Wibbel the Tailor (play)

An image of Wibbel on a clock in Düsseldorf

Wibbel the Tailor (German:Schneider Wibbel) is a comedy play by the German writer Hans Müller-Schlösser which was first performed in 1913. The play takes place in Müller-Schlösser's hometown of Düsseldorf during its occupation by French troops during the Napoleonic Wars. From 1913 to 1956, there were fifteen hundred performances of the play in Germany with actor Paul Henckels in the role of Wibbel.[1] Four feature films and an opera have been based on Müller-Schlösser's play, and the character of Anton Wibbel has become a popular symbol of Düsseldorf.

  1. ^ Rütten, Hubert (2008). Lebensspuren – Spurensuche, Jüdisches Leben im ehemaligen Landkreis Erkelenz. Schriften des Heimatvereins der Erkelenzer Lande. Vol. 22. Erkelenz. pp. 206 ff. OCLC 300467800.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)