Friedrich Haide

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Johann Michael Friedrich Haide , known as Löwenfels , ( January 3, 1771 in Mainz - January 26, 1840 in Weimar ) was a German theater actor .

Life

Haide, son of the Mainz city court clerk Jakob Heyd (Heiden), d. 1797, and Anna Christina Klara Müller, b. 1741, initially studied medicine, probably in Duisburg, but dropped out of studies in favor of acting. His stage career began in 1790/91 with the acting company of Peter Matthias Rheinberg .

In 1792 he played under the name Löwenfels with Friedrich Wilhelm Bossann . In 1793 he came to the court theater in Weimar on the recommendation of the actor Heinrich Vohs , where he was hired in May 1793 as a replacement for Karl Friedrich Domaratius , who held the second amateur subject . On May 18, 1793 he made his debut as "Peter" in the autumn day . Goethe hired him, despite the lack of training and practice, because he had taken a liking to him. In 1798 Goethe even had to personally prevent his dismissal, since he could only keep his often reproached painting gestures and linguistic mannerisms in check more than he could. However, since he showed a solid education and a stubborn, but not unteachable behavior, he remained engaged in Weimar until 1807.

His unruly but instructable behavior did not endanger his artistic insights, which had been established through solid education. Although he was one of the two most important actors at the Weimar court theater alongside Johann Jakob Graff , he went to the Hofburgtheater in Vienna against Goethe's will in 1807 because he believed he had more leeway there.

However, he returned ruefully to Weimar in 1808, against Goethe's resistance. From March 12, 1808 to January 1, 1818 he played there uninterruptedly, was then retired (in connection with Goethe's departure from Weimar), but was hired again on April 4, 1818, to serve the Weimar man until his final retirement in autumn 1832 To belong to the theater. He died in Weimar on January 29, 1832.

Excellent in heroic roles, Haide found the applause of his contemporaries, especially the applause of Schiller and Goethe. On March 17, 1804, he was the first “Wilhelm Tell” in the world premiere of Wilhelm Tell by Friedrich von Schiller . Schiller even changed the monologue in his play, presumably on Haide's advice. Haide, however, was repeatedly accused of placing declamation over the ability to experience, which, however, never confused him.

Some of his roles include: “Karl Moor”, “Orange”, “Templar Lord”, “Don Cesar”, “Mahomet”, “Kunz Kuruth”, “Antonio” in Tasso , “Capuchin” in Wallenstein or sullen and kindhearted old men , also fathers in comedy.

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personal data
SURNAME Haide, Friedrich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Haide, Johann Michael Friedrich (full name); Löwenfels, Friedrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German theater actor
DATE OF BIRTH January 3, 1771
PLACE OF BIRTH Mainz
DATE OF DEATH January 26, 1840
Place of death Weimar