The Elephant Calf: A Musical Extravaganza by Bertolt Brecht

Written by German playwright Bertolt Brecht in the 1920s, The Elephant Calf is a one-act surrealistic prose farce play. It was originally written as part of the play Man Equals Man, but Brecht separated it and gave it the subtitle of “The Provability of Any and Every Contention.” This 1967 production, adapted by Eric Bentley, one of the preeminent experts on Brecht, is performed in English as a musical extravaganza. Two songs, written by Bentley and Arnold Black, are added to the production. The recording concludes with Bentley singing four of his own compositions.

Track Listing

101	The Elephant Calf Isaiah Sheffer	21:25
201	The Elephant Calf (Continued) Isaiah Sheffer	13:34
202	Dear Old Democracy Eric Bentley, Arnold Black, Ruth Black	03:24
203	The Omniscient Eric Bentley, Arnold Black, Ruth Black, Jerome Clegg	03:02
204	The Uncommitted Eric Bentley, Arnold Black, Ruth Black	03:02
205	The Heroic Eric Bentley and Ruth Black	04:02