Carl Laufs
Carl Laufs (born December 20, 1858 in Mainz , † August 13, 1900 in Kassel ) was successful as an author of comedies and pranks .
Together with Wilhelm Jacoby he was in Mainz Carneval Club operates and completed in 1889, the highly successful Posse Pension Schöller that arose from an idea by Jacoby and in 1890 Berlin was premiered. Jacoby had contributed nothing to the text itself; nevertheless Laufs gave him half of the current income.
In the years that followed, Laufs worked as a freelance writer in Göttingen .
Carl Laufs died as a wealthy man on August 13, 1900 in Kassel.
Works
- 1881 A great idea ( Schwank , filmed in 1932 as A great idea )
- 1885 On the wedding morning (Schwank)
- 1886 light pranks (Schwank)
- 1886 What does he want? (Sway)
- 1887 The Mind Reader (Schwank)
- 1887 a great idea (Schwank)
- 1889 Pension Schöller (comedy, first performance 1890)
- 1892 a famous fellow citizen (Schwank)
- 1893 Family pride (Schwank) 18
- 1893 with Wilhelm Jacoby : The incredulous Thomas (Schwank)
- 1894 The highest trump (Schwank in 3 acts)
- 1895 The great comet (Schwank) 1895
- 1896 The benevolent fairy (Schwank) 1896
- 1897 with Kurt Kraatz: The Lodge Brothers (The Blue Mouse) (Schwank)
- 1899 The Gold Mine (Schwank)
- 1900 The beautiful Arno (comedy)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Handbook of Freemasonry Volume 2 1901, p. 602.
Web links
- Works by Carl Laufs at Zeno.org .
- Photo at theater88.ch
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Run, Carl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German comedian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 20, 1858 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mainz |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 13, 1900 |
| Place of death | kassel |