Die Schachmaschine oder: Geniestreiche über Geniestreiche
Die Schachmaschine oder: Geniestreiche über Geniestreiche () is a comedy in four acts by Heinrich Beck.
Heinrich Becker (1764-1822/1770-1822)[1].
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The play was written and produced during the Weimar period and, according to Richter, featuring as no 9 (ahead of Schiller's Maria Stuart) on a list of the ten most popular works of the time in Germany.
Performed by the Weimar Court Theatre in 1795, apparently as Die Schachmaschine and attributed to Heinrich Beck.
Performed by the Deutsche Schauspieler-Gesellschaft, Düsseldorf in 1804 under the full title and now attributed to Heinrich Becker.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
Programme for a performance by Deutsche Schauspieler-Gesellschaft, Düsseldorf in 1804.ZVDD Digital Collections[2]F.C.L. Bosman, 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: pp. 78,
Lesley Sharpe. 2007. National Repertoire: Schiller, Iffland and the German Stage. Peter Lang: p. 164. [4]
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinrich_Becker_(Schauspieler)
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