Georgine von Januschofsky

Georgine von Januschofsky
An illustration depiction a white woman with long loose hair, wearing a costume crown and a dress with an embroidered neckline
Georgine von Januschofsky, from a portrait published in 1895
Born4 October 1849
Olomouc, Moravia, Austrian Empire (now Czech Republic)
Died6 September 1914
New York
Other namesGeorgine Januschowsky, Georgine Neuendorff (married name)
Occupation(s)Actress, singer
SpouseAdolf Neuendorff (m. 1891)

Georgine von Januschofsky (4 October 1849 – 6 September 1914) was a Moravian actress and singer.

Early life

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Georgine Januschowsky was born in Olomouc, Moravia, in the Austrian Empire, the daughter of Georg von Ohm-Januschowsky [Wikidata] and Julia Matthay. Her father was an editor and writer. Her brothers were writer Alexander Ohm-Januschowsky [de], and director Julius Ohm-Januschowsky [Wikidata]. She trained as a singer in Vienna.[1]

Career

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Januschofsky began her career as a child performer, appearing in operettas in Stuttgart, Vienna, and Leipzig as a young singer. She was a soprano soloist at the Vienna State Opera from 1893 to 1895.[2][3]

Januschofsky was prominent in German-language theater and opera in New York City.[4][5] She first appeared in the United States in 1880 at the Germania Theatre run by Adolf Neuendorff.[6][7] In 1897 she sang with the Metropolitan Opera as the title character in Mataswintha, an opera by Xaver Scharwenka.[8] In 1903 she was in the cast of Die Journalisten in Connecticut.[9] She performed with the Irving Place German Theatre from 1904 to 1910,[10] including Coulissenzauber (1907),[11] Die Rabensteinerin (1908),[12] Das Vierte Gebot (1908),[13]The Lightning Girl (1909), Kabale und Liebe (1909),[14] A Ragged Crowd (1909),[15] Right About! (1909),[16] and Die Gruenhoerner (1910).[6]

In 1913, opera stars and musicians including Johanna Gadski, Victor Herbert, Carl Jörn, Nahan Franko, Putnam Griswold, Mathilde Cottrelly, Anna von Stranz-Fuehring, and Leo Schultz, performed at a benefit concert for Georgine von Neuendorff, when she was seriously ill.[17][18]

Personal life

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Januschofsky married German conductor, composer and impresario[7] Adolf Neuendorff in 1891, in Massachusetts. He died suddenly in 1897.[19] She died at New York's Bellevue Hospital in 1914, aged 64 years.[20] Her grave is in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.

References

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  1. ^ "Mme. Januschowsky; Prima Donna is Soon to Return to America". The White Cloud Globe-Tribune. 1895-10-08. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "7th Subscription Concert". Vienna Philharmonic. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  3. ^ Baltzell, W. J. (Winton James) (1911). Baltzell's dictionary of musicians; containing concise biographical sketches of musicians of the past and present, with the pronunciation of foreign names. University of California Libraries. Boston : Oliver Ditson Company, New York, C. H. Ditson & Co.; [etc.,etc.] p. 132 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ Zeydel, Edwin Hermann (1915). "The German Theatre in New York City, with Special Consideration of the Years 1878-1914". Deutsch-amerikanische Geschichtsblätter. 15: 300.
  5. ^ Koegel, John (2009). Music in German Immigrant Theater: New York City, 1840-1940. University Rochester Press. pp. 155–159. ISBN 978-1-58046-215-0.
  6. ^ a b "GERMANS ACT A NEW FARCE.; Frau von Neuendorf Celebrates 30th Anniversary of Her Appearance Here". The New York Times. 1910-04-08. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-11.
  7. ^ a b "Neuendorff and the Bijou". The Boston Globe. 1885-07-26. p. 2. Retrieved 2021-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "A New Opera Sung". The New York Times. April 2, 1897. p. 6 – via ProQuest.
  9. ^ "Die Journalisten". The Morning Journal-Courier. 1903-03-04. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Irving Place Theatre". The New York Times. November 21, 1909. p. 57. Retrieved April 11, 2021 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
  11. ^ "'Coulissenzauber' Pleases". The New York Times. 1907-10-04. p. 11. Retrieved 2021-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "New Deutsches Theater Opens in New York". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1908-10-02. p. 10. Retrieved 2021-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "'Das Vierte Gebot'". The Anaconda Standard. 1908-03-15. p. 16. Retrieved 2021-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Irving Place: The Lightning Girl; Kabale und Liebe". New York Dramatic Mirror. October 9, 1909. p. 6. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  15. ^ "Irving Place: A Ragged Crowd". New York Dramatic Mirror. October 23, 1909. p. 5. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  16. ^ "Irving Place: Right About!". New York Dramatic Mirror. December 4, 1909. p. 5. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
  17. ^ "Von Neuendorff Benefit". The New York Times. April 21, 1913. p. 11 – via ProQuest.
  18. ^ "Performance for Mrs. von Neuendorff". The New York Times. 1913-04-03. p. 9. Retrieved 2021-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "Music and Musicians". The Los Angeles Times. 1897-12-19. p. 47. Retrieved 2021-04-11 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "Georgine von Januschowsky". The New York Times. September 8, 1914. p. 11 – via ProQuest.
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