1926;
  2. H. F. Königsgarten, Georg Kaiser, Potsdam, 1928;
  3. M. J. Fruchter, George Kaiser's Dramatic Works: His Social Dialectic, Philadelphia, 1933;
  4. E. A. Fivian, Georg Kaiser und seine Stellung im Expressionismus, Munich, 1947;
  5. B. J. Kenworthy, Georg Kaiser, Oxford, 1957;
  6. W. Paulsen, Georg Kaiser: Die Perspektiven seines Werkes, Tübingen, 1960;
  7. H. D. Groell, Untersuchungen zur Dialektik in der Dichtung Georg Kaisers, Köln, 1964;
  8. W. Steffens, Georg Kaiser, Velber, 1969;
  9. J. Marx, Georg Kaiser, ich und die anderen, Güresloh, 1970;
  10. M. Kuxdorf, Die Suche nach dem Menschen im Drama Georg Kaisers, Bern, 1971;
  11. E. Schürer, Georg Kaiser, New York, 1971.
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