Bruno Decker

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Bruno Decker (born April 16, 1871 in Stettin , † October 2, 1922 in Berlin ) was a German dramaturge, opera director and operetta librettist.

Live and act

After completing his university studies, Dr. phil. Bruno Decker trained as a director by Hans Gregor and as a conductor by Kapellmeister Thienemann. He made his stage debut in 1896 at the Schleswig City Theater. Commitments to Barmen-Elberfeld, Leipzig and Berlin (Viktoria-Theater and Theater des Westens) followed. He also worked as a playwright and composer. Decker wrote libretti for numerous operettas and pageants , especially with Robert Pohl .

Works (selection)

  • Saint Anthony . 1911
  • When men cheat . 1911
  • The North Sea Crab . 1913
  • Stupid August . 1915
  • The man without a past . Music by Ludwig Friedmann. 1916
  • O good times, O happy times . Music by Walter Wilhelm Goetze 1917
  • The caviar mouse . Music by Karl Alfredy 1919

Filmography

  • 1919: The Caviar Mouse (screenplay)

literature

  • Heinrich Hagemann (Ed.): Specialized lexicon of the German stage members . Pallas and Hagemanns Bühnen-Verlag, Berlin 1906, p. 131.
  • Erich Müller: Pomeranian memorial days 1922. In: Unser Pommerland , issue 10/11 1922, p. 386f.

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personal data
SURNAME Decker, Bruno
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German dramaturge, opera director, stage writer and operetta librettist
DATE OF BIRTH April 16, 1871
PLACE OF BIRTH Szczecin
DATE OF DEATH October 2, 1922
Place of death Berlin