Karl Lindau

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Karl Lindau (1886)

Karl Lindau (also Carl Lindau , actually Karl Gemperle ; born November 26, 1853 in Vienna ; † January 15, 1934 ibid) was an Austrian actor and writer.

Life

Lindau was the son of the surrogate coffee maker Anton Gemperle; his grandfather, the Swiss Johann Baptist Gemperle, founded the first Viennese surrogate coffee factory. After completing a technical education, Lindau turned to the theater and made her debut on October 20, 1870 in Graz at Don Carlos . This was followed by engagements at the Deutsches Theater in Pest , in Frankfurt am Main and in Dresden , again in Graz in 1879 and briefly in Olomouc in 1880 . During this time, Lindau slowly turned away from the classic role subject and towards the comic subject. In 1881 he was finally engaged by director Franz Steiner at the Theater an der Wien , where he was a comedian in the ensemble until 1901. His roles in operettas and Viennese antics made him a crowd favorite. From October 1882 to March 1883 he successfully toured the USA and Canada with Josefine Gallmeyer , Wilhelm Knaack and Franz Tewele .

From 1876 Lindau also worked as a writer for the stage. In total, he wrote more than 100 full-length pieces, including comedies , antics and libretti for operettas. Some antics written together with Leopold Krenn (1850–1930) became very popular , including Hot Blood (1892), A Poor Girl (1893) and The Nazi (1895). With operettas such as The Tourist Guide (music by Carl Michael Ziehrer ), Krenn and Lindau performed prime roles for Alexander Girardi . Lindau also translated numerous French taunts into German and wrote popular texts, for example “Da fahr'n ma halt nach Nussdorf 'out”, “Margarete, girl without equal”, “The Iron Town Hall Man”, “Hupf, mein Mäderl” and “O mein Girl, my heart's pearl ”.

Lindau was married to Countess Mathilde von Pourtalès († 1902).

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personal data
SURNAME Lindau, Karl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gemperle, Carl (real name); Lindau, Carl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian actor and writer
DATE OF BIRTH November 26, 1853
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH January 15, 1934
Place of death Vienna