The judge of London
Der Richter von London is a comedy by Tankred Dorst based on Thomas Dekker's The Shoemaker's Holiday , which premiered on February 27, 1966 at the Städtische Bühnen Essen under the direction of Joachim Fontheim .
time and place
Elizabethan Era : The play takes place in 17th century London .
content
The Earl of Lincoln complains to Sir Roger Otley - who is the Mayor of London - about his nephew Lacy Rowland's flirtation with the young Rose Otley. This is the mayor's daughter. The lord complains that the nephew is a rascal; was on a trip to Italy with the money only to Wittenberg come and have acute shortage of money there because the shoemakers learned. Lord Lincoln responded. The young returnees from Germany will march tomorrow under the king's flag via Dover to Dieppe . In Normandy , Lacy might come to her senses. The mayor also knows about his daughter's folly and has acted too. Rose is now forced to stay in the country at Old Ford - that's in Cornhill.
Master shoemaker Simon Eyre from Tower Street wants his worker Ralph Damport to be exempt from participating in the campaign to France. Officer Lacy remains tough. Ralph has to leave his young wife Jane behind in London and goes into the field. Lacy, personally sent to Normandy by the English king as his commander, remains in London and hires out from Simon on Tower Street as the Dutch shoemaker Hans Meulter; cobblers for Ralph because he wants to look for Rose in and around London. Simon would like to be elected judge in London, but the necessary money is missing. Lacy aka Hans helps. The deserter sent his cousin Askew to war. Askew sends Lacy a Dutch ship - with essential cargo destined for the French. Simon Eyre deals with the stolen shipload through Lacy and becomes wealthy overnight. Soon after, the master shoemaker is a judge of London.
In Old Ford, the tenant Sir Hammon woos the young Rose. Roger Otley would like to see the daughter's connection. Hammon receives a basket from Rose.
Ralph returns crippled from the war. He limps, lost a hand in Normandy and can no longer work as a shoemaker with the stump of his arm. In the meantime, Hammon's cousin Warner has won the race with Jane, who keeps her head above water by selling buttons, by forging a certificate. She marries the cheater because he bought her a little shop on Bedlam Street and tricked her into believing Ralph had fallen.
In London the “Dutchman” Lacy cannot hide in the long run. Lord Lincoln is on the trail of the nephew. His spy Dodger did a great job.
When Lacy stands before the king, the disappointed ruler withdraws his favor from the deserter. Lacy is lucky though. Rose holds on to the lover. At the request of the shoemaker judge Simon, the king gives mercy to justice. He sends his officer to the nearest theater of war; to France, of course. The pardoned person thanks politely for the favor.
When Jane learns about Warner's deception, she wants to go back to Ralph. Warner, Ralph and Jane call the London judge. The master shoemaker speaks his Solomonic judgment under the eyes of the king : whoever of those present in the vicinity considers Ralph Damport to be innocent of the misfortune that befell him in the war should pay the war disabled ten shillings. Everyone donates - even the king. Jane can still buy her button shop.
Quotes
- "Grief makes an early death."
- "As soon as you have something to say, you are already anti-social."
shape
Tankred Dorst entertains his audience: Simon Eyre did not get the title “Judge of London” into his head. He calls himself a "two cent man, but on bird's feet". The manners of that time seem crude throughout. For example, Ralph threatens his wife Jane to beat him in public. Lacy's Dutch poses a riddle: “Wat kan ik voor u doen?” The aristocratic journeyman cobbler occasionally asks London customers in Simon's workshop. Simon Eyre's wife Margery, lovingly called Maggy by her husband, is the target of the good-natured ridicule of the shoemaker journeymen. When Simon was promoted to judge, the boss was dubbed “Your Grace”. She is honored. The judge himself is not inferior to the subordinates; speaks of the "noodle head" of his "trample". Margery's rise in society is a significant one. The mayor addresses the new member of "high society" as "Lady" when he asks for female advice on raising daughter Rose.
filming
- March 8, 1966: WDR television film. Director: Dietrich Haugk .
literature
Used edition
- The judge of London. A realistic comedy based on Thomas Dekker. Pp. 341-401 in Tankred Dorst. Early pieces. Work edition 3 (content: The cat or how to play the game . Society in autumn . The curve . Big diatribe on the city wall . Rameau's nephew . The Mohrin . The judge of London) Suhrkamp Verlag 1986 (1st edition), ISBN 3 -518-03009-4 , 404 pages.
Secondary literature
- Heinz Ludwig Arnold (Ed.): Text + criticism Issue 145: Tankred Dorst . Richard Boorberg Verlag, Munich, January 2000, ISBN 3-88377-626-2
- Gero von Wilpert : Lexicon of world literature . German Authors A-Z . Stuttgart 2004, ISBN 3-520-83704-8 , p. 126, left column
Web links
- jussenhoven-fischer.de
- Marianne Kesting in “ Die Zeit ” on March 11, 1966: “ Fun and some social criticism. Tankred Dorst discovers Thomas Dekker "
Individual evidence
Partly in English
- ↑ eng. The Shoemaker's Holiday from 1599
- ^ Günther Erken bei Arnold, p. 85, right column, last entry
- ↑ Edition used, p. 8 below
- ↑ eng. Old Ford
- ↑ eng. Cornhill
- ↑ eng. Great Tower Street
- ↑ Edition used, p. 397, 8. Zvo
- ↑ eng. Bedlam
- ↑ Edition used, p. 375, 18. Zvo
- ↑ Edition used, p. 382, 8. Zvo
- ↑ Edition used, p. 387, 12th Zvu
- ↑ Edition used, p. 395, 7th Zvo
- ^ Günther Erken bei Arnold, p. 86, left column, first entry