Hedwig Hoffmann (actress)

Hedwig Hoffmann ( 1863 - April 16, 1925 in Freiburg im Breisgau ) was a German theater actress .

Life

Hoffmann began her stage career in the role of "Lover" in 1895 in Halle and worked at the Freiburg City Theater from 1896 , where she remained until the end of her stage career. In 1890/92 she also appeared at the Strasbourg City Theater.

She was a skilful performer who knew how to bring her classical characters to life, and who endeavored to take into account the zeitgeist when presenting modern types without degenerating into unsightly realism. Her portrayals as " Iphighenie " and " Maria Stuart " as well as her "Magda" in Heimat (by Hermann Sudermann ) and "Claire" in hut owners were welcome achievements.

literature

• Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Published by Paul List , Leipzig 1903, pp. 441f. ( Text archive - Internet Archive ).
• Wilhelm Kosch (Ed.): German Theater Lexicon . Volume I. A - Hurka. De Gruyter, Berlin [et al.]. Page 819. 1953. Reprint July 2015. ISBN 978-3-907820-27-8 (accessed via De Gruyter Online).

This article is based on a public domain text from Ludwig Eisenberg's Large Biographical Lexicon of the German Stage in the 19th Century , 1903 edition.

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