Oscar Sauer
Oscar Sauer , also Oskar Sauer , (born December 5, 1856 in Berlin ; † April 3, 1918 there ) was a German theater actor .
Life
Sauer began his acting career in Osnabrück in 1874 . After several engagements in the provinces, theater director Oscar Blumenthal brought him to the Lessing Theater in Berlin in 1890 . In 1897 he went to Otto Brahm at the Deutsches Theater . When Brahm was replaced by Max Reinhardt in 1905 , Sauer followed him to the Lessing Theater.
In the Brahms Ensemble, Sauer was considered one of the leading actors in pieces of realism . His roles included Gregers Werle in Die Wildente , Brack in Hedda Gabler , Siebenhaar in Gerhart Hauptmanns Fuhrmann Henschel , Wehrhahn in Der Biberpelz , Pastor Manders in Gespenster and the title role in the world premiere of Gerhart Hauptmann's drama Michael Kramer in 1900.
Sauer's acting was highly valued by critics as diverse as Alfred Kerr and Herbert Ihering . He is buried in the south-west cemetery Stahnsdorf in the Nathanael block, garden block 1, garden point 20.
literature
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Published by Paul List , Leipzig 1903, p. 868 f. ( Text archive - Internet Archive ).
- Ralph-Günther Patocka: Sauer, Oscar. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 22, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-428-11203-2 , p. 456 ( digitized version ).
- German Biographical Encyclopedia . 2nd ed. Vol. 8, Munich 2007, p. 713
- Siegfried Jacobsohn (Ed.): Oscar Sauer. A memorial book 1856–1916. Oesterheld, Berlin 1916, DNB 361673493 .
- Peter Wellert: Oscar Sauer, 1856–1918: An investigation into the nature and effects of his acting. Free University of Berlin, PhD thesis, Philosophical Faculty, 1963, DNB 481878335 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pissed off, Oscar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sour, Oskar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theater actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 5, 1856 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 3, 1918 |
| Place of death | Berlin |