Rolf Badenhausen

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Rolf Badenhausen (born February 26, 1907 in Emden ; † April 8, 1987 in Munich ) was a German theater scholar , dramaturge and the personal assistant of Gustaf Gründgens .

Life

Badenhausen moved with his family to Berlin-Pankow in 1912. He had lessons for several years in the summer months at Björnsnäs Castle near Norrköping with Philipp Magnus Trozelli . After graduating from high school in 1926 in Berlin and from 1929 in Munich, he studied philosophy , German , art history and theater studies ; In 1930 he received his doctorate. In early 1931 he became an assistant at the Munich Theater Museum ; In 1935 he was hired by Otto Falckenberg as a dramaturge and assistant theater director at the Münchner Kammerspiele . There he met his first wife Elisabeth Flickenschildt , whom he married in 1936; the marriage lasted until 1944. In 1939 he succeeded Georg Dröscher as director of the Museum of the Prussian State Theater in Berlin. From 1941 to 1943, the year he was drafted into the Wehrmacht again (drafted in 1940, then placed in the UK ), he worked as a dramaturge (most recently in an executive role) under Gustaf Gründgens at the Prussian State Theater in Berlin.

After the end of the war (he was released as a private), Badenhausen taught theater history and film studies at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich . From 1947 to 1951 he was chief dramaturge and deputy general manager at the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus, again under Gründgens; in 1951 he also appointed him as acting director. Badenhausen also took over the management of the drama school attached to the Düsseldorf theater. After Gründgens began working as general manager of the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg in 1955, Badenhausen went to the Württembergische Staatstheater Stuttgart in 1956 as personal assistant to general manager Walter Erich Schäfer . At the University of Music and Performing Arts there , he also took on a teaching position in the drama department .

From 1960 until his retirement in 1972, Badenhausen was full professor of theater studies at the University of Cologne and thus also head of the theater museum there. In the meantime (1962–1963) he was still active as artistic director of the Württemberg State Theater .

In 1969 and 1979 he was a visiting professor at McGill University Montreal, followed by other visiting professorships at other universities until 1981. In the 1969 TV production Rotmord, the film adaptation of Tankred Dorst's play Toller , directed by Peter Zadek , Badenhausen played the role of Professor Max Weber . In the course of his career he wrote articles for theater magazines and was the editor of several books, including a. about Gründgens. Badenhausen last lived in Munich.

Rolf Badenhausen is an uncle and godfather of the specialist journalist, entrepreneur and author Rolf Badenhausen .

Publications (selection)

As an author and co-author

  • Monuments of the theater: 12th folder , in: Das Nationaltheater , issue 3, 3rd year 1931.
  • The beginning of German theater criticism , in: Die Tribüne , bi-monthly magazine of the Städtische Bühnen Köln , 8th year (1934), issue 7. Reprinted in: Theater und Theaterwissenschaft: Rolf Badenhausen. A documentation for the 75th birthday , ed. by Stephan mandatory, Munich 1982 (pp. 41–43). Digitized version: https://www.badenhausen.net/dr_rolfb/manuscripts/rbi_037-dt1934_j8n7.pdf
  • Curt Langenbecks Bianca and the jeweler and Hans Fitz ' Josef Filser . Reviews of the world premieres at the Münchner Kammerspiele , in: Theater-Tageblatt , October 11, 1934.
  • Shakespeare's winter fairy tale . Review of the new performance under Otto Falckenberg in the Münchner Kammerspiele , in: Theater-Tageblatt , March 1, 1935.
  • A shadow and Mr. Sleemann comes from Hjalmar Bergman . Reviews of the one-act world premieres at the Münchner Kammerspiele , in: Theater-Tageblatt , April 16, 1935.
  • Otto Falckenberg directs (no year), reprint in: Theater and Theater Studies: Rolf Badenhausen. A documentation for the 75th birthday , ed. by Stephan mandatory, Munich 1982 (pp. 39–40). Digitized version: https://www.badenhausen.net/dr_rolfb/manuscripts/rbi_067-ds!1935.pdf
  • Munich's art venues , in: The Stage , 1936.
  • Theodor Hosemann . Berlin theater around 1840. 12 drawings , Berlin 1937.
  • The theater reporter Daniel Chodowiecki , Berlin 1937.
  • Chroniclers of the theater , in: Die Literatur , Stuttgart – Berlin 41st year, November 1939. Reprinted in: Theater and theater studies: Rolf Badenhausen. A documentation for the 75th birthday , ed. by Stephan mandatory, Munich 1982 (pp. 50–52).
  • An alleged pen drawing by ETA Hoffmann for Mozart's Bandl-Terzett from the comedy with music "Der Schauspieldirektor" , in: Mozart Morning Celebration , organized for the Society for Theater History in the Staatliches Schauspielhaus , Berlin 1941.
  • Unzilinette and other old Berlin actor portraits , in: Die Dame , Berlin (no year).
  • Jochen Thiem: The circus is on fire. A German tragedy. Generations meet. Published by VO Stomps . With an introduction by Rolf Badenhausen. Frankfurt am Main, Siegel Verlag, 1947.
  • Grains from a dramaturge's hourglass , in: Die Zeit , 1950.
  • Pages from the municipal theaters of Düsseldorf , 1948–1951.
  • Programs of the Düsseldorfer Schauspielhaus , 1951–1954.
  • Actuality of the theater , in: Westfälisches Volksblatt , July 29, 1952.
  • Gerhart Hauptmann , A German Poet - On his 90th birthday on November 15 , in: Düsseldorfer Nachrichten , November 15, 1952.
  • Horst Caspar † , in: Düsseldorfer Nachrichten , December 29, 1952.
  • Bertolt Brecht , in: Reclams Schauspielführer , Stuttgart 1952.
  • Firsthand theater; the poets and the dramaturges - “We look for and find contact” - conveying values , in: Der Progress No. 2, January 9, 1953.
  • Born a comedian ... but it was more. On the fifth anniversary of Karl Valentin's death , in: Die Welt , February 9, 1953.
  • A thousand pieces a year , in: Westermanns Monatshefte , Heft 9, 1955. Digitized version: https://www.badenhausen.net/dr_rolfb/manuscripts/rbi_137-wm1955_j96n9.pdf .
  • Tasks and possibilities of game plan design , in: Westdeutsche Allgemeine , January 23, 1956.
  • Hans José Rehfisch : Colonel Chabert . (Foreword), Munich 1956.
  • Heroes, rebels and robbers , in: Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung , June 23, 1958.
  • Caspar Neher . The painter, set designer and writer. in: Caspar Neher. Testimonies from his contemporaries , Cologne 1960.
  • From Glockengasse to Glockengasse , in: Program No. 1 of the stages of the city of Cologne , 1961/62.
  • Man with a mustache and crooked legs, Chaplin's films recognized as works of art in literature , in: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger , January 31, 1962.
  • Director Nora. The way of Louise Dumont / On the 100th birthday , in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , February 22, 1962.
  • Cocteau directs. On his rehearsal of the "Doppeladlers" in Munich , in: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger , March 31 / April 1, 1962.
  • Humanist of the theater. On the 65th birthday of Caspar Neher , in: Rheinische Post , April 7, 1962.
  • "Caution is just a coward's alibi". Caspar Neher will be 65 years old tomorrow , in: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger , April 10, 1962.
  • Three German theater collections, Munich - Berlin - Cologne. Their history and their task , in: Museumskunde , Heft 1, Berlin 1962.
  • Oskar Fischel - Directory of his writings , in: Oskar Fischel: Raphael , 1962.
  • The old Berliner Volksbühne , in: 40 Years of the Free Volksbühne Cologne , Cologne 1962.
  • Faithfulness to works is a law , in: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger , September 8, 1962. Digitized version: https://www.badenhausen.net/dr_rolfb/manuscripts/rbi_167-ksa1962-9-8.pdf .
  • Gustaf Gründgens . Actor, director and theater manager (1899–1963) , in: Maske und Kothurn , 9th year, issue 4, Vienna 1963.
  • Gründgens - legend and reality. The actor, director and artistic director , in: Rheinische Post , October 8, 1963. Digitized manuscript: https://www.badenhausen.net/dr_rolfb/manuscripts/rbi_097-rp1963-10-03.pdf
  • Laudation for the Shakespeare exhibition Shakespeare and the German Theater in Heidelberg Castle (June 6 - October 11, 1964). Digitized manuscript (excerpt): https://www.badenhausen.net/dr_rolfb/manuscripts/rbi_lec-229_HD1964-6.pdf . Introduction in the exhibition catalog (pp. 7–8): https://www.badenhausen.net/dr_rolfb/manuscripts/rbi_intro-229_sp1964-04.pdf
  • Romantic, moralist and citizen friend. On the occasion of Frank Wedekind's 100th birthday , in: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger , July 24, 1964.
  • Rudolf Rach: literature and film. Possibilities and limits of cinematic adaptation. (Foreword), Cologne, Grote, 1964. (Wahn-Press, 7).
  • Jürgen Fehling and Gustaf Gründgens: Speech by Gustaf Gründgens to celebrate the 75th birthday of Jürgen Fehling on Sunday, March 6, 1960 in the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg and Jürgen Fehling's answer in a booklet. With a preface by Rolf Badenhausen. Cologne, DuMont Press, 1964.
  • Decoration - stage design - equipment - scenic stage construction in Germany. Progress or Restoration , in: The stage design after 1945. A documentation , Zurich 1964.
  • For Max Bührmann on February 20, 1964 , in: Festschrift on the 60th birthday of Max Bührmann , Lüdenscheid 1964.
  • The registry of the CCC Doebbelin , in: Maske und Kothurn , 10th year, volume 3/4, Vienna 1964.
  • Umlêcti'tvurci scény v Nêmecku po roce 1945 , in: Acta Scaenographica , vol. 69/8, Prague 1964/65.
  • On Luigi Pirandellos “6 people are looking for an author” , in: Program of the Städtische Bühnen Augsburg , 1964/65.
  • New theater buildings - new staging style? The German theater industry after the war - the “inventive person” remains decisive , in: Supplement to the Bonner Rundschau , May 5, 1965.
  • The film architect Robert Herlth (1893–1962) , in: Filmarchitektur, Robert Herlth. German Institute for Film and Television , Munich 1965.
  • Theater studies , in: Hochschulführer , Lengerich 1966.
  • Alexander Ostrovsky . Selected plays. Edited and translated by Johannes von Guenther , Munich 1966.
  • Herbert Ihering . From Reinhardt to Brecht. A selection of the theater reviews , Hamburg 1967.
  • Jaroslav Hasek and his Schweijk , in: Ruhrfestspiele Recklinghausen , 1967.
  • Encounters , in: Mark Lothar - a portrait of a musician , ed. by Alfons Ott, Munich 1968.
  • Quelques remarques sur la collaboration des musées, des arts, des archives et des collections du spectacle , in: Actes du IX e Congrès International des Bibliothèques - Musées des Arts du Spectacle , Genoa 1970.
  • My encounters with Walter-Erich Schäfer , in: Festschrift for WE Schäfer , 1970.
  • Theater studies , in: Aspects , 3rd year, issue 3, 1970.
  • The Documentation Center of the Cologne Theater Institute , in: Festschrift for Miroslav Kouřil , Prague 1971.
  • Orffs Einmann-Theater , in: Hugo Wolfram Schmidt: "Carl Orff" , Cologne 1971.
  • Siegfried Lenz as a theater writer , in: Montreal International Theater , 1971.
  • Caspar Nehers stage constructions and costumes for “ Hamlet ” under Leopold Jessner (1926) , in: Yearbook of the German Shakespeare Society , 1974, pp. 121-133.
  • Liselotte Erler: Figurines . Working for the European theater. With an essay by Rolf Badenhausen. Hamburg, Christians Verlag, 1974.
  • Hugo von Hofmannsthal and the theater , in: A theater man - theory and practice: Festschrift for the 70th birthday of Rolf Badenhausen , ed. by Ingrid Nohl, Munich 1977. Digitized manuscript of the reading from 1974: https://www.badenhausen.net/dr_rolfb/manuscripts/rbi_lec-372_in1977-1.pdf
  • Immortal Karl Valentin , in: Program booklet of the Oldenburg State Theater , Issue 1, 1974/75.
  • On the 50th anniversary of Willi Ehle , in: Bühnentechnische Rundschau , Issue 1, 1975.
  • Jean Cocteau en Allemagne , in: Cahiers, Jean Cocteau No. 5 , Paris 1975.
  • Günther Lüders , in: Bühnengenossenschaft , Issue 4, 1975.
  • Therese Giehse - Günther Lüders - Paul Verhoeven . An appreciation , in: Maske and Kothurn , 2. Jg., 1975, Issue 2–3.
  • Who Was Jean Cocteau? , Program of the "Munich Tour" for Die Heiligen Ungeheuer , 1975.
  • Stephan duty. Elector Carl Theodor and his importance for the development of German theater. (Foreword), Reichlingen 1976.
  • The story of the lazy bear, based on a Belarusian fairy tale (text). Music: Mark Lothar, for bass tuba a. large orchestra, commissioned by NWDR Cologne, U Forum , Leverkusen December 5, 1976.
  • On the Gustaf Gründgens exhibition in the Dumont Lindemann archive, letter dated December 1979 to the archive director Heinrich Riemenschneider . Digitized version at https://www.badenhausen.net/dr_rolfb/manuscripts/rbi_let-677_sp1982-116-119.pdf
  • Walter Erich Schäfer (1901–1981) in memoriam , in: Theater aktuell der Schweizerischen Rundfunk- u. DRS television station , Studio Basel, January 8, 1982. Reprinted in: Theater and Theater Studies: Rolf Badenhausen. A documentation for the 75th birthday , ed. by Stephan mandatory, Munich 1982 (pp. 74-75).

As editor

  • The picture holdings of the Louis Schneider Theater Collection in the Museum of the Prussian State Theater Berlin. Systematic catalog. Published by Rolf Badenhausen . Berlin, self-published by the Society for Theater History in 1938.
  • Herbert Jhering: From Reinhardt to Brecht. A selection of the theater reviews 1909–1932. Edited and with a foreword by Rolf Badenhausen. Reinbek, Rowohlt Verlag 1967.
  • Rolf Badenhausen and Peter Gründgens-Gorski (eds.): Gustaf Gründgens - letters, essays, speeches . Hamburg, Hoffmann and Campe 1967.
  • Herbert A. Frenzel , Rolf Badenhausen, Harald Zielske (eds.): Stage forms, stage spaces, stage decorations, Berlin, Schmidt 1974.
  • Elisabeth Flickenschildt: Pony and God. Stories from the estate. Published by Rolf Badenhausen. Drawings by Wilhelm M. Busch . Rowohlt Verlag, Reinbek near Hamburg 1982.
  • Gustaf Gründgens: «Let me sleep in» - New sources on the reality and legend of the great theater man . Berlin, Ullstein 1987.

Catalogs (forewords and collaboration)

  • Théâtre allemand d'aujourd'hui , Bruxelles 1952.
  • Caspar Neher, The Torn One. Drawings , Wahn-Press No. 6, 1963.
  • Hein Heckroth , Helsinki 1964.
  • Shakespeare and the German Theater , Heidelberg and Bochum 1964.
  • Exposition Georg Büchner , Lille 1964.
  • German theater after 1945 , Konstanz 1967.
  • From the history of the Cologne Opera , Cologne 1967.
  • Mozart and the Theater , Düsseldorf 1970.
  • Gustav Singer , Wahn Press No. 9, 1971.
  • Performing artists in the visual arts of our century , Hamm 1971.

Works for the New German Biography (selection)

Collaboration on magazines

literature

  • Ingrid Nohl (Hrsg.): A theater man - theory and practice: Festschrift for the 70th birthday of Rolf Badenhausen . Munich, Waidhas & Steinberger 1977

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Theater studies collection, Schloss Wahn
  2. ↑ Rotmord - Director: Peter Zadek. In: Deutsches Filmhaus. Retrieved June 27, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Badenhausen, Rolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German theater scholar and dramaturge
DATE OF BIRTH February 26, 1907
PLACE OF BIRTH Emden
DATE OF DEATH April 8, 1987
Place of death Munich