Adolf Wentzel
Adolf Wentzel (born January 15, 1825 in Cologne ; died November 28, 1890 in Stuttgart ) was a German theater actor .
Life
Wentzel originally served in the Prussian artillery, but stepped on the boards in Nuremberg in 1846. Then he was still engaged in Elberfeld and in 1848 entered the stage of the Stuttgart court theater as “Malcolm” in Macbeth .
He liked and was hired to replace Moriz. Adolf Palm describes Wentzel ( letters from the world of boards ) as a brisk, comfortable and amiable bon vivant, whose artistic power is fresh, fiery and unused, but still in need of clarification. In his further development he succeeded in acquiring more and more unity of style. ("Ferdinand", "Max Piccolomini", "Carlos", "Romeo", "Mortimer"). He achieved his first resounding successes as “Hans Sachs” and “Melchthal”. His talent was most productive in the field of bon vivants, when he could let a primitive, even boyish humor shoot the reins ("Bolz", "Robert" in memoirs of the devil), "Petrucchio",) just as the comedy was its real effective domain.
As he matured, he gradually switched to character roles, humorous and noble fathers and gained general recognition as "Duke Karl", "Advokat Berend", "Colonel" in journalists , "Riccaut de la Marlinière" etc. Wentzel was also invited to the overall model guest performances in Munich in 1880, where he also made a highly beneficial contribution. The artist died on November 28, 1890 in Stuttgart as a result of a bad foot problem.
literature
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Verlag von Paul List , Leipzig 1903, p. 1112 f., ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Web links
- Adolf Wentzel at The Ibsen Stage Performance Database at the University of Oslo
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wentzel, Adolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theater actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 15, 1825 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 28, 1890 |
| Place of death | Stuttgart |