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FRANZ WERFEL (1890 - 1945) |
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Nationality: Austrian Email: n/a Website: n/a |
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Adaptation / Translations of Plays by Franz Werfel |
Goat Song | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | |||||
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| 1st Published: | Contained in: "An Anthology of Austrian Drama" published by Assoc University Press, 1982 | ISBN/ASIN: | 9780838620038 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #141072 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Franz Werfel | |||||
Synopsis: | The Milic's have two sons. One Mirko is about to enter an arranged marriage. The other is a monster. The Monster had been hidden away - he crawls on all fours like a goat and makes hideous howling sounds. Stevan Milic decides to do something about the Monster and calls in the doctor. The doctor says that there is an institution that will take care of him but will only take people whose birth has been registered. Stevan does not want to do that. He decides to go a shoot the boy but when he gets to the hut where he is kept it is open. The doctor had been to visit the boy and forgot to close the door - the Monster has escaped | |||||
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Jacobowsky And The Colonel | ||
| 1st Produced: | Martin Beck Theatre, New York | 14 Mar 1944 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Randon House 1944 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #2630 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 23 | Female | 5 | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Franz Werfel. Franz Werfel had been asked by The Theatre Guild, New York to turn the story "Jacoboswski und der Oberst" into a play. He did but in German. The Guild asked him to translate it but did not like the translation. They asked Clifford Odets to rewrite the translation. However, they did not like Odets version either and got S N Behrman to do it. Behrman's version opened on March 14 1944 at Martin Beck Theatre, New York | |||||
| An inspiring play with a war background, but a work of permanent post-war significance | |||||
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Jacobowsky And the Colonel | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #26196 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Franz Werfel. Franz Werfel had been asked by the Theatre Guild, New York to turn the story "Jacoboswski und der Oberst" into a play. He did but in German. the Guild asked him to translate it but did not like the translation. They asked Clifford Odets to rewrite the translation. However, they did not like Odets version either And got S N Behrman to do it. Behrman's version opened on March 14 1944 At Martin Beck theatre, New York | |||||
Synopsis: | A domineering Polish Colonel and a meek Polish Jew meet in a Paris air raid shelter. | |||||
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Road of Promise, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1937 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #189278 | |||
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Genre: | musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Franz Werfel. Music by Kurt Weill; lyrics and book translated by Noam Sheriff | |||||
| The Road of Promise combines a story about a synagogue under threat of persecution with defining stories from the Old Testament. As the congregation awaits their fate, a 13-year old boy appears who knows nothing of his Jewish heritage or faith. The Rabbi enlightens the boy and gives the community strength by recounting the stories of Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, Miriam, Moses, Ruth, Isaiah, and more, all of which come alive through Weill's score. The young boy listens to the stories unfold and emerges as the new hope for his people. | |||||
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Road of Promise, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | - - - | 1937 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #132785 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | musical | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Franz Werfel. Music by Kurt Weill; lyrics and book translated by Noam Sheriff | |||||
| The Road of Promise combines a story about a synagogue under threat of persecution with defining stories from the Old Testament. As the congregation awaits their fate, a 13-year old boy appears who knows nothing of his Jewish heritage or faith. The Rabbi enlightens the boy and gives the community strength by recounting the stories of Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, Miriam, Moses, Ruth, Isaiah, and more, all of which come alive through Weill's score. The young boy listens to the stories unfold and emerges as the new hope for his people. | |||||
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