Karl Friedrich Abt

Karl Friedrich Abt ( also Abbt ) (* 1743 in Stuttgart, † November 20, 1783 in Bremen ) was a German director.

Life

Abbot began his theater career in 1766 in southern Germany. His wife, Felicitas, with whom he had eloped from Biberach an der Riss, he also formed from the actress. In 1772, he opened with the support of the court its own stage in the Hague. There he led primarily German stage plays in translation: Romeo and Juliet by Christian Felix Weisse, Emilia Galotti by Gotthold Ephraim Lessing and others. In 1773 he built at his theater for touring theater and moved through Holland. On his return to The Hague, he was ruined by a rival and moved to Haarlem, where he was supported by friends from Amsterdam. In the following years abbot moved with his stage from place to place. He stayed in the vicinity of Amsterdam, Noord Holland,, but was allowed in the city itself hold no performances.

For health reasons, he soon had to give up his independence and worked for private individuals. From 1776, he also lost those jobs and moved to a newly formed theater company to Münster ( Westfalen) ( guest appearances in Göttingen, Hanover and Bremen). After losing his directorate in Münster (1780 ), he moved with a new force again in the aforementioned cities. In Bremen he played from 1780 to 1783 in Comedy House when Reithaus Am Wall. The Government in Bremen took over after his death, the care of his family. He was buried in the choir of the Catholic Church of St. Johann in Bremen.