Roda Roda, Alexander eigentlich Alexander Sándor Rosenfeld#
b. Drnovice, Czech Republic (then Drnowitz), April 13, 1872, d. New York (USA), Aug. 20, 1945, satirist, playwright, humorist. Studied law in Vienna and pursued an officer's career. 1900/1901 affair with the actress A. Sandrock. From 1901 published affectionately humorous stories about the various classes in the Habsburg monarchy and especially about the military, for which he lost his officer's rank in 1907. 1904 went to Berlin, where he was very successful in revues as an author and reciter. His most popular humorous play, "Der Feldherrnhuegel" (1910, with C. Roessler), was immediately banned in Austria-Hungary. After World War I lived alternately in Paris, Munich and Berlin. 1933 took refuge in Austria from the National Socialists, in March 1938 fled to Switzerland, from where he had to emigrate to the USA in 1940.
Works#
Der Koenig von Crucina, 1892; Soldatengeschichten, 2 vols., 1904; Von Bienen, Drohnen und Baronen, 1908; Der Schnaps, der Rauchtabak und die verfluchte Liebe, 1908; Der Pascha lacht, 1909; Schummler, Bummler, Rossetummler, 1909; Die Sklavin aus Rhodus, 1913; Russenjagd, 1917; So jung und schon ..., 1918; Irrfahrten eines Humoristen 1914-1919, 1920; Schwabylon oder Der sturmfreie Junggeselle, 1921; R. R. Roman, 1925; Der Knabe mit den 13 Vaetern, 1927; Krokodilstraenen, 1933; Die Panduren, 1945; Die rote Weste, 1947.Literature#
I. Stiassny-Baumgartner, R. R. Taetigkeit im Kriegspressequartier, 1982; E. Tramer, Der Dichter mit der roten Weste, 1985; R. Hackermueller, Einen Handkuss der Gnaedigsten! R. R. photo biography, 1986; V. Obad (ed.), R. R., 1996; O. Pausch, Rebellakatzenthier und Artilleriehund. Die Affaere A. Sandrocks mit A. R. 1900/2001, 2001; OeBL.