The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui: A Gangster Spectacle
By Bertolt Brecht.
Description
Bertolt Brecht Translated by George Tabori Drama Characters: 30 male, 5 female Brecht's shudderingly accurate parallel between Hitler and his henchmen on the one hand and the old crime lords of Chicago on the other is a vigorous eye opener that was produced on Broadway with Christopher Plummer. The Cauliflower Trust in Chicago is in need of help and turns to a racketeer by the name of Arturo Ui to begin a "protection" campaign. His henchmen look astonishingly like Goebbels and Goring. Their activities include "accidental" fires and a St. Valentine's Day m...
ISBN(s)
0573614733, 9780573614736
