Searching for Lost Films of Long Ago
Moderne Mitgift: update
A curious update to our posting on Moderne Mitgift in our series of Marta and Jan's lost films, but first two clips.
Marta Eggerth in Moderne Mitgift
Enjoy historic clips not only from Marta as the famous Austrian actress, "Therese Krones" (1801-1830), in the film by the same name, but also the renowned and beloved Tenor Leo Slezak in the role of the actor, poet and director Ferdinand Raimund (1790-1836) who had helped the young Therese in her rise to fame.
Slezak sings the famous "Hobellied (Da Streiten sich die Leut' herum)". Lyrics by Ferdinand Raimund; 1834 Music: Conradin Kreutzer (1780-1849). Note: Hobel is a carpenter's plane - the lyrics include the phrase: "People quarrel to no end about what is happiness".
Marta singing Ich träume immer nur von dem Einen Trans: "I dream only of the one".
Lyrics: Ernst Marischka (1893-1963)
Music: Franz Grothe (1908-1982).
We might also have called this posting "if only the chairs could speak, what a tale they could tell. BUT perhaps they can...."
↑ Leo Slezak as Dan Douglas on the set of Moderne Mitgift 1932 (note the chairs)
↑ compare the chairs in our home in New Hampshire, USA 2023,
and then to Marta's home in 1933 in Berlin, and the chairs on the set of Moderne Mitgift in 1932.
↑ Marta at her home From the Zeitung 1933
Miraculously the chairs survived the war in Paris and have remained in the family ever since....
↑ Marta's address at Kurfürstendamm 1933
Film Kurier of Ihr Grosster Erfolg, the Story of famous young actress Therese Krones (1801-1830) as shown in the media above Download as PDF [3.38 KB pdf]
Compiled by Jane Knox-Kiepura and Marjan Kiepura for Patria Productions Inc.
Jane Knox-Kiepura: jceciliaknox@gmail.com