German Stage Actor & Director Ernst Von Possart Autograph Quote

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GERMAN STAGE ACTOR & DIRECTOR ERNST VON POSSART AUTOGRAPH
Bold signature "Ernst V. Possart, Munchen" on a card with a quote on the reverse by Possart from "Manford", most likely a character he played.
Measures 2 1/2 " x 4 1/2"
In fine condition
Ernst von Possart
(11 May 1841 – 8 April 1921) was a
German
actor
and
theatre director
.
Possart was born in
Berlin
and was early an actor at
Breslau
,
Bern
, and
Hamburg
. Connected with the
Munich Court Theatre
after 1864, he became the oberregisseur in 1875. In 1877 he was made director of the Bavarian royal theatres; from 1887 to 1892 toured the
United States
,
Germany
,
Russia
, and
The Netherlands
; in 1895 to 1905 was general director of the
Bayerische Hoftheater
; and in 1901 opened the
Prinzregententheater
(Prince Regent's Theatre).
In 1897, in return for Possart assisting him in gaining an orchestral post in
Munich
,
Richard Strauss
wrote a recitation for narrator and piano. They performed
Enoch Arden
in a number of cities. On February 15, 1878,
Henrik Ibsen
wrote him a personal letter commending him on his "genius" performance as "Konsul Bernick" in Ibsens play "Pillars of society" which had its opening date in Königliches Residenz-Theater, Munich 10 days earlier.
In the private royal theatre (the Residenz) he produced several of
Mozart
's operas. Among his own roles were
Nathan
,
Gessler
,
Mephisto
,
Iago
, and
Shylock
. He edited German versions of
King Lear
(1875),
The Merchant of Venice
(1880), and
Coriolanus
; wrote the plays
Der Deutschfranzösische Krieg
(1871),
Recht des Herzens
(1898), and
Im Aussichtswagen
(1898); and published
Aufgabe der Schauspielkunst
(1895),
Lehrgang des Schauspielers
(1901), and descriptions of many of his own productions.
In 1868 Possart married opera singer
Anna Deinet
. In 1875 their daughter
Ernestine von Possart
(1875-1946) was born. Ernestine was married to operatic tenor
Robert Hutt
and also had a highly successful career as an operatic soprano, using the stage name Ernesta Delsarta. In 1883 Possart and Deinet divorced, but the couple reconciled and were remarried in New York City in 1888. Possart died in
Munich
,
Germany
at age 79.
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