Eleonore Condorussi

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Eleonore Condorussi (* 1801 in Vienna ; † July 17, 1873 in Baden near Vienna ) was an Austrian actress.

family

Eleonore's father was the rich Greek wholesaler Demeter Condorussi, who lived in Vienna, and her sister was the actress Emilie Condorussi (1800–1867). Both sisters, famous for their beauty, were engaged by director Carl Carl at the Theater an der Wien after minor engagements on provincial theaters . However, Eleonore was soon the better known of the two and for a long time was one of the most popular actresses among the Viennese audience. Her sister Emilie had a role in The Monkey and the Bridegroom by Johann Nestroy as a benefit performance on July 4, 1834, and retired from the stage after their wedding in 1837 with Hofrat Ludwig von Wirkner.

Theater career

Eleonore Condorussi came from the theater in 1829 plague at the Theater an der Wien, where the Suschen in the piece on May 13 The groom from Mexico by Heinrich Clauren was. On May 14th she played Käthchen in Das Käthchen von Heilbronn by Heinrich von Kleist . Already in September of this year she was permanently engaged and gave the Pfeffer-Rösel in the piece Pfeffer-Rösel or the Frankfurt fair by Charlotte Birch-Pfeiffer . On April 23, 1830, she played Finette in Finette Aschenbrödel or Rose und Schuh, magic game with singing and groups by Auguste Schreiber in the Leopoldstadt Theater .

The magazine Der Adler wrote about one of her roles on January 28, 1842:

“(Benefit) Today takes place in the kkpriv. Theater an der Wien the free receipt of the equally famous and deserving stage artist, Dlle. Eleonore Condorussi. At this end, the management has given her a new piece, which comes from a nimble pen, and therefore a favorable success can be expected. It is called "The blond curls" and is a local farce in three acts. " [By Karl Meisl ]

For 14 years, from 1829 to 1843, she was one of the most popular ensemble members of Director Carl's troupe. With her role in Vaudeville Kakadu on May 20, 1843, she took leave of the stage for the time being; but after a eleven-year break returned the married name since 1853 with Maurice Hungarian woman Condorussi-Hungary on March 22 in 1854 as Rosa wasters of Ferdinand Raimund back. During this break from the stage she had also had a liaison with a general in the Imperial and Royal Army .

She also tried her hand at being a farce poet ( "The robbers doing housekeeping or The Prisoners" , farce with singing in 2 acts).

The Condorussi and Johann Nestroy

For Eleonore Condorussi, Johann Nestroy first created the figure of the so-called “sweet girl” by later generations. Although Fräulein Condorussi had been active in Carl's theater since 1829, including in earlier Nestroy plays, she only really became known through this type of role. In Adolf Bäuerle's Wiener Theaterzeitung one could read about her portrayal as Sepherl in The fatal Faschingsnacht :

“Dlle deserves first of all from the actors. Condorussi most excellent praise. [...] The audience, carried away by her masterly game, exclaimed her [...] three times with enthusiasm. "

The Condorussi was always so successful in the next roles written for her by Nestroy, and her relationship with him was evidently so close that finally his partner Marie Weiler prevented further roles and contacts. From then on, Eleonore Condorussi never played a leading role again, let alone a “sweet girl”.

At the insistence of Marie, Miss Condorussi no longer played the role of Salome Pockerl at the premiere of Der Talisman , although she would undoubtedly have been the better cast for the role of goose guardian. In the future, too, Ms. Weiler successfully prevented the possible rival for Nestroy's favor from appearing on stage in his plays, except in supporting roles.

Your roles in the works of Nestroy (selection)

literature

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry in the Biographical Lexicon of the Kaiserthums Oesterreich . (accessed on April 11, 2014)
  2. ↑ Dlle. is the abbreviation for Demoiselle (= Fräulein), the name used to describe the unmarried women of an ensemble; the married actresses were titled Mad. ( Madame )
  3. ^ Anton Johann Groß-Hoffinger: Der Adler: Allgemeine Welt- und National-Chronik, entertainment newspaper, literary and art newspaper for the Austrian states , to have in the Komptoir, Weihburggasse No. 906, in the Bureau des Adlers, 1842; P. 95 (scroll back to p. 95; accessed on February 22, 2014)
  4. ^ Anton Johann Groß-Hoffinger: Der Adler , p. 500. (accessed on April 11, 2014)
  5. ↑ Münchner Tages-Anzeiger of February 28, 1858 (accessed on February 22, 2014)
  6. ↑ Helmut Ahrens: I am not auctioning myself off to the laurel. P. 222.
personal data
SURNAME Condorussi, Eleanor
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Condorussi-Hungarian, Eleonore
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian actress
DATE OF BIRTH 1801
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH July 17, 1873
Place of death Baden near Vienna