Der Bankerott: Eine gesellschaftliche Tragödie in fünf Akten

A five-act social tragedy follows the collapse of a wealthy manufacturer whose speculative ventures and secret mechanical innovation fail, precipitating financial ruin. The drama traces how the bankruptcy reverberates through his household, creditors, rival financiers, and factory workers, exposing vanity, greed, and social pretensions. Staged scenes move between counting rooms, salons, and workshops to present competing perspectives: politicians and bankers debating loans, industrialists clinging to status, and laborers confronting precarity. A varied ensemble of characters embodies the links between technological ambition, credit dependence, and the instability of contemporary social relations.