Bertolt Brecht, Bertolt Brecht Typed Letter to Caspar Neher (1954)

Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht Typed Letter to Caspar Neher (1954)

Germany

Brecht invites his longtime friend and theatrical collaborator, Caspar Neher (1897-1962), to a performance of Der Kaukasische Kreidekreis [The Caucasian Chalk Circle] in advance of its German premiere at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm. Written during Brecht's American exile in 1944 and directed by him for its German premiere on 7 October 1954, the production received 52 curtain calls and 4 additional calls in front of the theater's safety curtain.

BRECHT, Bertolt (1898-1956), playwright and director. Typed letter initialed ("b"), as a director, to Caspar Neher. Berlin, Germany, 17 September 1954.1 page, 4to (sight 285 x 188 mm), on Brecht's "Berliner Ensemble" letterhead, framed (glazed), horizontal and vertical creases, some minor soft creasing, soiling and toning.

Provenance: Collection of Michael Tilson Thomas

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Condition
Condition report is included in the description of this lot. Framed behind glass measuring 15.75 x 12 inches.