
11 Dec 1945

Caesar and Cleopatra
The aging Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen. Adapted by George Bernard Shaw from his own play.
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Walpurgis
Ulrich von Kapellen
Ladislaus IV
Friedrich II von Nürnberg
11 Dec 1945
The aging Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen. Adapted by George Bernard Shaw from his own play.
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