Josefine Gallmeyer
Josefine Gallmeyer (27 February 1838 in Leipzig – 3 February 1884 in Vienna) was an Austria, Austrian actress and theatre director of Germans, German origin. Life Josefine Gallmeyer was the illegitimate daughter of the actress with opera singer Michael Greiner. In 1842, she took the surname of her stepfather, Christian Gallmeyer. In 1853, at the age of 15, Gallmeyer made her debut at the Brno City Theatre. Thereafter, she was employed by the United German Theatres theatre company in Budapest. However, her contract was terminated without notice after a short time because of ''disobedience and insubordination''. Back in Brno, she increasingly appeared as a Parody, parodist and was discovered by Johann Nepomuk Nestroy in 1856. After guesting at the Theater in der Josefstadt, Nestroy facilitated Gallmeyer's residency at the Carltheater in Vienna in 1857. This collaboration proved unfruitful and Gallmeyer returned to her work in Brno. In addition to further performances in Br ...
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