BENEDIX, JULIUS RODERICH German dramatist and librettist, was born at Leipzig on Jan. 21, 181r, and was educated at the Thomasschule at Leipzig. He was manager of theatres at Wesel, Elberfeld, and Frankfort-on-Main, and died in Leipzig on Sept. 26, 1873. Benedix's comedies, the scenes of which are mostly laid in upper middle-class life, enjoyed a certain popularity for many years after his death ; the best known are : Dr. Wespe; Die Hochzeitsreise; Der Vetter; Das Gef angnis; Das Liigen; Ein Lustspiel; Der Storenfried; Die Dienstboten; Aschen brodel; Die ziirtlichen V erwandten. The chief characteristics of his farces are a clear plot and bright, easy and natural dialogue. Among his more serious works are : Bilder aus dem Schauspieler leben (Leipzig,1847) ; Der mundliche Vortrag (Leipzig, 18S9-60) ; Das IV esen des deutschen Rhythmus (Leipzig, 1862) ; and, post humously Die Shakespearomanie (1873), in which he attacks the extreme adoration of the British poet.