Artur Kaps

Artur Kaps (also Artur Kaps-Schönfeld , stage name in Spain Cástor * February 29, 1912 in Vienna , † January 23, 1974 in Barcelona ) was an Austrian theater director and author.

life and work

Kaps made his debut as an actor in a children's role in a performance of William Tell . After studying acting at the Vienna Theater Academy, he switched to working as a director of classical stage plays. In addition, however, he was also active as an author. Kaps wrote, mostly with a co-author, texts on Viennese songs and hits for well-known Viennese interpreters such as Hans Moser and Erich Kunz . The text to Ernst Arnold's Viennese song “When the Lord God wants it uses it garnix” comes from him. Together with Robert Gilbert he wrote “Rudolph Bertram” hits like “Schade, kleine Frau” (T: Rudolph Bertram [these are: Robert Gilbert and Artur Kaps], music by Bruno Uher ) and “Die Semmelblonde Sennerin” (music: Rob . Proud, text: Rudolph Bertram), together with Hans Robinger "Oh Mucki, Mucki oh!" (M: Peter de Rose), but also wrote the words for the Viennese song “Waltz melodies are greetings from Vienna”, the melody of which comes from Anna Maria Chorinsky-Hardegg.

In Vienna in the 1930s, Kaps launched revues in which popular Austrian artists such as B. Hermann Leopoldi appeared with their own couplets. In 1933 he wrote three revues for the “Moulin Rouge” together with Fritz Grünbaum : “Vienna, everything get off”, “Fall in love every day” (music: H. Leopoldi and B. Uher), “We send love” (M: B. Uher and Karl Inwald). In 1934/35 he wrote three revues for the cabaret “ Simpl ”: “We draw respectfully” (M: Robert Schwarz ), “What is pleasing?” (M: B. Uher), “Sit down, children!” (M: Robert Schwarz). His revue “Alles für's Herz”, an equipment revue in 31 pictures with Leo Stoll and Franz Joham, Karré le Baron with Mayon and three Viennese street singers and the Hoch and Deutschmeister regimental band No. 4. - came to Germany in 1938 and was in Berlin performed at the »Scala«. Together with Ernst Arnold, Fritz Löhner-Beda and director Hubert Marischka , Kaps also wrote the screenplay for the feature film “Das Glück lives next door” (A 1939), which in Germany under the alternative title “Drunt 'in the Lobau I kissed a girl “ Was shown. The original score was composed by Fred Raymond .

After the “ Anschluss ” of Austria in 1938 , Kaps toured Europe with the theater company “Die Wiener”, which he founded in 1934 and has directed ever since . In the early 1940s » Los Vieneses « came to Spain, where they performed in the Coliseum in Madrid and in the teatro cómico in Barcelona ; in the latter they performed their revue Todo por el corazón (“Everything for the Heart”) on May 1, 1942 . Here, Kaps and the comedian Franz Joham were joined by the Italian actor Gustavo Re and the artist Herta Frankel , who had previously worked as a dancer at the Vienna State Opera and Italian revues and who was to become Kaps' wife. The four artists decided to stay in Spain for good because of their success, on the one hand, and the political situation on the other, and settled in Barcelona . There they were called Els Vienesos in Catalan . On September 1, 1950, the revue “Alles für's Herz”, directed by Artur Kaps from Barcelona, ​​made another guest appearance in Germany, this time at the Thalia Theater in Hanover.

When television came up in Spain in 1956, Kaps and his troops found a new field of activity in it. Right at the start, Kaps staged colorful entertainment programs composed of funny skits called cuadros , with which he met with approval from the audience; however, they were monitored by the Franco censorship , which did not allow sexual or political allusions to pass. Programs such as Amigos del martes (1961–1964), Fiesta con nosotros (1962), Noche de estrellas (1964–1965), Noches de Europa (1968–1969) and Esta noche con… (1969–1970), by the singer and actress Conchita Bautista were moderated, shaped an entire era in Spanish television history. In addition, Kaps directed the Teatro scala in Barcelona until his death .

His wife, the artist and puppeteer Herta Frankel (* Vienna, March 24, 1913) developed her own puppet cartoons for the children's program on Spanish television in the 1960s, which she made with her production group “Marionetarium”. They ran under the title El pais de la fantasia and were also shown on German television. Here the programs were called "Our friend Violeta" after the main character, a little mouse who lives 'in the land of fantasy'. The character also became the heroine of children's books that came onto the market in Germany in the early 1970s. Herta Frankel wrote the stories in it. Kaps died in Barcelona in 1974. His wife Herta Frankel followed him in 1996. Both are buried on the Cementiri de Montjuïc in Barcelona.

Sound recordings

• Wenn Der Herrgott Net Will (Arnold - Kaps) Erich Kunz, baritone and the "Kemmeter-Faltl" Schrammelorchester. Columbia DW 5155 (mx. CHA 1023)
• When Der Herrgott Net Will (Arnold - Kaps) Hans Moser. With Wiener Schrammelorchester conducted by v. Bruno Seidler-Winkler. Electrola EG7160 (ORA 4880)
• When Der Herrgott Net Will (Arnold - Kaps) Ernst Arnold. The Wiener Konzertschrammeln. Polydor H 50 244 A
• When Der Herrgott Net Will (Arnold - Kaps) Hans Moser. Vinyl, 7 "single Polydor - 52 370 NH. Country: Germany. Released: 1964. [10]
• Down in the Lobau. Wiener Lied (Heinrich Strecker, text by Dr. Fritz Löhner-Beda) tenor Max Kuttner m. Orchestra conducted by v. Otto Dobrindt. Beka 36 809, open. 1928 [11]
• It is best to have a permanent employee (H. Leopoldi, text by Peter Herz & Hanns Haller) Betja Milskaja & Hermann Leopoldi with piano accompaniment. HMV BA 512 (OVH 55-I) [12]
• What a shame, little woman. Fox Trot ([Music: Bruno] Uher. Text: Bertram and Kaps). Comedian Harmonists, vocal quintet with piano. Electrola EG 3180 (Mat. No. ORA 66-III): apply. Berlin, September 10, 1934
• “Oh Muki Muki Oh”, Foxtrot (De Rose, text by Kaps and Robinger) Oscar Joost dance orchestra, refrain: Luigi Bernauer. Polydor 17 147-A [13] . July 1935
• Waltz melodies are greetings from Vienna. Wiener Lied (AM Chorinsky-Hardegg, text: Artur Kaps and Hans Robinger) Prater Quartet in Grevenbroich April 2009 [14]

literature

• Franziska Ernst: "Hermann Leopoldi: Biography of a Jewish-Austrian entertainer and composer" [15] (PDF; 1.4 MB) On Kaps, Artur cf. P. 1099 and 202.
• Monika Kornberger: Kaps, Arthur (Artur) , in: Rudolf Flotzinger (Hrsg.): Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Volume 5. Verlag of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 2006, ISBN 3-7001-3067-8 ( online )
• Elisabeth Theresia Fritz, Helmut Kretschmer (ed.): Vienna, music history: folk music and Wienerlied, Lit Verlag; Edition: 1st edition (December 2005). ISBN 3-8258-8659-X . For Kaps, Artur cf. Pp. 369, 485.
• John London: Reception and Renewal in Modern Spanish Theater, 1939–1963 (= MHRA Texts and Dissertations) by Not Avail (November 1997) On Kaps, Artur and Los Vieneses cf. Pp. 37-40.
• Sylvia Maderegger, The Jews in the Austrian Corporate State, 1934–1938. Vienna, Salzburg: Geyer 1973. V, 284 p. In 8 ° (Vol. 8 of the publications of the Hist. Inst. D. Univ. Salzburg)
• Photos of capes and “Los Vieneses” from the early days of Spanish television: Archivo graphico de las marionetas de Los Vieneses, época de los inicios de Televisión Española [16]
• Program booklet of the »Scala« Berlin (Direction: E. Duisberg and BH von Garczynski-Rautenberg) from May 1938: Guest performance of the Viennese toy box “Everything for the Heart” - a funny equipment review in 31 pictures with Leo Stoll and Franz Joham, Karré le Baron with Mayon and three Viennese street singers and the high and German master regimental band No. 4. Overall direction: Artur Kaps. 30 pages with a text by Artur Kaps, program leaflets, photos, images and advertisements. Color illustrated original booklet in 8 °. Berlin: Märkische Druckanstalt, 1938. Enclosed: Program of the guest performance in June: Doorlay's Tropen-Express. With the postcard. Scala: Variete - Operation Society, Lutherstrasse 22/24, Berlin.
• Susanne Schedtler, Wienerlied and Weaner Tanz, Wiener Volksliedwerk, Löcker Verlag, 2004
• Mathias Ziegler, The old dog still bites, in: Wiener Zeitung, article from September 11, 2012 online

Web links

• Artur Kaps in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Artur Kaps at Discogs (English)
• Exposición Los Vieneses: Image documents
• Marionetarium - Virtual museum ( Flash ; 494 kB)
• El pais de la fantasia October 7, 2007
• La ratita Violeta
• Raquel Meller, Albert Martí i Els Vienesos
• teatro espagnol
• Sr. Feliú y Javier Jiménez: Leyendas del Danubio

Individual evidence

1. ↑ so discogs.com, but gives 1908 as the year of birth
2. ↑ If God doesn't want to, it's of no use - "The world is so beautiful and the world is so rich ...", T: Ernst Arnold, Arthur Kaps, M: Ernst Arnold, op. 350, 1934. On Arnold cf. [1] .
3. ↑ "In every city there is joy and pain" (waltz melodies are greetings from Vienna) (music: am chorinsky-hardegg - text: artur kaps, hans robinger) - 1936. Archive link ( memento of the original from November 10, 2013 on the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 3.0 MB) [2] 
4. ↑ * February 26, 1899 Brno (Brno), † December 25, 1988 Vienna. Composer and singer, cf. Monika Kornberger: Chorinsky-Hardegg, Anna-Maria. In: Oesterreichisches Musiklexikon . Online edition, Vienna 2002 ff., ISBN 3-7001-3077-5 ; Print edition: Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 2002, ISBN 3-7001-3043-0 .
5. ↑ The journal "Billboard" speaks of eight revues and 10 musicals , cf. Edition of January 10, 1953: Among them are eight revues and 10 musicals. … The biggest business is “El Carrusel Vienes” produced by Artur Kaps. [3]
6. ↑ z. B. with "It's best to have a permanent employee!" Foxtrot from the Artur Kaps-Revue. Music: Hermann Leopoldi, text: Peter Herz / Hanns Haller (1934/35), cf. Ernst, Leopoldi Biography p. 202
7. ^ Moulin Rouge (Vienna) , revue stage in the 1930s under the artistic direction of Fritz Grünbaum and Franz Engel .
8. ↑ Overall management: Artur Kaps, cf. Program booklet of the »Scala« (Director: E. Duisberg and BH von Garczynski-Rautenberg) from May 1938: Guest performance of the Viennese toy box “Everything for the Heart” - a funny equipment review in 31 pictures with Leo Stoll and Franz Joham, Karré le Baron with Mayon and three Viennese street singers and the Hoch and Deutschmeister regimental band No. 4. Overall direction: Artur Kaps [4]
9. ↑ cf. Preserved photos by W. Pragher in the Baden-Württemberg State Archives [5] .
10. ↑ after the Viennese song "Drunt 'in der Lobau", which soon became popular, written by Fritz Löhner-Beda (text) and Heinrich Strecker (music) in 1926.
11. ↑ Its effects on 'non- Aryan ' artists are described by bosworth.at : The political turning point of March 1938 was most clearly shown in the example of the Simpl cabaret: on March 10th the last cabaret performance with Grünbaum and Farkas took place. In the early evening of March 11th, Karl Farkas was no longer admitted to the Simpl. In the next few days the headline appeared: The Simpl 'has become Aryan. A program note from Simpl from these days announced 'The great Aryan cabaret program every day' ...
12. ↑ “Los Vieneses” placed Vienna at the center of their programs, as their titles Luces de Viena , Viena es así , Campanas de Viena or Carrusel vienés show.
13. ↑ cf. titerenet archive link ( memento of the original from March 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
14. ↑ The program booklet was sealed with a small advertising seal from the Ringelhan fur shop. See archive link ( memento of the original from June 9, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Fig. Of the booklet under [6]  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.   
15. ↑ cf. media studies [7]
16. ↑ A troupe of around thirty writes London, and reproduces a statement by Joham, according to which many of the original members were deported after 1938 and died in concentration camps: "Todos ... fuerón deportados y murieron en campos de concentración"
17. ↑ he acted as a choreographer, writer of sketches, inventor of scenes or cuadros . Franz Joham was the comedian. (J. London, p.38).
18. ↑ John London describes them as follows: the shows lasted about two hours and were performed twice nightly. They were composed of cuadros lasting five to ten minutes each ... the comic sketches were free of sexual innuendo ... even harmless jokes were eliminated by the censors when they came to check a show prior to performance ... the comedy was totally unpolitical. (p. 38-39)
19. ↑ cf. Monika Kornberger [8]
20. ↑ a poster shows her with marionettes, cf. titerenet.com ( Memento of the original from March 30, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
21. ↑ cf. titerenet ( Memento of the original from March 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , the enciclopèdia.cat  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. gives 1914 as the year of birth.   
22. ↑ cf. Lacoctelera archive link ( Memento of the original dated August 31, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
23. ↑ cf. Fernsehserien.de [9]
24. ↑ cf. Herta-Frankel-Violetta Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
25. ↑ cf. findagrave.com incorrectly states Australia instead of Austria (!) as the country of birth.