Johann Nestroy
singer and playwright, 1801-1862
"Johann Nepomuk Eduard Ambrosius Nestroy was a singer, actor and playwright in the popular Austrian tradition of the Biedermeier period and its immediate aftermath. He participated in the 1848 revolutions and his work reflects the new liberal spirit then spreading throughout Europe. His 1833 play ""Der böse Geist Lumpazivagabundus"" was a major hit. He soon became a leading figure in Austrian culture and society. Nestroy wrote nearly eighty comedies between the 1830s and 1850s, including ""Liebesgeschichten und Heurathssachen"" and ""Einen Jux will er sich machen"" (translated as ""On the Razzle""), which were marked by social criticism and biting satire."
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Dichter und Schauspieler (1801-1862). AMs. O. O. u. D. 2 pp. 4to.
$ 14,047 / 12.000 €
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Draft for the "6th scene" (as noted near the upper edge of the recto page) of Nestroy's Cinderella parody "Nagerl und Handschuh, oder Die Schicksale der Familie Maxenpfutsch". Some textual departures from the printed version (see below). - Slight edge defects and tears to folds.
Dichter und Schauspieler (1801-1862)]. Obituary. Wien. 1 S. Qu.-gr.-4to. In Passepartout.
$ 1,112 / 950 €
(32762/BN26929)
Slightly dusty; mounted on cardboard.
Dichter und Schauspieler (1801-1862)]. Partezettel. Graz. 1 S. Qu.-4to.
$ 1,756 / 1.500 €
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Der aus Wien gebürtige Dichter verstarb am 25. Mai in Graz infolge eines Schlaganfalls; nach Überführung seiner Gebeine nach Wien wurden diese am Währinger Friedhof beigesetzt und fanden schließlich 1881 zusammen mit den sterblichen Überresten seiner Lebensgefährtin Marie Weiler in einem Ehrengrab auf dem Wiener Zentralfriedhof ihre letzte Ruhestätte. - Etwas angestaunt und fleckig und mit kleinen Einrissen in den Faltungen.
Dichter und Schauspieler (1801-1862). Autograph signature on wrapper cover of: Medea. Ein Trauerspiel in drei Aufzügen und in Versen von Ernst Legouvé in italienischer Übersetzung von Josef Montanelli. (Paris. 34 SS. Bedr. blaue Originalbroschur. 8vo.
$ 5,853 / 5.000 €
(942114/BN942114)
German-Italian libretto for Legouvé's "Medea" adaptation which premiered on 18 February 1858 at the Carl-Theater in Vienna's Leopoldstadt district, where Nestroy served as director from 1854 to 1860. The actors' names are corrected by hand, and Nestroy signed the secretary's presentation note for the board of censorship. The censor passed the text without any changes; his handwritten endorsement is at the end of the text. The performance with Adelaide Ristori in the title role marked the beginning of a series of twelve shows staged by the Italian theatrical company of Luigi Bellotti-Bon (1820-83).
Nestroy's contribution to the play's success was noted in the press (cf. Die Presse no. 40, 19 Feb. 1858, p. 2). - Corners of upper cover carefully repaired..
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Draft for the "6th scene" (as noted near the upper edge of the recto page) of Nestroy's Cinderella parody "Nagerl und Handschuh, oder Die Schicksale der Familie Maxenpfutsch". Some textual departures from the printed version (see below). - Slight edge defects and tears to folds.
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