Mimi Thoma

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Mimi Thoma (born October 9, 1909 in Munich , † May 16, 1968 in Cologne ) was an internationally known German cabaret artist and chansonnière .

Life

Mimi Thoma, who first trained as a nurse, which was due to her early career aspiration to be a pediatric nurse, began her artistic career relatively late. That is why she, a niece of the poet Ludwig Thoma , only became known to a broad audience in Germany in the 1930s and 1940s as a cabaret artist and chansonnière. During this time she recorded numerous records for Polydor , Telefunken and Deutsche Grammophon , some of which were also intended for the international market.

Her cabaret career began as early as 1930 when Peter Paul Althaus founded his literary cabaret " Der Zwiebelfisch ". Thoma worked there from the start alongside well-known names such as Gustl Weigert , Marietta , Ludwig Kusche and other great Schwabingers .

During the Nazi era , she, too, who like many of her colleagues was tied to her German-speaking audience, made guest appearances in the sense of National Socialist propaganda. For example, she made guest appearances at various evening events of the members of the Reichssender München in the Hofbräusaal, presented by the “Bunte Bühne” Munich, where she presented her chanson program alongside Charlotte Radlayers , Georg Blädel and Hans Löscher . At this time she also took on smaller film roles, such as in Frank Wisbars Fährmann Maria (1936) with Sybille Schmitz and lent Brigitte Horney her singing voice in Gustav Ucicky's sound film At the End of the World (1943/1944 = defector ) . However, she was best known to the general public of her time for her interpretation of the song Peterle .

On September 25, 1945 Mimi Thoma sang chansons on the occasion of a charity event in favor of the Red Cross in the Prinzregententheater alongside Gustav Fröhlich , Otto Wernicke , the State Opera Ballet and the State Operetta under the musical direction of Bertil Wetzelsberger and Kurt Graunke . In the later years of the post-war period, however, she was unable to build on her earlier successes despite continuous tours across Germany (two years accompanied by the composer Gerhard Jussenhoven ) and died in 1968 lonely, disappointed and almost forgotten. She was buried in a row grave in Cologne's Westfriedhof . The grave was cleared after the period of use had expired .

Almost 25 years after her death, the children's song Mamatschi , which she interpreted, was used several times for Steven Spielberg's Oscar -winning drama Schindler's List (1993).

Filmography

  • 1936: Ferryman Maria
  • 1943/1944: At the end of the world (Singing synchronously for B. Horney: Gewiss Cherie , I know a song from old times )

Discography (alphabetical)

Legend:
Title (subtitle) - (info, label (sub-label) catalog no. / Record page song ~ die number, recording location and date)
(the die number is only given once for reasons of space and applies to all records in the relevant entry.)

A.

  • Farewell - (orchestral accompaniment, Polydor 47293 / A ~ 8095 ½ GD 9)
  • Everything is destiny in life - (orchestral accompaniment, Polydor 47471 / BB ~ 8893 2 GR 9)
  • To you! - (Orchestra accompaniment Friedrich Meyer , Polydor 47636 / B ~ 8779-2GD9)

B.

  • Berceuse de Jocelyn (Oh, it wasn't a dream) - (piano accompaniment, gramophone 10653 / A ~ 7031 ½ GR 8)
  • Bim Bam (in the evening when I go to sleep) - (Grammophon 47557 / A ~ 8808)
  • Bobby
  • Büble, my boy

D.

  • The old song - (piano accompaniment, Polydor 10315 / A ~ 2526 ½ GN, Berlin 1935)
  • This is a song - (orchestral accompaniment, Polydor 47643 / B ~ 8891 2 GD 9)
  • The mother's heart
  • The rosary
  • The wind told me a song - (based on Zarah Leander , December 16, 1937)
  • The old arbor (from 'Briefe des Herzens') - (small orchestra Hans Bund , Polydor (special class) 47809 / B ~ 9762 ½-GD 9)
  • The morality of small thoughts - (Piano: Hans Bund, Polydor 47985 / A)
  • Wandering the white clouds - (orchestral accompaniment, Polydor 10665 / A ~ 7037 ½ GR 8)
  • Out in Sievering the lilacs are already blooming - (small accompanying ensemble, Polydor 48190 / B ~ 665KK)
  • Three little words of love - (small orchestra Mehlig-Frieboes, Polydor 48119 / A ~ 697KK)
  • Three girls - (March song, music: Werner Kleine , text: Erwin Albrecht , Polydor 21113 / B, 1942)
  • You - you walk past me - (orchestral accompaniment, gramophone / Polydor 47237 / A ~ 7967 ½ GD 8, 1938)
  • You wrote me a farewell letter - (orchestral accompaniment, Polydor 47237 / B ~ 3513 GN 8)

E.

  • A chanson from the turn of the century - (piano accompaniment, Polydor 48152 / B ~ 799KK)
  • Life is an endlessly long road - (Orchestra accompaniment Friedrich Meyer, Polydor 47598 / B ~ 8811-2 GD 9)
  • A woman doesn't say yes, a woman doesn't say no
  • One day everyone would like to have a rendezvous with happiness - (piano: Georg Haenzschel, Telefunken 1746 / A ~ 20267, November 19, 1934)
  • Lonely Sunday (Szomorú vasánap) - (violin piano accompaniment, Polydor 21113 / A & Polydor 47563 / B ~ 8994 ½ GD9, Berlin 1941)
  • It's always the old song - (Orchestral accompaniment Friedrich Meyer, Polydor 47636 / A ~ 8810-2GD9)
  • It could be - (small orchestra Mehling-Frieboes, Polydor 48110 / A ~ 661KK)
  • So many speak of love who don't understand anything about love - (piano accompaniment Emil Jescheck , gramophon 10361B ~ 2612½, 1935)
  • Ecstasy (love heavenly power) - (piano accompaniment, gramophone 10653 / B ~ 7032 ½ GR 8)

F.

  • Drive me into the distance, my blond sailor - (Polydor 12117 / B)
  • Feist-Sekt-Tango - (Joe Wick band, music: Willy Berking, gramophone / Polydor? /? ~ 555KK, June 14, 1948)
  • Women and Stars - (piano accompaniment, gramophone 10349 /? ~ 2587 Berlin, 1935)

G

  • Thoughts of the mother
  • Don't go away, my little boy - (Orchestra accompaniment Friedrich Meyer, Polydor 47564 / A ~ 87824GD9, 1941)

H

  • Heidelied (from: Ferryman Maria)
  • Homeland

I.

  • I'm in love with music - (orchestral accompaniment Georg Haentzschel, gramophon 47356 / 8541½ GR9, 1939)
  • I'm tired - ( Piano accompaniment Hans Frieboes , Polydor 48110 / B ~ 659KK)
  • I have a little philosophy - (piano accompaniment Hans Bund, Polydor 47985 / B)
  • I've tried it often - (orchestral accompaniment, Polydor 47471 / AA ~ 8892 2 GR9)
  • I've already missed love - (orchestral accompaniment, Polydor 10615 / B ~ 7033 ½ GR8)
  • I love the sun, the moon and the stars - (Grammophon 47557 / B ~ 8809-4 GD 9)
  • I would really like to make you happy
  • I want to put my heart in your hands - (orchestral accompaniment, Polydor 47695 / BH ~ 9627-GR)
  • I don't say: "Yes", I don't say: "No" - (based on Zarah Leander orchestral accompaniment, Polydor 47534 / A ~ 8995 ½ GD9)
  • I know a song from old times - (Dubbing for Brigitte Horney in the sound film " At the end of the world ", 1943)
  • I want to be your comrade - (small orchestra Mehlig-Frieboes, gramophone 10316 / B & Polydor 48119 / B ~ 663KK)
  • I don't want to forget - (after Zarah Leander orchestral accompaniment, Polydor 47534 / B ~ 8997 ½ GD9)
  • In der Heide - (string quartet and organ, Polydor 10461 / B ~ 6436 ½ GR8)

J

  • Every woman needs a little tenderness - (orchestral accompaniment, Polydor 10615 / A ~ 7034 ½ GR8)
  • Everyone has a chance

K

L.

  • Smile, poor little geisha - (Orchestra accompaniment Friedrich Meyer, Polydor 47437 / B ~ 8895-2 GR 9)
  • It was never love - (small accompanying orchestra Mehlig - Frieboes, Polydor 48152 / A ~ 664KK)
  • Dear good moon - (Orchestra accompaniment Lutz Templin , Polydor 47598 / A & Polydor 47643 / A ~ 9114 ½ GD9)
  • Dear soldier - (small orchestra Lutz Templin, Polydor X 47575 / B ~ 9113 5/8 GD 9)
  • Lili Marleen (song of a young guard) - (small orchestra Lutz Templin, Polydor 12117 / A & Polydor 47575 / A & Polydor X 47575 / A & Polydor 48434 / A ~ 9112 5/8 GD9, 1941)

M.

  • Open your eyes - (small accompanying orchestra Hans Bund, Polydor (special class) 47809 / A & Polydor 48434 / B ~ 9761 ½-GD9)
  • Please don't worry about me (from 'Letters of the Heart') - (Music: Gerhard Winkler , Text: Günther Schwenn , Polydor 21113 / B & Polydor 47666 / A ~ 9487½-GD9, 1942)
  • Mamatschi - (Polydor 21113 / A ~?)
  • Mamatschi - (piano accompaniment, Polydor 47563 / A ~ 91151 / 2GD9)
  • In life one often longs for a good friend - (orchestral accompaniment, Polydor 47293 / B ~ 8096 ½ GD 9)
  • Fairy tales and love - (orchestral accompaniment, gramophone 10524 / B)
  • Michael - (small orchestra Werner Schmidt-Boelcke , Polydor (Siemens Polydor) 47765 / A ~ 9969-2-GD9)
  • With my kisses on the lips - (Orchestra accompaniment Friedrich Meyer, Polydor 47564 / B ~ 87834GD9)
  • Tomorrow, yes tomorrow - (orchestral accompaniment, Polydor 47359 / B ~ 8549 ½ GR 9)
  • Mother, you are the queen in my heart
  • Mother's birthday
  • Mothers

P

  • Peterle - (orchestral accompaniment, gramophone 10524 / A)

S.

  • Sleep darling, sleep and dream a fairy tale
  • The time of first love is beautiful - (ad sound film "The big number" orchestral accompaniment, Polydor (Siemens Polydor) 47695 / AH ~ 96261 / 2GR9)
  • Look, people, that's how it was in Vienna in the year 30 - (small accompanying ensemble, Polydor 48190 / A ~ 662KK)
  • Summer night - (accompaniment Gerhard Winkler Orchestra, Polydor 47666 / B ~ 9433½-GD9)
  • The sun will shine - (piano accompaniment, gramophone 10316 / A)
  • Speak to me again about love - (piano accompaniment, gramophone 10349 /? ~ 2583, Berlin 1935)
  • Talk to me about happiness

V

  • Forget-me-not - (orchestral accompaniment, Polydor 10665 / B ~ 7038 ½ GR 8)

W.

  • Why - (orchestral accompaniment, Polydor 47359 / A ~ 8547 ½ GR 9)
  • What God brings together - (ad Skalden clay film "Young Blood" string quartet and organ, Polydor 10461 / A ~ 6435 ½ GR 8)
  • Do you know mother what I was dreaming? - (piano accompaniment, Polydor 10315 / B ~ 2528 ½ GN, 1935)
  • When I grow up, dear mother - (with Carmen Lahrmann , music: Hugo de Groot , text: Albert de Boog , Polydor 47096 / A ~ 7029 ½ GR 8)
  • Who knows about us what is tomorrow - (small orchestra Werner Schmidt-Boelcke, Polydor (Siemens Polydor) 47765 / B ~ 9970-2-GD9, Berlin 1943)

XYZ

  • Between dream and reality - (orchestral accompaniment, gramophone 47308 / B, Berlin 1935)

Web links

Mimi Thoma on youtube

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ That it goes on. In: Der Spiegel. 6/1950.
  2. ↑ Rosenheimer Anzeiger from March 16, 1940.
  3. ^ Chronicle of the Bavarian Red Cross. Red Cross Museum Munich.
  4. ↑ Program of the "Akademie för uns kölsche Sproch 1st half-year" 2001, p. 12.
  5. ↑ West Cemetery: Burial Register Reihengräber 1962-74. In: LAV NRW R. Retrieved on August 5, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Thoma, Mimi
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German cabaret artist, chansonnière and actress
DATE OF BIRTH October 9, 1909
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich
DATE OF DEATH May 16, 1968
Place of death Cologne