Józef Redo (1872–1941). Wybitny artysta polskiego teatru i filmu
Józef Redo (1872–1941). Noted artist of the Polish theatre and film

Summary/Abstract: The article concerns an operetta actor – singer Józef Redo. The artist was bound for most of his career till death with Warsaw. In 1897, he was employed as an actor in the Teatr Nowości. He had a leading position on this scene until after the First World War. Later he performed in other theaters, mainly operetta, in Warsaw, less often outside the capital. He has achieved successes in all operetta actor’s specialties: in the role of amant, vaudeville, comic and characteristic. His most important creations include the Emperor in The Forester’s Daughter of George Jarno, Boni in The Csárdás Princess of Imre Kalman, Daniło in The Merry Widow and grandfather in Where the Lark Sings of Franz Lehar. Józef Redo also played in Polish films.

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