The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (Tabori, trans.)

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (Tabori, trans.)

Bertolt Brecht, George Tabori

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (Tabori, trans.)

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (Tabori, trans.)

Bertolt Brecht, George Tabori

Overview

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 massacre.

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Cautions

  • Caution Mild Adult Mild Adult Themes

Details

  • Time Period: 1930s
  • Target Audience: Adult

Authors

Bertolt Brecht

Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956), playwright, poet and director, was born in Augsburg, Germany in February 1898. He established himself as a playwright during the 1920s and early 1930s with plays such as Baal, Man is Man, The Threepenny Opera and The Mother. In 1933, as Hitler came ...
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Author

George Tabori