!!!Korntheuer, Friedrich Josef

Korntheuer, Friedrich Josef, b. Vienna, Feb. 15, 1779, 
d. Vienna, June 28, 1829, actor, director, theatre manager. 1804-1808 
at the Vienna Burgtheater, 1808-11 worked for E.  Schikaneder in 
Bruenn (Brno), then again at the Vienna Burgtheater and at the Theater 
an der Wien; 1813-15 manager of the Bruenn theatre, then guest 
performances. 1819 director at the Theater an der Wien, 1821-1828 at 
the Theater in der Leopoldstadt (with  F.  Raimund und T.  Krones; 
1826 pinnacle of his success in the part of Old Age (Hohes Alter) in 
the première of Raimund´s play "Der Bauer als 
Millionaer". Wrote several comedies.

!Literature
K. Gladt, F. J. K. Sein Leben und Schaffen, 
doctoral thesis, Vienna 1934; Zw. Raimund und Nestroy. 
F. J. K. (1779-1829), in: Raimund-Almanach 1959; OeBL; NDB.



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