Physical Description
xv, 319 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction to the series
Acknowledgements
List of plates
Preface
Prologue. Before 1890: the prehistory of the Volksbühne
Act I. 1890-1914: From Brauhaus to Bülowplatz. Scene i. The first decade ; Scene ii. Developments outside Berlin ; Scene iii. Into the twentieth century
First intermission. 1914-1918: War and revolution
Act II. 1918-1933: The Volksbühne in the Weimar Republic. Scene i. Berlin ; Scene ii. Nationwide growth, 1918-1930
Second intermission. The Nazis: 'Night over Germany'
Act III. The Volksbühne since 1945. Scene i. In Berlin and East Germany ; Scene ii. The later history of the Volksbühne Federation
Epilogue
Notes
Principal sources
Appendices
Index.
ISBN
905755089X
9057550903 (pbk.)
Notes
Previous ed.: published as Theatre for the people. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1977.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-268) and indexes.
Introduction to the series -- Acknowledgements -- List of plates -- Preface -- Prologue. Before 1890: the prehistory of the Volksbühne -- Act I. 1890-1914: From Brauhaus to Bülowplatz. Scene i. The first decade ; Scene ii. Developments outside Berlin ; Scene iii. Into the twentieth century -- First intermission. 1914-1918: War and revolution -- Act II. 1918-1933: The Volksbühne in the Weimar Republic. Scene i. Berlin ; Scene ii. Nationwide growth, 1918-1930 -- Second intermission. The Nazis: 'Night over Germany' -- Act III. The Volksbühne since 1945. Scene i. In Berlin and East Germany ; Scene ii. The later history of the Volksbühne Federation -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Principal sources -- Appendices -- Index.
Additional Form
Electronic version(s) available internally at USHMM.
