Edvard Swartz
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Edvard Maurits Swartz, was a Swedish actor, one of the stars at the Royal Dramatic Theatre
at the mid 19th century.
Swartz became a student at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in 1839 and was employed at the theatre Mindre teatern
1845–1853 before he returned to the Royal Dramatic Theatre where he made a great success the same year and was given a contract. He was seen as a great talent in tragedy and hero
parts, and for his "deep sense of feeling", and his beauty attracted attention; when he did the role of Rochester in Jane Eyre
, the papers spoke of the "Swartzsjuka" ("Swartz Sickness"; in Sweden, the word jealousy is spelled as "Svartsjuka") which had erupted in the audience.
Among his parts were Richard II, Othello
, Timon af Aten, Leontes in En vintersaga (A Winter's Tale) by Shakespeare, Sardanapalus
by Byron, Fiesko, Egmont and Tartuffe
, Caligula in Fäktaren från Ravenna (The fencer from Ravenna), Rochester in Jane Eyre
, Louis XII in the play by Delavigne and in Gringoire, Maxime Odiot in En fattig ung mans äfventyr (The adventurse of a poor Youth), Daniel Hjort, Valdemar in Ung-Hanses dotter (Young Hans's daughter), Gustaf Vasa in Dagen gryr (Day dawn), Gustaf III in En konung (A King) and Örnulf in Kämparne på Helgeland (The fighters on Helgeland).
His health was bad and he had to retire in 1881. He was from 1854 married to his colleague Clementine Fehrnström, who was also employed at the Royal Dramatic Theatre 1853–1888.
Royal Dramatic Theatre
The Royal Dramatic Theatre is Sweden's national stage for "spoken drama", founded in 1788. Around one thousand shows are put on annually on the theatre's eight running stages....
at the mid 19th century.
Swartz became a student at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in 1839 and was employed at the theatre Mindre teatern
Mindre teatern
Mindre teatern , Nya teatern , Lindeberska teatern , was a Swedish theatre at Kungsgatan in Stockholm, active 1842-1863...
1845–1853 before he returned to the Royal Dramatic Theatre where he made a great success the same year and was given a contract. He was seen as a great talent in tragedy and hero
Hero
A hero , in Greek mythology and folklore, was originally a demigod, their cult being one of the most distinctive features of ancient Greek religion...
parts, and for his "deep sense of feeling", and his beauty attracted attention; when he did the role of Rochester in Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre is a novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published in London, England, in 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. with the title Jane Eyre. An Autobiography under the pen name "Currer Bell." The first American edition was released the following year by Harper & Brothers of New York...
, the papers spoke of the "Swartzsjuka" ("Swartz Sickness"; in Sweden, the word jealousy is spelled as "Svartsjuka") which had erupted in the audience.
Among his parts were Richard II, Othello
Othello
The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in approximately 1603, and based on the Italian short story "Un Capitano Moro" by Cinthio, a disciple of Boccaccio, first published in 1565...
, Timon af Aten, Leontes in En vintersaga (A Winter's Tale) by Shakespeare, Sardanapalus
Sardanapalus
Sardanapalus was, according to the Greek writer Ctesias of Cnidus, the last king of Assyria. Ctesias' Persica is lost, but we know of its contents by later compilations and from the work of Diodorus...
by Byron, Fiesko, Egmont and Tartuffe
Tartuffe
Tartuffe is a comedy by Molière. It is one of his most famous plays.-History:Molière wrote Tartuffe in 1664...
, Caligula in Fäktaren från Ravenna (The fencer from Ravenna), Rochester in Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre is a novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published in London, England, in 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. with the title Jane Eyre. An Autobiography under the pen name "Currer Bell." The first American edition was released the following year by Harper & Brothers of New York...
, Louis XII in the play by Delavigne and in Gringoire, Maxime Odiot in En fattig ung mans äfventyr (The adventurse of a poor Youth), Daniel Hjort, Valdemar in Ung-Hanses dotter (Young Hans's daughter), Gustaf Vasa in Dagen gryr (Day dawn), Gustaf III in En konung (A King) and Örnulf in Kämparne på Helgeland (The fighters on Helgeland).
His health was bad and he had to retire in 1881. He was from 1854 married to his colleague Clementine Fehrnström, who was also employed at the Royal Dramatic Theatre 1853–1888.