Alexander Königk-Tollert
Alexander Königk-Tollert , even Alexander Tollert , actually Alexander Franciscus Napoleon Lysarch-Königk , Russian Александр Густавович Кенигк-Толлерт , (August 28 jul. / 9. September 1811 greg. In Riga - July 18 jul. / 30th July 1880 greg. In St. Petersburg ) was a German theater actor , director and playwright.
Life
Before he became an actor, he served as a field engineer lieutenant, was even transferred to the general staff and distinguished himself in many ways. In the end, however, he preferred the theater to the soldier's rank and appeared in public for the first time on May 29, 1895 as "Albert" in The Four Stars in Tilsit. Now he toured some larger cities with this company, and despite the fact that he achieved abundant success everywhere, he gave in to his parents' insistence, turned his back on the stage, turned to the teaching profession and later also became a translator with the title of collegiate secretary.
In 1842 he recently returned to the game. He worked in Riga, Reval and St. Petersburg, where he stayed until his retirement (1862).
He was not only successful as an actor ("Flottwell", "Zigeunerhauptmann" in Preciosa , "Tellheim", "Posa" etc.), but also as artistic director (in which position he was at the St. Petersburg court theater from 1863 to 1878 proven) and as a writer. He wrote poems, novellas, etc. and composed more than fifty stage works, some of them original works, some of them adaptations. All of them were performed in St. Petersburg with a highly acclaimed reception.
Works
- 1844: To the court advisor and knight Peter von Helmersen and his wife Auguste, b. von Sivers, offered with the greatest devotion to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary on August 25, 1844 , St. Petersburg
- 1851: Obituary to the former Ms. Titulair councilor Anna von Egger, née Birnbaum, February 3, 1851 , St. Petersburg
- 1856: Dom Vincente. Adapted from Scribe's "Dom Sebastian" . Music by Donizetti, Riga
- 1856: To celebrate the most holy coronation of Her Imperial Majesty the Lord and Emperor Alexander II Nikolayevich and his exalted wife the Empress Maria Alexandrovna, August 26, 1856 , St. Petersburg
- 1857: Furniture for sale , St. Petersburg
- 1857: invited to the table! Mardi Gras humor from St. Petersburg life , St. Petersburg
- 1857: In celebration of the very highest birthday of His Majesty the Emperor Alexander II Nikolayevich, April 17, 1857 , St. Petersburg
- 1858: Dedicated to His Excellency the Lord Real Privy Councilor, Chamberlain and High Order Knight Alexander von Gedeonow for the celebration of his twenty-fifth anniversary as General Director of the Imperial Theater [...] , St. Petersburg
literature
- Friedrich Meyer von Waldeck : Spiritual life of the St. Petersburg Germans. In: Our time 2/1881, pp. 214–243.
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Verlag von Paul List , Leipzig 1903, p. 527, ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Web links
- The Imperial German Court Theater in St. Petersburg: A short outline of its history by Alexander Tollert on the website of the Herder Institute for Historical Research on East Central Europe - Institute of the Leibniz Association
- Alexander Tollert on the website of the University of Potsdam
Remarks
- ↑ Obvious error in the lexicon
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Königk-Tollert, Alexander |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tollert, Alexander; Lysarch-Königk, Alexander Franciscus Napoleon von (real name); Кенигк-Толлерт, Александр Густавович |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theater actor, director and playwright |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 9, 1811 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Riga |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 30, 1880 |
| Place of death | St. Petersburg |