Clotilde Barth
Clotilde Barth , also Clothilde Barth ( December 18, 1867 in Munich - February 22, 1949 there ) was a German theater actress .
Life
Barth was the daughter of the higher regional judge Carl Barth . Already at school, she was enthusiastic about the arts by reading the classics and attending some classical theater performances. She had only one wish: to be able to take up a stage career too. After conquering the resistance that she had found in her relatives in this regard, she took dramatic lessons from Ms. Rita Wagner in Munich and after just one and a half years of studying she succeeded in public as “Beatrice” in “ Bride of Messina ” at the Munich Court Theater to be able to kick. Although she liked both the public and the press, she nevertheless drew Ernst von Possart's attention to the fact that her peculiarity seemed to point her more to the subject of heroines than to that of lovers.
And in fact, the same for her, in March 1892 in Aachen completed stint as " Iphigenia " and " Joan of Arc " she found so thunderous applause that she decided to continue in the compartment of the first heroines and room Ladies to work. She remained in Aachen until 1894, then worked for two years at the Graz City Theater and in 1897 took part in the Theater des Westens in Berlin. In 1898 she exchanged this art venue for the Schiller Theater , went to Strasbourg in 1899 , joined the Weimar Court Theater Association in 1900 and worked at the Elberfeld City Theater in 1901 , where she made her debut as "Sappho". After 1904 she was engaged in the Danzig ensemble of the local theater and also gave speaking lessons for aspiring actresses (including Lisbeth Glaeser-Wilken ) and actors.
Nothing is known about her further life.
literature
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Verlag von Paul List , Leipzig 1903, p. 50 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Wilhelm Kosch : German Theater Lexicon . First volume, Klagenfurt and Vienna 1953, p. 78
Web links
- Clotilde Barth at The Ibsen Stage Performance Database at the University of Oslo
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barth, Clotilde |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Barth, Clothilde |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theater actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 18, 1867 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 22, 1949 |
| Place of death | Munich |