Theodora von Fiedler-Wurzbach
Theodora von Fiedler-Wurzbach ( February 7, 1847 in Lemberg - June 24, 1894 in Strasbourg ) was an Austrian theater actress and acting teacher .
Life
Fiedler-Wurzbach was born as the daughter of the lexicographer Constantin von Wurzbach and Antonie Hinzinger. Her brother was the art historian Alfred von Wurzbach .
She devoted herself to her theatrical career at an early stage and made her debut as a trainee in Prague in 1862, recommended by court actor Josef Wagner , she was first used in small roles (such as "Therese" in Still Waters Are Deep , "Fenisa" in Donna Diana , "Mirza" in Dream a life , "Emilia" in Othello etc.). She then went into engagement first in Altenburg, then in Lübeck and in the Stadttheater am Brausenwerth in Elberfeld, until she finally received an application to the court theater in Dessau in 1869, where she filled the subject of heroines and female character roles for almost eleven years and took a very first position .
In 1880 we returned to the site of her artistic beginnings and made her debut in Prague as "Frau von der Straß" ( Evil Tongues ), "Kommerzienratin Schlägel" ( Ultimo ) and "Thusnelda" in Fechter von Ravenna and made her intelligent, interesting characteristic Presentation such an extremely favorable impression that one offered her immediately advantageous engagement. She worked in Prague, not only as a recognized actress with serious artistic aspirations, but also developed a wide range of dramatic activities as a teacher of declamation and facial expressions at the Prague Conservatory.
In 1886 she left the association of the Prague State Theater and, after temporarily working at the City Theater in Brno, became a member of the Strasbourg City Theater in 1888, where until her death on June 24, 1894 she was an excellent representative of maternal roles, in both the classical and modern plays worked. With her, the Strasbourg City Theater lost its best actress.
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Wurzbach-Tannenberg, Theodore Edle von . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 59th part. Imperial-Royal Court and State Printing House, Vienna 1890, p. 26 f. ( Digitized version ).
- Ludwig Eisenberg : Large biographical lexicon of the German stage in the XIX. Century . Verlag von Paul List , Leipzig 1903, p. 258, ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
Web links
- Theodora von Fiedler-Wurzbach at The Ibsen Stage Performance Database at the University of Oslo
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fiedler-Wurzbach, Theodora von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian theater actress and acting teacher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 7, 1847 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lviv |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 24, 1894 |
| Place of death | Strasbourg |