Irmgard Richter

Irmgard Richter (born October 2, 1902 in Leipzig , † April 19, 1931 in Syracuse , Sicily , Italy ) was a German actress and member of the Reinhardt Theaters .

Life

Irmgard Richter grave in the south cemetery in Leipzig

The only daughter of the businessman and branch manager Felix Richter and his wife Milda, née Richter, began her career at the municipal theater in Leipzig. By Josef Jarno the young actress after reached Vienna , where she by Max Reinhardt for his Josephstädter Theater discovered and for the Salzburg Festival has been committed. As a member of the Reinhardt Ensemble, she made guest appearances with Alexander Moissi in North America. With the theater company of Eugen Klöpfers she went on a tour across Germany . She died unexpectedly in Syracuse. She was buried in the south cemetery in Leipzig .

Roles (selection)

1919: Annchen in Max Halbe's drama Jugend , Altes Theater , Leipzig
1925: Angels in Hugo von Hofmannsthal's Das Salzburger Großes Welttheater , Großes Festspielhaus , Salzburg , with Lil Dagover as beauty and Helene Thimig as wisdom , director: Max Reinhardt

1927: Rosemary in Ann Nichols Schwank Dremal Hochzeit ( Abie's Irish Rose ), Johann Strauss-Theater , Vienna, with Lutz Altschul as Samuel Levy , Hans Moser as Isaac Cohen , Hugo Thimig as Father Whalen , director: Ludwig Stark

literature

Heinrich Huesmann: Reinhardt World Theater. Die Reinhardt-Bühnen , Munich, 1983, ISBN 3791305107 and ISBN 978-3791305103
Ulrich S. Paul: Theater, Dance and Music in the German Stage Yearbook , 2 vol., Berlin 1984/85
Deutsches Theater-Lexikon , Vol. III: Pallenberg-Singer, Bern 1992, ISBN 978-3-907820-29-2

Web links

Portrait photo of Irmgard Richter Object database City History Museum Leipzig

Individual evidence

↑ In Syracuse (Sicily) our only dearly beloved daughter and sister, Miss Irmgard Richter, former member of the Max-Reinhardt-Bühnen Wien-Berlin, passed away unexpectedly on April 19 at the age of 28. Leipzig C1, Turnerstrasse 7, d. April 28, 1931. In unspeakable pain Felix Richter u. Mrs. Milda, b. Judge. Leopold Richter, City Building Officer. After the transfer, the funeral will take place in Leipzig. The day and hour will be announced. Text of the obituary notice, in: Leipziger Latest Nachrichten , No. 119, Wednesday, April 29, 1931, 3rd supplement, p. 13.

personal data
SURNAME	Richter, Irmgard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German actress
DATE OF BIRTH	October 2, 1902
PLACE OF BIRTH	Leipzig
DATE OF DEATH	April 19, 1931
Place of death	Syracuse , Sicily , Italy

[1] In Syracuse (Sicily) our only dearly beloved daughter and sister, Miss Irmgard Richter, former member of the Max-Reinhardt-Bühnen Wien-Berlin, passed away unexpectedly on April 19 at the age of 28. Leipzig C1, Turnerstrasse 7, d. April 28, 1931. In unspeakable pain Felix Richter u. Mrs. Milda, b. Judge. Leopold Richter, City Building Officer. After the transfer, the funeral will take place in Leipzig. The day and hour will be announced. Text of the obituary notice, in: Leipziger Latest Nachrichten , No. 119, Wednesday, April 29, 1931, 3rd supplement, p. 13.