Theodor Vollmer
Theodor August Friedrich Carl Vollmer ( January 3, 1817 in Braunschweig - March 29, 1899 in Neustrelitz ) was a German theater actor and director .
Life
One of Vollmer's first engagements was in Altona in 1837, then he was in Rostock, Prague, from 1846 to 1852 at the City Theater in Königsberg (debut roles “Don Cäsar” in Count Irun and “Cato” in Gottsched and Gellert ). During this time he created “Schiller” in the Karlsschülern , January 27, 1847 and “Georg Winegg” in Valentine , September 1, 1847. Then he was at the Schwerin Court Theater, from there he went to Frankfurt as his first lover (debut roles “Robert "In memoirs of the devil ," Dr. Hagen "in prison ," Ferdinand von Drang "in He must go to the country and" Richelieu "in Ein Ring ). Mainly he played comedy roles in pieces by Eduard von Bauernfeld and Roderich Benedix .
On March 3, 1878, he celebrated his 25th anniversary in service and retired in 1879. From 1882 to 1883 he was at the Schwerin court theater as a representative of the director Alfred von Wolhaben , who was on leave . He then retired to Neustrelitz, where he died on March 29, 1899.
He was married from 1848 to opera singer Marie von Marra-Vollmer , their son Arthur Vollmer became an actor.
literature
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Verlag von Paul List , Leipzig 1903, p. 645 f., ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Vollmer, Theodor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vollmer, Theodor August Friedrich Carl (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German theater actor and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 3, 1817 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Braunschweig |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 29, 1899 |
| Place of death | Neustrelitz |