Examines German drama in New York playhouses from 1894 to 1965.
Description
The first history of the German drama in New York playhouses from 1894 to 1965. The author examines each major movement of the German theatre, comparing the important plays produced in English with their German texts. He devotes attention to the critical, scholarly, and commercial reception of these plays and discusses their relationship to American drama. An appendix lists pertinent available production information of all recorded plays of Germanic origin that appeared in New York during this time period.
About the Author
Peter Bauland was an assistant professor of English at the University of Michigan and is the co-editor of The Tradition of the Theatre.
Related Interest
6 x 9, 312 pages
May 1968