The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (Tabori, trans.)
The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (Tabori, trans.)
Bertolt Brecht, George Tabori
ISBN: USHL_0573614736
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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
- Mild Adult Themes
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- Time Period: 1930s
- Target Audience: Adult
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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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