Medelsky, Lotte verehelichte Krauspe, eigentlich Caroline#
b. Vienna, May 20, 1880, d. Nussdorf am Attersee (Upper Austria), Dec. 4, 1960, actress, mother of Liselotte M., actress at the Burgtheater. 1896-1947 member of the Burgtheater (1899 "Hofschauspielerin", 1924 honorary member of the Burgtheater, doyenne). Large repertory of classical drama, naturalist plays (mainly G. Hauptmann), L. Anzengruber, A. Schnitzler (typical young Viennese girl). At the Salzburg Festival, played the part of the mother in Hofmannsthal´s "Jedermann", Frau Welt in "Salzburger Grosses Welttheater"; 1947 professor at the Reinhardt-Seminar drama school. Numerous guest performances.
Literature#
E. Buschbeck, Die M., 1922; L. Strentzsch, L. M. Die oe. Schauspielerin, doctoral thesis, Vienna 1947.