Miracle at Verdun
An English translation of Wunder um Verdun, a pacifist German play about World War 1 by Hans Chlumberg (1897 - 1930)[1].
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[2]
Colin Naylor, 1990. Contemporary designers, p. 294.
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