Will Steinberg
Wilhelm Martin "Will" Steinberg (born April 4, 1892 in Berlin ; † December 6, 1934 there ) was a German librettist .
Life
Will Steinberg was a son of Michaelis Steinberg and Anna Steinberg, nee Kohn. He worked as a writer for the stage and film and lived in Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg until his suicide in 1934 .
Works
Steinberg wrote the libretti for several operettas, including those of the composer Walter Bromme :
- The blonde geisha , 1923
- The beautiful rival , Berlin: Funk-Dienst, 1927
- Mascot , Berlin: Funk-Dienst, 1927
- The little one from hell , Berlin: Drei Masken Verlag, around 1925
- The Queen of the Night , Berlin: Kollo-Verlag, 1926
- The most beautiful of women , Berlin: Drei Masken Verlag, 1923
- Shame on you - Lotte! , Berlin: Drei Masken Verlag, 1921
- Prinzenliebe , Berlin: Pegasus Theater- und Musik-Verlag, 1919,
- One night in paradise , Berlin: Drei Masken Verlag, 1920
- Die Kinopuppe , Posse, Berlin, Bühnenverlag Ahn & Simrock, around 1917
Steinberg wrote the lyrics for the "Singfilmen"
- Prodigal Daughters . Germany 1918, R William Kahn . Music: Julius Einödshofer
- Victims of Shame (Die Rote Laterne) Germany 1919, R William Kahn. Music: Rachel Danziger van Embden (song insert “Frühlingshoffen”).
- Miss Venus . Germany 1921, R Ludwig Czerny , music: Hans Ailbout and Tilmar Springefeld
literature
- Michael Wedel: The German music film. Archeology of a Genre 1914-1945. Edition text and criticism, Rich. Boorberg Verlag, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-88377-835-8 .
- Friedrich v. Zglinicki: The way of the film. The history of cinematography and its predecessors. Rembrandt, Berlin 1956.
Web links
- Works by Will Steinberg in the catalog of the German National Library
- Will Steinberg at filmportal.de
- Will Steinberg in the Lexicon of Persecuted Musicians of the Nazi Era (LexM)
Single receipts
- ↑ "Singfilme" were silent films that were performed by an ensemble of singers and musicians. see. on this Wedel, section “Film opera, film operetta, filmsingspiel”, p. 69 ff.
- ↑ 1863–1930, Kapellmeister and composer, cf. luise-berlin
- ↑ * November 28, 1870 in Amsterdam, Netherlands, composed the operetta “Die Dorfprinzessin”, which premiered on March 18, 1910 in the Thalia Theater in Berlin, cf. MUGI and material collection , personal data at genealogie
- ↑ cf. Tilmar Springefeld in the Internet Movie Database (English), Wedel p. 144 f.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Steinberg, Will |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Steinberg, Wilhelm Martin (real name); Steinberg, Willi |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German librettist |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 4, 1892 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
DATE OF DEATH | December 6, 1934 |
Place of death | Berlin |