Arthur Deetz
Arthur Deetz ( June 18, 1826 in Wesel - July 16, 1897 in Berlin ) was a German theater actor , director and director .
Life
Deetz, the son of a senior staff doctor, first devoted himself to military service and joined the seventh artillery brigade in Cologne in 1843 as an avantageur . After three years of military activity, however, following his youthful inclination, he went to the stage. He had his first appearance on November 8th, 1846 at the court theater in Neu-Strelitz. Two years later he joined the Burgtheater , which he soon left to take up engagements in Leipzig, Weimar, Pest, Mannheim (1856 to 1860), Karlsruhe, Darmstadt, Dessau etc.
In 1864 he took over the Deutsche Oper in Amsterdam, where he achieved artistic success and performed Wagner and Gounod for the first time. In 1873 he was engaged at the Royal Theater in Berlin, where he made his debut as "Royal Lieutenant" and "Odoardo". A year later he was appointed director, then in 1877 artistic director.
In this year Deetz, who first appeared in the field of first heroes and lovers, from 1860 onwards in which the hero fathers and rhetorical character roles had passed, decided his acting.
As "Choir Leader Cajetan" he appeared in public for the last time on June 3, 1878.
He was a popular, tasteful actor who took his art very seriously. Faust, Nathan, Tell, Wallenstein, King Lieutenant, Götz, etc. were among his best roles. As director he was in front of the art institute, on whose well-being and prosperity his whole mind was directed, until 1887. Then he retired into private life.
He was married from 1858 to the actress Marie Brand (1835-1893).
Arthur Deetz died in Berlin in 1897 at the age of 71. He was buried in Cemetery I of the Jerusalem and New Churches in front of the Hallesches Tor , where his wife had previously found her final resting place. Both graves have not been preserved.
literature
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Verlag von Paul List , Leipzig 1903, p. 179, ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Hermann Arthur Lier: Deetz, Arthur . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 47, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1903, p. 638.
Individual evidence
- ^ Hans-Jürgen Mende: Lexicon of Berlin burial places . Pharus-Plan, Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-86514-206-1 , p. 212.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Deetz, Arthur |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theater actor, director and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 18, 1826 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wesel |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 16, 1897 |
| Place of death | Berlin |