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	Cast of the Isaiah Sheffer production	21:25
201	The Elephant Calf (Continued)	Cast of the Isaiah Sheffer production	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