ing ▁the ▁Berlin ▁theatre ▁company ▁U ran ia , ▁and ▁turning ▁their ▁amateur ▁passion ▁into ▁a ▁profession . ▁The ▁young ▁L ort zing ' s ▁first ▁stage ▁appearance ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 2 , ▁entertain ing ▁the ▁audience ▁with ▁com ic ▁po ems ▁during ▁the ▁interval ▁in ▁the ▁K orn haus ▁at ▁the ▁Fre ib urg ▁Mün ster . ▁From ▁ 1 8 1 7 , ▁the ▁L ort zing ▁family ▁were ▁part ▁of ▁Josef ▁Der os si ▁ensemble ▁in ▁the ▁Rh in eland , ▁t reading ▁the ▁bo ards ▁at ▁Bonn , ▁Düsseldorf , ▁Bar men ▁and ▁A achen . ▁Albert ▁L ort zing ▁became ▁an ▁audience ▁favour ite , ▁playing ▁the ▁roles ▁of ▁a ▁youth ful ▁lo ver , ▁a ▁country ▁boy ▁and ▁bon ▁viv ant , ▁sometimes ▁also ▁singing ▁small ▁ten or ▁or ▁bar it one ▁roles . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁January ▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁he ▁married ▁the ▁actress ▁Ros ina ▁Reg ine ▁Ah les , ▁with ▁whom ▁he ▁subsequently ▁had ▁ 1 1 ▁children . ▁The ▁couple ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁Ho ft he ater ▁( court ▁theatre ) ▁in ▁Det m old ▁from ▁late ▁ 1 8 2 6 , ▁which ▁tou red ▁to ▁Mün ster ▁and ▁Os nab r ück . ▁L ort zing ▁joined ▁the ▁Fre em asons , ▁a ▁popular ▁refuge ▁for ▁artists ▁in ▁Met tern ich ' s ▁police ▁state . ▁L ort zing ▁composed ▁an ▁or atorio ▁in ▁Det m old , ▁Die ▁H imm elf ah