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Otto Devrient
German actor and director
Quick Facts
- Born:
- Oct. 3, 1838, Berlin [Germany]
- Died:
- July 23, 1894, Stettin, Ger. (aged 55)
- House / Dynasty:
- Devrient family
Otto Devrient (born Oct. 3, 1838, Berlin [Germany]—died July 23, 1894, Stettin, Ger.) was a German actor, director, producer, and playwright. Grandnephew of the great Romantic actor Ludwig Devrient, Otto was trained by his father, Eduard Devrient, who was a director, a translator of Shakespeare, and a stage historian. His early engagements included Karlsruhe, Stuttgart, Berlin, and Leipzig. In 1863 he returned to Karlsruhe to direct, and 10 years later he went to the Weimar court theatre, where in 1876 he played Mephistopheles in his own production of Goethe’s Faust, directing it on a three-level stage. Subsequently he served as ...(100 of 141 words)