Otto Bachmann (actor)

Otto Bachmann (* 1799 in Königsberg , Kingdom of Prussia ; † May 5, 1870 in Hamburg , North German Confederation ) was a German theater actor .

Life

In the first year of his life he moved to Gdansk with his parents and in 1805 took the stage for the first time as a child. In 1822 he became a member of the Faller Society, to which he belonged for 15 years. In 1840 he performed in Cologne , 1843 in Bremen , 1845 in Trieste , and 1846 in Vienna, until he came to Hamburg in 1847, where he made his debut on September 16 at the Thalia Theater as Emmerling in “The Dangerous Aunt”, and with great success that he was immediately committed. From then on he belonged to this theater as a valued member, and when he celebrated his 60th stage anniversary on March 23, 1865 (“A New Lear”, “A Change” and “The Signs of Love” were performed), he received the unequivocal evidence of mutual respect and popularity. He continued to work on the stage and enjoyed great spiritual freshness until his death. His acting was always copied from nature, true figures down to the smallest nuance. Despite his old age, he played every new role with devotion and love for the cause. He died in Hamburg on May 5, 1870.

literature

• Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Published by Paul List , Leipzig 1903, p. 39 f.

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