Brecht is often quoted as saying 'In order to educate, one must first
entertain'. Please give the exact quotation, reference and date

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 22 Oct 2004 11:59 PDT

Could this be the Brecht quote you're looking for? 

"The problem holds for all art, and it is a vast one. The solution
here aimed at is only one of the conceivable solutions to the problem,
which can be expressed so: How can the theatre be both instructive and
entertaining?"

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Clarification of Question by perry54-ga on 22 Oct 2004 16:42 PDT

No - he is saying the opposite in your quote. The important idea is
entertainment FIRST!

Thanks for trying!

I believe the ?quote? was just a philosophy.

Best

"Brecht on Theater" a collection of translated essays by Willett might
contain this quote. One such essay, "Entertaiment or Education" (1936)
seems possible.

Lotsa fun quotes at:
http://www.poemhunter.com/bertolt-brecht/quotations/poet-6695/page-2/

Don't forget your quotation is probably a translation, so there may be
more than one English version.