Brecht and composer Hanns Eisler collaborated on several plays in the 1930s (which ones). Hanns Eisler helped make possible the first New York production of Brecht's play Mother in 1935 at the New York Theatre Union. The Theatre Union presented leftists plays -- at reasonable prices -- for diverse audiences. The production of Mother by the Theatre Union under direction of Victor Wolfson greatly upset both Brecht and Eisler. The play opened in spite of their protests on November 19, 1935.
This exhibit was created by Marje Schuetze-Coburn, Feuchtwanger Librarian, at the University of Southern California.
February 1998.