Kornélia Prielle

Kornélia Prielle (1826–1906),[1] was a Hungarian stage actress. She was the first actor to be honored by being a Perpetual Member of the National Theatre, and is counted as a member of the pioneer generation there.

Kornélia Prielle
Antónia Prielle
Born
Antónia Prielle

(1826-06-01)June 1, 1826
DiedFebruary 25, 1906(1906-02-25) (aged 79)
Resting placeSzabadszállás, Hungary
NationalityHungarian
CitizenshipHungarian
TitlePerpetual Member of the National Theatre
Spouse(s)Kálmán Szerdahelyi (m.1847, d.1848)
Elek Hidassy (m.1849, d.1853)
Kálmán Rozsnyay (m. 1905)
Parents
  • Joseph Prielle (father)
  • Eleonóra Székely (mother)
RelativesLilla (sister)
Emília (sister)
Péter (brother)

Life

Kornélia Prielle was the daughter of a French immigrant and stable worker, Joseph Prielle. She and her siblings were active in travelling theater companies as children. In 1841, she debuted officially at the stage in Satu Mare. She made her first performance at National Theatre (Budapest) in 1844. She was engaged at the National Theatre from 1861 until her death, and was made actor for life at the theatre in 1881.[2]

Personal life

She married four times. Her first marriage with Kálmán Szerdahelyi lasted from 1847 until 1848. Between 1849 and 1853 she was married to Elek Hidassy. Then she married to Szerdahelyi again. Two months before her death she married to Kálmán Rozsnyay in 1905.

She was a Reformed Christian and of her father's side of French descent.[3]

References

  1. Sándor Teleki (1958). Emlékezései (in Hungarian). Szépirodalmi Könyvkiado. pp. 538–. Prielle Kornélia — (1826–1906) kiváló magyar színésznő. Déryné és Kántorné tanítványa. Teleki többször is utal barátságuk eredetére: amikor a fegyverletétel után a magyar csapatok Aradra vonultak, Teleki kolerában megbetegedett ...
  2. Anna S. Kosztricz; Hungary. Minisztertanács; János Lakos (1951). A Magyar Szocialista Munkáspárt Központi Bizottságának 1989. évi jegyz*okönyvei (in Hungarian). Magyar Országos Levéltár. pp. 1254–. ISBN 978-963-631-055-4. Prielle Kornélia (1826-1906) színész- nö, különbözö társulatokban szerepel, 1861-töl a Nemzeti Színház tagja, foleg franc ia és magyar színmüvek vezetö szerepeit alakítja, 1881 a Nemzeti Színház elsö örökös tagja.
  3. István Németh - A magyarországi francia telepek

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