Adolphe Horsch Explained
| Adolphe Horsch |
| Birth Name: | Daniel Gustave Adolphe Horsch |
| Birth Date: | 4 May 1864 |
| Birth Place: | Strasbourg, French Empire |
| Death Place: | Strasbourg, France |
| Nationality: | Alsatian |
| Occupation: | Playwright, actor |
Adolphe Horsch (1864–1937) was a notable Alsatian playwright and actor who wrote many pieces for the theatre in the Alsatian dialect. He was one of the premier actors in Alsace in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He worked closely with his friend, the playwright Gustave Stoskopf.[1] [2] [3]
Selection of works
- Der Hüsherr ! : Lustspiel in einem Akt, 1892
- 4 Stroßburger Komedie : 1. Serie, 1895 (Der Hüsherr : Lustspiel in 1 Akt ; D'r Unkel : comédie in 1 Akt ; E Mann fur mini nièce : e comédie-bouffe in 1 Akt ; Neui Hosse : comédie-bouffe in 1 Akt)
- 2 Stroßburjer Komödie : 2. Serie, 1902 (E Surprise : e kleins Komödie in einem Akt ; E Stariker ! : Schwank in einem Akt freij noch e-me andere Stück)
Notes and References
- Jeanne Benay et Jean-Marc Leveratto (dir.), Culture et histoire des spectacles en Alsace et en Lorraine : de l'annexion à la décentralisation (1871–1946), P. Lang, Berne, Berlin, Bruxelles, etc., 2005, p. 201
- Geoffroy et André Horsch, Daniel Gustave Adolphe Horsch, s. n., Strasbourg, 2007
- Auguste Wackenheim (dir.), « Daniel Gustave Adolphe Horsch », in La littérature dialectale alsacienne : une anthologie illustrée, tome 3, La période allemande, 1870–1918, Prat, Paris, 1997,
