Karl Zander

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Karl Zander (born September 10, 1881 in Berlin ; † April 4, 1950 ) was a German actor and reciter .

Life

Zander received his acting training from Adolph L'Arronge and Emanuel Reicher in Berlin. He trained as a character actor with Max Grube at the court theater in Meiningen. Max Reinhardt brought him from Frankfurt am Main to the Deutsches Theater in Berlin . During the First World War he was a soldier and was interned in America. Zander did not return to Berlin until 1922. He worked as a spokesman for records for Homocord , Parlophone and Artiphon . The content was often German-national and hostile to France , such as "Emigrants" and "Foreign Legionnaires".

In 1935 he directed the UFA short film "Postlagernd XYZ" with Harald Paulsen and Mady Rahl .

Karl Zander also appeared under pseudonyms . Some of them are José Tavéra, Joachim Baumgart, Julius Eckert and Dr. Kurt Bessel.

Record recordings

  • Parlophone P.9357 (20 953, 20 954) Composers in Heaven, 1st and 2nd part (no author information): Karl Zander, with orchestra and singing.
  • Orchestrola 2044 (A 8188) (1127) The emigrant. Declamation (Dr. Kurt Bessel, music: Hans Schlager), 1st part, and (A 8189) (1128) dto., 2nd part
  • Beka B.6267 (34 384, 34 385) The Foreign Legionnaire. Declamation (Herbert Mestrum, music: Robert Simon), 1st and 2nd part.
  • Beka B. 6964 (38 264, 38 265) Rhineland liberation celebration. Declamation with choir and orchestra (Curt Bessel, conductor: Kapellmeister W. Sieber), 1st and 2nd part.
  • Odeon O-4932 (Be 8353/8354) “Christmas in a foreign country” I u. Part II (Dr. K. Bessel - Richard Tauber )
  • Odeon O-11 853 (Be 10 333/10 334) "The victory of the German nation" I. u. Part II. Music train of the SS Standard 42, conductor: Musikzugführer Alexander Heinz Flessburg , speaker: "Kurt Bessel".
  • Telefunken E 1251 (mx. F 30 001/30 000) "Archangel Gabriel" (arr. K. Bessel) I u. Part II: Recording with the State and Cathedral Choir , conducted by Hugo Rüdel and string orchestra in the Auenkirche , Berlin
  • Tri-Ergon TE 1121 (mx. 01124) 1st page "The Royal Palm" ( Hans May - Hans Pflanzer), (mx. 01125) 2nd page "The dream of Sanssouci" (Burn Lyons) ( Melodramas : speech (consolation) for German soldiers as victims of the First World War [1] ) 03.1928
  • Tri-Ergon TE 5756 (mx. 03102) north and south in the Hofbräuhaus (white) with Weiß Ferdl
  • Electrola EG1273 (mx. BL 5149/5150) Hafenkaschemme ( Harry Waldau )
  • Gramophone 1927 B 46033 "Auf dem Rummelplatz" (Harry Waldau) Karl Zander with ensemble; B 46032 "For the birthday" Karl Zander with ensemble
  • Adler Electro 5059 "Christmas" (6036), Karl Zander with the participation of the Beethoven Choir and the women's choir of the MGV Berlin with orchestra and church bells; "Christmas presents in the family" (6033), language scene by K. Bessel, lecture: Karl-Zander-Vereinigung

Audio samples

  • YouTube ships that meet at night. Tango and Lied (Ralph Benatzky) lecturer Karl Zander with orchestra accompaniment. Adler Elektro No. 5178 (Matr. 6327) - Berlin 1929
  • YouTube "Laugh 'clown, laugh'!" - Ted Fiorito's song. German text by Fred Barny. Lecture artist Karl Zander with orchestra accompaniment. Adler Elektro No. 5178 (Matr. 6328) - Berlin 1929
  • YouTube The captain of Köpenick. Radio play. Karl Zander Association. Odeon O-11 450 a (Be 9433). 1931

literature

  • Leimbach, Berthold: audio documents of cabaret 1895-1945. Göttingen, self-published, 1991.

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Zander, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor and reciter
DATE OF BIRTH September 10, 1881
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH April 4th 1950