Louise Dumont (née Louise Maria Hubertine Heynen; 22 February 1862, in Cologne – 16 May 1932, in Düsseldorf) was a German actress and theater director.
Louise Maria Hubertine Heynen, born on 22 February 1862 in Cologne near Neumarkt, was the second of eleven or twelve siblings.[1] Her parents were the merchant Christian Joseph Hubert Heynen (born in 1837) and Maria Elisabeth Elise Dumont (born 1836 or 1837). By 1879, Louise was working as a seamstress, following her father's second bankruptcy.[1] Louise Dumont auditioned in 1882 at the Residenz Theater in Berlin, where she received her first role. As her artist's name she chose her mother's maiden name, Dumont. In 1888, she won an engagement at the Royal Court Theatre in Stuttgart, where she became acquainted with and a friend of Queen Charlotte of Wurttemberg. In 1898 Dumont left Stuttgart in order to join the Deutsches Theatre in Berlin, where she achieved her greatest successes, especially as a performer of pieces by Henrik Ibsen.
In 1903, she met Gustav Lindemann. As it was not possible for them to establish a theatre in Berlin because of local court intrigues, they then attempted to do so in Darmstadt, also without success. They finally succeeded in Düsseldorf, where Louise Dumont and Gustav Lindemann founded the Schauspielhaus Düsseldorf on 16 June 1904, as a direct competitor to the municipal theatre. Louise Dumont and Gustav Lindemann both contributed financially to the project, as did ten members of prestigious families like the Poensgens and the Luegs. The theatre opened on October 28, 1905, to which a theatre academy was later added. The academy trained a number of actors who significantly influenced German theatre life, such as Gustaf Gründgens, Peter Esser, Adolf Dell, Paul Henckels, Paul Kemp, Wolfgang Langhoff, Maria Alex and Henry Orthmayer.[2]
In 1907, Louise Dumont married Gustav Lindemann. They separated in the 1920s, after which Dumont was attached to a number of young actresses, including Fita Benkhoff, Hanni Hoessrich and Luise Rainer. It has been presumed that she was bisexual.[1]
Assessmentedit
Louise Dumont is considered the 20th century successor to Friederike Caroline Neuber. She exerted less of a mimic-erotic fascination than a strong, convincing and defining gravity, which she understood as performing faithful service to the words of the author.
Gravestone of Louise Dumont and Gustav Lindemann, Nordfriedhof Düsseldorf
Dumont died in 1932 in Düsseldorf and was buried in the local cemetery. Her grave is decorated with a sculpture by Ernst Barlach. Her husband donated in her memory a necklace with a pearl-encircled topas that she had received as a present from Queen Charlotte of Württemberg, to be awarded to outstanding actresses during their lifetime. In 1976 she was featured on a postage stamp issued by the Deutsche Bundespost. The Louise-Dumont-Straße in Düsseldorf-Pempelfort was named after her.
Referencesedit
Footnotesedit
^ abcBio of Dumont, lesbengeschichte.de, Retrieved 24 July 2016.
^auf duesseldorf.de/theatermuseum Eine Zeitreise mit Düsseldorfer Bühnenkünstlern 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, auf Theatermuseum Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf, Retrieved 21 February 2015.
Sourcesedit
Carl Niessen (1959), "Dumont, Louise", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 4, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 191–192; (full text online)
Werner Schramm (Künstler): Mappenwerk Begegnungen (gewidmet Louise Dumont), 1922, Verlag der Galerie Alfred Flechtheim
External linksedit
Christof Dahlmann: Art. Louise Dumont (1862-1932), Schauspielerin und Mitbegründerin des Düsseldorfer Schauspielhauses im Online-Portal Rheinische Geschichte, 6 December 2013
Louise Dumont und Gustav Lindemann.: Die Theatergründer, Retrieved 4 April 2015
January 01, 1970
louise, dumont, née, louise, maria, hubertine, heynen, february, 1862, cologne, 1932, düsseldorf, german, actress, theater, director, bornlouise, maria, hubertine, heynen, 1862, february, 1862cologne, kingdom, prussiadied16, 1932, 1932, aged, düsseldorf, germa. Louise Dumont nee Louise Maria Hubertine Heynen 22 February 1862 in Cologne 16 May 1932 in Dusseldorf was a German actress and theater director Louise DumontBornLouise Maria Hubertine Heynen 1862 02 22 22 February 1862Cologne Kingdom of PrussiaDied16 May 1932 1932 05 16 aged 70 Dusseldorf GermanyNationalityGermanOccupationactorYears active1888 SpouseGustav Lindemann Dumont s bust in the Dusseldorf s Hofgarten The bust was stolen in December 2012 Contents 1 Life 2 Assessment 3 References 3 1 Footnotes 3 2 Sources 4 External linksLife editLouise Maria Hubertine Heynen born on 22 February 1862 in Cologne near Neumarkt was the second of eleven or twelve siblings 1 Her parents were the merchant Christian Joseph Hubert Heynen born in 1837 and Maria Elisabeth Elise Dumont born 1836 or 1837 By 1879 Louise was working as a seamstress following her father s second bankruptcy 1 Louise Dumont auditioned in 1882 at the Residenz Theater in Berlin where she received her first role As her artist s name she chose her mother s maiden name Dumont In 1888 she won an engagement at the Royal Court Theatre in Stuttgart where she became acquainted with and a friend of Queen Charlotte of Wurttemberg In 1898 Dumont left Stuttgart in order to join the Deutsches Theatre in Berlin where she achieved her greatest successes especially as a performer of pieces by Henrik Ibsen In 1903 she met Gustav Lindemann As it was not possible for them to establish a theatre in Berlin because of local court intrigues they then attempted to do so in Darmstadt also without success They finally succeeded in Dusseldorf where Louise Dumont and Gustav Lindemann founded the Schauspielhaus Dusseldorf on 16 June 1904 as a direct competitor to the municipal theatre Louise Dumont and Gustav Lindemann both contributed financially to the project as did ten members of prestigious families like the Poensgens and the Luegs The theatre opened on October 28 1905 to which a theatre academy was later added The academy trained a number of actors who significantly influenced German theatre life such as Gustaf Grundgens Peter Esser Adolf Dell Paul Henckels Paul Kemp Wolfgang Langhoff Maria Alex and Henry Orthmayer 2 In 1907 Louise Dumont married Gustav Lindemann They separated in the 1920s after which Dumont was attached to a number of young actresses including Fita Benkhoff Hanni Hoessrich and Luise Rainer It has been presumed that she was bisexual 1 Assessment editLouise Dumont is considered the 20th century successor to Friederike Caroline Neuber She exerted less of a mimic erotic fascination than a strong convincing and defining gravity which she understood as performing faithful service to the words of the author nbsp Gravestone of Louise Dumont and Gustav Lindemann Nordfriedhof Dusseldorf Dumont died in 1932 in Dusseldorf and was buried in the local cemetery Her grave is decorated with a sculpture by Ernst Barlach Her husband donated in her memory a necklace with a pearl encircled topas that she had received as a present from Queen Charlotte of Wurttemberg to be awarded to outstanding actresses during their lifetime In 1976 she was featured on a postage stamp issued by the Deutsche Bundespost The Louise Dumont Strasse in Dusseldorf Pempelfort was named after her References editFootnotes edit a b c Bio of Dumont lesbengeschichte de Retrieved 24 July 2016 auf duesseldorf de theatermuseum Eine Zeitreise mit Dusseldorfer Buhnenkunstlern Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback Machine auf Theatermuseum Landeshauptstadt Dusseldorf Retrieved 21 February 2015 Sources edit Carl Niessen 1959 Dumont Louise Neue Deutsche Biographie in German vol 4 Berlin Duncker amp Humblot pp 191 192 full text online Werner Schramm Kunstler Mappenwerk Begegnungen gewidmet Louise Dumont 1922 Verlag der Galerie Alfred FlechtheimExternal links editChristof Dahlmann Art Louise Dumont 1862 1932 Schauspielerin und Mitbegrunderin des Dusseldorfer Schauspielhauses im Online Portal Rheinische Geschichte 6 December 2013 Louise Dumont und Gustav Lindemann Die Theatergrunder Retrieved 4 April 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Louise Dumont amp oldid 1185548087, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
