Wunder um Verdun
Wunder um Verdun ("Miracle at Verdun"), is a German play by Hans von Chlumberg (1897 - 1930)[1].
The original text
A pacifist play about World War 1, it was first performed in Leipzig in October, 1930.
Published in Berlin by S. Fischer Verlag, 1931.
Translations
Translated into English as Miracle at Verdun by Julian Leigh
First performed in English at the Martin Beck Theatre New York on 16 March 1931.
South African productions
1939: Performed in English at the Pioneer Theatre, Johannesburg, directed and designed by Leo Kerz.
Sources
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Chlumberg
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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