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Collection name Die Dreigroschenoper Ephemera
Unique identifier ML410.W36.W3
Description Photocopies of items from the collection of Performance History Documentation of Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera) by Kurt Weil held by the Kurt Weill Foundation of Music in New York City. Apart from copies of 3 programmes, items include: clippings, advertisements and photographs all relating to stage, or occasionally concert, productions of the musical Die Dreigroschenoper by Kurt Weill and Bertold Brecht. Performances date from 1928 to 1992. The 3 programmes included date from 1928, 1933 and 1992
Venues include: Theater am Schiffbauerdamm, Berlin; Empire Theater, New York City; Garrick Theater, Philadelphia; Stadtsschouwburg, Amsterdam; Theatre de l'Etoile, Paris; Theatre de Lys, New York City; Sherman Theatre, Cardiff; Dublin Gate Theatre, Dublin; plus other venues in the US, France and Germany as well as performances in Prague, Italy, Austria, Czechoslovakia and Switzerland.
Artists include: Macklin Marrow, Christopher Drobney, Arthur B. Rubenstein
Date range 1928 - 1992
Associated People and Organisations Drobney, Christopher - Marrow, Macklin - Weill, Kurt -
Associated Places Dublin Gate Theatre Empire Theater Garrick Theater Sherman Theatre, Senghenydd Road Stadtsschouwburg Theater am Schiffbaurdamm Théâtre de l'Etoile Theatre de Lys
Associated Times 20th century - early 1900-1930 20th century - late 1971-1999 20th century - mid 1931-1970
Associated Content Photographs Press Cuttings Posters
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