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Hanns Eisler — Part 5

71 pages · May 10, 2026 · Document date: Aug 6, 1947 · Broad topic: Public Figures · Topic: Hanns Eisler · 70 pages OCR'd
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CONFWANTIAL Accarding, to the aiove biorrapty, a8 well as throwsh the result cf ; aa investirpation, it has been dcetercinet that Eisler married Louise Anna Gos- Wet sotenyi, born Kareh 6, 2906, at Wierna, Austria. The; were married in oe Cuschoolovaxia on Decesber 7, 1937. Lisler bad been previously married ard divorced, but the identity of his first wife 1s anknow, Ww Backrround and Co punist affiliation In the early 1930% Hans Eisler collaborated with Bertolt Brecht, « Gernan revolutionary writer presenti; in the United States who ip eslosely associated with Hane Eisler at this tine, They produced @ play entitled “Die yassraine® (The Disciplinary veamure)« This play play bas avpeared in in both Germany ani Caschoslovalda. The owplete play has been trans ef four Conmuniet agitators whe go fro: Yoscos to Mulsien, Bacohuria, to spread proparanda and support the Chinese Co--unists arong the industries of tulcien. The action of the play takes place before the ®Control Cerittee" when the four aritators return to give an acecunt of their work and especially account for the Tact that they had been foros to kill @ young Coeunist comrade ulcse intentions were good but whose death ois deeced a necessity by the four aci- tators since his hanna threatoned to emaan er the Co iwmist noverent acon: the Chinese. B Ex cated May og Fs 3930 © at Berlin, Garmany, is published alonc with the roressire play and the is signed by beth Brecht anc Eislor. The authors defend their play, obgect to ite cansorship ami suggest that the play be presented by those for whom it was intended, that is, workers, choruses, groups of amateur players achoo] choruses. This play is clear- ly of a Coreunist propaganda nature. Ww A confidential inforaant advised on March 13, 1913» that Bert Apecht and Hans Eisler were co~euthors of a march imow as the “Sone of Solidarity" (Solidarietagte-Lied), which was written in sbout 1932. Accori=- ing to this sources, the march was adopted with the peraission of Brecht and Risler as the song of the Youth Organisation in Gersany price to Ritler's rise to power. YW . Oo The Fetruary 15, 1935, issue af the Daily torker, pape lb, contains rey ao article which describes Kisler aa “the trililant revolutionary eo-poser of a * thote Front,* *Kuhlewanpe,’ ‘Parade of the Cotton Pickers! and ee tSang. of the Coal ners Though not yet 37, this eiiitant worker conposer ee bas been associated with the workers! move-ents in German” for the last -- ‘CONFYPENTIAL Si
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