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Adolph L'Arronge
1838–1908
A lively force in 19th-century German theater, he wrote popular stage comedies and helped shape Berlin’s theatrical life. He is best remembered for the hit play My Leopold, a work that later inspired several film adaptations.
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"Onhan pappa sen sallinut" : Ilveily yhdessä näytöksessä
by Gustav von Moser, Adolph L'Arronge
About the author
Born in Hamburg on March 8, 1838, Adolph L'Arronge was a German playwright, theater director, and musician. Sources agree that he trained in music at the Leipzig Conservatory and worked in a range of theater jobs before becoming known as a writer for the stage.
He built his reputation in Berlin, where he was closely connected with the theater world as a director and manager as well as a dramatist. His best-known work is the 1873 comedy My Leopold, which proved enduringly popular and was adapted for film more than once.
L'Arronge died on May 25, 1908. He is remembered as a versatile man of the theater whose career spanned music, stage management, and playwriting, and whose work found a lasting audience beyond his own lifetime.