Ellen Franz
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| Ellen Franz | |
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| Helene Freifrau von Heldburg | |
 Portrait by Oskar Begas, 1870 | |
| Born | 30 May 1839 Naumburg |
| Died | 24 March 1923 (aged 83) Meiningen |
| Burial | Meininger Park Churchyard |
| Spouse |
Georg II, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (m. 1873; died 1914) |
| Father | Hermann Franz |
| Mother | Sarah Grant |
Ellen Franz, also known as Helene, Baroness von Heldburg (30 May 1839 – 24 March 1923) was a German pianist and actress.
Biography
Early life
She was born in
Marriage
On 18 March 1873 she married, as his third wife,
Development of Meiningen Theatre
The Duke and she, together with the Director Ludwig Chronegk, established the "Meiningen Principles" (Meininger Prinzipien), a profound reform in theatrical practice, and created what would become the world-famous Meiningen Ensemble (Meininger Hoftheater). Helene also implemented major changes in the dramaturgy, as well as being responsible for commitment and cast decisions and the education of young students. Her husband Georg II together with Chronegk undertook the direction, and decided on the appropriate scenery and costumes.
After the death of her husband in 1914, Helene retired to her country seat, the
Bibliography
- Ludwig Eisenberg: Großes biographisches Lexikon der Deutschen Bühne im XIX. Jahrhundert. edited by Paul List, Leipzig 1903, p. 279. online
- ISBN 3-374-00808-9
- Hans Knudsen (1961), "Franz, Ellen", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 5, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 374–374; (full text online)
- Kuratorium Meiningen (ed): Lexikon zur Stadtgeschichte Meiningen. Bielsteinverlag, Meiningen 2008, ISBN 978-3-9809504-4-2.
- Norbert Klaus Fuchs: Das Heldburger Land–ein historischer Reiseführer; ed. Rockstuhl, Bad Langensalza 2013, ISBN 978-3-86777-349-2
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