Johann Georg Gettner
Johann Georg Gettner (* approx. 1645 in Mikulov ; † December 7, 1696 in Basel ) was the theater director of a German-speaking traveling company .
Life
From 1675 Johann Georg Gettner was one of the first members of the Princely Eggenberg Court Comedians at the court of Johann Christian von Eggenberg (1641–1710). At the same time he got a permanent job as a clerk in the court chancellery.
On April 7, 1687, he was raised to the nobility by Johann Christian von Eggenberg (1641–1710) in Vienna .
On December 5, 1696, a Faust piece was on the program in the Ballhaus in Basel . After the performance, Johann Georg Gettner took part in a drink in the weavers' guild house. Leaving from there, he fell down the stairs and sustained severe head injuries to which he succumbed two days later. He was buried in the nearby community of Allschwil .
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On the name day and on the arrival of the Roman-German Emperor Leopold I (1640–1705) in Vienna after his marriage to Claudia Felizitas of Austria-Tyrol (1653–1676), Johann Georg Gettner wrote an eulogy entitled Donau-Syren (Vienna 1673 ).
Johann Georg Gettner composed Die Heyl [ige] Martyrin Dorothea . It is an adaptation of the martyr drama The Virgin Martyr (1620) by the successful authors Ph. Massinger and Th. Dekker. A comparison of Gettner's version with his original reveals which dramaturgical and textual modifications required the different presentation and reception conditions of professional play. For decades this work was one of the compulsory pieces in the repertoire of traveling troops.
Marriage and offspring
On February 14, 1677 he married Sibylla Juliana in Kájov . The marriage had three children:
- Anna Ernestina (* 1684)
- Dominicus Ignatius (* 1685)
- Johann Christoph (* 1687)
The two sons died early. Anna Ernestina reached adulthood, became an actress and married the theater director and playwright Heinrich Rademin (1674–1731).
Princely Eggenberg court comedians
On May 1, 1676, Johann Georg Gettner was confirmed as artistic director of the Princely Eggenberg Court Comedians. As theater director (together with Johann Carl Samenhammer (1648–1728)) he was responsible for compiling the theater troupe's repertoire and procured, copied and wrote theater texts. Soon after the start of its commitment Johann Georg Gettner was for his achievements as a poet from Eggenberger doctor and Hofpfalzgrafen appointed Andreas Gregory of Volckhofen for "winning poet".
He was best known for portraying the central funny characters of the pickled herring and similar roles. With him on stage stood u. a. Johann Valentin Petzold (1648–1721), Johann Christoph Pernecker (1676–1691), Johann Carl Samenhammer (1648–1728) and at times also Andreas Elenson .
Not only the palace theater was used . Performances were also held outside of Krumlov (including in Linz (1678), Salzburg and Graz (1679), Munich and Ansbach (1683), Prague (1690)). In 1691, the prince dismissed the ensemble entirely from its service and provided both Johann Georg Gettner and Johann Carl Samenhammer (1648–1728) with letters of recommendation (April 3, 1691). The theater troupe traveled to Salzburg, Vienna (1692/93), Brno , Olomouc and Prague from where part of the troupe moved on to Ljubljana to reunite in Vienna in 1694. Graz, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Augsburg and Nördlingen were other stops. In 1696 the route led again to Augsburg, from where, after the end of the summer season, people turned to Switzerland ( St. Gallen ) via Memmingen and Lindau .
In Calvinist Zurich, a game request was rejected. Shortly thereafter, the ensemble obtained permission to perform for three weeks from the Basel city council .
Soon after the death of Johann Georg Gettner during the Swiss tour, his troupe also disintegrated.
literature
- Margita Havlíčková, Christian Neuhuber (ed.): Johann Georg Gettner and the baroque theater between Nikolsburg and Krumau. Masarykova Univerzita, Brno 2014, ISBN 978-80-210-7526-9 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Christian Neuhuber , Jiří Záloha: Johann Georg GETTNER of GODS MOUNTAIN . In: Alena Jakubcová, Matthias J. Pernerstorfer (Ed.): Theater in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia . Publishing house of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna 2013, ISBN 978-3-7001-6999-4 , p. 215-218 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gettner, Johann Georg |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gettner, Johann Georg von Göttersberg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Theater actor, theater manager |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1645 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mikulov |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 7, 1696 |
| Place of death | Basel |