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Oscar Blumenthal
Oscar Blumenthal (or Oskar Blumenthal; 13 March 1852 – 24 April 1917) was a German playwright and drama critic. Biography Blumenthal was educated at the gymnasium and the university of his native town in Berlin, and at Leipzig University, where he received a Doctor of Philosophy in 1872. After having been editor of the ''Deutsche Dichterhalle'' in Leipzig, in 1873 he founded the ''Neue Monatshefte für Dichtkunst und Kritik''. In 1875, Blumenthal moved to Berlin, where he became theatrical critic of the ''Berliner Tageblatt'', holding this position until 1887, when he opened the Lessing Theatre, of which he was director till 1898. From 1894 to 1895 he was also director of the Berliner Theater. From 1898 he was engaged exclusively in literary work. Blumenthal was well known as a critic and playwright. His critiques in the feuilletons of the newspapers sparkle with humour, at the same time doing justice to authors and actors. Because of their sharpness he was sometimes calle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berlin
Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, highest population within its city limits of any city in the European Union. The city is also one of the states of Germany, being the List of German states by area, third smallest state in the country by area. Berlin is surrounded by the state of Brandenburg, and Brandenburg's capital Potsdam is nearby. The urban area of Berlin has a population of over 4.6 million and is therefore the most populous urban area in Germany. The Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, Berlin-Brandenburg capital region has around 6.2 million inhabitants and is Germany's second-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr region, as well as the List of EU metropolitan areas by GDP, fifth-biggest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augustin Daly
John Augustin Daly (July 20, 1838 – June 7, 1899) was one of the most influential men in American theatre during his lifetime. Drama critic, theatre manager, playwright, and adapter, he became the first recognized stage director in America. He exercised fierce and tyrannical control over all aspects of his productions. His rules of conduct for actors and actresses imposed heavy fines for late appearances and forgotten lines and earned him the title "the autocrat of the stage." He formed a permanent company in New York and opened Daly's Theatre in New York in 1879, and a second one in London in 1893. Biography Augustin Daly was born in Plymouth, North Carolina to Captain Denis Daly, sea-captain and ship owner, and Elizabeth, daughter of Lieutenant John Duffy of the British Army. He was educated in Norfolk, Virginia, and in the public schools of New York City. His mother, early left a widow, brought her two boys to New York City, where they soon became frequent attendants at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Horse Inn (operetta)
''The White Horse Inn'' (or ''White Horse Inn'') (German title: ''Im weißen Rößl'') is an operetta or musical comedy by Ralph Benatzky and Robert Stolz in collaboration with a number of other composers and writers, set in the picturesque Salzkammergut region of Upper Austria. It is about the head waiter of the White Horse Inn in St. Wolfgang who is desperately in love with the owner of the inn, a resolute young woman who at first only has eyes for one of her regular guests. Sometimes classified as an operetta, the show enjoyed huge successes in London's West End (651 performances at the Coliseum starting 8 April 1931) and as a Broadway version; it was filmed several times. Like ''The Sound of Music'' and the three '' Sissi'' movies, the operetta and its several film adaptations have contributed to the popular image of Austria as an Alpine idyll for tourists. Today, ''Im weißen Rößl'' is mainly remembered for its songs, many of which have become popular classics. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karel Lamač
Karel Lamač (27 January 1897 – 2 August 1952) was a Czech film director, actor, screenwriter, producer and singer. He directed more than 100 films in Czechoslovakia, Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Life Lamač was born 27 January 1897 in Prague, Austria-Hungary. His parents were Karel Lamač sr. (1863–1938), opera singer and a pharmacist, and Františka Lamačová (née Prusíková, 1860–1949). In his childhood Lamač was interested in pharmacy, electrical engineering, stage magic and acting. Before WWI he went to apprentice in camera manufacturer company Ernemann in Dresden. During the war he was a combat cameraman. After the war he became a technical director of film laboratory in Excelsiorfilm. He started working in movies in 1918, first as an actor, later as a writer and a director. Among his best movies of this period are crime drama '' The Poisoned Light'', comedy ''Catch Him!'' and drama '' White Paradise''. In 1923 he wrote a book ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Horse Inn (1935 Film)
The White Horse Inn () is a 1935 German musical film based on the The White Horse Inn (operetta), musical comedy by Ralph Benatzky and Robert Stolz. Cast * Christl Mardayn – Josepha Voglhuber, Wirtin vom Gasthof 'Zum weißen Rößl' * Hermann Thimig – Leopold, Oberkellner * Willi Schaeffers – Giesecke, Trikotagenfabrikant * Annie Markart – Ottilie, seine Tochter * Theo Lingen – Kommerzienrat Fürst * Fritz Odemar – Dr. Siedler, Lawyer * Marianne Stanior – Klärchen * – Gustl, Pikkolo * Joseph Egger * Fritz Imhoff – Bürgermeister * Eduard Loibner * Karl Ehmann External links * References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Froelich
Carl August Hugo Froelich (5 September 1875 – 12 February 1953) was a German film pioneer and film director. He was born and died in Berlin. Biography Apparatus builder and cameraman From 1903 Froelich was a colleague of Oskar Messter, one of the advance guard of German cinema, for whom initially he worked on the construction of cinematographic equipment. As cameraman for Messter's weekly newsreels he filmed among many other things the aftermath of a train accident on the Berlin elevated railway on 28 September 1908, one of the worst transport disasters of the time. Film director and producer Between 1912 and 1951 he made 77 films. In 1913 Froelich made his directorial debut with ''Richard Wagner (film), Richard Wagner'' (''see alo List of films about Richard Wagner''.) In 1920 he founded his own production company, Froelich-Film GmbH, among the productions of which were ''Kabale und Liebe'' (1921), ''Die Brüder Karamasoff'' (1922), and ''Mutter und Kind'' (1924). During thes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Long Intermission
''The Long Intermission'' () is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Henny Porten, Wolfgang von Schwindt and Livio Pavanelli. It is based upon the play written by Oscar Blumenthal and Max Bernstein. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. Cast * Henny Porten as Gabriele Amberg * Wolfgang von Schwindt as Graf Torgstädt * Livio Pavanelli as Lawyer Boretius * Maria Reisenhofer as Grafin Torgstädt * Walter Slezak as Ottokar, ihr Sohn * Iwa Wanja as Komtess Ina Wildborn * Jenny Marba as Tante Aurelie * Ludwig Rex as Onkel Eduard * Paul Westermeier as Vetter Udo * Sophie Pagay as Haushälterin bei Gabriele * Leopold von Ledebur * Max Maximilian as Ein Trainer Legacy The film was screened at the Deutsche Kinemathek Die Deutsche Kinemathek – Museum für Film und Fernsehen Berlin (English: "German Cinematheque – Museum of Film and Television Berlin") is a major ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When I Came Back
''When I Came Back'' (German: ''Als ich wiederkam'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Liane Haid, Max Hansen, and Henry Bender.Bock & Bergfelder p.181 The film is a sequel to '' The White Horse Inn'' (1926) and is based on the play ''Als ich wiederkam'' (English title: ''Twelve Months Later''). It was made at the Emelka Studios in Munich. Cast * Liane Haid as Josefa Vogelhuber * Max Hansen as Leopold Brandmayer * Henry Bender as Wilhelm Giesecke * Livio Pavanelli as Dr. Siedler * Maly Delschaft as Ottilie Giesecke * Hermann Picha as Hinzelmann, Privatgelehrter * Ferdinand Bonn * Anton Pointner Anton Pointner (8 December 1894 in Salzburg – 8 September 1949 in Hintersee) was an Austrian stage and film actor. Pointner's career began on the stages of Austria and he performed in both silent and sound films in his native Austria, as w ... * Anita Dorris References Bibliography * Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Oswald
Richard Oswald (5 November 1880 – 11 September 1963) was an Austrian film director, producer, screenwriter, and father of German-American film director Gerd Oswald. Early life and career Richard Oswald, born in Vienna as Richard W. Ornstein, began his career as an actor on the Viennese stage. He made his film directorial debut at age 34 with ''The Iron Cross'' (1914) and worked a number of times for Jules Greenbaum. In 1916, Oswald set up his own production company in Germany, writing and directing most of his films himself. His pre-1920 efforts include such literary adaptations as ''The Picture of Dorian Gray (1917 German film), The Picture of Dorian Gray'' (1917), ''Peer Gynt (1919 film), Peer Gynt'' (1919), the once scandalous ''Different from the Others'' (1919) and ''Around the World in Eighty Days (1919 film), Around the World in Eighty Days'' (1919). Oswald directed nearly 100 films. Some critics have suggested that Oswald was more prolific than talented, but such fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The White Horse Inn (1926 Film)
''The White Horse Inn'' (German:''Im weißen Rößl'') is a 1926 German silent comedy film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Liane Haid, Max Hansen, and Henry Bender. It is based on the play '' The White Horse Inn'' by Oskar Blumenthal and Gustav Kadelburg. Cast * Liane Haid as Josefa Voglhuber, Wirtin * Max Hansen as Leopold Brandmayer, Zahlkellner * Henry Bender as Wilhelm Giesecke * Livio Pavanelli as Doctor Siedler * Maly Delschaft as Ottilie Giesecke * Hermann Picha as Hinzelmann, Privatgelehrter * Ferdinand Bonn as Bauer * Anton Pointner * Anita Dorris See also * ''When I Came Back ''When I Came Back'' (German: ''Als ich wiederkam'') is a 1926 German silent film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Liane Haid, Max Hansen, and Henry Bender.Bock & Bergfelder p.181 The film is a sequel to '' The White Horse Inn'' (1926) ...'' (sequel, 1926) External links * 1926 films 1926 comedy films Silent German comedy films Films of the Weima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Cruze
James Cruze (born Jens Cruz Bosen;Sadoul, Georges (1972). Dictionary of Films'. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. p. 53. . See also: * Parish, James Robert; Pitts, Michael R. (1974). Film Directors: A Guide to Their American Films'. Metuchen, NJ: The Scarecrow Press. p. 84. . * Katchmer, George (July 1, 1981)"More Forgotten Cowboys and Cowgirls" ''Classic Images, No. 76''. p. 17. Retrieved June 13, 2023.Tully, Jim (January 29, 1929)"James Cruze, Erstwhile Hobo: Director of The Covered Wagon' Was in Turn Roustabout, Waiter and Ham Actor" ''Hartford Courant''. p. E3. "He is heavily muscled, broad-shouldered and leonine. As simple as a child, he is as deep as the riddle of life. His real name is Jens Cruze Bosen. He is the son of a Mormon Danish immigrant—a fanatic who settled in Utah as a follower of Brigham Young." Retrieved June 13, 2023. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Is Matrimony A Failure?
''Is Matrimony a Failure?'' is a 1922 American silent comedy film directed by James Cruze and written by Walter Woods based upon a play of the same name by Leo Ditrichstein, which itself was an adaptation of the German play ''Die Tür ins Freie'' by Oscar Blumenthal and Gustav Kadelburg.Progressive Silent Film List: ''Is Matrimony a Failure?'' at silentera.com The film stars T. Roy Barnes, , Lois Wilson, , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
