Emil Lessing
Emil Lessing (born May 6, 1857 in Berlin ; † November 1, 1921 there ) was a German actor , theater director and director .
On March 16, 1895, Emil Lessing became Otto Brahm's second director . In 1896 he directed Hauptmanns Florian Geyer (premiere 4th January) and Schnitzlers Freiwild (premiere 3rd November) at the Deutsches Theater . Hauptmann's Roter Hahn , premiered on November 27, 1901 - with Max Reinhardt as the shoemaker Fielitz - as a continuation of the beaver fur , was unsuccessful. On October 22, 1904, Emil Lessing performed Florian Geyer in the Lessing Theater with greater success than in 1896. Also in 1904, shortly before - on September 24th - he brought the tragic comedy Traumulus by Arno Holz and Oskar Jerschke onto the stage of the Lessing Theater.
From 1914 to 1915 Emil Lessing was director of the Berliner Volksbühne .
literature
- Günther Rühle : Theater in Germany 1887–1945. Its events - its people. S. Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt 2007, ISBN 978-3-10-068508-7 .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lessing, Emil |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor, theater director and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 6, 1857 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 1, 1921 |
| Place of death | Berlin |