Olaf Mørch Hansson
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Olaf Mørch Hansson was a Norwegian actor and theatre director, journalist and newspaper editor. He was married to Thora Hansson
.
, in Buskerud
county, Norway. After a year at Drammen scholars school and one year at Trondheim Technical Learning Institution
he had finished his schooling.
He made his stage debut in 1877 at Den Nationale Scene
in Bergen. He worked at Christiania Theater from 1878 to 1883, and edited the newspaper Norske Intelligensseddeler from 1883 to 1886. He served as theatre director of Den Nationale Scene for two periods, from 1895 to 1899, and from 1908 to 1909. From 1886-93, he was an actor and director at the Christiania Theater, then head of the Carl Johan-teatret in two years. Periodically, he played in Olaus Olsen's theatre company and visited with his wife at the Centralteatret
and Fahlstrøm Theater operated by Johan Peter Broust Fahlstrøm (1867-1938).
As an actor and director, he contributed greatly to shaping the modern Norwegian theater. Hansson was a promoter of naturalism on the stage. He created the acceptance of colloquially as the stage language and built a very realistic and lifelike appearance in his stage settings. Besides his journalistic activities, Olaf Hansson wrote two plays, Repræsentanten fra Kongsvinger and (along with Bjorn Bjornson) Moppy and Poppy. He wrote his autobiography Oplevelser og Humoresker in 1912.
Thora Hansson
Thora Hansson was a Norwegian actress and theatre director. Shewas married to Olaf Mørch Hansson. She made her stage début at Christiania Theater in 1871, and worked at this theatre until 1899. She was the first manager of the theatre Trondhjems nationale Scene, from 1911 to 1913.-References:...
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Biography
Olaf Mørch Hansson was born in EikerEiker
Eiker is a traditional district in the county of Buskerud, Norway.-History:Eiker consists of the municipalities of Nedre Eiker and Øvre Eiker . The area is located in the southern part of Buskerud county....
, in Buskerud
Buskerud
is a county in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark, and Vestfold. The county administration is located in Drammen.-Geography:...
county, Norway. After a year at Drammen scholars school and one year at Trondheim Technical Learning Institution
Norwegian Institute of Technology
The Norwegian Institute of Technology, known by its Norwegian abbrevation NTH was a science institute in Trondheim, Norway. It was established in 1910, and existed as an independent technical university for 85 years, after which it was merged into the University of Trondheim as an independent...
he had finished his schooling.
He made his stage debut in 1877 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. He worked at Christiania Theater from 1878 to 1883, and edited the newspaper Norske Intelligensseddeler from 1883 to 1886. He served as theatre director of Den Nationale Scene for two periods, from 1895 to 1899, and from 1908 to 1909. From 1886-93, he was an actor and director at the Christiania Theater, then head of the Carl Johan-teatret in two years. Periodically, he played in Olaus Olsen's theatre company and visited with his wife at the Centralteatret
Centralteatret
Centralteatret is a theatre in Akersgata, Oslo, Norway.Centralteatret was established by the Alma Isabella Bosse Fahlstrøm and Johan Peter Broust Fahlstrøm in 1897. From 1902, Harald Otto was the theater manager and owner. His son, Reidar Otto, subsequently ran it, while his son, Harald Otto...
and Fahlstrøm Theater operated by Johan Peter Broust Fahlstrøm (1867-1938).
As an actor and director, he contributed greatly to shaping the modern Norwegian theater. Hansson was a promoter of naturalism on the stage. He created the acceptance of colloquially as the stage language and built a very realistic and lifelike appearance in his stage settings. Besides his journalistic activities, Olaf Hansson wrote two plays, Repræsentanten fra Kongsvinger and (along with Bjorn Bjornson) Moppy and Poppy. He wrote his autobiography Oplevelser og Humoresker in 1912.