The circus performer Carl Godlewski by Christian Wilhelm Allers from 1887
Carl Godlewski was the son of a builder. Unbeknown to his father he learned the arts of horse-riding, trapeze arts and acrobatics in high After the death of his father Godlewski decided to adopt a circus commitment in order to receive a monthly salary of 50 rubles. After years of traveling with a traveling circus, he was supported by Ernst Renz (1815-1892) to commit to Berlin, where he trained as a clown and teeterboard springer. He worked with elephants and companies of soldiers with fixed bayonets, he later became well known and won world prizes. Godlewski has already established himself as a celebrity when Wilhelm Jahn (1835-1900) brought him in 1893 from Berlin to the Vienna Court Opera. In his first year of his commitment he was one of the busiest members of the Corps. Because of his reputation, he was appointed at the turn of the century as a dancing master to the court. He was dancing with Grete Wiesenthal, he was the first mime and solo dancer of the Vienna Hofopernballetts from 1918–19, just before the archducal lost its influence over the stage. In the spring of 1918, Godlewski looked back to 1770 performances on his 25 years anniversary.
Size: 4960px × 6344px
Location: Germany
Photo credit: © steeve-x-art / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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