Kartousch, Louise

ACTOR (AUSTRIA)
BORN 17 Aug 1886, Linz, Oberösterreich - DIED 13 Feb 1964, Wien
GRAVE LOCATION Wien: Hietzinger Friedhof, Maxingstraße 15, Hietzing (Gruppe 17, Reihe 5, Nummer 220)

Louise Kartousch was educated at the music schools of Linz and Vienna. As a child she had several parts in Linz and from 1902 she worked as second soubrette in Linz and appeared at the opera as a Walküre. In 1907 she was engaged at the Theater an der Wien, where she appeared in operettas by Lehar and others.

From 1911 onwards she often worked with Ernst Tautenhayn. She appeared in operettas like "Eva", "Dollarprinzessin", "Rose von Stambul" and "Graf von Luxemburg". During the 1930s she also appeared in several movies. Her last movie appearance was in "Wenn die Götter lieben" (1942).

Events
11/10/1913Premiere of Franz Lehár's operetta "Die ideale Gattin" at the Theater an der Wien in Vienna. The libretto was written by Julius Brammer and Alfred Grünwald. Lehár was the conductor. The performers included Paul Guttmann, Mizzi Günther, Hubert Marischka, Louise Kartousch, Ernst Tautenhayn and Otto Storm. [Günther, Mizzi][Lehár, Franz][Marischka, Hubert]
23/12/1921First performance of Emmerich Kálmán's operetta "Die Bajadere" at the Carltheater in Vienna [Mardayn, Christl]

Images

The grave of Louise Kartousch at the Hietzing Cemetery in Vienna.
Picture by androom (15 Aug 2006)

 

Sources
Internet Movie Database
Louise Kartousch - Wikipedia (DE)
Die ideale Gattin (Operette) - Wikipedia


Kästner, Abraham Gotthelf

Published: 15 Jul 2011
Last update: 25 Jan 2022