Here are images of the three stamps in a set depicting stage scenes drawn in a humorous style, designed by Austrian illustrator Paul Flora (1922-2009), combined engraved by Wolfgang Seidel and photogravure, and issued by Liechtenstein on December 9, 1985 to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Kirchplatz Theater, in Schaan, Scott Nos. 823-25. Bonus: Mask.
Friedrich Schiller was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright. He is considered by most Germans to be Germany`s most important classical playwright. Some of his most famous plays: historical drama Don Carlos, Maria Stuart, The Maid of Orleans, The Bride of Messina, Wilhelm Tell......
Happy Birthday to Václav Kliment Klicpera (1792-1859), a Czech playwright, author, and poet who was especially influential in the foundation of comedic Czech theater. Here is an image of a stamp featuring a portrait of the playwright, designed by Czech artist Karel Svolinský, engraved by Jindra Schmidt, and issued by Czechoslovakia on June 22, 1959, Scott No. 922, plus an image of another portrait of Václav Kliment Klicpera. Bonus: Mask.
Happy Birthday to Johann Nepomuk Eduard Ambrosius Nestroy (1801-1862), an Austrian playwright, actor and singer. One of Nestroy's comedic plays, Einen Jux will er sich machen ("He'll Have Himself a Good Time," 1842) was adapted for the stage by Thornton Wilder as The Matchmaker (1938), which in turn was made into a motion picture comedy by the same name in 1958, and finally was adapted for the popular Broadway musical Hello, Dolly (1964)! Here is an image of a stamp featuring a portrait of Nestroy, designed by Austrian artist Wilhelm Dachauer (1881-1951), engraved by Ferdinand Lorber, and issued by Austria on May 25, 1962 to commemorate the centenary of the playwright's death, Scott No. 682, plus an image of a painted portrait of Johann Nestroy (1834), and a YouTube link to a theatrical trailer for the 1958 film version of "The Matchmaker." Bonus: Masks.
"Actors," designed by Slovak graphic artist Gabriel Štrba, combined engraved by Jan Mrácek and photogravure, and issued by Czechoslovakia on April 26, 1976 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Nova Scena Theater Company, Bratislava, Scott No. 2065.
Happy Birthday to German playwright and screenwriter Carl Zuckmayer (1896-1977)! Here is an image of a stamp featuring a portrait of the writer. designed by Austrian artist Auguste Böcskör, combined engraved by Maria Magdalena Laurent and photogravure, and issued by Liechtenstein on March 12, 1984, Scott No. 777, plus a photo of Carl Zuckmayer. Note: Zuckmayer wrote the screenplay (based on the novel Professor Unrat by Heinrich Mann) for the famous German film Der blaue Engel ("The Blue Angel," 1930), directed by Josef von Sternberg, and starring Marlene Dietrich and Emil Jannings, so I have also included a link to a theatrical trailer for this film below.
The National Bunraku Theatre is located in Osaka, Japan. It was opened in 1984 as the fourth national theatre of the country, to become the headquarters of bunraku. Bunraku is a form of traditional Japanese puppet theatre.
Happy Birthday to Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux (1688-1763), a French playwright and novelist. Marivaux wrote more than 30 plays, principally in the genre of romantic comedy. Marivaux's play Le Triomphe de l'amour (1732) was adapted by British screenwriter Clare Peploe (1942- ) and filmed in English as The Triumph of Love (2001), starring Mira Sorvino, Ben Kingsley, and Fiona Shaw. Here is an image of a semi-postal (charity) stamp featuring a portrait of Pierre de Marivaux and depicting a scene from one of his plays, designed and engraved by Albert Decaris, and issued by France on February 23, 1963, Scott No. B368, Y&T No. 1372, plus an image of the cover of a book entitled Marivaux: Théâtre complet, and a YouTube link to the theatrical trailer for The Triumph of Love.
Happy Birthday to Károly Kisfaludy (1788-1830), a Hungarian playwright, poet, and artist who was also the founder of the literary journal Aurora. Kisafaludy first achieved success in 1819 with his tragedies A tatárok Magyarországon ("The Tatars in Hungary") and Ilka, vagy Nándorfehérvár bevétele ("Ilka, or the Capture of Belgrade"). The Kisfaludy Society was created in his honor in 1836. Here is an image of a stamp featuring a portrait of Kisafaludy, designed by Hungarian artist Károly Vagyóczky (1941- ), printed by lithography, and issued by Hungary on November 21, 1980 to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the playwright's death, Scott No. 2668, plus an image of an engraved portrait and autograph of Károly Kisfaludy by Hungarian engraver and illustrator Gusztáv Morelli (1848-1909).
The Slovak National Theatre (founded 1920) is a professional theatre made up of three companies and based in Bratislava. At the present time a historical building constructed at the end of the last century by Viennese architects Helmer and Fellner houses opera and ballet. Since its establishment the theatre has enjoyed intensive development and the quality of its opera, ballet and theatre productions has secured its place in mature European theatre culture.
Happy Birthday to Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956), a German playwright, theater director, poet and avowed Marxist. Here is an image of a stamp honoring Brecht, designed by Polish artist Jan Lenica (1928-2001), printed by lithography, and issued by Germany on February 5, 1998 to commemorate the playwright's birth centenary, Scott No. 1990, Michel No. 1972, plus a photo of Bertolt Brecht and a YouTube link to the first part of a BBC Two documentary about Brecht's "dialectical" approach to theater featuring illuminating commentary by his wife, Helene Weigel (1900-1971), a distinguished German actress and artistic director.
The Pantomime Theater, inspired by traditional Chinese architecture and built in 1874, is an open-air theater located in the Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen, Denmark, which is primarily used for pantomime theater in the classical Italian commedia dell'arte tradition. Here is an image of a stamp depicting the Pantomime Theater, designed by Danish artist Margit Besiakow, engraved by Arne Kühlmann, and issued by Denmark on May 16, 1974 to commemorate the theater's centenary, Scott No. 552, Facit No. 588, plus a photo of the Pantomime Theater.
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