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Pension Schöller (play)

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Pension Schöller (English:The Schöller Boardinghouse) is a German comedy play by Wilhelm Jacoby and Carl Laufs which was first performed in 1890.[1] The play was originally performed at Wallner Theatre in Berlin and quickly became a staple of German comic literature.

Film adaptations

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The play has been turned into films on three occasions, in 1930, 1952 and 1960, all of them directed by George Jacoby. There have also been several television versions.

References

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  1. ^ Grange p.259

Bibliography

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  • Grange, William. Historical Dictionary of German Theater. Scarecrow Press, 2006.