Otto Devrient

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...