Excerpt from Der Dritte: Vorspiel in Einem Aufzug Julius roderick benedix is one of the most popular, as well as one of the most prolific, of German playwrights. Born at Leipzig on January 2lst, 1811, he completed his course at the gymnasium in 1831 and then went on the stage, passing the next ten years acting and singing in the theatres of middle Germany and the Rhine country. His first original play, 'dae bemoofte Sjaupt, was brought out in 1841, and its success proved the turning-point in his life. On the appearance during the next year of 'dr. Qbeepe, his second and still one of his most popular comedies, he gave up acting, but continued his connection with the stage for some years longer by taking part at difierent times in the management of theatres at Elberfeld, Cologne, and Frankfurt am Main. He also gave lessons in music and elocution and lectured on German literature. In 1861 he returned to Leip zig, where he devoted his whole time to literary work, and where he died, after a lingering illness, in 1873. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.