Eduard Leuchert
Eduard Leuchert (* 10. March 1823 in Zuckmantel , Empire Austria , † 8. December 1883 in Vienna ) was an Austrian actor and from 1864 until his suicide in 1883 actor .
Life
Eduard Leuchert was the son of the principal of a traveling theater of the same name, in which he initially appeared in children's roles. After small engagements of his own, Leuchert initially played amateur roles at the Theater an der Wien from 1840 to 1850 .
In 1850 he was hired as a heroic actor at the theater in der Josefstadt . As the main actor in the then popular knight and adventure plays, he was one of the busiest actors in this theater. As a result, he soon became the favorite of the female audience in particular. With his impressive figure and his formative voice, he was particularly suitable for these pieces.
In 1864 he was engaged at the Burgtheater , where he was only rarely employed and only in smaller roles.
On December 8, 1883, he passed away by suicide .
Eduard Leuchert was first married to the actress Bertha Rathmeyer, and after her death was second to the singer and actress Marie Spiller (1852-1894). His older sister Agnes, with whom he was on stage during his traveling years, was herself an actress and operetta soubrette and married to the theater director Josef Ferdinand Nesmüller .
Web links
- Lining: Leuchert, Eduard. In: Austrian Biographical Lexicon 1815–1950 (ÖBL). Volume 5, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1972, p. 160.
- Entry on Eduard Leuchert in the theater history exhibition of the City of Vienna (1892, stage XV, no.629, digitized from Google)
- Entry on Eduard Leuchert in the Biographical Stage Lexicon of the Deutsche Theaters (Munich, 1892, Google digitized version)
Individual evidence
- ↑ according to the marriage book of the Altlerchenfeld parish in Vienna, entry from April 11, 1861 . The DNB entry also mentions 1823; other sources, however, 1822.
- ↑ Marriage book of the Viennese parish Altlerchenfeld, entry from April 11, 1861
- ↑ Entry in the ÖBL only mentions them.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leuchert, Eduard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1822 or 1823 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zuckmantel |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 8, 1883 |
| Place of death | Vienna |