Peter Lindahl
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Peter Lindahl was a Swedish stage actor and theatre director. He belonged to the most known of the pioneer generation of actors at the first Swedish theatre.
Lindahl's father was a secretary, as well as hemself before he became an actor. In 1737, he participated in the first Swedish original play to be performed at the first Swedish theatre in Bollhuset
in Stockholm
, "Den Svenska Sprätthöken" by Carl Gyllenborg
, in the part of Måns. As such, he was also the first Swedish actor known by name to have performed a par tin a different gender, as the male Måns reveals in the play that he is actually as woman, Brita, dressed as a man. In 1740-54, he was one of the three directors in the board of directors at the theatre with Charles Langlois
and Johan Palmberg. He was regarded as a comedian star and the theatre's main Harlequin
- interpretator and acted in plays by Molière
, Voltaire
and Corneille
. In 1754, the Swedish theatre was evicted from the localites of bollhuset b and replaced with the French Du Londel Troupe
. Lindahl formed his own travelling theatre, the likely first Swedish language travelling troupe, in companionship with Johan Bergholtz.
He married his colleague Margareta Maria Fabritz in 1742. His theatre troupe was taken over by his son-in-law
Carl Seuerling in 1768, and later by his daughter, Margareta Seuerling
. He and his spouse continued to play in their son-in-laws theatre until the 1780s.
Lindahl's father was a secretary, as well as hemself before he became an actor. In 1737, he participated in the first Swedish original play to be performed at the first Swedish theatre in Bollhuset
Bollhuset
Bollhuset, also called ', ', and ' at various times, was the name of the first theater in Stockholm, Sweden; it was the first Swedish theater and the first real theater building in the whole of Scandinavia. The name "" means "The Ball House", and it was built in 1627 for ball sports and used in...
in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
, "Den Svenska Sprätthöken" by Carl Gyllenborg
Carl Gyllenborg
Count Carl Gyllenborg was a Swedish statesman and author.-Biography:After serving in the Polish War, he was sent to London as secretary of legation. In 1715, he was made minister plenipotentiary, and two years later was imprisoned for five months because of his participation in the plot to...
, in the part of Måns. As such, he was also the first Swedish actor known by name to have performed a par tin a different gender, as the male Måns reveals in the play that he is actually as woman, Brita, dressed as a man. In 1740-54, he was one of the three directors in the board of directors at the theatre with Charles Langlois
Charles Langlois (actor)
Charles Langlois was a French actor who spent a large part of his career in Sweden, where he was to play an important part in Swedish theatre history as the originator of the first national theatre in Sweden, and its first director...
and Johan Palmberg. He was regarded as a comedian star and the theatre's main Harlequin
Harlequin
Harlequin or Arlecchino in Italian, Arlequin in French, and Arlequín in Spanish is the most popularly known of the zanni or comic servant characters from the Italian Commedia dell'arte and its descendant, the Harlequinade.-Origins:...
- interpretator and acted in plays by Molière
Molière
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature...
, Voltaire
Voltaire
François-Marie Arouet , better known by the pen name Voltaire , was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion, free trade and separation of church and state...
and Corneille
Pierre Corneille
Pierre Corneille was a French tragedian who was one of the three great seventeenth-century French dramatists, along with Molière and Racine...
. In 1754, the Swedish theatre was evicted from the localites of bollhuset b and replaced with the French Du Londel Troupe
Du Londel Troupe
The Du Londel Troupe was a French 18th-century theatre troupe. From 1753 to 1771, it was active as the French Theatre of Sweden, where it played a great part in that country's theatre history....
. Lindahl formed his own travelling theatre, the likely first Swedish language travelling troupe, in companionship with Johan Bergholtz.
He married his colleague Margareta Maria Fabritz in 1742. His theatre troupe was taken over by his son-in-law
Son-in-Law
Son-in-Law was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and an influential sire, especially for sport horses.The National Horseracing Museum says that Son-in-Law is "probably the best and most distinguished stayer this country has ever known." Described as "one of the principal influences for stamina in...
Carl Seuerling in 1768, and later by his daughter, Margareta Seuerling
Margareta Seuerling
Margareta Seuerling, née Lindahl, , was a Swedish actress and Theatre director in a travelling theatre company, perhaps the most known travelling actress of her time in Scandinavia, active in both Sweden and Finland...
. He and his spouse continued to play in their son-in-laws theatre until the 1780s.