The German Classics, v. 20Volume 20 / Act 5 — THE COURT SINGER (1900)Reading editionChapter navigation85 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterJAKOB WASSERMANNBERNHARD KELLERMANNMAX HALBEHUGO VON HOFMANNSTHALARTHUR SCHNITZLERFRANK WEDEKINDERNST HARDTTHE GERMAN CLASSICSVOLUME XXILLUSTRATIONS—VOLUME XXEDITOR'S NOTEJAKOB WASSERMANNCLARISSA MIRABEL (1906)CLARISSA MIRABEL (1906) (continued 2)BERNHARD KELLERMANNGOD'S BELOVED (1911)THE CONTEMPORARY GERMAN DRAMAMAX HALBEMOTHER EARTHMOTHER EARTH (1897)ACT IACT IIACT IIIACT IVACT VHUGO VON HOFMANNSTHALTHE MARRIAGE OF SOBEIDEA Dramatic PoemTHE MARRIAGE OF SOBEIDE (1899)SCENE ISCENE IISCENE IIIARTHUR SCHNITZLERTHE GREEN COCKATOOA Grotesque in One ActTHE GREEN COCKATOO (1899)LITERATURECHARACTERSLITERATURE (1902)FRANK WEDEKINDTHE COURT SINGERTHE COURT SINGER (1900)SCENERYSCENE ISCENE IISCENE IIISCENE IVSCENE VSCENE VISCENE VIISCENE VIIISCENE IXSCENE XERNST HARDTTRISTRAM THE JESTER[A]TRISTRAM THE JESTER (1907)ACT ISCENE ISCENE IISCENE IIISCENE IVSCENE VSCENE VIACT IISCENE ISCENE IISCENE IIIACT IIISCENE ISCENE IISCENE IIISCENE IVSCENE VSCENE VIACT IVSCENE ISCENE IISCENE IIISCENE IVSCENE VIACT VSCENE ISCENE IISCENE IIIPrevious chapter ←Volume 20 / Act 5 — THE COURT SINGERNext chapter →Volume 20 / Act 5 — SCENERYAll chapters and sections (85)Opening pagesFront matterVolume 20 · Other sectionsJAKOB WASSERMANNBERNHARD KELLERMANNMAX HALBEHUGO VON HOFMANNSTHALARTHUR SCHNITZLERFRANK WEDEKINDERNST HARDTTHE GERMAN CLASSICSVolume 20 · Sections2020Volume 20 · Other sectionsEDITOR'S NOTEJAKOB WASSERMANNCLARISSA MIRABEL (1906)CLARISSA MIRABEL (1906) (continued 2)BERNHARD KELLERMANNGOD'S BELOVED (1911)THE CONTEMPORARY GERMAN DRAMAMAX HALBEMOTHER EARTHMOTHER EARTH (1897)Volume 20 / Act 1 · Acts1Volume 20 / Act 2 · Acts2Volume 20 / Act 3 · Acts3Volume 20 / Act 4 · Acts4Volume 20 / Act 5 · Acts5Volume 20 / Act 5 · Other sectionsHUGO VON HOFMANNSTHALTHE MARRIAGE OF SOBEIDEA Dramatic PoemTHE MARRIAGE OF SOBEIDE (1899)Volume 20 / Act 5 · Scenes123Volume 20 / Act 5 · Other sectionsARTHUR SCHNITZLERTHE GREEN COCKATOOA Grotesque in One ActTHE GREEN COCKATOO (1899)LITERATURECHARACTERSLITERATURE (1902)FRANK WEDEKINDTHE COURT SINGERTHE COURT SINGER (1900)SCENERYVolume 20 / Act 5 · Scenes12345678910Volume 20 / Act 5 · Other sectionsERNST HARDTTRISTRAM THE JESTER[A]TRISTRAM THE JESTER (1907)Volume 20 / Act 1 · Acts1Volume 20 / Act 1 · Scenes123456Volume 20 / Act 2 · Acts2Volume 20 / Act 2 · Scenes123Volume 20 / Act 3 · Acts3Volume 20 / Act 3 · Scenes123456Volume 20 / Act 4 · Acts4Volume 20 / Act 4 · Scenes12346Volume 20 / Act 5 · Acts5Volume 20 / Act 5 · Scenes123TRANSLATED BY ALBERT WILHELM BOESCHE, PH.D. Assistant Professor of German, Cornell University← THE COURT SINGERSCENERY →