Albert Ellmenreich

Albert Ellmenreich was a German actor and writer, born February 10, 1816 in Karlsruhe, Germany; he died May 30, 1905 in Lübeck.

Life

Ellmenreich was the son of Johann Ellmenreich and his wife Friederike. He grew up in the cities of Hamburg (1817), Mannheim (1820) and Frankfurt (1821). In Frankfurt, Ellmenreich finished school and joined the Frankfurt Theatre's choir (1833). In 1834, he found work in Altenburg. Appearances in Nürnberg (1834), Düsseldorf (1835) and Schwerin (1836) followed. In Schwerin his mother lived with him until her death in 1845. At the Hoftheater (Court Theatre) of Schwerin, Ellmenreich became a member of the ensemble and remained so until 1860. For one year, until 1861, he led the theatre in Rostock. For many years a tour life followed which led him as an actor to Breslau, Meiningen, Mainz, and Berlin. As a director he worked in Rotterdam, Mainz, Frankfurt, Krefeld, Bamberg, Würzburg, Riga, Danzig, Sigmaringen, and Poznań tätig.

In 1883 Ellmenreich celebrated his fiftieth stage anniversary. In 1884 he withdrew from the stage and retired, then moved to Lübeck. Albert Ellmenreich died in Lübeck on May 30, 1905. He was 89 years old.

Works

*"Acht Kriegslieder" (Eight war songs, 1870)
*"Der Auferstandene" (1858)
*"Gundel oder die Beiden Kaiser" (1849)
*"Das Rebhuhn oder ich heirate meine Frau" (The Partridge or I Marry my Wife, 1853)
*"Der Schmied von Greina-Green" (1856)
*"Ein unglücklicher Liebhaber" (An Unfortunate Lover, 1869)

He also composed a number of small, clever pieces, including "The Spinning Song".