Ludwig Devrient
Ludwig Devrient, origin. David Louis De Devrient ( * December 15, 1784 in Berlin, † December 30, 1832 ) was a German actor and recipient of the Iffland -Ring. He was the uncle of actor Eduard Karl Gustav Emil Devrient and August.
Life
Devrient was the son of businessman Philip De Devrient and his second wife Marie Val His first education was Devrient by French governesses. By the will of his father, he should also learn a commercial profession in order to later take over his father's business. The first two apprenticeships with distant relatives, Devrient broke just as quickly as from its third when the trimmings in Potsdam.
As Devrient occasion of a visit to the theater in Leipzig where Ferdinand Ochsenheimer could experience, he also wanted to be an actor. In the summer of 1803 he joined the Long 's theater troupe, where he got by actor J. Weidner his first acting lessons. For the first time was in May 1804 in Gera Devrient on stage; his debut as Herzberg ( a messenger ) on September 1, 1805 in Dessau, under the direction of Friedrich Wilhelm Bossann.
After a tour, inter alia, by Naumburg, Jena and Zeitz was Devrient in Dessau permanent member of the ensemble. There are also " the theater genius Devrient " was born. In Dessau, he married in 1807 Margaret, daughter of the bandmaster, Christian Gottlob Neefe. With her he had one daughter, Emilie, the future wife of actor Höffert. Devrient's wife died shortly after birth.
Although enthusiastically celebrated, was Devrient, plagued by self-doubt, 1808 in breach of contract and left Dessau. He went to Berlin, where he appeared at the Royal Opera House under August Wilhelm Iffland on July 18, 1808. Soon he graduated with ETA Hoffmann friendship, as well as supported him Iffland.
His first sensational success in Berlin had Devrient on 9 February 1809 in the role of Franz Moor, and the enthusiasm of his audience and his critics he could with Shylock (1810 ) and King Lear (1814 ) still increase. His critics said, soon only the " theater genius." But In addition to his great tragic roles, he also had an innate, poetic humor which also just came into smaller rolls awesome advantage.
After the obligatory year of mourning married Devrient in Berlin, the actress Friederike Schaffner and had a son with her. His great-grandson, the composer Hans Stieber, honored his great-grandparents with the stage drama Madame Devrient from the year 1942.
The royal family and many senior officials were from the beginning to Devrient followers. Including Prince Karl August von Hardenberg, the Iffland supported in its proposal to determine Devrient as his successor at the Royal Opera House.
1819 could be Devrient divorced his second wife in 1825 and married the dancer ( ballet ) Auguste fire. Long an alcoholic, broke Devrient during a performance of King Lear on stage unconscious together. He died two weeks after his 48th birthday on December 30, 1832 in Berlin. His final resting place he found on the French cemetery.
Anecdotal
It is said that Devrient in 1825 with some colleagues went to the presentation in the wine bar Lutter & Wegner. As he had previously given to the Falstaff, quoted Devrient from this role " A cup of sack! " In Shakespeare, so a sherry or Madeira was meant. Was served Devrient but - as usual - his favorite drink, a wine moussierender probably of French origin; the first German sparkling wine was produced until 1826 by Georg Christian Kessler in Esslingen. The press took up this slip on and a new term, the champagne, first in the form " Seck ," was born. After the Empire 1870/71, the Berlin scene word " Sect " quickly spread throughout Germany and served German sparkling wines of French products, especially the champagne delineate.