Martha Huebner

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Marta Huebner (born April 16, 1889 in Potsdam , German Reich , † February 16, 1969 in Berlin , Germany ) was a popular comedian , actress and chanteuse .

Life

Hübner was the eleventh child of an administrative officer. She attended the Stern Conservatory as a free student . She received her first engagement for vocal lectures in 1914 with Albert Kühne in the "Klimperkasten" in Bülowstrasse. She played for eight years at the Nollendorff Theater under Herman Haller . She performed with well-known colleagues such as Claire Waldoff , Lori Leux , Eugen Rex and Hugo Fischer-Koeppe .

She began her stage career in a small café in Friedenau. There she performed her own songs. In 1923 the Admiralspalast opened and she started her own business as a humorist. She performed the "Komische Alte" on Schwank and operetta stages. She appeared in almost all of Berlin's major entertainment theaters. She played at La Scala , the Plaza, the Wintergarten and the Rose Theater . After the end of the war she played in the Friedrichstadt-Palast and, after two attempts in the silent film era, took on small film roles again. In the GDR she played several times in the short film series Das Stacheltier . She discussed several records for Electrola .

Sound documents (selection)

  • Electrola EG6607 (ORA 3479) A Portjehfrau from Berlin
  • Electrola EG6607 (ORA 3476) inventory clearance sale
  • Electrola EG6608 (ORA 3477) A Berlin "bar"
  • Electrola EG6608 (ORA 3478) A great birthday party

Filmography (selection)

Das Stacheltier series (satirical short films)

  • Cheers meal !, GDR 1955, directed by Harald Röbbeling - (Ella Koch)
  • Bitter Medicine, GDR 1955, directed by Harald Röbbeling - (Bertha)
  • The Black Wonder, GDR 1956, directed by Richard Groschopp - (Beinhöferin)
  • From now on: Mr. Kunze, GDR 1956, directed by Gottfried Kolditz - (kiosk seller)
  • Little Fish, GDR 1956, directed by Richard Groschopp - (Frieda)

literature

  • The funny Marta Huebner book. Bergwald-Verlag Walter Paul, Mühlhausen, Leipzig 1941.
  • Berthold Leimbach: audio documents of cabaret and their interpreters 1898-1945. Göttingen, self-published, 1991.
  • Volker Wachter: DEFA film star biography Martha Hübner.

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personal data
SURNAME Huebner, Martha
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Huebner, Marta
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Popular comedian, actress and chanteuse
DATE OF BIRTH April 16, 1889
PLACE OF BIRTH Potsdam , German Empire
DATE OF DEATH 16th February 1969
Place of death Berlin , Germany