Josefine Gallmeyer

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Josefine Gallmeyer, photo by Friedrich Wendling, Vienna
Bust of Josefine Gallmeyer on her tombstone
Grave of Josefine Gallmeyer

Josefine Gallmeyer (born February 27, 1838 in Leipzig , † February 3, 1884 in Vienna ) was an Austrian actress and theater director of German origin.

Life

Josefine Gallmeyer was the illegitimate daughter of the actress Katharina Tomaselli ; her father was the opera singer Michael Greiner . In 1842 she took the name of her stepfather, Christian Gallmeyer .

At the age of 15, Gallmeyer made his debut at the Brno City Theater in 1853 . From there she was engaged at the United German Theater in Budapest . This contract was terminated immediately after a short time because of insubordination and insubordination .

Back in Brno she increasingly appeared as a parodist and was discovered in 1856 by Johann Nepomuk Nestroy . In 1856 he brought her to the Theater in der Josefstadt in Vienna . The collaboration turned out to be very uncomfortable and Gallmeyer went back to Brno.

In addition to appearances in Brno, she also made guest appearances in Sibiu and Temesvár . The director there, Friedrich Strampfer , hired her for his house and also arranged a tour of Germany for her . She gave a guest appearance at the Viktoriatheater in Berlin and at the Hoftheater in Dresden , but because of her choleric behavior there was only one appearance.

When Friedrich Strampfer took over the Theater an der Wien in 1862 , he brought Gallmeyer to Vienna . Gallmeyer finally achieved her breakthrough with the antics of Ottokar Franz Ebersberg and Karl Costa .

In 1865 she moved to the Carltheater . Jacques Offenbach , whom she promised a role, refused to write a single line for her. From 1875 she ran the Strampfer Theater together with the writer Julius Rosen , which had to close in 1884 due to bankruptcy.

In the years 1882 to 1883 she managed to rehabilitate herself with a tour of the USA . She then performed alternately at the Theater an der Wien , Carltheater , Hamburg , Berlin and Graz .

Characteristic and almost proverbial were their countless affairs and their extravagance. At times Gallmeyer was considered to be very wealthy, but due to her immense charity, she was impoverished when she died in Vienna on February 3, 1884 at the age of 46.

Her grave of honor is located in the Vienna Central Cemetery (Group 32 A, number 17). In 1928 the Gallmeyergasse in Vienna- Döbling (19th district) was named after her.

Roles (selection)

Josefine Gallmeyer
Josefine Gallmeyer

Works

Novella
  • From is' (1982)
parody
  • The Sisters (1982)
drama
  • Out of Sheer Hatred (1883)
  • Sarah and Bernhard (1884)

literature

Press releases

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Gallmeyer, Josefine
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian actress
DATE OF BIRTH February 27, 1838
PLACE OF BIRTH Leipzig
DATE OF DEATH February 3, 1884
Place of death Vienna