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Kaufmann von Venedig : Lustspiel [promptbook]

Item Information

Creator

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Contributor

Reinhardt, Max, 1873-1943

Date

1900s

Rights

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Collection

Max Reinhardt Promptbooks

Description

Cover labelled “Theater in der Josefstadt.” Markings in purple pen and black pencil. Very few markings throughout entire promptbook, mainly short cross-outs.
Includes supplemental materials: Eleven note pages stamped from “Excelsior Palace Hotel, Lido-Venezia” containing various written notes throughout in purple pen and black pencil; one note sheet stamped from “Grand Hotel-Venezia” with written notes in black pen; Four note sheets stamped from “Excelsior Palace Hotel, Lido-Venezia” and containing various written notes throughout in purple pen; One typed note sheet labelled “Ein Durchschlag f. Herrn Salvini” (A breakdown for Mr. Salvini) and containing typed notes of various stage pieces and directions written in black pen and black pencil; One typed flyer labelled “Die Schauspieler im Theater in der Josefstadt” (the actors in the
Theater in der Josefstadt) containing typed notes in italian and german, with breakdown for each character; and other misc. note pages.




Dimensions

27cm x 22.5cm

Production(s)

April 24, 1924, Vienna, Theater in der Josefstadt
-Supporting materials: Box 5 Folders 54-61: Photographs; scenes, scene designs, characters, scenes and backstage
Oversized mounted 11

Earlier version

The Merchant of Venice

Notes

Located in Binghamton University Libraries Special Collections
PT2635.E548P75 v.108

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Who is Max Reinhardt? The celebrated Austrian theater director Max Reinhardt, recognized in America primarily for his elaborate productions of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Franz Werfel’s The Eternal Road, and Karl Vollmoeller’s The Miracle, was born in 1873 at Baden near Vienna, Austria and died in New York City in… More

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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, “Kaufmann von Venedig : Lustspiel [promptbook],” Digital Collections, accessed April 19, 2024, https://omeka.binghamton.edu/omeka/items/show/1572.