Carl Sauerman
Carl Sauerman (c. 1868,
Life and career
Born c. 1868 in Stockholm, Sweden,[1] Sauerman was trained as an actor in Germany.[2] Prior to coming to the United States, he was a leading actor at the Lessing Theater in Berlin under Otto Brahm and also acted in plays in that city under the direction of Max Reinhardt.[2] In 1908 he relocated to New York City to join the resident group of stage actors at the Irving Place Theatre; a theatre which specialized in performing works in the German-language.[2] Along with Eugen Burg and Hedwiga Reicher, he was a top-billed star of this company, and toured to other American cities to perform German-language plays in addition to the company's regular season in New York.[3] He continued to appear regularly at the Irving Place Theatre for several years.[2]
In 1909 Sauerman toured the United States with a troupe managed by Henry B. Harris in Channing Pollock's Such A Little Queen.[4] In 1910 he starred in Charles T. Dazy's The Old Flute Players at the Majestic Theatre in Chicago.[5] In 1911 he created the role of Herr Otto von Maxhausen in the world premiere of George Ade's four act comedy U.S. Minister Bedlow at the National Theatre in Washington, D.C. with William H. Crane in the title part.[6]
In 1912 Sauerman was cast by
Saureman later returned to Broadway as Baron von Loewe in
In addition to his work in the theatre, Sauerman starred in several silent films. These include the roles of Jacques Sequrin in The Beautiful Adventure (1917),[13] the Baron in My Wife (1918), Henry Steinmetz in The American Way (1919),[14] and Jacob Ackerman in The Black Circle (1919).
Carl Sauerman died in
References
Citations
- ^ a b Vazzana, p. 467
- ^ a b c d E.E.v.B, p. 88
- ^ Bregg, Charles. M. (February 28, 1909). "Little Nemo Becomes A Real Actor". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 14.
- ^ ""Such A Little Queen"". Hartford Courant. August 23, 1909. p. 7.
- ^ "Latest Theatre News". The Washington Herald. July 3, 1910. p. 20.
- ^ "National–William H. Crane, in "U.S. Minister Below."". The Washington Post. February 21, 1911. p. 3.
- ^ a b Lyon, "Chapter 2: Waxing Nostalgic: 1900-1930"
- Buffalo Courier. January 23, 1912. p. 8.
- ^ ISBN 9781538107867.
- ^ "LOVELY PLAY MADE FROM 'LITTLE WOMEN'; Louisa M. Alcott's Famous Story Provides Something Worth Rejoicing Over". The New York Times. October 17, 1912. p. 11.
- ^ Winter & Winter, p. 416
- ^ Carson, p.123
- ^ Mitry, p. 127
- ^ Connelly, p. 13
Bibliography
- Carson, Lionel, ed. (1920). The Stage Year Book, 1919. Stage Offices. ISBN 978-0-243-29878-5.
- Clark, Beverly Lyon (2014). The Afterlife of "Little Women". ISBN 9781421415598.
- Connelly, Robert B. (1998). The Silents: Silent Feature Films, 1910-36. December Press. ISBN 978-0913204368.
- E.E.v.B. (March 1913). "Is the stage a profession or a trade?". The Theatre. XVII (145): 88–89.
- Mitry, Jean (1965). Filmographie universelle: Primitifs et précurseurs, 1895-1915. Institut des hautes études cinématographiques. ISBN 9782903053017.
- Vazzana, Eugene Michael (2001). "Sauerman, Carl". Silent Film Necrology. ISBN 9780786410590.
- Winter, William; Winter, William Jefferson (1918). The Life of David Belasco, Volume 2. Moffat, Yard and Company.
External links
- Carl Sauerman at IMDb
- Carl Sauerman at the Internet Broadway Database