Mr. Paul

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Herr Paul is a drama by Tankred Dorst , which premiered on February 16, 1994 under the direction of Jossi Wieler with Peter Roggisch in the title role at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg .

Mr. Paul, known as a counter figure to Arno im Mosch and Heinrich auf dem Chimborazo , becomes the focus of Dorst's psychological analysis. The autobiographer Tankred Dorst also wrote a chapter in his family history: in the 1950s he failed to rebuild his grandfather's Wuppertal factory and became a “writer” from then on. The viewer has to imagine the author under the young East German helmet (see below).

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The residents of the front building - above all Ms. Pisulski - pushed two old people, Mr. Paul and his sister Miss Luise Paul, into the rear building, a disused old soap factory. Mr. Paul is married but has been separated from his wife since the day of the wedding. The young Helm, heir to this factory, appears because of a deadline. Helm has a financier on hand - Mr Schwarzbeck - who wants to finance the expansion of the old factory building into a laundry; provided the two Pauls move out of the factory as quickly as possible. Mr. Paul is reluctant and does not simply sign the relevant contract prepared by the young Helm. In his excuses, Mr. Paul keeps coming back to history; on Helm's grandfather, the former owner of the soap factory. Apparently, Mr. Paul is never involved as soon as Helm brings the language to the essentials. The young Helm has an angelic patience with Mr. Paul over long distances. Helm's aunt, the well-informed future young entrepreneur remembers, let Mr Paul and his sister live rent-free for decades. The young man has to have Mr. Paul's signature quickly, otherwise Mr. Schwarzbeck could invest the money elsewhere. Schwarzbeck calls the old factory a dump, but toying with its favorable location.

When Mr. Paul, stubborn as he is, once again distracts from the topic in his manner, the young helmet's collar bursts for the first time. Helm accuses Mr Paul of taking his place, the old man, away from the boy. The young factory owner suddenly calls Mr. Paul and his sister parasites. Luise Paul cannot defend herself. For a large part of the action - almost a whole long evening - she has a free ticket to a performance of the opera “ Aida ”. So Luise comes home very late. Her remarks then - in ignorance of what was going on during her absence - amuse the viewer.

Until his sister arrives, Mr. Paul remains an uncomfortable negotiating partner in every respect. When Helm came back to the tiresome subject of "Your signature this evening please", Mr. Paul imperiously interrupted him with his standard saying: "Anyone who lives, disturbs!" And leaves his narrow living area. With a chair in hand, he threatens to march through the rainy weather to the train station and wants to spend the night in the waiting room. That turns out to be another excuse for Mr. Paul. He has never left his domicile during the past few decades. This time too, the clever Mr. Paul remains true to his habit; stays in a side room of the confusing living area and waits.

When Luise finally comes home, Mister Paul signs to Luise's horror, but consumes the contract paper down to the last scrap before Helm can intervene. Helm chopped up Mr. Paul with the ax and threw the pieces into a dark side room. When Mr. Paul then appears in the door - as if neatly assembled by magic - Helm faints. The opponent is absolutely unbeatable.

Mr. Schwarzbeck and Helm had rearranged the furniture a little during their evening surveying activities during Luise's visit to the opera. Luise quickly puts everything back in order and declares Helm's laundry project to have de facto failed. The old lady is seriously concerned about Helm's professional career. Tour guides or conductors, for example, would be professions that certainly cannot be done very wrongly.

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The archaic finale - Mr. Paul cannot be driven out of his dwelling even as a chopping piece by his counterpart Helm (see entry Absurd Theater : Sarrazac and Schneilin) ​​- stands out strangely from the monotony of the rather extensive remainder.

From time to time Mr. Paul says “young man” to Helm. Helm protests against the expression. Mr. Paul promises improvement, but cannot always keep his promise.

Tankred Dorst draws a faceted picture of good people with old Mr. Paul. For example, 13-year-old mentally handicapped Anita Pisulski from the front building tolerates Mr. Paul as the only “stranger” in her vicinity.

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Mr. Paul is no stranger to Tankred Dorst viewers. This author of a theory of evolution appears - as indicated above - in "Mosch" . Even "On the Chimborazo" speaks of that studied gentleman from Wuppertal, the persistently-success of any innovation closes. Adele is the name of the sister of the idler Paul in "Mosch" and Helm is the GDR refugee Arno Frühwaldt there. His wealthy aunt, to whom Helm refers in “Herr Paul” , is called Frau Kapellmann in “Mosch”. Tankred Dorst's game of confusion goes at least one step further. If the name Arno Frühwaldt is replaced by Heinrich Merz, a new view of the Wuppertal "Seifenklitsche" is created. Dorothea Merz - that is Heinrich's Rhineland mother in the six "German pieces" by Tankred Dorst - is Mr. Paul's cousin. To cut a long story short - “Herr Paul” actually belongs seventh in the “German pieces” .

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  1. ↑ Edition used, p. 375, third entry
  2. ↑ Recognize in the afterword of the edition used, p. 368, 7th Zvu
  3. ↑ To practice in the earthly. Frankfurt poetics lectures . Pp. 381-394 in Tankred Dorst. Prospero's island and other pieces. Collaboration with Ursula Ehler. Work edition 8 .
  4. ↑ Edition used, p. 174, 21. Zvo
  5. ↑ Edition used, p. 186
  6. ^ "Auf dem Chimborazo", edition used, p. 593, 15. Zvu
  7. ↑ berlin drama school
  8. ^ Theater Aachen
  9. ^ Theater Witikon
  10. ↑ Culture guide
  11. ↑ HörDat
  12. ↑ Recognition in the afterword of the edition used, p. 368 middle - p. 369