Peter Schmitz

A collection of stories and fascinating facets of theater history in Philadelphia. From the founding of The Walnut Street Theatre and the beginning of the American circus to the world premiere performance of Arthur Miller’s play Death of a Salesman, and from censorship and opposition to riots and deadly fires, this engaging collection of short, focused narratives introduces the reader to the often overlooked and frequently underappreciated topic of the history of theater in Philadelphia, and offer a new way of approaching the wider history of this unique and important American city. The stories are populated by some of the many notable visitors to the city’s theaters, including Oscar Wilde, Edmund Kean, John Wilkes Booth, Sarah Bernhardt, Ayn Rand, Tennessee Williams, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Muhammad Ali, Paul Robeson and Joseph Papp;and the stories of heroes of local theater including Edwin Forrest, Pearl Bailey, Molly Picon, and Charles Fuller and Kevin Bacon. Also putting in appearances are the mostly forgotten, but no less fascinating Annie Kemp Bowler “the Original Stalacta,” May Manning Lillile the Quaker Cowgirl, and tennis champion William (“Big Bill”) Tilden. All together, these lively and vivid stories—many of them little-known or unexplored—serve to form a larger narrative of the role that theater has played, and continues to play, in shaping and reflecting the texture of life in an American city.

"One Inspires Many" is the motto of the Dare2tri Triathlon Team of disabled athletes that Peter Schmitz races with. Peter says that his fellow athletes inspire him every day to excel in sports and life. Peter now wants you to "Be The One" that inspires others as well. In this book, Peter's inspirational story is guaranteed to motivate you. We are all different in what inspires us, who inspires us or how we respond to being inspired. Many people tell Peter they are inspired by him, yet they never take any action on that inspiration. Peter believes people are amazing and believes it would be even more amazing to get people to take action based on the inspiration that comes from others. It does not have to be a triathlon. The important thing is to get inspired and take action. You can and will make a difference Be The One

In der ersten Halfte des 19. Jahrhunderts besass die Gitarre in der Musikpraxis der Dilettanten ein hohes Ansehen. Anhand von zeitgenossischen Texten, Rezensionen von Gitarrenwerken in der damaligen Fachpresse sowie der Vermittlung der Spieltechnik in Gitarrenschulen werden der Umfang und die musikalischen Schwerpunkte des Gitarrenspiels in der taglichen Musikpraxis der musiktreibenden Laien untersucht."

Das vergleichende Studium der Freiheitsrechte in europaischen Verfassungen ist unverzichtbar fur die Herausarbeitung europaischer Grundrechtsstandards. Es dient gleichzeitig der Konkretisierung der eigenen Grundrechte. Mit dieser Arbeit wird untersucht, ob und inwieweit im englischen Recht ein -grundrechtlich- geschutztes allgemeines Personlichkeitsrecht existiert. Besonderes Augenmerk wird dabei auf die Kollision mit der Pressefreiheit gerichtet. Durch den rechtsvergleichenden Ansatz konnen uber die konkrete Frage hinaus auch dogmatische Unterschiede und Ubereinstimmungen in der Behandlung der Freiheitsrechte im englischen und deutschen Recht herausgearbeitet werden."