Fritz Oliven
Fritz olives ( born May 10, 1874 in Breslau, † 30 June 1956 in Porto Alegre, Brazil ) was a German jurist and writer.
Under the pseudonym Rideamus (Latin for " Let us laugh !") Was living in Berlin, Jewish lawyer a success writer. His humorous books reached the maximum requirements. As a poet, librettist and poet Revue, he worked with Oscar Straus, Walter Kollo and Eduard Künneke and wrote the lyrics for the great Haller revues. Many songs from his pen were interpreted by Marlene Dietrich. He wrote, among other things, the operetta The Merry Nibelungs, The Cousin from Nowhere and the Revue yet and still. In 1939 he emigrated to Brazil. In 1951 the autobiography Rideamus. By himself. The story of a serene life.
Works (selection)
Volumes of poetry
- Willis career, a story in rhyme
- The new Willi, continuation of the previous
- Lenz and love
- All lies
- Berlin balls
- Funny love
- Wild Things
- Flops
Operetta libretti
- The Merry Nibelungs (1904, music by Oscar Straus )
- Hugdietrichs Brautfahrt (1905, music by Oscar Straus )
- Three old boxes (1917, together with Herman Haller, Music: Walter Kollo )
- The Cousin from Nowhere (1921, together with Herman Haller, Music: Eduard Künneke )
- The Marriage Circle (1921, together with Herman Haller, Music: Eduard Künneke )
- The women have liked ...! (1931, together with Franz Arnold and Ernst Bach, Music: Walter Kollo )
- The men are times (1933, together with Theo Halton, Music: Walter Kollo )
Revues at Admiral Palace in Berlin
- Below and Above (1923, together with Herman Haller, Willi Wolff, Music: Walter Kollo )
- Still and Still (1924, together with Herman Haller, Willi Wolff, Music: Walter Kollo )
- Attention! Wave 505! (1925, together with Herman Haller, Willi Wolff, Music: Walter Kollo )
- On and Off (1926, together with Herman Haller, Willi Wolff, Music: Walter Kollo )
- When and Where ( 1927, together with Herman Haller, Willi Wolff, Music: Walter Kollo )