Leo (family of actors)
The German actor family Löwe includes the following members:
Johann Karl Lion
Johann Karl Löwe , also Johann Carl Löwe (* 1731 in Dresden , † 1807 in Lübeck ) is the progenitor of this family.
Together with his wife Katharina Magdalena Ling (* 1745), he was employed by various troops (including in Berlin) and for a long time was also the director of the court theater in Schwedt . He shone in comic rolls , his wife especially in soubrette rolls .
Johann Heinrich Lion
Johann Heinrich Löwe (* 1766 in Berlin ; † after 1835) is the first son of Johann Karl Löwe.
He trained in Berlin under the direction of concertmaster Haak, entered the service of the Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt, privatized for a while in Hamburg and became concertmaster in Bremen in 1791 , later music director. The pressure of wartime - during French rule he had lost his salary as music director - and the blindness of one eye caused him to leave Bremen in 1815. He returned to his fatherland and became a farmer in Bromberg. He lived there as such in 1835, without completely giving up his devotion to music. He also made himself known as a composer and virtuoso on the violin , viola and pianoforte . His most important compositions include two concertos for the violin with orchestra accompaniment in D and E major (1795 and 1798), a notturno for an eight-part orchestra and three great sonatas for piano with violin and violoncello accompaniment. As a virtuoso, he was praised for his confidence in playing symphonies, as well as his skill and precision in overcoming the difficulties of concert playing. He particularly knew how to penetrate the mind of Haydn's quartets . Löwe is the virtuoso in the humorous epic Pentaide or the quintet by Wilhelm Christian Müller , who is portrayed there as a cheerful partner.
Friedrich August Leopold Lion
Friedrich August Leopold Löwe (* 1767 in Schwedt ; † October 28, 1839 in Bromberg ) is the second son of Johann Karl Löwe.
He was a theater director in Lübeck as well as a singer and actor. His operetta “The Island of Seduction” was widely acclaimed.
Dorothea Friederike Amalie Löwe
Dorothea Friederike Amalie Löwe (* 1779 in Schwedt ; † around 1820) was the daughter of Johann Karl Löwe and was trained by him for the stage. In 1798 she began her career in Braunschweig, then went to Hamburg, and then to Lübeck to her brother Friedrich August Löwe. She worked here for a long time and then went to Bremen. However, due to a throat disease, she withdrew from the stage entirely. She died in the early 1820s.
Ferdinand lion
Ferdinand Löwe (* in October 1787 in Rathenow ; † 13 May 1832 in Vienna ) is the first son of Friedrich August Leopold Löwe.
He worked in succession on the stages in Magdeburg, Braunschweig, Düsseldorf, Kassel, Leipzig, Mannheim and Frankfurt and was distinguished by name as a hero in the tragedy.
Johanna Sophie Lion
Johanna Sophie Löwe , also Sofie Johanna Löwe (born March 24, 1815 in Oldenburg , † November 29, 1866 in Pest ), one of the most famous singers in Germany, is the first daughter of Ferdinand Löwe.
She was educated under Ciccimarra in Vienna from 1831 and appeared in the Kärntnerthoftheater in 1832 with such luck that she was engaged. A guest tour in Northern Germany in 1837 led to her engagement at the Berlin Hofbühne. After several art trips to England, France and Italy, she married the Imperial and Royal Field Marshal Lieutenant Prince Friedrich von und zu Liechtenstein in 1848 .
She combined a nuanced, witty game with perfect singing skills. Her organ was less imposing than full and solid. With equal virtuosity she was at home in the German, Italian and French schools.
Feodor Franz Ludwig Lion
Feodor Franz Ludwig (since 1881) von Löwe (born July 5, 1816 in Kassel ; † June 20, 1890 in Stuttgart ) is the son of Ferdinand Löwe.
He first worked at the stages in Hamburg and Frankfurt, from 1841 at the Hofbühne in Stuttgart, where he also earned a reputation as a director. He is worthy of the most capable artists of his time; in particular his Hamlet, his Leicester (in Maria Stuart ), his Faust, Bolingbroke and Karl Moor are considered to be perfect artistic achievements. He also has poems that are distinguished by their swing and beauty (Stuttg. 1854, 2nd edition 1860), Neue Gedichte (1875) and Masonic poems : The Brothers (2nd edition, Leipz. 1874), Aus Eigener Werkstatt (Stuttg. 1,881) , between the three pillars published (that. 1884), among others.
Lilla lion
Lilla Karolina Therese Julia Löwe (born March 28, 1818 in Leipzig ; † November 8, 1908 in Wiesbaden ) is the second daughter of Ferdinand Löwe.
She entered the stage in Mannheim in 1833 with the greatest success, was only engaged here, later and until 1844 in Petersburg and developed a wonderful talent in the field of naive young lovers, but left the theater since her marriage to the Livonian baron von Küster.
Julie Sophie Lion
Julie Sophie Löwe , also Julie Sofie Löwe (* 1786 in Dresden ; † September 11, 1852 in Vienna ) is the daughter of Friedrich August Leopold Löwe.
She was a member of the Petersburg German Theater until 1809, later came to Prague, in 1812 to the theater in Vienna and from 1813 to 1842 she was in the Hofburgtheater in Vienna, especially in the higher comedy and conversation piece.
Ludwig lion
Johann Daniel Ludwig Löwe (born January 29, 1795 in Rinteln , † March 7, 1871 in Vienna ), the most famous of the male rungs of the family, is the second son of Friedrich August Leopold Löwe.
In 1808 he joined Director Ruth's children's company. In 1810, Löwe came to Vienna through his sister Julie (Sophie), a court actress, and through their agency he was able to perform for the first time on February 9, 1811 at the Hofburgtheater in Die Verwandschaften (as announced by the Magdeburg Theater ). Since he could not stay at the Hofburgtheater despite appearing in another play, Löwe, based on a letter of recommendation from Carl Wilhelm Koch and Karl Friedrich Krüger , went to Prague, where he was hired in 1811. Löwe worked in Prague until 1819, initially in the subject of low comedy, later also in the roles of lovers and heroes. In 1821 he followed a call to the Hofbühne in Kassel, and in 1826 to the Hofburgtheater in Vienna, where he became director in 1838 and later an honorary member.
Löwe has made guest appearances on almost every major stage and with the same applause everywhere. He achieved excellent results in roles that require a psychological study. In the comedy he shone with his fine, informal tone, amiable humor and the confidence with which he asserted social decency.
Anna lion
Anna (Nina) Löwe (* 1821 in Kassel ; † April 27, 1884 in Lemberg ) was the daughter of Johann Daniel Ludwig Löwe.
She was a valued actress in the field of adolescent lovers and in highly tragic roles. She made her debut at the Hofburgtheater in 1833, was a member of it until 1849 and was then engaged in Lemberg, where she finally directed the Lemberg Theater from 1869 to 1871. In 1871 she married Count Alexander Potocki (* 1817). Then she finally withdrew from the theater. Widowed, she became one of the closest confidants of August Sauer, who was thirty years his junior in Lemberg .
literature
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Verlag von Paul List , Leipzig 1903, p. 616 f., ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Individual evidence
- ^ Hermann Arthur Lier: Lion, Franz Ludwig Feodor . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 52, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1906, p. 104 f.
- ^ Registry office Wiesbaden : death register . No. 1487/1908.
- ↑ The Relationships. In: Theatericket kk Hofburgtheater in Vienna , February 9, 1811, p. 1/1. (Online at ANNO ). .
- ↑ † Ludwig Löwe. In: Neue Freie Presse , Morgenblatt, No. 2346/1871, March 8, 1871, p. 8, bottom center. (Online at ANNO ). .
- ↑ Ludwig Löwe. In: Neues Fremd -Blatt , Morgenblatt, No. 77/1871 (Volume VII), March 18, 1871, p. 6. (Online at ANNO ). .
- ↑ a b August Sauer (1855–1926), p. 122
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- ↑ ÖBL: Lion, Anna (Nina)
