The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui — (original German title: Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg des Arturo Ui) is a play by the German dramatist Bertolt Brecht, originally written in 1941. It chronicles the rise of Arturo Ui, a fictional 1930s Chicago mobster, and his attempts to control the… … Wikipedia
The Mother (play) — The Mother (German: Die Mutter) is a play by the German modernist playwright Bertolt Brecht. It is based on Maxim Gorky’s 1906 novel of the same name. It was written in collaboration with Hanns Eisler, Slatan Dudow and Günter Weisenborn from… … Wikipedia
The Caucasian Chalk Circle — Written by Bertolt Brecht Date premiered 1948 Place premiered Carleton College, Minnesota, USA Original language … Wikipedia
The Flight across the Ocean — (Der Ozeanflug) is a Lehrstück by the German dramatist Bertolt Brecht, inspired by We, Charles Lindbergh s 1927 account of his transatlantic flight. Written for the Baden Baden Music Festival, it was originally entitled Lindbergh s Flight (Der… … Wikipedia
The Days of the Commune — is a play by the twentieth century German dramatist Bertolt Brecht. It dramatises the rise and fall of the Paris Commune in 1871. The play is an adaptation of the 1937 play The Defeat by the Norwegian poet and dramatist Nordahl Grieg.[1] Brecht s … Wikipedia
The Good Person of Szechwan — (German: Der gute Mensch von Sezuan, first translated less literally as The Good Woman of Szechwan)[1] is a play written by the German theatre practitioner Bertolt Brecht, in collaboration with Margarete Steffin and Ruth Berlau.[2] The play was… … Wikipedia
The Threepenny Opera — For the 1931 film, see The Threepenny Opera (1931 film). For the 1990 film, see Mack the Knife (film). The Threepenny Opera Original German poster from Berlin, 1928. Music Kurt Weill … Wikipedia
The Decision — This article is about a play by Bertolt Brecht. For the Animorphs book, see The Decision (Animorphs). For the LeBron James free agency decision, see The Decision (LeBron James). The Decision Written by Bertolt Brecht Date premiered 10 December… … Wikipedia
The Seven Deadly Sins (ballet chanté) — This article is about Weill, Brecht and Balanchine s ballet. For other uses, see Seven deadly sins (disambiguation). The Seven Deadly Sins (German: Die sieben Todsünden,[1] French: Les sept péchés capitaux) is a satirical ballet chanté ( sung… … Wikipedia
Calf — Calf, n.; pl. {Calves}. [OE. calf, kelf, AS. cealf; akin to D. kalf, G. kalb, Icel. k[=a]lfr, Sw. kalf, Dan. kalv, Goth. kalb[=o]; cf. Skr. garbha fetus, young, Gr. ?????, Skr grabh to seize, conceive, Ir. colpa, colpach, a calf. [root]222.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
