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Bela Jenbach
Bela Jenbach, real name Béla Jacobowicz (1 April 1871 in Miskolc, Kingdom of Hungary – 21 January 1943 in Vienna) was an Austrian actor and operetta librettist of Hungarian origin. Jenbach was of Jewish origin and the brother of the screenwriter Ida Jenbach. He was co-author of several well-known operetta libretti. Jenbach died in the Auersperg Sanatorium in Vienna and was buried in the Matzleinsdorf Protestant Cemetery. Life Jenbach came to Vienna at the age of 18. At first he kept himself busy with casual work. He invested his earnings in speech lessons and proved to be an extremely talented student, as he managed to lose his accent in a very short time. The foundation for his career was laid and he was engaged by the Vienna Burgtheater. He took this opportunity to change his name from Jacobowicz to Jenbach. He hoped for greater recognition and did not want to be immediately associated with his Jewish roots. Depressed about the low earnings as a Burgtheater actor he ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miskolc
Miskolc ( , , ; Czech and sk, Miškovec; german: Mischkolz; yi, script=Latn, Mishkoltz; ro, Mișcolț) is a city in northeastern Hungary, known for its heavy industry. With a population of 161,265 (1 Jan 2014) Miskolc is the fourth largest city in Hungary (behind Budapest, Debrecen, and Szeged). It is also the county capital of Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén and the regional centre of Northern Hungary. Etymology The name derives from ''Miško'', Slavic form of Michael. ''Miškovec'' → ''Miskolc'' with the same development as ''Lipovec'' → ''Lipólc'', ''Lipóc''. The name is associated with the Miskolc clan (also Miskóc or Myscouch, Slovak Miškovec, plural Miškovci) named after the settlement or vice versa. Earliest mentions are ''que nunc vocatur Miscoucy'' (around 1200), ''de Myschouch'' (1225), ''Ponyt de genere Myscouch'' (1230), ''in Miscovcy'' (1245). Geography The city lies at the meeting point of different geographical regions – east from the Bükk m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paganini (operetta)
''Paganini'' is an operetta in three acts by Franz Lehár. The German libretto was by and Bela Jenbach. Lehár composed the work as a vehicle for Richard Tauber, the acclaimed Austrian tenor, though he assumed the role (with Vera Schwarz as the princess) in Berlin on 30 January 1926, rather than the Vienna premiere which was at the Johann Strauss Theater on 30 October 1925 with Carl Clewing in the title role. Tauber's contract with the Berlin State Opera The (), also known as the Berlin State Opera (german: Staatsoper Berlin), is a listed building on Unter den Linden boulevard in the historic center of Berlin, Germany. The opera house was built by order of Prussian king Frederick the Great from ... required him to be in Stockholm at the time of the Vienna premiere. The operetta was so coolly received in Vienna that the Berlin impresario, Heinz Saltenberg, was reluctant to mount it at the without guarantees against losses. In the event, Tauber and Schwarz made it a huge succ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luise Fleck
Luise Fleck, also known as Luise Kolm or Luise Kolm-Fleck, née Louise or Luise Veltée (1 August 1873–15 March 1950), was an Austrian film director, and has been considered the second ever female feature film director in the world, after Alice Guy-Blaché. Her son, Walter Kolm-Veltée, was also a noted film director. Technically, however, the second female feature film director in the world after Alice Guy-Blaché was chronologically Ebba Lindkvist, having debuted as a film maker one year before Luise Fleck. Life Austria, Wiener Kunstfilm and Vita-Film: to 1926 Luise was born in Vienna, the daughter of Louis Veltée, proprietor of the city panopticon, descended from a family originating in Lyon, who had settled in Austria in the early 19th century. Her brother was Claudius Veltée, also later known as a film director. Even in her childhood she helped her father in his business by working on the till. In January 1910, she and her first husband, Anton Kolm, along with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tsarevich (1929 Film)
''The Tsarevich'' (German: ''Der Zarewitsch'') is a 1929 German silent historical film directed by Jacob Fleck and Luise Fleck and starring Iván Petrovich, Marietta Millner and Albert Steinrück. The film's sets were designed by Willi Herrmann. Like the 1927 operetta '' Der Zarewitsch'' by Franz Lehár it is based on a play by Gabriela Zapolska, inspired by the troubled relationship between Peter the Great and his son Tsarevich Alexei. Cast In alphabetical order *Lya Christy *Fritz Eckert * John F. Hamilton as Grigory *Paul Heidemann as Pawel *Senia Kulatschkoff * Marietta Millner as Sonja Iwanowna *Paul Otto *Iván Petrovich as Czarewitch *Albert Steinrück as The Czar See also *'' The Tsarevich'' (1933) *''The Little Czar'' (1954), also with Iván Petrovich Iván Petrovich ( sr, Иван Петровић, Ivan Petrović; 1 January 1894 – 18 October 1962) was a Serbian film actor and singer. He was the first actor from Yugoslavia to have a successful international mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanns Schwarz
Hanns Schwarz (11 February 1888 – 27 October 1945) was an Austrian film director. He was born in Vienna on 11 February 1888. Biography He directed twenty four films between 1924 and 1937 in both English and German. During the late silent and early sound eras, he was a leading director at the large German studio UFA. In the early 1930s he worked on several multi-language version films for UFA, producing the same films in distinct German and foreign-language versions. Schwarz was Jewish and was therefore forced to leave Germany in 1933 when the Nazis took over, going into exile in Britain. His last film was the 1937 British thriller ''Return of the Scarlet Pimpernel''. He died in California on 27 October 1945. Partial filmography * '' Nanon'' (1924) * '' The Voice of the Heart'' (1924) * '' Two People'' (1924) * '' The Telephone Operator'' (1925) * ''The Little Variety Star'' (1926) * ''Petronella'' (1927) * '' The Csardas Princess'' (1927) * ''Hungarian Rhapsody'' (1928) * ''M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Csardas Princess (1927 Film)
''The Csardas Princess'' (German: ''Die Czardasfürstin'') is a 1927 German-Hungarian silent romance film directed by Hanns Schwarz and starring Liane Haid, Imre Ráday and Ferenc Vendrey.Grange p.252 It is based on the 1915 operetta '' The Csardas Princess'', the title referring to the popular Hungarian Csárdás dance. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. Cast * Liane Haid as Sylva Verescu * Imre Ráday as Luftikus * Ferenc Vendrey as Baron Franz von Kerekes * Kálmán Zátony * Oskar Marion as Prinz Edwin von Weylersheim * Oreste Bilancia * Gyula Zilahi as Lebemann * Ibi Boya as Stasi * Bolla Marischka The kulshedra or kuçedra is a water, storm, fire and chthonic demon in Albanian mythology and folklore, usually described as a huge multi-headed female serpentine dragon. The kulshedra is believed to spit fire, cause drought, storms, flooding, ... References Bibliography * Grange, William. ''Cultural Chronicle of the Weimar Republic''. Sc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinrich Bolten-Baeckers
Heinrich Bolten-Baeckers (1871–1938) was a German playwright, screenwriter, film director and producer. He worked on a number of films during the silent era. Towards the end of his film career he directed comedies for UFA such as '' The Gentleman Without a Residence'' and '' The Second Mother''.Kreimeier p.101 Selected filmography Director * '' My Leopold'' (1914) * '' My Leopold'' (1919) * ''King Krause'' (1919) * ''The Love of Marion Bach'' (1919) * ''Doctor Klaus'' (1920) * ''Hasemann's Daughters ''Hasemann's Daughters'' (German:''Hasemanns Töchter'') is an 1877 play by the German writer Adolphe L'Arronge. It was loosely based on an earlier French work.Grange p.194 In 1920 it was adapted into the silent film '' Hasemann's Daughters'' dir ...'' (1920) * '' My Leopold'' (1924) * '' The Gentleman Without a Residence'' (1925) * '' The Second Mother'' (1925) References Bibliography * Kreimeier, Klaus. ''The UFA Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company''. Universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gentleman Without A Residence (1925 Film)
''The Gentleman Without a Residence'' (German: ''Der Herr ohne Wohnung'') is a 1925 German silent comedy film directed by Heinrich Bolten-Baeckers and starring Georg Alexander, Georg John and Paul Otto. It was one of a number of popular comedies released by UFA alongside its more prestigious art films.Kreimeier p.101 The film's art direction was by Erich Czerwonski. Cast * Georg Alexander as Alfred * Georg John as Fürst * Paul Otto as Professor * Julius Brandt as Droschkenkutscher * Richard Ludwig as Lawyer * Heinrich Gotho as zweiter Professor * Margarete Lanner Margarete Lanner (1896–1981) was a German stage and film actress. She appeared in around 30 films during the silent and early sound eras in a mixture of leading and supporting roles. She had a small part in Fritz Lang's 1927 film ''Metropolis ... as Frau des Professors See also *'' The Gentleman Without a Residence'' (1915) *'' The Gentleman Without a Residence'' (1934) *'' Who's Your Lady Friend?'' (1937) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Leyde
Emil Leyde (8 January 1879 in Kassel – January 1955 in Berlin) was a German film director, screenwriter, cameraman and film producer. Filmography (selection) * 1915: ' * 1918: ''Der Sonnwendhof''. * 1919: ''Die lichtscheue Dame''. * 1919: ''Alte Zeit – neue Zeit''. * 1919: ''Die Czàrdàsfürstin''. * 1919: ''Wem gehört das Kind?'' * 1920: ''Alpentragödie''. on .kinotv.com * 1923: '' Fiat Lux
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Fritz Freund
Fritz originated as a German nickname for Friedrich (given name), Friedrich, or Frederick (given name), Frederick (''Der Alte Fritz'', and ''Stary Fryc'' were common nicknames for King Frederick II of Prussia and Frederick III, German Emperor) as well as for similar names including Fridolin and, less commonly, Francis (given name), Francis. Fritz (Fryc) was also a name given to German troops by the Entente powers equivalent to the derogative Tommy Atkins, Tommy. Other common bases for which the name Fritz was used include the surnames Fritsche, Fritzsche, Fritsch, Frisch(e) and Frycz. Below is a list of notable people with the name "Fritz." Surname *Amanda Fritz (born 1958), retired registered psychiatric nurse and politician from Oregon *Al Fritz (1924–2013), American businessman *Ben Fritz (born 1981), American baseball coach *Betty Jane Fritz (1924–1994), one of the original players in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League *Clemens Fritz (born 1980), German f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Gentleman Without A Residence (1915 Film)
''The Gentleman Without a Residence'' (German: ''Der Herr ohne Wohnung'') is a 1915 Austrian silent film directed by Fritz Freund and starring Gustav Waldau, Julius Brandt and Paul Morgan (actor), Paul Morgan.Bock & Bergfelder p.370 Cast * Gustav Waldau as the drunken Baron * Julius Brandt as Einspänner * Paul Morgan (actor), Paul Morgan as Prof. Mandling * Frl. Zeckendorf * Alexander Herrnfeld See also *''The Gentleman Without a Residence (1925 film), The Gentleman Without a Residence'' (1925) *''The Gentleman Without a Residence (1934 film), The Gentleman Without a Residence'' (1934) *''Who's Your Lady Friend?'' (1937) References Bibliography * Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009. External links * 1915 comedy films Austrian comedy films Austrian silent feature films Austrian films based on plays Films produced by Erich Pommer Austrian black-and-white films 1915 Austro-Hungarian film ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Österreicher
Rudolf Österreicher, also ''Rudolf Oesterreicher'', (19 July 1881 in Vienna – 23 October 1966 idem) was an Austrian writer, librettist, comedy author, author of cabaret texts and biographer. From 1945 to 1947 he was director of the . bei wien.gv.at Works Comedies: * 1907: ''Gummiradler'' * 1912: ''Das Bett Napoleons'' * 1913: ''Der Herr ohne Wohnung'' (with ) * 1926: ''Der Garten Eden'' (with ) - English-language adaptation: ''The Garden of Eden'' * 192 ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
