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dramatic art.
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Among those who carried on their artistic studies at the school of Monvel was
also that most renowned Swedish actor, L. H. Hjortsberg (1772—1843), a master
in all departments of his art, tragedy in its narrower sense excepted, and he
still kept up his activity far into the 19th century.
Between 1840 and 1850, a more lively period of development was entered
upon by dramatic art in Sweden. To this result largely contributed the writer,
A. Lindeberg (1789 —1849), who, after several efforts, managed to effect a
revocation of the privilege which endowed the Royal Stage with the sole right of
acting plays in the capital. In 1842, Lindeberg procured a license to build a
new theatre at Kungsträdgården, at which a number of Swedish pieces were
afterwards performed. More and more theatres have since been erected. When
the old Dramatic Theatre was burned down in 1825 —■ it was situated in the
"Arsenal" at Kungsträdgården — the place for dramatic representations was
transferred to the Opera. The dramatic department was removed in 1863 to the
theatre built by Lindeberg, in 1842, at Kungsträdgården, which was pulled down
in 1907 and replaced with the marble structure erected by Liljekvist, the
architect, a costly building adorned in excellent artistic style. It now accommodates
the national Swedish stage and was opened in February 1908.
The most important additional theatres erected in Stockholm are the Swedish
Theatre, erected in 1875 in Blasieholmsgatan, and the Oscar Theatre in
Kungsgatan, 1906.
Among prominent actors of the period in last century when the theatre
flourished may here be mentioned: O. U. Torsslow (1801—81), his wife S. F.
Torsslow (1795—1859), N. V. Almlöf (1799 — 1875), his son K. Almlöf (1829
■—99), distinguished players of comic characters, the wife of the latter, B. Almlöf
(1831—82), the tragedian, K. G. Dahlqvist (1807—73), the excellent comic actor,
F. Deland (1812—94), Emilie Högqvist (1812 — 46), E. Swartz (1826—98), above
all famous for his Hamlet, G. Kinmanson (1822 — 87), and K. G. Sundberg
(1817—98), both renowned as primo amorosos, G. Fredrikson (born 1832), who
above all excelled in French comedy, the representative of romantic heroes, A.
V. J. Elmlund (1838—1901), the good-natured humorist, V. Holmqvist (1842
—95), and finally, the splendid tragedienne and character-actress, Elise Hwasser
(1831—94). The time during which all these were in the heyday of their
artistic careers has with good reason been termed the golden age of the Swedish
theatre, and they have left behind a void not easy to fill.
Among most recent actors of leading rank ought to be mentioned: E.
Hill-berg (born 1852), N. Personne (born 1850)," G. Bergström (1837—1904), O.
Bæckström (born 1854), B. A. Palme (born 1856), Aug. Lindberg (born 1846),
T. Svennberg (born 1858), A. Ringvall (born 1860). A. de Wahl (born 1869),
Mrs J. Håkanson (born 1853), Mrs L. Fahlman (born 1856), Miss T. Ahlanr
der (born 1855) Mrs L. Sandell (born 1861), and Mrs G. Lundeqvist (born
1871), Ivan Hedqvist (born 1880), Nils Arehn (born 1877), Mrs Ellen
Hartman-Gederström (born 1860), Mrs Anna Pettersson-Norrie (born 1860), Mrs H. Bosse
(born 1878), Mrs A. Torsell (born 1879), Miss Hilda Borgström (born 1871),
Mrs Pauline Brunius (born 1881).
As an energetic theatre-manager can be mentioned A. Ranft (born 1858).
For lyrical dramatic art, the reader should refer to the article on Music
above.
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