in sky ) ▁and ▁F ies co ▁( as ▁Bour g ogn ino ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 9 ▁Prince - E lect or ▁Maxim ilian ▁IV . ▁Joseph ▁von ▁Bayern ▁called ▁him ▁to ▁Mun ich ▁as ▁a ▁director . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Mann heim ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 1 ▁as ▁the ater ▁director , ▁dying ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 3 . ▁ ▁Beck ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁acting ▁skill ▁and ▁his ▁good ▁voice ▁and ▁acted ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁fin esse ▁in ▁tra ged ies ▁and ▁com ed ies ▁as ▁in ▁musical s . ▁ ▁Among ▁his ▁own ▁plays , ▁the ▁com ed ies ▁Die ▁Sch ach mas ch ine ▁( Ber lin ▁ 1 7 9 8 ), ▁ ▁Die ▁Qu äl ge ister ▁( Fran k furt ▁ 1 8 0 2 ) ▁and ▁Das ▁Kam ä le on ▁( Fran k furt ▁ 1 8 0 3 ) ▁found ▁the ▁most ▁acc la Im . ▁His ▁dram atic ▁work ▁appeared ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁" The ater " ▁in ▁three ▁volumes ▁in ▁Frankfurt , ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 2 . ▁ ▁Beck ' s ▁first ▁wife ▁Kar oline , ▁n ée ▁Z ieg ler ▁(* ▁ 3 ▁January ▁ 1 7 6 6 ▁in ▁Mann heim ), ▁also ▁a ▁tal ented , ▁prom ising ▁actress , ▁deb uted ▁in ▁Mann heim ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 1 ▁but ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁July ▁ 1 7 8 4 . ▁Friedrich ▁Sch iller ,