Karl Berndl

Karl Berndl ( 1840 in Linz - February 6, 1895 in Augsburg ) was an Austrian theater actor .

Life

Berndl, the son of an Austrian tax officer, was originally intended for the clergy. However, he did not like this serious study at all, because he was drawn to dramatic art by force. He took the stage for the first time in Salzburg, then was engaged in Graz, Brno and Baden near Vienna. The artist found a special patron in the father of the art-loving Emperor Franz Josef, the generous Archduke Franz Karl , who enjoyed Berndl's comedy for years , especially during the summer performances in Ischl , and did not skimp on his favors.

After the death of this noble gentleman, Berndl left Austria entirely, first took up engagements as an actor and director in Würzburg, then in Regensburg, and in 1885 he joined the Munich ensemble, where he had the opportunity under the direction of Max Hofpauer , which was extremely successful for four years to act as the first character comedian.

In 1889 the artist was appointed to the Gärtnerplatztheater in Munich as the successor to Eduard Brummer . There a rich field opened up for him for his effectiveness and both in the farce as in the operetta and especially in the folk piece, he proved to be an exemplary, dutiful and extremely popular performer.

His recognized work at this institute should not last too long, however, because occasionally a joint guest performance by several Munich artists under the direction of Hans Neuert at the Stadttheater Augsburg , Berndl collapsed in the first act of the folk play "Im Austragsstübl" in the midst of the speech of the blow, after he sang a funny Schnadahüpferl to great applause as a “Stiglschuster” shortly before , and died after two days, on February 6, 1895 in the local hospital without having regained full consciousness. A highly respected artist passed away with him.

His daughter was the actress Emma Berndl , his great-grandniece Christa Berndl .

literature

• Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Verlag von Paul List , Leipzig 1903, p. 86, ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).

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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