Gustav Kadelburg

In 1889 he could be seen as Ingenieur Hoffmann in the world premiere of Gerhart Hauptmann’s drama Vor Sonnenaufgang at the Lessing Theater in Berlin.

In 1908, The Manchester Guardian reviewed Der Weg zur Hölle ("The Road to Hell"), his farce over three acts, then playing at the Midland Theatre.

[3] Following the example of Wiener Blut, a potpourri of late Joseph Lanner’s most famous melodies was put together and brought to the stage in 1911 as an operetta, called Alt-Wien.

Victor Hollaender [de] (1866-1940) wrote the score for Blumenthal's and Kadelburg's play Hans Huckebein which premiered with the new title Die Schöne vom Strande in 1915.

During his lifetime Gustav Kadelburg became a well respected dramatist and a wealthy man — due to the royalties from his long running plays.

His play Familie Schimek was adapted into a film three times, 1926 by Alfred Halm, 1935 by E. W. Emo and 1957 by Georg Jacoby.

It was produced by Erik Charell in 1930 at Berlin's Großes Schauspielhaus, a prominent cast led the premiere to a stunning and long lasting success worldwide.

[5] Also the upcoming sound movies (since the late 1920s) were favourable for Kadelburg's plays, since the witty dialogues and the subtle portrayal of his characters came into effect.