Dietrich, Antonia |
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BORN 8 Jan 1900, Wien - DIED 21 Aug 1975, Dresden GRAVE LOCATION Dresden, Sachsen: Waldfriedhof Weißer Hirsch, Am Heiderand 8 |
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Antonia Dietrich was the daughter of a civil servant. She debuted
at the Staatstheater in Dresden when she was eightteen years
old. She played all classical parts there, among them Gretchen
(in 1919), Ophelia and Cordelia. In 1920 she played countess
Cosel in the movie "Der Galante König". In 1923 her Mary Stuart
was praised highly and her part in Goethe's "Iphigenie auf Tauris"
(1924) was probably her biggest succes. The Staatstheater was closed in 1944 because of the war but she was there again in 1945, playing Sittha in Lessing's "Nathan der Weisse". In 1969 her engagement at the Staatstheater had lasted 50 years and it was celebrated with her performance of Jenny Treibel in Theodor Fontane's comedy. She continued her career until 1975. Her last two parts were in plays by G.B. Shaw. In 1975 she fell ill and after an operation she died in a hospital in Dresden, aged 75. She left a ring to her lady friend of many years, who gave it in turn to the Staatstheater, requesting it always to be handed over to the oldest actress of the Schauspielhaus in Dresden. Sources Wikipedia (German) |
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