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- Orpheus in der Unterwelt : burleske Oper in vier Akten [promptbook]
Orpheus in der Unterwelt : burleske Oper in vier Akten [promptbook]
Item Information
Creator
Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880
Crémieux, Hector-Jonathan, 1828-1892
Contributor
Reinhardt, Max, 1873-1943
Date
1900s
Rights
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Collection
Max Reinhardt Promptbooks
Description
Books all in good condition, worn covers. Four promptbooks, with one for each act.
[Act I]: Pages 1-31. Notes in both German and Swedish. Brown pen markings from January 27, 1921 (Kopenhagen). Markings in purple pen, black pencil, and black pen (these markings are unspecified). Purple pen markings are consistent throughout, mainly dealing with notes on dialogue. Black pen markings are in Swedish, on Swedish side of page. Black pencil markings primarily refer to music.
[Act I]: Pages 1-31. Notes in both German and Swedish. Brown pen markings from January 27, 1921 (Kopenhagen). Markings in purple pen, black pencil, and black pen (these markings are unspecified). Purple pen markings are consistent throughout, mainly dealing with notes on dialogue. Black pen markings are in Swedish, on Swedish side of page. Black pencil markings primarily refer to music.
[Act II]: Pages 32-71.Markings in purple pen and black pencil. Black pencil on the cover reads “Berlin, Aug. 21.” Most black pencil markings involve music or Swedish notes. Extensive notes throughout in purple pen. Markings of note include stage sketches and directions, dialogue adjustments, and miscellaneous markings of interest.
[Act III]: Pages 72-106. Purple pen markings: Kopenhagen, January 1921. Black pencil markings are unspecified. Most black pencil markings involve music or Swedish notes. Extensive notes made throughout in purple pen. Extensive markings throughout pertaining to stage sketches, dialogue adjustments, and miscellaneous markings of interest. Markings of note include a sketch of "bed with canopy" on page 95.
[Act III]: Pages 72-106. Purple pen markings: Kopenhagen, January 1921. Black pencil markings are unspecified. Most black pencil markings involve music or Swedish notes. Extensive notes made throughout in purple pen. Extensive markings throughout pertaining to stage sketches, dialogue adjustments, and miscellaneous markings of interest. Markings of note include a sketch of "bed with canopy" on page 95.
[Act IV]: Pages 107-122. Purple pen markings: Kopenhagen, Feb. 21 (see page 107). Purple pen note on last page reads February 6, 1921 (Kopenhagen). Black pen markings used for Swedish notes.Red pencil markings unspecified, used mostly to emphasize purple notes.
Dimensions
27.25cm x 21.25cm
Production(s)
January 27, 1921, Kopenhagen (Casino Teatret)
-Supporting materials: Box 4A Folder 13: Photographs
February 6, 1921, Kopenhagen
August 1921, Berlin (Grosses Schauspielhaus)
-Supporting materials: Box 4A Folder 14: Photographs
Box 14 Folder 24: Programs; plays (Berlin: 1921, 1922)
Box 27 Folder 35: Writings by Max Reinhardt
-Supporting materials: Box 4A Folder 13: Photographs
February 6, 1921, Kopenhagen
August 1921, Berlin (Grosses Schauspielhaus)
-Supporting materials: Box 4A Folder 14: Photographs
Box 14 Folder 24: Programs; plays (Berlin: 1921, 1922)
Box 27 Folder 35: Writings by Max Reinhardt
Notes
Located in Binghamton University Special Collections
PT2635.E548 P75 v.14
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Collection Description
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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Citation
Offenbach, Jacques, 1819-1880 and Crémieux, Hector-Jonathan, 1828-1892, “Orpheus in der Unterwelt : burleske Oper in vier Akten [promptbook],” Digital Collections, accessed October 30, 2024, https://omeka.binghamton.edu/omeka/items/show/1695.
