Theodor Julius Jaffé
Theodor Julius Jaffé , also Julius Jaffe (born August 17, 1823 in Berlin , † April 11, 1898 in Dresden ) was a German actor .
Life
Theodor Julius Jaffé was destined for a legal career, but devoted himself to opera out of inclination. After completing his vocal studies in Berlin and Vienna , he performed as a baritone in 1844 in Troppau , then in Lübeck , Halle (Saale) , Magdeburg and Cologne with success in serious and comic roles. However, he recognized that reciting drama was the actual field for his talent, and in 1847 he switched to acting by taking on the first character subject in Bremen .
In 1849 Jaffé went to Weimar , in 1853 to Breslau , where he also worked as a director, and in 1856 to Braunschweig. His reputation grew more and more, so that in 1864 he was brought to Dresden as Bogumil Dawison's successor . He worked at the Dresden Theater until his retirement in 1894. Jaffé died in Dresden in 1898 and was buried in the Old Annenfriedhof .
Act
Jaffé held a prominent position among German actors, although he is far removed from modern virtuosity and advertising. His main roles were Nathan ( Nathan the Wise , Gotthold Ephraim Lessing ), Richard III. ( Richard III , William Shakespeare ), Shylock ( The Merchant of Venice , William Shakespeare), Jago ( Othello , William Shakespeare), Franz Moor ( The Robbers , Friedrich Schiller ), Mephisto ( Faust I , Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ), Philipp II. ( Don Carlos , Friedrich Schiller), Marinelli , Carlos , Count Thorane ( Der Königsleutnant , Karl Gutzkow ), Narcissus , Tartüff ( Tartuffe , Molière ), Uncle Moses and others and have also found undivided recognition in his numerous guest performances.
literature
- Hermann Arthur Lier: Jaffé, Theodor Julius . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 50, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1905, p. 732 f.
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Published by Paul List , Leipzig 1903, p. 469 f.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Todtenschau . In: Dresdner Geschichtsblätter , No. 4, 1898, p. 135.
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SURNAME | Jaffé, Theodor Julius |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jaffe, Julius |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | 17th August 1823 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
DATE OF DEATH | April 11, 1898 |
Place of death | Dresden |