Felix Bloch heirs

The Felix Bloch Erben GmbH & Co. KG publishing house is a German theater publisher and, according to its own information, is the oldest German stage publisher. Its seat is Berlin .

history

Felix Bloch Erben was founded in 1849 by Waldemar Bloch , father of the later eponymous Felix Bloch , who joined the "Theater Association Office" C. Klose in Berlin that year and took over this together with the affiliated "Theater Association newspaper" a short time later. At that time, the term “theater association office” was understood to mean an agency that published both dramatic and musical works and also acted as an agency for actors. The "Theater Association Newspaper", which Waldemar Bloch took over in 1849, quickly developed into one of the most important newsletters in the German-speaking theater world. In 1862 it was given the name "charivari", which is still used today for the publishing magazine .

After Waldemar Bloch's death, Felix Bloch took over the company, after Felix Bloch's death in 1887 his widow, and soon afterwards Adolf Sliwinski (1858–1916), who had married Felix Bloch's widow. This was followed by Ernst Bloch (1878-1923). After his death, his widow and daughter Lotte Volkmer (1915-2014) inherited the publishing house, later it was run by Fritz Wreede .

activities

The publishing house represents authors and works of all genres in spoken theater, while operettas and musicals dominate the musical area.

Authors of the publisher (selection) Gerhart Hauptmann Paul Claudel Friedrich Dürrenmatt Georg Kaiser Hans Fallada Curth Flatow Horst Pillau Arnold and Bach Anja Hilling Jan Liedtke Xavier Durringer Conor McPherson Martina Clavadetscher Arne Lygre

Works by the publisher's music theater (selection) The Merry Widow In the White Horse Inn The firework Cabaret Kiss me, Kate The man from La Mancha Girl crazy The Black Rider Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Web links

• Felix Bloch heirs

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Publishing history on felix-bloch-orben.de, accessed on August 8, 2017