Charles Ludwig Wagner
Charles Ludwig Wagner | |
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Wagner in 1916 | |
| Born | 1869 |
| Died | February 25, 1956 (aged 86–87) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Other names | Chas. L. Wagner, C. L. Wagner |
| Occupations | Concert impresario, theater producer |
Charles Ludwig Wagner (1869 – February 25, 1956) was an American concert impresario and theater producer. He managed John McCormack and Mary Garden, and introduced Walter Gieseking.[1][2] He founded the Charles L. Wagner Opera Company.
Biography
He was born in 1869.
In the 1920s, he worked as a Broadway theatre producer in New York City.[1]
Wagner authored an autobiography detailing his experiences as a manager of speakers and performing artists, Seeing Stars (1940), published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York.[3]
He died at age 87 of a short illness on February 25, 1956, at Roosevelt Hospital (now Mount Sinai West) in New York City.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Abresch, J. (February 26, 1956). "Charles Wagner, Impresario, Dies. Concert Manager Who Made Fortune With McCormack, Sponsored Mary Garden, Sponsored Coloratura, Introduced Gieseking". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
- ^ "Mary Garden Receives A $250,000 Offer". The Lakeland Evening Telegram. 1922-04-04. p. 1. Retrieved 2025-05-06 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Intimate Stories of Celebrities Make Good Reading". The Birmingham News. 1940-11-24. p. 63. Retrieved 2025-05-06 – via Newspapers.com.