'Der Intendant', 'Simplicissimus', issue #9, 28 May 1898.
F. Schulze was an obscure 19th-century German illustrator about whom little is known. His cartoon 'Der Intendant' (1898) is a satirical pantomime comic.
Prototypical comic
In May 1898, Schulze created the pantomime comic 'Der Intendant', printed on page 68 of the 9th issue of the German illustrated magazine Simplicissimus. The cartoon features a rich theater owner dictating demands to all his employees: the set builders, actors and dancers. Only in the final panel the situation is turned around, when he bows down to the mighty pen of a theater critic. When signing the drawing, Schulze specified it was made in Berlin.