Adolf de Herz și comedia de bulevard

Abstract

Considered one of the first authors of boulevard comedies in Romania, A. de Herz is almost absent from the pages of the of Romanian literature history. Nevertheless, the theater history gives him an important place, through his light comedies, with great appeal to the interwar audience. If the plays of historical inspiration remained without an echo when they were published, the comedies "Păianjenul" (“The Spider”), "Bunicul" (“The Grandfather”), "Sorana", "Mărgeluş" (“Tiny Bead”) and "Încurcă-lume" (“The Fumbler”) have been performed on numerous stages in the country, including the National Theater of Bucharest and the National Theater of Craiova. An important chapter in his theatrical activity is the collaboration with C. Tănase and the “Cărăbuș” Theatre. In several plays he performed secondary roles, very well received by the public. With extensive journalistic activity at "Dimineața", "Adevărul", "Adevărul literar și artistic", "Rampa", "Convorbiri critice" etc., Herz was for a good period of time one of the well-known theatre columnists of that epoch. Often, in order to create a relaxed atmosphere for the audience, the author chose to explore current topics, but without great pretensions, full of mundane conversations and expressions with claims of aphorisms. Director of the National Theater of Craiova (1930-1935), A. de Herz prematurely ended his existence, leaving only a few pale traces of his entire creation over time.