Ernst Stern
Scene from “Das Mirakel” (The Miracle)
(Production by Max Reinhardt at Circus Busch Berlin, 1914)
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Theatre Studies Collection of the University of Cologne
Unlike the pantomime “Sumurûn,” the staging of Karl Gustav Vollmoeller’s (1878–1948) medieval-style mystery song and dance play “Das Mirakel” was another major project by Max Reinhardt (1873–1943). With an enormous investment in personnel and stage technology, the director premiered this stage work without spoken words in London. The production was an international success and enjoyed numerous revivals until the 1930s.