Hans Adler (1880, in Vienna – 1957) was a German author of humorous poems, many of which appeared in the magazine Simplicissimus and were later collected in the volume Affentheater.
Works
Das Städtchen (1926, novel)
Die Nacht vor dem Ultimo (with Rudolf Lothar, 1933, play) - English-language adaptation: The Red Cat
Hau-ruck (under the pen name "Paul Vulpius", 1933, play) - English-language adaptation: Youth at the Helm
Die Tänzerin Fanny Elßler [de] (1934, operetta, based on the music of Johann Strauss II)
Mädchen für alles (with Paul Frank, 1934, play)
Morgen ist Feiertag (with Leo Perutz and Paul Frank, 1935, play) - English-language adaptation: Tomorrow's a Holiday
Meine Nichte Susanne (1942, operetta, with music by Alexander Steinbrecher [de]; based on the play Les Trente Millions de Gladiator [fr] by Eugène Labiche and Philippe Gille)