Dore Lavik
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Dorotheus Olivarius "Dore" Lavik (4 June 1863 – 18 June 1908) was a Norwegian actor and theatre director. He worked as an actor at Den Nationale Scene
in Bergen
from 1895, and chaired the theatre Sekondteatret
in Kristiania
from 1899 to 1901, together with his wife Ludovica Levy
.
as the son of farmer Johannes Andersson Lavik and Kari Andersdatter Kyte, and was a brother of Andreas Lavik
and Johannes Lavik
. He was married to actress and theatre director Ludovica Levy
from 1896 to 1906. From 1904 he lived with actress and teacher Anne Marie Andersen
, the later wife of Knut Hamsun
. He died in Bergen
in 1908.
in the 1880s. He initiated his stage career in 1892 as reciter of poems at Den literære Variété at Christiania Tivoli. He spent two years in the United States from 1892 to 1894, working as insurance agent, agent for the newspaper Skandinaven, and bricklayer's assistant. He returned to Norway in 1894, and was subeditor for the newspaper Social-Demokraten
. He made his debut as actor at Den Nationale Scene
in Bergen in 1895. His first appearance was as "the friend" in Gustav Esmann's play Magdalene in September 1895, while his actual stage debut was as "Eilert Løvborg" in Ibsen
's play Hedda Gabler
later the same month. In November he played the character "Laurent" in Zola
's Thérèse Raquin
, where his later wife Ludovica Levy played the title character. Levy had been appointed as actress and instructor at Den Nationale Scene
from 1895. The couple married in 1896. In 1899 they moved to Kristiania, where they founded the theatre Sekondteatret, which they run together until 1901, when Sekondteatret had to close after bankruptcy. He was then director for various touring theatres, including Det Norske Skuespillerselskab. He died while touring in Western Norway in 1908.
Den Nationale Scene
Den Nationale Scene is the largest theatre in Bergen, Norway. Den Nationale Scene is also one of the oldest permanent theatre in Norway.-History:...
in Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
from 1895, and chaired the theatre Sekondteatret
Sekondteatret
Sekondteatret was a theatre and theatre academy established in Kristiana in 1899 by Ludovica Levy and her husband Dore Lavik. Its opening performance was an adaptation of Schiller's play Mary Stuart on 25 August 1899. The theatre closed in 1900....
in Kristiania
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
from 1899 to 1901, together with his wife Ludovica Levy
Ludovica Levy
Ludovica Magdalena Marie Levy was a Danish actress, theatre director and theatre critic. She toured with theatres in Denmark and Norway, and worked as instructor for Den Nationale Scene in Bergen...
.
Personal life
Dore Lavik was born in HosangerHosanger
Hosanger is a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway.-History:The parish of Hosanger was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 ....
as the son of farmer Johannes Andersson Lavik and Kari Andersdatter Kyte, and was a brother of Andreas Lavik
Andreas Lavik
Andreas Johannessen Lavik was a Norwegian revivalist, temperance advocate, magazine editor, farmer, headmaster and politician.-Early life and family:...
and Johannes Lavik
Johannes Lavik
Johannes Lavik was a Norwegian journalist and newspaper editor. He was a subeditor of the newspaper Bergens Tidende from 1894. He was a founder and editor of the Nynorsk newspaper Gula Tidend from 1904. He edited Bondebladet from 1919 to 1925.Johannes Lavik was a brother of Member of Parliament...
. He was married to actress and theatre director Ludovica Levy
Ludovica Levy
Ludovica Magdalena Marie Levy was a Danish actress, theatre director and theatre critic. She toured with theatres in Denmark and Norway, and worked as instructor for Den Nationale Scene in Bergen...
from 1896 to 1906. From 1904 he lived with actress and teacher Anne Marie Andersen
Marie Hamsun
Marie Hamsun was a Norwegian actress and writer. Marie Andersen was born in Elverum, Hedmark, Norway. She was the eldest child in an affluent family. In 1897 the family moved to Christiania, where his father was involved in the property trade for twenty years until he bought the farm in Åneby in...
, the later wife of Knut Hamsun
Knut Hamsun
Knut Hamsun was a Norwegian author, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. He was praised by King Haakon VII of Norway as Norway's soul....
. He died in Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
in 1908.
Career
Lavik studied philology at the University of OsloUniversity of Oslo
The University of Oslo , formerly The Royal Frederick University , is the oldest and largest university in Norway, situated in the Norwegian capital of Oslo. The university was founded in 1811 and was modelled after the recently established University of Berlin...
in the 1880s. He initiated his stage career in 1892 as reciter of poems at Den literære Variété at Christiania Tivoli. He spent two years in the United States from 1892 to 1894, working as insurance agent, agent for the newspaper Skandinaven, and bricklayer's assistant. He returned to Norway in 1894, and was subeditor for the newspaper Social-Demokraten
Dagsavisen
Dagsavisen is a daily newspaper published in Oslo, Norway. The former party organ of the Norwegian Labour Party, the ties loosened over time from 1975 to 1999, and it is now fully independent...
. He made his debut as actor at Den Nationale Scene
Den Nationale Scene
Den Nationale Scene is the largest theatre in Bergen, Norway. Den Nationale Scene is also one of the oldest permanent theatre in Norway.-History:...
in Bergen in 1895. His first appearance was as "the friend" in Gustav Esmann's play Magdalene in September 1895, while his actual stage debut was as "Eilert Løvborg" in Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen
Henrik Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of prose drama" and is one of the founders of Modernism in the theatre...
's play Hedda Gabler
Hedda Gabler
Hedda Gabler is a play first published in 1890 by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen. The play premiered in 1891 in Germany to negative reviews, but has subsequently gained recognition as a classic of realism, nineteenth century theatre, and world drama...
later the same month. In November he played the character "Laurent" in Zola
Émile Zola
Émile François Zola was a French writer, the most important exemplar of the literary school of naturalism and an important contributor to the development of theatrical naturalism...
's Thérèse Raquin
Thérèse Raquin
Thérèse Raquin is the title of a novel and a play by the French writer Émile Zola. The novel was originally published in serial format in the journal L'Artiste and in book format in December of the same year.-Plot introduction:Thérèse Raquin tells the story of a young woman, unhappily married to...
, where his later wife Ludovica Levy played the title character. Levy had been appointed as actress and instructor at Den Nationale Scene
Den Nationale Scene
Den Nationale Scene is the largest theatre in Bergen, Norway. Den Nationale Scene is also one of the oldest permanent theatre in Norway.-History:...
from 1895. The couple married in 1896. In 1899 they moved to Kristiania, where they founded the theatre Sekondteatret, which they run together until 1901, when Sekondteatret had to close after bankruptcy. He was then director for various touring theatres, including Det Norske Skuespillerselskab. He died while touring in Western Norway in 1908.