Guide to the Ursula Kordmann collection of German theater programs M2694
Gurudarshan Khalsa
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
2021
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford 94305-6064
specialcollections@stanford.edu
Language of Material:
German
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Ursula Kordmann collection of German theater programs
Creator:
Kordmann, Ursula
source:
Kline, Eric Chaim
Identifier/Call Number: M2694
Physical Description:
1 Linear Feet
two manuscript boxes, one half manuscript box
Date (inclusive): 1910-1962
Scope and Contents
Extensive collection of 205 Berlin theater programs accumulated by Ursula Kordmann, a Berlin theater subscriber, ranging from
1910–1950 with one typed manuscript of a short play by Kurt Finke. The collection establishes a broad overview of the production
of various Berlin stages and the Opera House starting with programs prior to W.W.I continuing through the immediate post W.W.II
period. It reflects the adjustments in programming made by Berlin stages during war times, the flourishing of theater at the
height of German culture during the Weimar Republic and the changes in programing towards Germanic themes implemented by the
National Socialist, including the unambiguous purge of Jewish influence in German culture and theater productions. These changes
in policies during the Third Reich are pronounced in the removal of advertisements of Jewish companies due to Aryanization
of businesses owned by Jewish citizens. Starting in 1933 advertisements are all but eliminated from the programs and gradually
reintroduced though without ads by Jewish companies, e.g. the colorful advertisements of Hermann Tietz, founder of the first
department store in Germany, last appears in 1934. Tietz ads reappear in programs of our collection in 1938 though under the
brand Hertie after George Karg had managed to buy the department store chain due to pressure exerted on the Jewish owners
by the National Socialists. The name Hertie represents the first three letters of first and last name of the original owner
Hermann Tietz. The programming at the theaters changes dramatically after W.W.II exemplified best with a production of Bertolt
Brecht's "Furcht und Elend des Dritten Reiches" at the Max Reinhardt Theater. Less than five percent of the programs included
are from stages outside Berlin. A majority of programs have handwritten dates on covers as well as notes inside the pamphlet
due to changes in the respective casts. The programs and leaflets are in overall very good condition with some of them age
toned and browned. [From dealer description]
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Audiovisual & born-digital
materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
Conditions Governing Use
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization
to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction
beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Ursula Kordmann collection of German theater programs (M2694). Department of Special Collections
and University Archives, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Theater -- Germany -- Berlin -- 20th century
Theater programs
Kline, Eric Chaim
Box 1, Folder 1
Schiller Theater
1910-1923
Box 1, Folder 2
Klassische Volks-Schauspiele im Theater der Westens
1916-1917
Box 1, Folder 3
Konigliche Schauspiele Schauspielhaus
1914-1915
Box 1, Folder 4
Konigliche Schauspiele Berlin
1915-1916
Box 1, Folder 5
Konigliche Schauspiele Berlin
1917
Box 1, Folder 6
Konigliche Schauspiele Berlin
1918
Box 1, Folder 7
Konigliche Schauspiele Berlin
1918
Box 1, Folder 8
Deutsches Theater - "Dantons Tod"
1917
Box 1, Folder 9
Siemens Oberrealschule, Charlottenburg
1919
Box 1, Folder 11
Gastspiel der Grafenorter Festspielgemeinde
1923
Box 1, Folder 12
Theater im Admiralpalast
1924
Box 1, Folder 13
Staatstheater Schauspielhaus Berlin am Gendarmenmarkt
1920-1922
Box 1, Folder 14
Staatstheater Schauspielhaus Berlin am Gendarmenmarkt
1923-1925
Box 1, Folder 15
Staatstheater Schauspielhaus Berlin am Gendarmenmarkt
1926-1934
Box 2, Folder 1
Staatstheater Schauspielhaus Berlin am Gendarmenmarkt
1934-1941
Box 2, Folder 2
Staats-Theater Berlin Schiller Theater Charlottenburg
1926
Box 2, Folder 3
Staats-Theater Berlin Staats Opera unter den Linden
1934
Box 2, Folder 4
Staats-Theater Berlin Staats Oper
1938
Box 2, Folder 5
Stadtische Opera Berlin - "Die Judin"
1928
Box 2, Folder 6
BVB Bühnen-Blätter
1926-1927
Box 2, Folder 7
Komische Oper Berlin - "Der Barbier von Sevilla"
1930s
Box 2, Folder 9
Die Deutsche Arbeitsfront
Box 2, Folder 10
Volksbuhne Theater am Horst Wessel Platz
1935
Box 2, Folder 11
Concert program of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
1935-1936
Box 2, Folder 12
Berliner Philharmonisches Orchester
Box 2, Folder 13
Deutsches Theater und Kammerspiele
1937-1939
Box 2, Folder 14
Deutsches Theater und Kammerspiele
1938-1939
Box 2, Folder 15
Program Theater am Nollendorfplatz
Box 2, Folder 17
Blatter des Deutschen Theaters
Box 2, Folder 18
Volksbühne Theater am Bülowplatz
Box 2, Folder 21
Der Zuschauer, Blätter der Saltenburg-Bühnen
Box 2, Folder 22
Theater am Schiffbauerdamm
Box 2, Folder 23
Les Ballets de Champs-Elysés
Box 2, Folder 24
Theater Arlequin Xavier de Courville
Box 2, Folder 26
Stadttheater Cottbus
1919-1920
Box 2, Folder 27
Münchener Kammerspiele
1940-1941
Box 2, Folder 28
Stadttheater Freiberg, Saxony
1949-1950
Box 2, Folder 31
Die Seehandlungsmoritat - a short play by Kurt Finke
1935
Box 2, Folder 32
Renaissance Theater
1947-1948
Box 3, Folder 2
Schlosspark Theater
1947-1948
Box 3, Folder 4
Theater am Kurfürstendamm
1948
Box 3, Folder 5
Haus der Kultur der Sowjetunion in Berlin
Box 3, Folder 6
Max Reinhard's Deutscher Theater
1946-1948
Box 3, Folder 7
Lustspielhaus des Westens
1948
Box 3, Folder 8
Metropol Theater - "Emil und die Detektive"
1947
Box 3, Folder 13
Verband der Freien Volksbühnen
