Wenzel Johann Scholz (Wenzislaus Johann, real name Wenzel von
Plümeke) (28 March 1787 in Innsbruck, according to other sources
Brixen â€" 5 October 1857 in Vienna) was an Austrian actor in Laibach,
Klagenfurt, Graz and in Vienna above all ay the Alt-Wiener
Volkstheater [de], who became known especially as brilliant partner of
Johann Nestroy in his posses and Lustspiel [de]s.In many biographies
Maximilian Scholz (1744-1834) is mentioned as the father. His father,
however, was the actor Leopold Scholz (1748-1826), who was possibly a
brother or close relative of Maximilian. The error may result from the
fact that both Scholz had a born Tilly as their wife.Scholz was an
actor's child whose talent protested early against the forced
profession of a merchant.He made his debut in 1811 at the age of 24 in
his mother's theatre troupe in the role of Harlequin in Friedrich
Schiller's Turandot, Prinzessin von China and then appeared
predominantly in Laibach and Klagenfurt. In March 1815 he was engaged
for several weeks at the Hofburgtheater in Vienna, his debut was as
Traugott in August von Kotzebue's play Bruderzwist oder die
Versöhnung. Since his abilities were not recognized and he "soon felt
the oppressiveness of the noble atmosphere", he became Kasperle, as
his father proclaimed punitively. When Scholz realized that he was
destined to be a comedian in the local business, he left the
Burgtheater in September 1815 and gave a guest performance at the
Theater in der Leopoldstadt. Since he was not engaged there despite
good reviews, he returned to Klagenfurt, where he worked until 1819
mainly in batch and episode roles and as a young comedian, but great
success already gave him some of his later Viennese shining roles.
Scholz spent the next years with various theater troupes with whom he
played in the Austrian provinces of Styria and Carinthia. In 1819 he
succeeded in becoming an ensemble member at the theater in Graz for
seven years, where he appeared as a comedian in Kasperle, Thaddädl
and Staberl rolles. Wenzel Scholz Top Movies & Young Movies