▁K ain z ▁Medal , ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁( rep la ced ▁by ▁the ▁N est roy ▁Theatre ▁Award ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ). ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁K ain z ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Mos on ▁( ), ▁then ▁in ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁Empire , ▁today ▁part ▁of ▁Mos on m agyar ó v ár , ▁Hung ary , ▁where ▁his ▁father ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁rail road ▁official . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁the ▁family ▁returned ▁to ▁Vienna , ▁where ▁Josef ▁started ▁his ▁performance ▁career ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 5 , ▁followed ▁by ▁engag ements ▁at ▁the at res ▁in ▁Mar ib or ▁( Mar burg ▁an ▁der ▁Dra u ), ▁Leipzig ▁and ▁Me ining en . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ ▁From ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁he ▁worked ▁with ▁Ernst ▁von ▁Poss art ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Theatre ▁Mun ich ▁and ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁favour ite ▁actors ▁of ▁King ▁Ludwig ▁II ▁of ▁Bav aria ▁appearing ▁in ▁private ▁performance ▁exclus ively ▁for ▁the ▁monarch ' s ▁delight . ▁Three ▁years ▁later , ▁K ain z ▁joined ▁the ▁ensemble ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁established ▁Deutsch es ▁Theater ▁in ▁Berlin , ▁where ▁he ▁gained ▁immense ▁popular ity ▁with ▁performances ▁of ▁Ham let , ▁Richard ▁II , ▁Sch iller ' s ▁Don ▁Carlos ▁and ▁as ▁Franz ▁Mo or ▁in ▁The ▁Rob bers . ▁ ▁With ▁director ▁Ludwig ▁Bar n ay ▁he ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁Berliner ▁Theater ▁in ▁