Josef Anton Stranitzky as Hanswurst, c. 1720, photographic reproduction

Josef Anton Stranitzky (1676–1726) is regarded as the creator of the Hanswurst comedy. From 1711 he and his troupe of actors known as the Teutsche Comödianten resided at the Kärntnertortheater.

The figure of Hanswurst, regarded as the creation of Josef Anton Stranitzky (1676–1726), was a major element in...
Hanswurst

* 10. Sep 1676, † 19. May 1726