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Face to Face With Kaiserism in Wartime Berlin
James W. Gerard recounts German life under war pressure from 1913 to 1917, noting earnest autocratic policing of leisure, harsh cultural shifts toward tragedy and bloodshed on stage, and the impact on religion and Jewish participation in society. He highlights Reinhardt’s theatres, grim wartime drama, and the strain on German culture and class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Gerard
German Imperial Court
Germany
Russia
Italy
Balkan States
Reinhardt
Berlin
Deutsches Theatre
Kammerspiel
People's Theatre
Buelow Platz
Kupfel Graben
Erdgeist
Wedekind
New York
Maria Orska
Nazimova
Maria “Magdalena
Peer Gynt
Ibsen
Strindberg
Frankfurt
Oder
Leite
Dresden