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A play about World War 1 by Hans Chlumberg;
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An English translation of ''[[Wunder um Verdun]]'', a pacifist German play about World War 1 by Hans Chlumberg ( - 1930).
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== The original text ==
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First performed in Leipzig in October, 1930.
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== Translations ==
  
  
 
Translated into English by Julian Leigh
 
Translated into English by Julian Leigh
 
  
 
First performed in English at the Martin Beck Theatre New York on 16 March 1931.  
 
First performed in English at the Martin Beck Theatre New York on 16 March 1931.  
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== South African productions ==
 
== South African productions ==
 
 
  
 
1939: Done in English at the [[Pioneer Theatre]], Johannesburg, directed and designed by [[Leo Kerz]].
 
1939: Done in English at the [[Pioneer Theatre]], Johannesburg, directed and designed by [[Leo Kerz]].
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
  
 
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Peter Bauland, 1968. ''The Hooded Eagle: Modern German Drama on the New York Stage'': pp. 106-8[http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=11340]
http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=11340
 

Revision as of 21:08, 19 September 2015

An English translation of Wunder um Verdun, a pacifist German play about World War 1 by Hans Chlumberg ( - 1930).


The original text

First performed in Leipzig in October, 1930.


Translations

Translated into English by Julian Leigh

First performed in English at the Martin Beck Theatre New York on 16 March 1931.


South African productions

1939: Done in English at the Pioneer Theatre, Johannesburg, directed and designed by Leo Kerz.


Sources

Peter Bauland, 1968. The Hooded Eagle: Modern German Drama on the New York Stage: pp. 106-8[1]