Author: Von Schonthan, Franz (1849-1913).
Title: A Kettle of Fish: A Practical Comedy in Three Acts. Adapted from the German of Franz Von Schonthan.
Description: Boston: Walter H. Baker & Co. (1889). (1889). - 16mo, 7-1/4 inches high by 4-3/4 inches wide. Softcover, bound in printed tan wraps decorated and illustrated in black on the front cover. The edges of the covers are slightly chipped with a few tiny pieces out from the corner and edges. The wrappers are fragile and are splitting along the head & tail of the spine. 53 & [3] pages. There is a light vertical crease down the middle of the book. Good.

First American edition.

The Austrian journalist, actor and writer Franz von Schonthan (1849-1913) joined the Imperial Royal Navy as a cadet in 1867, serving 4 years. He went on to take private acting lessons making his debut at the Dessau Court Theater. Schonthan began writing while also performing with various ensemble companies, penning articles for various newspapers and magazines before tackling stage plays. His comedy "The Girl from Stranger" premiered on February 20, 1879 at Hamburg's Thalia Theater. Theodor Lebrun, the director of the First Berlin Comedy Theater, hired him on the spot to write for his Wallner Theater. Appointed head director of the Vienna City Theater, Schonthan unfortunately lost his position when the theater burnt down barely a year later. He retired to his estate, returning to writing for the editorial department of the Berliner Lustig Blatter and the Wiener Tagblatt in 1887. His contributed to the script for the German silent screen detective film "Where is Coletti?" just prior to his death. Good .

Keywords: THEATER; LITERATURE; PLAY; STAGE; THEATRE; A KETTLE OF FISH; A PRACTICAL COMEDY IN THREE ACTS; FRANZ VON SCHONTHAN; AUTRIAN JOURNALIST, ACTOR, WRITER; NINETEENTH CENTURY; 19TH CENTURY; FIRST AMERICAN EDITION; 1ST U.S. EDITION; BAKER'S EDITION OF PLAYS

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