Friedrich Dahn
Friedrich Dahn (born April 18, 1811 in Berlin , † December 9, 1889 in Munich ) was a German actor and director.
At the request of his family Dahn began at the university to study theology in his hometown. Already during his studies she was interested in the stage and occasionally appeared on private amateur stages. After he had dropped out of his studies without a degree, he made his debut in 1829 under Karl Friedrich Cerf at the royal city theater . Later he was hired as a “young lover” at the City Theater in Breslau .
When the actor Gustav Emil Devrient moved from Hamburg to Dresden in 1831 , Dahn was appointed as his successor at the Hamburg City Theater . In Hamburg, Dahn married the actress Constanze Le Gaye on April 15, 1833 and had two sons, Felix (1834–1912) and Ludwig (1843–1898) and a daughter with her . The marriage was quite unhappy and the two divorced in 1850.
In 1834 Dahn was brought to the royal court theater in Munich and there he remained engaged until the end of his life. There he married the actress and colleague Marie Dahn-Hausmann in his second marriage . On the occasion of his farewell performance in 1878 he was appointed on the request of King Ludwig II. To an honorary member of the Court Theater .
Friedrich Dahn died at the age of 78 on December 9, 1889 in Munich, where he found his final resting place.
Roles (selection)
- Don Carlos - Don Carlos ( Friedrich Schiller )
- Mortimer - Maria Stuart (Friedrich Schiller)
- Beaumarchais - Clavigo ( Johann Wolfgang von Goethe )
- Wilhelm Tell - Wilhelm Tell (Friedrich Schiller)
- Egmont - Egmont (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
- Dunois - The Maid of Orléans (Friedrich Schiller)
- Lear - King Lear ( William Shakespeare )
- Wallenstein - Wallenstein (Friedrich Schiller)
- Chief Forester - The Hunters ( August Wilhelm Iffland )
literature
- Felix Dahn : Dahn, Friedrich . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 47, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1903, p. 612.
- Ludwig Eisenberg: Large biographical lexicon of the German stage of the 19th century . List, Leipzig 1903, p. 173.
- Rolf Grashey: The Dahn family and the Munich court theater (1833 - 1899) . Voss, Leipzig 1932.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dahn, Friedrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 18, 1811 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 9, 1889 |
| Place of death | Munich |