Adolphe Horsch (1864–1937) was a notable Alsatian playwright and actor who wrote many pieces for the theatre in the

Alsatian dialect Alsatian ( gsw-FR, Elsässisch, links=no or "Alsatian German"; Lorraine Franconian: ''Elsässerdeitsch''; french: Alsacien; german: Elsässisch or ) is the group of Alemannic German dialects spoken in most of Alsace, a formerly disputed regio ...

. He was one of the premier actors in Alsace in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He worked closely with his friend, the playwright Gustave Stoskopf.Auguste Wackenheim (dir.), « Daniel Gustave Adolphe Horsch », in ''La littérature dialectale alsacienne : une anthologie illustrée'', tome 3, ''La période allemande, 1870–1918'', Prat, Paris, 1997,

Selection of works

* ''Der Hüsherr ! : Lustspiel in einem Akt'', 1892 * ''4 Stroßburger Komedie : 1. Serie'', 1895 (''Der Hüsherr : Lustspiel in 1 Akt'' ; ''D'r Unkel : comédie in 1 Akt'' ; ''E Mann fur mini nièce : e comédie-bouffe in 1 Akt'' ; ''Neui Hosse : comédie-bouffe in 1 Akt'') * ''2 Stroßburjer Komödie : 2. Serie'', 1902 (''E Surprise : e kleins Komödie in einem Akt'' ; ''E Stariker ! : Schwank in einem Akt freij noch e-me andere Stück'')

References

1864 births 1937 deaths Actors from Strasbourg Male actors from Grand Est Alsatian-German people 19th-century French dramatists and playwrights 20th-century French dramatists and playwrights French male actors Writers from Strasbourg People from the German Empire {{France-playwright-stub