Research Catalog

Title

Alfred Grunwald papers, 1907-2004.

Author

Grünwald, Alfred.

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Additional Authors

• Beer, Gustav, 1888-
• Belasco, David, 1853-1931.
• Engel, Alexander, 1868-1940.
• Granville, Fred Leroy, 1886-
• Grünwald, Alfred.
• Grunwald, Henry A. (Henry Anatole)
• Kálmán, Emmerich, 1882-1953.
• Robinson, Armin L., 1900-1985.
• Lehár, Franz, 1870-1948.

Description

15 linear feet (30 boxes )

Summary

The bulk of the Alfred Grunwald papers consists of scripts and librettos written by Grunwald.

Alternative Title

Alfred Grünwald papers.

Subjects

• Theater critics
• Librettists > United States
• Dramatists
• Operetta > Librettos
• Grünwald, Alfred
• Scripts (documents)
• Correspondence
• Kálmán, Emmerich, 1882-1953 > Correspondence
• Operetta > Production and direction
• Librettists > Austria
• Scrapbooks
• Theater critics > Austria > Vienna
• Programs
• Librettos
• Manuscripts
• Grunwald, Henry A (Henry Anatole) > Correspondence
• Dramatists, Austrian
• Scores

Genre/Form

• Correspondence.
• Librettos.
• Manuscripts.
• Programs.
• Scores.
• Scrapbooks.
• Scripts (documents)

Access (note)

• Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Source (note)

• Grunwald, Henry and Lisa Grunwald Adler

Biography (note)

• Austrian-born librettist, writer, and theater critic, Alfred Grunwald (1884-1951) wrote the librettos for over forty operettas, collaborating with such prominent composers as Franz Lehár and Emmerich Kálmán.

Language (note)

• German is the predominant language represented in this collection. Several of the librettos, scripts, and other writings, however, are in English. Some correspondence, mainly dating from Grunwald's time in the United States, is in English. Much of the material found in the Henry Grunwald's papers series is in English.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

• Collection guide available in repository and on internet.

Call Number

*T-Mss 1998-030

OCLC

155847754

Author

Grünwald, Alfred.

Title

Alfred Grunwald papers, 1907-2004.

Restricted Access

Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required.

Biography

Austrian-born librettist, writer, and theater critic, Alfred Grunwald (1884-1951) wrote the librettos for over forty operettas, collaborating with such prominent composers as Franz Lehár and Emmerich Kálmán. Born in Vienna, Austria, Grunwald also served as a theater critic for the Neues Wiener Journal (1930-1938). He worked for a theatrical agency before turning to writing for the Viennese stage; he also wrote non-musical plays and short stories. As a librettist, Grunwald successfully added a modern social slant to the traditional operetta formula. Among those shows authored (or co-authored) by Grunwald, which later were produced on Broadway, are: Kálmán's The Yankee Princess (1922), Countess Maritza (1926), and The Circus Princess (1927). He also wrote a number of comedies, including Dancing Partner (1930), which was co-written with Alexander Engel and produced on Broadway by David Belasco. Secular Jews, Grunwald and his family were forced to flee Austria after the Nazi rise to power. He eventually arrived in the United States in 1940, settling in New York. During World War II he was employed for a time with the Office of War Information translating the lyrics of American songs into German for transmission by radio to Germany. Grunwald's son Henry was a noted journalist, serving as managing editor of Time magazine.

Language

German is the predominant language represented in this collection. Several of the librettos, scripts, and other writings, however, are in English. Some correspondence, mainly dating from Grunwald's time in the United States, is in English. Much of the material found in the Henry Grunwald's papers series is in English.

Indexes

Collection guide available in repository and on internet.

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Finding Aid

Occupation

Dramatists.

Librettists.

Theater critics.

Added Author

Beer, Gustav, 1888-

Belasco, David, 1853-1931.

Engel, Alexander, 1868-1940.

Granville, Fred Leroy, 1886-

Grünwald, Alfred. Amazona.

Grünwald, Alfred. Arizona-Lady.

Grünwald, Alfred. Bajadere.

Grünwald, Alfred. Ball at the Savoy.

Grünwald, Alfred. The Circus Princess.

Grünwald, Alfred. Countess Maritza.

Grünwald, Alfred. Herzogin von Chicago.

Grünwald, Alfred. Mr. Strauss in Boston.

Grünwald, Alfred. Viktoria und ihr Husar.

Grunwald, Henry A. (Henry Anatole)

Kálmán, Emmerich, 1882-1953.

Robinson, Armin L., 1900-1985.

Kálmán, Emmerich, 1882-1953. Gräfin Mariza.

Kálmán, Emmerich, 1882-1953. Zirkusprinzessin.

Lehár, Franz, 1870-1948.

Research Call Number

*T-Mss 1998-030