Löwinger stage

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The news world sheet for Paul Löwinger's (1844–1913) 50th stage anniversary (January 6, 1912, p. 11).

The Löwinger-Bühne is an Austrian theater company.

The history of the Löwinger-Bühne as an independent theater company began in 1892 with the takeover of the theater director Josefine Maggauer's touring theater, which had been artistically directed by Paul Löwinger (1844–1913) for around ten years. Until 1925, the "Theatergesellschaft Löwinger" performed mainly in Upper and Lower Austria . After the deaths of Josef (1872–1921) and Ferdinand (1867–1923) Löwinger, the traveling theater continued by Josef's widow Cilli specialized in less demanding peasant theater from 1926/27 . In the 20th century, the Löwinger stage was very popular in Austria because many of its plays were broadcast by ORF from the 1950s onwards . Several family members usually appear in the plays and films (from around 1935), the best-known exponent being the actor Paul Löwinger .

history

Garser list of foreigners (July 1904) with Löwinger family relationships.
The tombstone of the Löwinger family in Ybbs an der Donau names the officially guaranteed year of death of Josef Löwinger, 1921, and the officially guaranteed year of birth of Josef (alias Heinz) Löwinger, 1899.

"Theatergesellschaft Löwinger" (1892–1925)

In early 1892, Anna (1845–1912) and Paul Löwinger (1844–1913) took over the traveling theater from theater director Josefine Maggauer, which performed mainly in Upper and Lower Austria. In the years 1897, 1908 and 1909 as well as 1911, 1912 and 1913 the "Theatergesellschaft Löwinger" performed as a summer theater in the Kamptal - Sommerfrische Gars , where the theater principal Paul Löwinger died and was buried. Since then, Anna and Paul Löwinger's sons, Ferdinand Löwinger (1867–1923) and Josef Löwinger (1872–1921), have led the theater troupe. After the death of the two theater directors, Josef's widow Cäcillie ( Cilli Löwinger ) (* December 30, 1877 in Poneggen , † 1949) ran together with their children Josef Heinz (1899–1935), Paul (* November 10, 1904, † December 17 1988) and Margaret, called Gretl / Gretel (* December 3, 1919, † July 21, 1973) continued the traveling theater, but from 1926/27 specialized in less demanding peasant theater .

"Löwinger Farmers Theater" and troop support (1925–1945)

From the popular play , the farce and the comedy pledged "theater company Löwinger" was widely known Austria mid-1920s, the "folk theater Löwinger", which in the 1930s as "Löwinger-stage" and became popular. In 1935 the family appeared in the film “ The Two Stoffl ”, the exterior shots of which were filmed in the Kamptal community of Rosenburg . “During the radio exhibition in 1938 (the Anschluss of Austria was just over a quarter of a year ago) there was a guest performance by the Austrian Farmers' Theater Löwinger”, at which “Der Jogl vom Wegscheidhof” on August 1, 1938, and “Greetings from the mountains ”and on August 3, 1938“ The Simandl Brotherhood ”,“ You shouldn't steal ”,“ Seppl auf Brautschau ”and“ The hungry Melchior ”were broadcast live on the German television station Paul Nipkow , which is noteworthy as Paul and Gretl Löwinger on his father's side had a Jewish grandfather [Paul] and Jewish great-grandparents [Jakob and Sofie]. Regardless of this, the "Löwinger Farmers Theater" was committed to serving the troops as a front theater during the Second World War .

All sorts

Sepp Grabmaier joined the drama troupe as early as 1922. He worked as an actor, carpenter and driver for the company and was given the stage name Pepi Löwinger, later Sepp Löwinger , by Cilli , which is why he was often mistaken for Paul's father, older brother or distant relative. Paul Löwinger (1904–1988) married Liesl Meinhardt (1918–1980) in 1938 . Their daughter Guggi (1939-2018) became an operetta singer, the other children, Sissy (1941-2011) and Paul jun. (1949–2009) played and staged on stage. Under Paul's direction the stage in Vienna finally settled down. Around 1950 the two films The Chaste Adam and Valentine's Fall of Man (1951) ran very successfully in Austria with appearances by several family members. However, the stage remained the domain of the Löwingers, and the recordings of their stage performances achieved wide coverage on Austrian and German television.

In the 1970s, the ORF demanded mainly comedies with the participation of Paul Löwinger. Liesl Löwinger withdrew from the theater scene in 1969 and was only there for her family until her death in 1980. Gretl died in 1973. From 1973 onwards Paul, Sissy, Paul jun. and Sepp in the Löwinger stage.

In 1996 some recordings were broadcast again on ORF. Despite the high ratings, the Löwinger stage was hardly included in the program from 1996 by those responsible for the ORF. Only Paul Löwinger can be seen comparatively often in the third German programs and on ORF in supporting roles in older movies.

In the spring of 2008, in ORF2 (Saturday afternoon) some stage recordings broadcast (Sissy Löwinger: I am very happy that the löwinger-bühne can now be seen again on television, and I'm sure that a lot of people with me look forward to. - ORF customer service).

In 2016, Sissy Löwinger's daughter, Martina Nöst-Löwinger, initiated a new start. This took place in the St. Pölten Kulturhaus Wagram . Karina Nöst-Löwinger, Sissy Löwinger's granddaughter, was also on stage.

Venues

Originally, the Löwinger troupe was a "traveling society" which, as a traveling theater, did not have a permanent venue. The Löwinger Ensemble only had its own stage as a "farmer's theater" from the late 1920s:

Since then, the Löwinger stage has returned to its original tradition as a touring theater.

literature

  • Siegfried Rettenmoser: "Allerweil i?" Siegfried Rettenmoser writes the history of the Löwingerischen. In: Express . October 1 to November 6, 1962 (continuation series in 26 episodes).
  • Dietgard Rudle: The history of the Löwinger stage 1945–1985 . Thesis. University of Vienna, Vienna 1987.
  • Renate Wagner : The Löwinger stage - the Burgtheater for the little man . Ueberreuter, Vienna 1996, ISBN 3-8000-3630-4 .
  • Harald Beran: The dramaturgy of the comedy in the Löwingern . Thesis. University of Vienna, Vienna 2001.
  • Melitta Riegler: Josef Brugger [actor of the Löwinger stage] on Crete (1941) and his photo album ( PDF file ). Master thesis. University of Vienna, Vienna 2016.
  • Andreas Weigel : “Stars in Gars. Create and enjoy. Richly illustrated history of the summer resort Gars-Thunau from its beginnings to the present ”(Gars 2017). ISBN 978-3-9504427-0-0 . Löwinger-Wandertheater-Kapitel, pp. 47–54.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b c Andreas Weigel: Recorded life data of the traveling theater director Paul Löwinger (1844-1913), who died in Gars am Kamp.
  2. ↑ Stars in Gars: Further Kamptal connections of the Löwinger family of actors.
  3. ↑ Knut Hickethier : The television game in the Third Reich. In: William Uricchio (ed.): The beginnings of German television (1991). Pp. 74 - 123, p. 98.
  4. ↑ Knut Hickethier: Television games in the program of the television station " Paul Nipkow " Berlin, 1936–1941. In: William Uricchio (ed.): The beginnings of German television (1991). Pp. 124-142, p. 133.
  5. ↑ Melitta Riegler: Josef Brugger [actor of the Löwinger stage] on Crete (1941) and his photo album ( PDF file ). Master thesis. University of Vienna, Vienna 2016.
  6. ↑ orf.at - restart for the Löwinger stage . Article dated February 13, 2016, accessed February 13, 2016.
  7. ^ Löwinger stage in front of (as) the Favoritner Colosseum. The huge success: Come back Barbara . 1 sheet poster. Vienna 1942. - Online .
  8. ^ Paul Löwinger: Löwinger stage. From October 1, 1948 in the artist theater . 1 sheet poster. (Vienna) 1948, as well as
    Walter Josef Keller, Paul Löwinger, Josef Petrak: Wiener Künstler-Theater (...) irrevocably only until May 31, 1949! (...) Guest performance of the Löwinger-Bühne Paul Löwinger in the big laughing hit Why - Ursula. A Singspiel in 4 acts (7 pictures) (...) Tuesday, May 31st, 150th party and farewell performance (...) The marriage strike (...) The man in the wrong bed . 1 sheet poster. (Vienna) 1949.