Franz Xaver Told

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Franz Xaver Told , from 1840 Told von Doldenburg , (born December 13, 1792 in Vienna ; † April 14, 1849 ibid) was an Austrian theater writer and poet, a contemporary of Johann Nestroy , Karl Meisl , Josef Alois Gleichs and Josef Kilian Schickhs .

Life

After studying in Innsbruck, Franz Xaver Told joined the Imperial and Royal Austrian Army in 1809 and made it up to captain. Because of his military merits, he was raised to the systematic nobility with the title of Doldenburg (also written by Toldenburg ) when he retired in 1840 . Already during his service and afterwards he wrote a very large number of novellas and plays for the Viennese suburban stages , mainly for the Josefstädter Theater . Because of his lavish lifestyle, however, he fell more and more into poverty and died paralyzed on one side and forgotten by the public at the age of 57 in the military house for invalids in Vienna's Landstrasse .

The Toldgasse in the 15th Viennese district Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus was named after him.

Writing activity

Despite his recognizable talent, Told produced plays in quick succession, most of which were rather worthless in literary terms and only intended for the daily needs of the stage. His countless short stories, printed in widely read magazines, were partly shorter, partly longer maudlin historical stories (for example about Emperor Joseph II ), family stories and humoursques. 1824–1831 and 1838–1840 he published the paperback Fortuna , in which these novellas and some theater pieces appeared collected.

Despite the obvious weaknesses, his works for the stage were very popular, and the audience liked to go there mainly because of the lush scenery. In the course of time , his magic veil (1842) saw around 600 performances due to the large changing decoration for a flight from heaven to earth. His parodies of many plays, operas and operettas performed in Vienna, which were in keeping with the taste of the time, were also very popular.

When the famous Parisian dancer Jules Perrot brought the fairy ballet Der Kobold , which he choreographed, to the theater next to the Kärnthnerthore on March 3, 1838 , Told wrote a parody of the same name that premiered on April 17 in the Leopoldstadt Theater . Nestroy followed shortly afterwards with a Kobold parody in the Theater an der Wien , but Schickh's version entitled “Another Kobold, but probably the last” from September 1838 received the best reviews.

Works (excerpt)

Plays:

  • The ride around the Cynast , 1818, based on Theodor Körner's ballad Der Kynast
  • The two warriors , 1824, after the mélodrame Les deux sergent by Baudouin d'Aubigny
  • Johanna Dalk or the Virgin of Oberlans , 1821, parody of The Maiden of Orleans (Schiller)
  • Das Leben ein Rausch , 1822, depicting five different noises
  • Capriciosa , 1823, based on Ferdinand Raimund's The Barometer Maker on the Magic Island
  • Jupiter in Vienna , 1825, parody of Jacques Offenbach's operetta Orpheus in der Unterwelt
  • Alpine King and Misanthrope , 1829, a pantomime version of Raimund's Der Alpenkönig und der misanthrope
  • Don't kiss and don't dance , 1829, an anticipation of the final scenes in Nestroy's Lumpazivagabundus
  • Domi, the Brazilian monkey , 1831, one of the popular animal pieces for a monkey actor at the time
  • The Magic Mouth , 1832, based on Raimund's The Diamond of the Spirit King
  • Begging in Linz, teasing in Nussdorf, teasing in Vienna , 1837
  • The magical stick tooth , 1838, around a macabre talisman
  • The Leprechaun , 1838, parody of a fairy ballet by Jules Perrot
  • Women in Seraglio , 1840, an "erotic" piece of equipment
  • Wastl or the Bohemian Amazons , 1841, Variation of Women in Seraglio
  • The arrow shot in Lerchenfeld, the wedding at the new building and the testament in Josephstadt , 1841
  • A glass of punch , 1841, based on a libretto by Eugène Scribe

Opera libretti:

  • Thanks and Ingratitude , 1823, for Franz glasses
  • Der Erlenkönig , 1824, also for glasses
  • Dream life or contentment, the source of happiness , 1835, for Conradin Kreutzer
  • The magic veil , 1842, for Anton Emil Titl , after Eugène Scribe
  • One morning, one noon and one evening in Vienna , 1844, for Franz von Suppè

Others:

  • Exhilarating bathing almanac for women . 1827 ( digitized version )
  • Alpen-Feyer. Ceremonial poem for the glorious birth of our… national father . 1829 ( digitized version )
  • Fortuna . 1824–1840 ( digital copies )

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ General repertory of the latest domestic and foreign literature for 1828 . Edited by a society of scholars and provided by Christian Daniel Beck. [[Carl Cnobloch (publisher) |]], Leipzig 1828; III. Volume, p. 54 ( digitized version )
  2. ^ W. Edgar Yates (ed.): Johann Nestroy; Pieces 14. In: Jürgen Hein / Johann Hüttner : Johann Nestroy, Complete Works, Historical-Critical Edition. Jugend und Volk, Vienna / Munich 1982, ISBN 3-7141-6966-0 ; Pp. 262-264.
  3. ↑ The collector of September 22, 1838: "[...] so every impartial person will have quietly added: And so far the best!"
  4. ↑ Preview of the book: The collector. 1818 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
  5. ^ Theodor Körner: Poems and Stories. Bureau der deutschen Classiker, 1821, p. 153 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
  6. ↑ http://books.google.de/books?id=LuxKAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA1 : Karl Goedeke: Grundrisz for the history of German poetry from the sources: Vol. From World Peace to the French Revolution 1830 . L. Ehlermann, 1953 ( limited preview in Google book search).
  7. ^ University of Cologne: The Opera Project , No. 466.
  8. ^ University of Cologne: The Opera Project , No. 767.
personal data
SURNAME Told, Franz Xaver
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Told von Doldenburg, Franz Xaver (full name); Told von Toldenburg, Franz Xaver
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian playwright and poet
DATE OF BIRTH December 13, 1792
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH April 14, 1849
Place of death Vienna