Joachim Gans zu Putlitz

Joachim Gans zu Putlitz (1893)

Lita and Joachim Gans zu Putlitz as children

Joachim Gans zu Putlitz (born May 7, 1860 in Retzin ; † March 9, 1922 in Stuttgart ) was general manager of the royal Württemberg court theater in Stuttgart and president of the German stage association .

Life

Joachim Gans zu Putlitz was one of the sons of Gustav Gans zu Putlitz . He was trained by Adolph L'Arronge in Berlin . Soon after King Wilhelm II of Württemberg took office, he was appointed director of the Württemberg court theater in 1892 at the age of 32.

Joachim Gans zu Putlitz was particularly interested in Scandinavian dramas. He performed pieces by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson , Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg . The liberal attitude of the king also allowed the performance of plays that would have fallen victim to censorship in Berlin .

But not only the possibility of bringing naturalistic and impressionistic pieces to the stage, but also the redesign of the theater as a double theater by Max Littmann after the fire in January 1902, as well as the excellent staff, favored the upswing that the Stuttgart theater under Joachim Gans zu Putlitz enjoyed 'Took aegis. From 1898 Hans Meery , who had previously worked in Berlin, was a theater director in Stuttgart. Furthermore, during Joachim Gans zu Putlitz's time, General Music Director Max von Schillings worked in Stuttgart, and actors and singers such as Raoul Aslan , Egmont Richter , Oskar Bolz , Karl Erb and Anna Sutter performed on the stages. Max von Schillings resigned in the spring of 1918 and was replaced by the young Fritz Busch , who claimed in his memoir that he got the job within a few minutes during a personal interview at Gans von Putlitz: “The conversation I had with Intendant Putlitz in his elegant room in the Royal Court Theater lasted little more than five minutes. My offer of a rehearsal guest performance was rejected as unnecessary, and I was the Royal Württemberg court conductor. I wired my wife as quickly as possible. "

After King Wilhelm resigned in the course of the November Revolution in 1918, Joachim von Putlitz took a leave of absence. He later gave up his position as general manager entirely. He was elected President of the German Stage Association in the spring of 1919. He died three years later after an operation.

progeny

Wedding of the daughter Adrienne

Joachim Gans zu Putlitz married Augusta Freiin von Dietrich. His eldest daughter Dorothea remained unmarried. In 1891 the second daughter Adrienne was born, who later married Bernhard Friedrich von Bülow . The marriage took place in Retzin in 1910. Since the village did not have a church, a large oak was consecrated in the castle park , which was later used as a church substitute. The connection resulted in three children. The two sons died in World War II , the daughter Dorothee married Carl Erdmann Graf von Pückler in 1933 and became a widow in 1941.

Adrienne von Bülow, like her cousin Stephanie, the daughter of the economist Stephan Gans zu Putlitz , and her husband Hans von Raumer are buried near Dätzingen Castle .

Works

• Joachim Gans zu Putlitz (eds.): Carl Esser, Paul Wittko, Johann Vincent Cissarz, The new royal. Court Theater in Stuttgart. For consecration and lasting memory. With the support of Sr. Excell. of the general manager Baron Joachim zu Putlitz. As well as with the participation of outstanding personalities of the theater life , Stuttgart o. J.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ University of Hamburg
2. ↑ Quoted in Busch in Stuttgart
3. ↑ ^{a b} “In the new house, live on the old spirit” - The Stuttgart court theater in the era of Artistic Director Putlitz. Archives of the month June-August in the Baden-Württemberg State Archives
4. ↑ Der Deutsche Bühnenverein ( Memento of the original from May 16, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. names a period of activity from 1920 to 1922. 
5. ↑ Die Prignitz ( Memento of the original from October 30, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 1.9 MB), p. 35 
6. ^ Dillen-Bülow-Putlitz family archive
7. ↑ Cemetery in Dätzingen ( Memento of the original from December 9, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 289 kB) 
8. ↑ Probably 1912, cf. Oper Stuttgart ( Memento of the original from August 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . 

Web links

• Literature by and about Joachim Gans zu Putlitz in the catalog of the German National Library
• Estate in the German Literature Archive in Marbach