Sofie Parelius

Sofie Marie Parelius (18 September 1823-18 September 1902) was a Norwegian stage actress. She was known for her ability in comedy and viewed as one of the best Norwegian actor during her time of the classic works of Ludvig Holberg. She belonged to the elite of the actors at the Christiania Theatre in the second half of the 19th-century, when Norwegian actors successively replaced the Danish on Norway's national stage. [1] [2]

The actor Johannes Brun of Det norske Theater in Bergen and of the Christiania Theater in a montage from circa 1865 made by photographer Claus Peter Knudsen, surrounded by actresses. From top following the sun: His wife Louise Brun, Lucie Wolf, Clara Ursin, Elisa Bidenkap, Signe Giebelhausen, Sofie Parelius, Amalie Døvle and Laura Gundersen.

Biography

Sofie Parelius was born in Bergen, Norway. She was the daughter of Henrich Kjønning Parelius and Sofie Dahm. She debuted in 1852 at the Christiania Norwegian Theatre in Oslo. She was at Det norske Theater in Bergen from 1857-1860 She was active at the Christiania Theatre from 1860-99 and at the Christiania Folketheater under the management of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson from 1870 to 1872. Parelius appeared in the play Peer Gynt by Henrik Ibsen at the premiere performance at Christiania Theater on 24 February 1876.[3] [4]

References
  1. Julie Rongved Amundsen. "Sofie Parelius". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  2. "Sofie Marie Parelius". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  3. "Sofie Marie Paarelius". sceneweb.no. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  4. "Peer Gynt Urpremierene". ibsen.nb.no. Retrieved January 1, 2020.

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