August Wilhelm Iffland ( German: August Wilhelm Iffland ; April 19, 1759 , Hanover - September 22, 1814 , Berlin ) - German actor, playwright, director.
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| August Wilhelm Iffland | |
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| Citizenship |  Holy Roman Empire  Kingdom of Prussia |
| Profession | actor , playwright , theater director |
| Theatre | Mannheim Theater ; Berlin Royal National Theater |
Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 See also
- 3 notes
- 4 Sources
- 5 Links
Biography
The son of a pastor, at the request of his father received a religious education, but preferred an acting career. In 1777 he moved to Gotu , becoming an actor in a theater under the direction of Konrad Ekhof . After the death of Eckhoff, in 1779 he accepted the invitation of the Mannheim Theater , where he became a popular actor, later he began to visit the cities of Germany with tours. In 1792 he became the main director of the theater.
In 1796, at the invitation of Goethe, he visited Berlin, in 1798 became the director of the Berlin Royal National Theater , and since 1811 he became the main director of all theatrical court performances.
He wrote plays, the most famous of which are Die Jäger, Dienstpflicht, Die Advokaten, Die Mündel and Die Hagstolzen, as well as critical articles in the Almanach für Theater and Theaterfreunde.
In the years 1798-1802, a 16-volume collection of his works “Dramatischen Werke” was published, including his autobiography. In 1807-1809 two volumes of the Neue dramatische Werke were published. Selected works were published in two (Leipzig, 1827-1828) and ten volumes (Leipzig, 1844 and 1860). The book of memoirs “My Theatrical Field” (1798, published in 1885).
In 1864, a bronze portrait of Iffland was installed on the facade of the Mannheim Theater.
See also
Iffland's Ring
Notes
- ↑ BNF ID : 2011 Open Data Platform .
- ↑ 1 2 Encyclopædia Britannica
- ↑ 1 2 SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ 1 2 Iffland August Wilhelm // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 30 vol.] / Ed. A. M. Prokhorov - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia , 1969.
Sources
- "Iffland August Wilhelm." TSB, 3rd edition.
- August Wilhelm Ifland in the Literary Encyclopedia (unavailable link) (unavailable link from 06/14/2016 [1197 days])
- "Iffland, August Wilhelm." Encyclopædia Britannica from Encyclopædia Britannica 2007 Ultimate Reference Suite.
Links
- Fiedler F.F. Iffland, August Wilhelm // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.