Franz von Schönthan und Gustav Kadelburg (Allers)

Gustav Kadelburg (26 January 1851, in Pest – 11 September 1925, in

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. He made his first appearance at

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in 1869, and two years later played at the Wallnertheater in Berlin. He was very successful in

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parts, but abandoned the stage to write comedies and farces. In 1908

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reviewed ''Der Weg zur Holle'' ("

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"), his farce over three acts, then playing at the Midland Theatre. While chiding the lack of originality, the reviewer praised the pace - neither too quick to exhaust nor too slow to see the chinks.

, THE MIDLAND THEATRE: DER WEG ZUR HOLLE 16 May 1908

Literary works

His best-known plays (some written in conjunction with and

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) are: *''Migräne'' (with , 1876) *''Voltaire wird verbrannt'' (1876, German adaption of ' by

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and

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) *''Der wilde Baron'' (1880) *''Goldfische'' (with Franz von Schönthan, 1886) (produced in English by

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as ''The Railroad of Love'') *''Die berühmte Frau'' (with Franz von Schönthan, 1888) (produced in English by Augustin Daly as ''The Great Unknown'') *' (with Oscar Blumenthal, 1891) (produced in English by Augustin Daly as ''A Test Case: Or, Grass Versus Granite''; modern title: ''A Marriage Contract'') *''Die Orientreise'' (with Oscar Blumenthal, 1892) (produced in English by Augustin Daly as ''The Orient Express'', translated by F. C. Burnand) *''Zwei glückliche Tage'' (with Franz von Schönthan, 1892) *''In Zivil'' (1892) *''Mauerblümchen'' (with Oscar Blumenthal, 1893) *''Der Herr Senator'' (with Franz von Schönthan, 1894) *''Zwei Wappen'' (with Oscar Blumenthal, 1894) (adapted in English in the US as ''The Two Escutcheons'' by Sydney Rosenfeld) *''Zum wohltätigen Zweck'' (with Franz von Schönthan, 1895) *''Hans Huckebein'' (with Oscar Blumenthal, 1897) (English adaption: ''Number 9 – The Lady of Ostend'', by F. C. Burnand) *''

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'' (with Oscar Blumenthal, 1898) (First English adaption: ''At the White Horse Tavern'', by Sydney Rosenfeld) *''Auf der Sonnenseite'' (with Oscar Blumenthal, 1898) *''Als ich wiederkam'' (with Oscar Blumenthal, 1899, sequel to ''The White Horse Inn'') (English adaption: ''Twelve Months Later'') *''Das Bärenfell'' (1899) *''Die strengen Herren'' (with Oscar Blumenthal, 1900) *''Das schwache Geschlecht'' (1900) *''Das Pulverfass'' (1900) *''Der neue Vormund'' (1901) *''Das Theaterdorf'' (with Oscar Blumenthal, 1902) *''Der blinde Passagier'' (with Oscar Blumenthal, 1902) *''Familie Schierke'' (1902, later version ''Familie Schimek'', 1915) *''Der Familientag'' (1904) *''Der Weg zur Hölle'' (1905) (produced in English by William Collier as ''The Girl He Couldn't Leave Behind Him'') *''Husarenfieber'' (with , 1906) *''Der letzte Funke'' (with Oscar Blumenthal, 1906) *''Die Tür ins Freie'' (with Oscar Blumenthal, 1908) (English adaption: ''Is Matrimony a Failure?'', 1909, by

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) *''Der dunkle Punkt'' (with , 1909) *' (with and , 1911, operetta with music by

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) *''So bummeln wir'' (1912, musical comedy by

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) *''Im grünen Rock'' (with Richard Skowronnek, 1913) *''Die Schöne vom Strand'' (with Oscar Blumenthal, 1915, musical version of ''Hans Huckebein'', music by ) *''Der Reisebegleiter'' (1917)

Filmography

*'' Is Matrimony a Failure?'', directed by

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(1922, based on the play ''Die Tür ins Freie'') *''

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'', directed by

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(1925, based on the play ''Husarenfieber'') *'' The Schimeck Family'', directed by

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(1926, based on the play ''Familie Schimek'') *''

'', directed by Richard Oswald (1926, based on the play ''The White Horse Inn'') *'' When I Came Back'', directed by Richard Oswald (1926, based on the play ''Als ich wiederkam'') *'' Fabulous Lola'', directed by

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(1927, based on the play ''Der Weg zur Hölle'') *''Zwei glückliche Tage'', directed by

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(1932, based on the play ''Zwei glückliche Tage'') *''

'', directed by

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(1935, based on the operetta ''

'') *''

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'', directed by Benito Perojo (Argentina, 1948, based on the operetta ''

'') *''

'', directed by

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(1952, based on the operetta ''

'') *''

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'', directed by

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(1954, based on the play ''Der Weg zur Hölle'') *', directed by

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(1957, based on the play ''Familie Schimek'') *''

'', directed by

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(1960, based on the operetta ''

'') *'' Summer in Tyrol'', directed by

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(Denmark, 1964, based on the operetta ''

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References

External links

Gustav Kadelburg
in the Sceneweb database * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kadelburg, Gustav German male stage actors Austrian male stage actors Austrian male writers Hungarian writers 19th-century Hungarian Jews Hungarian expatriates in Germany People from Pest, Hungary Jewish male actors 1851 births 1925 deaths German male writers Male actors from Budapest