Wibbel the Tailor (play)
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An image of Wibbel on a clock in Düsseldorf
Wibbel the Tailor (German:Schneider Wibbel) is a comedy play by the German writer Hans Müller-Schlösser which was first performed in 1913. The plot was loosely based on a real story, but Müller-Schlösser moved the setting from Berlin to his hometown of Düsseldorf during its occupation by French troops during the Napoleonic Wars. The character of Wibbel has since become a popular symbol of the city.
Adaptations
The play was a popular hit, and spawned a large number of adaptations such as the 1938 opera Tailor Wibbel by Mark Lothar[1] and several films including:
- Wibbel the Tailor (1920 film), a German silent film directed by Manfred Noa
- Wibbel the Tailor (1931 film), a German film directed by Paul Henckels
- Wibbel the Tailor (1939 film), a German film directed by Viktor de Kowa
- Das Sonntagskind, a 1956 West German film directed by Kurt Meisel
References
- ↑ Cooke p.159
Bibliography
- Cooke, Mervyn. The Cambridge Companion to Twentieth-Century Opera. Cambridge University Press, 2005.
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