Carl Schultes

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Carl Schultes

Carl Schultes (born July 9, 1822 in Triesdorf Castle near Ansbach , † July 9, 1904 in Hanover ) was a German actor, director and writer.

His folk style - which is why he is largely forgotten today and his writings are insignificant - is shaped by bourgeois liberalism and German nationalism of the 19th century. With his work as a director and actor, especially at the then court theater in Braunschweig (1857–1872) and at the royal court theater in Wiesbaden (1873–1888), he was very successful and was often awarded. He was into the big dramatic roles such as B. Karl Moor, Melchthal, Egmont or Uriel Acosta.

Life

Schultes father was a Bavarian military doctor, the mother came from a French emigrant family. In 1832 he was sent to Munich to train in a cadet corps, and in 1840 he joined the Bavarian army as an officer.

In Munich, Schultes experienced the heyday of the Munich court theater, which left a defining impression on his life. Under Ferdinand Eßlair , the director at the court theater at the time, he also made his first "stage attempts that caught the attention of the court and the city."

In 1845 he published under the pseudonym "The Old Landsknecht" Landsknechtslieder in the newly founded satirical magazine Fliegende Blätter and thereby gained broader recognition. He became a member of the Münchner Dichterverein and its editor.

In December 1847 Schultes settled in Leipzig and worked at the theater there on the recommendation of Heinrich Laube , who continued to promote his life. He made the acquaintance of the Danish composer Niels W. Gade and wrote a libretto for his opera Judith . At that time, Gade was music director at the Gewandhaus and teacher at the conservatory. But Gade broke off work on the opera in January 1848 because the political situation between Schleswig-Holstein and Denmark had deteriorated and the Schleswig-Holstein War was drawing to a close. Gade went back to Copenhagen in April or May 1848 and the opera was never completed. In contrast, Gade set the poem cycle Reiterleben von Schultes to music for male choir.

In 1849 Schultes stayed in Geneva , where he met the liberal-democratic journalist and writer Robert Schweichel . In January 1849, Schultes made his debut as Schiller in Heinrich Laube's play Die Karlschüler at the National Theater in Munich "with exceptional success" after King Maximilian II of Bavaria's license had promoted the "conversion from the army to the court theater".

In June 1850, Schultes went to Karlsbad for a cure, where he became friends with Emanuel Geibel . There he met Heinrich Laube again, who engaged him “as the first youthful hero” at the city theater in Leipzig, which at that time was under the direction of director Wirsing.

On the occasion of a celebration of the Schiller Club in Leipzig in November 1850, Schultes presented his Schiller anecdote “The egoistic wish” there. Thereupon he is declared an honorary member of the association. "Turandot" is played in the city theater on the occasion of the celebration. Schultes can be seen there in the role of "Kalaf".

The friendship with Gustav Freytag began in Leipzig and lasted until Freytag's life in Wiesbaden. The initiative comes from Gustav Freytag and his wife, who invited Schultes as reciter to an evening party in their house.

In January 1851 Ludwig Uhland published the “Lieder und Gedichte” by Carl Schultes, which by then had already brought the author some popularity as a popular poet. His texts, which are set to music for male choirs, are particularly popular, as are his plays.

From 1853 to 1854 Carl Schultes ran the Regensburg Theater together with JW Bensberg . He then worked as a director at the court theater in Meiningen.

In 1857 Schultes took up a "lifelong position" at the court theater in Braunschweig under the court theater director Eduard Schütz . He works there as a director and actor. After Schütz's death in 1868, he took over the artistic and technical management of the theater. The living conditions allow Carl Schultes to marry in November 1859.

In 1858 he met Theodor Steinway in Wolfenbüttel, whose father had emigrated to New York and became a millionaire there with a piano workshop. Later, Theodor Steinway is said to have visited him in Wiesbaden several times when he came to Europe from New York.

During his time in Braunschweig, numerous comedies and texts for folk operas as well as novellas, humorous stories and novels were created. On the occasion of the 1000th anniversary of the city of Braunschweig in August 1861, Schultes wrote the historical play »Brunswick's Leu, stark and loyal«. In a contemporary festival chronicle it says about the amount by Schultes: “The prologue and Weber's jubilation overture was followed by a four-act historical drama entitled:» Brunswik's Leu, strong and loyal, «based on the Maltitz novel» The Duke an der Leine «written by the court actor Carl Schultes. The piece did not make the impression that one might have expected from its patriotic material, but is available to the reading public for independent assessment. "

From 1870 to 1872 Schultes lived at Salzdahlumerstraße 3, where he met Wilhelm Raabe , who had also moved there. An intense friendship developed with Raabe and between the families. Schultes wife dives z. B. as "Tante Hallenstein" in a play by Wilhelm Raabe.

Together they belong to the “ Kleidersellern ”, a Braunschweig men's association, and the “Klub der Buern im Kraihenfelde”, which was introduced to the Raabe von Schultes, later known as “the soul of the club” (Wilhelm Fehse). After the declaration of war in the summer of 1870, Schultes published the war song “Furor teutonicus” (in “War songs of German singers”), which he performed for Wilhelm Raabe. Together with Wilhelm Raabe, Schultes then celebrates the beginning of the war against France and drinks with him to an early victory.

In Braunschweig, Schultes was also friends with Wilhelm von Ising (born in Delmenhorst in 1821, died in Cassel in 1892), whose "decidedly maudlin and apolitical Robespierre drama, conceived in the spirit of post-March conservatism" he performed in 1859.

In the summer of 1872 Schultes asked for his retirement "because of artistic divergences". Apparently, this request is preceded by a crisis with the new intendant Lieutenant Colonel von Rudolphi, because the director expressly forbids the members of the ensemble and the house from all tributes. Nevertheless there is a big farewell party. Schultes first moved to Bremen.

Schultes went to Wiesbaden in April 1873 on the recommendation of the royal Prussian general manager Botho von Hülsen , who appointed him "artistic director of the court theater". Schultes worked in Wiesbaden as a director and actor and most recently as a "longstanding artistic director" and chief director of the Royal Theater until 1888.

In December 1876, Gustav Freytag settled in Wiesbaden. There he worked on his most famous book at the time, “The Ahnen” and on the complete edition of his works. During this time he maintains a close relationship with the Schultes family. As an actor and director, Schultes benefits from this connection: he “gratefully (accepted) the multiple directives and instructions (from his art-experienced friend)”. Schultes invites Freytag to visit the theater more often.

In 1883 Karl Stelter moved from Elberfeld to Wiesbaden and was introduced to Freytag by Schultes. Stelter becomes Freytag's companion when he visits the theater and finally his “caretaker” in Wiesbaden when Freytag travels to Siebleben for the summer. Stelter's son Oscar married Schultes' daughter Bianca in Wiesbaden around 1887.

In September 1888, Schultes suffered a stroke. He is paralyzed on one side and loses most of his hearing. The position of "artistic director" at the Royal Theater was temporarily not filled again because of the "conversion of the stage into an urban one".

Since 1889 Schultes has been living as a pensioner in Hanover with one of his children. From there he regularly visits Wilhelm Raabe in Braunschweig for as long as he can travel. Over the years they also had correspondence with one another.

It was in the last two decades of his life that Schultes developed his greatest literary productivity. Again, they are folk plays, books and stories, but their success does not come close to the work of his two friends Gustav Freytag and Wilhelm Raabe.

Schultes dies on his 82nd birthday in Hanover.

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Books and texts

  • The selfish desire. Schiller anecdote on the occasion of the celebration of the Schiller Club in Leipzig, 1850
  • Songs and poems. Compiled and viewed by Ludwig Uhland. JJ Weber, 1851.
  • The old comedian. Novella in Songs, 1853
  • Brunswick's Leu, Strong and Loyal! Historical play in four acts , Braunschweig: Wagner, 1861 ( digitized version )
  • South and north. Collected short stories , Jena: J. Hermsdorf, 1867 ( digitized version )
  • Advertisement! Original novel in 2 books , Jena: J. Hermsdorf, 1867 ( digitized )
  • Uhlenspegel. Humorous story from the time of the Seven Years' War, 1867.
  • Maigela. Cultural-historical novella from Central Franconia. With an introduction by Joseph Kürschner. Spemann Collection, 1883.
  • Gambskreß 'and gentian. Inhaler layers. Wiesbaden: Rud. Bechtold & Comp., 1887.
  • “Solus cum Sola!” Or William's Storm Years. Original Shakespeare novel. Leipzig: Oswald Mutze, 1891.
  • The puppeteer. Character image from the Chiemgau. Weimar Font Distribution Agency, 1892.
  • Blue White. Serious, cheerful and purring stories from Bavarian folk life. Leipzig: Oswald Mutze, around 1894.
  • Jan van Stene. A Bambocciade in two sections. Dec, 1894.
  • From my life together with Gustav Freytag. In: The present. Weekly for literature, art and public life, edited by Th. Zolling. Vol. 48, No. 40, October 5, 1895, pp. 214-218. Vol. 48, No. 41 of October 12, 1895, pp. 236-237.
  • The sign of Charlemagne. A strange Onolzbacher story from secret documents brought to the light. Leipzig: Elischer Verlag, 1897.
  • A funny song from the Piesporter. 1898.
  • Hanfried. Story, 1898.
  • A forgotten Hanoverian poet. About August Freiherr von Steigentesch, 1898.
  • About my life together with Wilhelm Raabe. In: Wilhelm Raabe: Mrs. Salome . Leipzig: Hesse & Becker 1909. Made in 1901.

Plays

  • Die Liebesprobe: Original magic fairy tale , for the Munich Hofbühne, 1847 ( digitized )
  • Faithful papa. Lyric drama, 1852.
  • Honeymoon. Comedy, 1862.
  • A novel in ten volumes. Schwank, 1863.
  • In the peace of the forest. Drama, 1878.
  • The journey to happiness. Festival, 1879.
  • A game of chess. Drama, 1882.
  • The cup of honor. Posse, 1883.
  • Weaving songs in the German forest. Festival in a file to CM von Weber's 100th birthdays. Wiesbaden: Rud. Bechtold & Comp., 1886.
  • Bibus, Prince of Heinzelland. Fairy tale based on a libretto by Miroslow Joseph Weber, 1887.
  • Jan van Steen. An artist fluctuation in two sections. Munich: Rubinverlag, 1890.
  • Poor Heinrich. A German folk drama in five sections. Leipzig: Publishing house by Oswald Mutze, 1894.
  • Fust and Gutenberg. Dramatic poetry in 3 sections and a prelude: "The Devil in Schiltigheim". Rubin Publishing House, 1895.
  • Editing of the "ancestors" for a festive event in the Royal Theater in Wiesbaden on April 25, 1877.

Poems and songs

  • Rider life. Six songs for four male voices. Set to music by Niels W. Gade. Leipzig: Kistner, undated, 1848.
  • 1863: Texts for the operas "Elfriede", "Der blige Herr Vetter" and "Der Fahnenschmied".
  • Furor teutonicus. In: War songs of German singers, 1870.
  • The faithful heart. Folksong, set to music by Ferdinand Möhring.
  • Elslein from Caub. Folksong, set to music by Ferdinand Möhring.
  • This is the poorest in the world who has no home (homesickness). Set to music by Franz Abt. In: Volksgesänge for male choir, Volume II (Switzerland), 1894.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ottmar G. Flüggen: Biographisches Bühnen-Lexikon der Deutsche Theater, 1892, 339 pages, p. 282.
  2. ↑ Biographisches Jahrbuch und Deutscher Nekrolog, Ed. Anton Bettelheim, IX. Volume, Berlin: Georg Reimer 1906. p. 300
  3. ^ Yvonne Wasserlos: Culture times. Niels W. Gade and C. F. E. Hornemann in Leipzig and Copenhagen. Hildesheim: Georg Olms 2004. p. 179.
  4. ↑ Carl Schultes: About my life together with Wilhelm Raabe. In: Wilhelm Raabe: Mrs. Salome. Leipzig: Hesse & Becker 1909. pp. 3-14. P. 4.
  5. ^ Franz Brümmer in: Biographisches Jahrbuch and Deutscher Nekrolog. Edited by Anton Bettelheim. IX. Tape. From January 1 to December 31, 1904. Berlin: Georg Remer, 1906. pp. 300–301.
  6. ^ Wagner, Wilhelm: Letters from Karl Schultes and Gustav Freytag, Braunschweigisches Magazin, 34 vol., Issue 5, Zwißler 1928. pp. 70–72. P. 71.
  7. ↑ Carl Schultes: From my life together with Gustav Freytag. In: The present. Weekly for literature, art and public life, edited by Th. Zolling. Vol. 48, No. 40, October 5, 1895, pp. 214-218. Vol. 48, No. 41 of October 12, 1895, pp. 236-237.
  8. ^ Brümmer: Nekrolog 1906.
  9. ^ Brümmer: Nekrolog 1906.
  10. ^ Ernst A. Roloff: Home chronicle of the city of Braunschweig. Archive for German Homeland Care, Bonn 1955, p. 175.
  11. ↑ Gassmann, Theodor: Fixed Chronicle. In memory of the millennial jubilee of the city of Braunschweig, Schulbuchhandlung 1861, p. 80.
  12. ↑ Heinz Röllecke: About the "40th anniversary of the dinner", the "poor Heinrich" and the "print of a funny essay". A previously unpublished letter from Wilhelm Raabe to Carl Schultes. In: Yearbook of the Raabe Society (2001), pp. 119–125.
  13. ^ Literature in Braunschweig between the pre-March period and the early days. Edited by Herbert Blume and Eberhard Rohse. Contributions to the colloquium of the Braunschweig Literary Association from May 22 to 24, 1992. Braunschweig 1993. p. 329.
  14. ^ Schultes: Coexistence Raabe, 1909, p. 7.
  15. ^ Literature in Braunschweig, 1992, p. 93.
  16. ↑ Röllecke "Dintenjubiläum", 2001, p 120th
  17. ^ Brümmer: Nekrolog 1906.
  18. ^ Brümmer: Nekrolog 1906.
  19. ↑ Schultes: Living Together Freytag, p. 217.
  20. ^ Wagner, Letters 1928, p. 71.
  21. ↑ Signals for the musical world, Vol. 46, published by Bartholf Senff 1888. P. 187, 694, 710.
personal data
SURNAME Schultes, Carl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor, director and writer
DATE OF BIRTH July 9, 1822
PLACE OF BIRTH Triesdorf Castle near Ansbach
DATE OF DEATH July 9, 1904
Place of death Hanover