Maximilian Steiner

Maximilian Steiner (August 28, 1839 - May 29, 1880) was an Austrian actor and theater manager.

Steiner was manager of Vienna's Theater an der Wien from 1869 to 1875 with Marie Geistinger, a Viennese actress, and from 1875 to 1880 on his own. During this period, he is said to have discovered Johann Strauss, and encouraged Jacques Offenbach to drop a lucrative conducting career to write his first operetta.^[1] Steiner gradually phased out spoken-word dramas from the Theater program, contributing to the Viennese opera boom.^[2]

Steiner was born in Ofen, near Budapest in Hungary, and died in Baden, Lower Austria. He had two sons: Franz Steiner, who took over his function in 1880 and remained until 1884; and Gabor Steiner, who also became a theatre manager and operator of a music hall. He was grandfather of Max Steiner, a Hollywood film composer.

References

1. ^ "Max Steiner". Allmusic, Answers.com. http://www.answers.com/topic/max-steiner. Retrieved 2007-05-10.  Note: citing the summary of Maximilian in grandson's article.
2. ^ "Vienna1900: Theater an der Wien". Washington University. http://depts.washington.edu/vienna/theater/theaters/anderwien/index.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-10. 

External links

• Profile at Österreich-Lexikon

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Name	Steiner, Maximilian
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Date of birth	August 28, 1839
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Date of death	May 29, 1880
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