Albert Mähl

Albert Mähl (born June 5, 1893 in Kiel ; † January 19, 1970 in Hamburg ) was a German journalist and freelance writer who, in addition to poems and stories , also wrote stage works and radio plays .

Life

Born in Kiel, he first attended high school in his hometown . After completing school, Mähl worked in various professions. For example, he worked as a telephone stenographer in local government , as an editorial assistant and as a journalist. At times he was employed as a teacher in a boarding school .

In 1914, at the beginning of the First World War, he volunteered for military service. He returned home three years later after being seriously wounded. He then completed a degree in philosophy in Munich , Kiel and Zurich . He then moved to Hamburg and worked there as a freelance writer.

His numerous works also include the Low German adaptation of the comedy '' ' Der zerbrochne Krug ' 'by Heinrich von Kleist from 1924. This version also served the NWDR in Hamburg in 1952 as the basis for its radio play De Pott is twei , in which the Actors Hartwig Sievers , Hans Mahler , Otto Lüthje , Magda Bäumken and Heidi Kabel from the Ohnsorg-Theater spoke the leading roles.

In 1952, in memory of the Low German poet and writer Klaus Groth , he wrote the radio play '' 'Der Quickborn' ', the title of which refers to the volume of poems of the same name. Ohnsorg actor Heinz Lanker could be heard in the role of the poet .

Albert Mähl died in Hamburg at the age of 76, he was buried in Hamburg in the Blankenese cemetery .

Awards

• 1961: Freudenthal Prize
• 1966: Quickborn Prize
• 1970: Friedrich Hebbel Prize

Works (selection)

In Low German:

• De Reis'nah Piepenbötel. - Boel (Sleswig): Gall, 1920. - 28 pp.
• De Pott is two: Kumedi in one trip. - Hamburg: Hermes, [1924]. - 61 pp. - (Low German version of the comedy '' Der zerbrochne Krug '' by Heinrich von Kleist , world premiere: Niederdeutsche Bühne Kiel , May 25, 1924)
• Hemmingstedt: Low German choral ballad / by Albert Mähl. With 3 woodcuts by Hans Groß . - Lübeck: Westphal, 1928. - 12 p.: Ill.
• Utsåt: poems. - Kiel: Fehrs-Gilde, 1931. - 82 pp.
• Trumm slaa an: ballads. - Hamburg: Meißner, [1933]. - 46 pp.
• Grappenkram: A Stremel Low German philosophy. - Lübeck: Westphal, 1935. - 62 pp.
• Hart vull Drift: New Low German Poems. - Hamburg: Quickborn-Verl., 1940. - 55 pp.
• Wieben Peters: Spill in three trips: Low German drama. - Hamburg: Hermes, 1941. - 87S. (World premiere: Niederdeutsche Bühne Hamburg, later the Ohnsorg Theater , August 31, 1940)
• Low German poems. - Hamburg: Hermes, 1948. - 71 pp.
• Ulen and Kreihen: Low German animal stories. - Hamburg: Köhler, 1956. - 63 pp.
• Bi Brodersen in'n Laden: Comedy in 1 act. - Hamburg: Quickborn-Verl., 1957. - 24 p. (World premiere: Low German Stage Flensburg , January 5, 1958)
• De verlaren Söhn: A Low German chamber play in three acts. - Verden: Mahnke, 1957. - 76 pp. - (Speeldeel [SP]; 569)

(World premiere: Ohnsorg Theater, April 8, 1958)

• Grappling stuff. - 3rd thousand, increased edition - Hamburg: Quickborn-Verlag , 1958. - 71 pp.
• Rögen and Swögen: [Stories]. - Hamburg-Wellingsbüttel: Verlag d. Fehrs-Gilde, 1958. - 128 pp.
• Ünnerwegens / Albert Mähl. Compilation: Hans Ehrke . - Itzehoe: Christiansen, [1970]. - 47 pp. -

In standard German:

• Low German style and language. One confession - 1934
• Leisegang comes to an agreement - 1935
• The fiery song. Book of Comradeship - 1937
• The racial soul in the mirror of language. Language and Soul in Low German - 1938
• Behind the dike. Scenic Tales - 1943
• Lifestyle and design. A contribution to the soul history of our language culture - 1943
• North country. Ballads and Poems - 1943
• Magical stream. Verses from the Elbe landscape - 1952
• We stay on the move. Stories - 1966
• Men and powers. Stories, poems, aphorisms - 1968

Radio plays (selection)

• 1951: Dat Heimatfest; NWDR Hamburg (Director: Unknown)
• 1952: De Landfeend op Helgoland; NWDR Hamburg (Director: Werner Perrey )
• 1952: It won't come back !; NWDR Hamburg (Director: Hans Freundt )
• 1952: ... the sound sick ok, have fun !; RB (Director: Jochen Rottke )
• 1952: De verlaren Söhn; RB (Director: Walter Bäumer )
• 1952: The Quickborn; NWDR Hamburg (Director: Hans Freundt)
• 1953: Behind the dike; NWDR Hamburg (Director: Günter Jansen )
• 1954: Hemmingstedt ; NWDR Hamburg (Director: Günter Jansen)
• 1954: Interview with Swinegel; NWDR Hamburg (Director: Günter Jansen)
• 1954: take me with you, captain; NWDR Hamburg (Director: Günter Jansen)
• 1955: De Snaaksche Vagel; NWDR Hamburg (Director: Hans Tügel )
• 1955: De drieste Voss; NWDR Hamburg (Director: Günter Jansen)
• 1956: Fritz Stavenhagen ; NDR (Director: Hans Tügel)
• 1957: Julia un de Renaissance; NDR (Director: Hans Tügel)
• 1957: Albert Ballin ; (Production of the NWDR from 1950) NDR (Director: Hans Freundt)
• 1957: De Snaaksche Vagel; RB (Director: Wolfgang Harprecht )
• 1958: Op Tour near Milano. Small radio play from a trip to Italy; NDR (Director: Hans Tügel)
• 1959: De drieste Voss; RB (Director: Rudolf Sang )
• 1960: De lost sons; NDR (Director: Hans Tügel)

Edits (word):

• 1951: Fritz Stavenhagen: De dütsche Michel; NWDR Hamburg (Director: Hans Freundt)
• 1952: Heinrich von Kleist : De Pott is twei; (Low German version of Der zerbrochne Krug ) NWDR Hamburg (Director: Hans Freundt)
• 1953: Heinrich von Kleist: De Pott is twei; (Low German version of Der zerbrochne Krug ) RB (Director: Walter Bäumer)
• 1959: Paul Trede : Mudder misery and Ehr Beerbohm; NDR (Director: Hans Tügel)

literature

• Albert Mähl in the Low German Bibliography and Biography (PBuB)
• Radio plays: ARD radio play archive