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    Konrad Ekhof (12 August 1720 in Hamburg, Germany – 16 June 1778) was a German actor, often regarded as the foremost actor of German-speaking Europe in...
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    Bergerac in the Schlossfestspiele Schwerin [de]. In 2018, Brauer won the Conrad-Ekhof-Preis [de] for his outstanding performance as a troupe member at the...
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    German public, and therefore remained unsuccessful. It was only with Conrad Ekhof and other well-known traveling actors of the time that a certain, self-developed...
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    1774, an actor group led by Conrad (or Konrad) Ekhof, called "the father of German acting", came from Weimar to Gotha. Ekhof began working at the Schlosstheater...
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  • founders of German histrionics such as Friedrich Ludwig Schröder and Konrad Ekhof. In 1769 many of Ackermann's actors joined the Seyler theatrical company...
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    around 1800 for their faiences. In 1774, the actor group led by Conrad (or Konrad) Ekhof, called "the father of German acting", came from Weimar to Gotha...
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    Seyler, including several prominent actors and playwrights such as Konrad Ekhof, to her court; the troupe stayed at Anna Amalia's court until 1774. The...
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    1740, † 1815 Johann Heinrich Bernhard Dräseke, * 1774, † 1849 Hans Conrad Dietrich Ekhof, * 1720, † 1778 Ernest II of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, * 1745, † 1804...
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    American signer of the Declaration of Independence (b. 1716) June 16 – Konrad Ekhof, German actor (b. 1720) June 19 – Francesca Cuzzoni, Italian operatic soprano...
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  • – Carl Fredrik Pechlin, Swedish politician (d. 1796) August 12 – Konrad Ekhof, German actor (d. 1778) August 18 – Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers,...
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