Fritz olives

Fritz Olive (born May 10, 1874 in Breslau , † June 30, 1956 in Porto Alegre , Brazil ) was a German lawyer and writer.

Under the pseudonym Rideamus (Latin: "Let's laugh!"), The Berlin-based Jewish lawyer became a successful writer. His humorous books achieved maximum editions. As a lyricist , librettist and review poet , he worked with Oscar Straus , Walter Kollo and Eduard Künneke and wrote texts for the major Haller reviews. Numerous songs from his pen have been interpreted by Marlene Dietrich . Among other things, he wrote the operettas Die lustigen Nibelungen , Der Vetter aus Dingsda and the revue Noch und noch . In 1939 he emigrated to Brazil . In 1951 the autobiography Rideamus was published. From himself. The story of a serene life .

Works (selection)

The funny Nibelungs (1904, music: Oscar Straus)
Hugdietrichs Brautfahrt (1905, music: Oscar Straus)
Three old boxes (1917, together with Herman Haller, music: Walter Kollo)
The cousin from Dingsda (1921, together with Herman Haller, music: Eduard Künneke)
Marriage in a Circle (1921, together with Herman Haller, music: Eduard Künneke)
Women like that ...! (1931, together with Franz Arnold and Ernst Bach, music: Walter Kollo)
Men are like that (1933, together with Theo Halton, music: Walter Kollo)

Drunter und Drüber (1923, together with Herman Haller, Willi Wolff, music: Walter Kollo)
Noch und Noch (1924, together with Herman Haller, Willi Wolff, music: Walter Kollo)
Attention! Wave 505! (1925, together with Herman Haller, Willi Wolff, music: Walter Kollo)
On and Off (1926, together with Herman Haller, Willi Wolff, music: Walter Kollo)
When and where (1927, together with Herman Haller, Willi Wolff, music: Walter Kollo)

Ute-Christiane Hauenschild: Rideamus. The life story of Fritz Oliven . Hentrich & Hentrich, Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-938485-92-7
Robert Volz: Reich manual of the German society . The handbook of personalities in words and pictures. Volume 2: L-Z. German business publisher, Berlin 1931, DNB 453960294 .