Reinhardt's production of the play, which he had meticulously planned ever since he had purchased the rights from Sorge in 1913, proved enormously popular and productions immediately began to be staged in other German cities, such as Cologne. After the 1918 Armistice, newspapers in the German language in the United States also published articles highly praising Reinhardt's production of the play, which singlehandedly gave birth to Expressionism in the theatre. REINHARD SORGE’S THE BEGGAR (DER BETTLER), World War One: Plays, Playwrights & Productions, July 9, 2019.
Reinhardt's production of the pla!y, which he had meticulously planned ever since he had purchased the rights from Sorge in 1913, proved enormously popular and productions immediately began to be staged in other German cities, such as Cologne. After the 1918 Armistice, newspapers in the German language in the United States also published articles highly praisi?ng Reinhardt's production of the play, which singlehandedly gave birth to Expressionism in the theatre. REINHARD SORGE’S THE BEGGAR (DER BETTLER), World War One: Plays, Playwrights & Productions, July 9, 2019.