Haase trained under
Ludwig Tieck and made his first appearance in 1846 in
Weimar. He later performed in
Prague (1849–1851), under
Eduard Devrient in
Karlsruhe (1852–1855), and
Saint Petersburg (1860–1866). He also toured the
United States. He was manager of the court theatre in
Coburg, and was manager of the Stadttheater in
Leipzig (today
Oper Leipzig), from 1870 to 1876. After returning to Berlin, Haase founded the
Deutsches Theater. He was awarded the prestigious
Iffland-Ring in 1878 by
Theodor Döring and much the legend of the ring's origin goes back to Haase. Haase retired from the stage in 1898. The street
Haase Straße in Berlin-
Friedrichshain is named after him. ==Works==