Jantsch, Heinrich#
Jantsch, Heinrich, b. Vienna, March 7, 1845, d. Vienna, Feb. 5, 1899, actor, theatre manager, playwright. 1862-1866 editor of the weekly magazine "Stenographisches Wochenblatt", worked as theatre manager, mainly in Germany. Returned to Vienna in 1893, where he bought the Fuersttheater in the Prater and called it the "J.-Theater" (repertory: local farces and classic plays). Continued to work as an actor and as a playwright.
Works#
Ks. Josef und die Schusterstochter, 1874; Der Herrgottsbruder, 1876; Prinzessin Hirschkuh, 1896.Literature#
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