Signe Giebelhausen
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Signe Giebelhausen (c. 1811-1879) was a Norwegian (originally Danish) stage actress. She was active at the
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and the
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in
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in 1833-73. She was married to the actor Christian Giebelhausen. Alongside Christian Jörgenseen, Peter Nielsen,
Augusta Schrumpf Augusta Schrumpf, née Smith (19 November 1813 – 7 January 1900) was a Norwegian people, Norwegian dramatic actress and operatic soprano. She was the prima donna of the national stage of Norway in the first half of the 19th century. She belonge ...
and Emilie da Fonseca, she belonged to the acting elite in Norway in the first half of the 19th-century, when the
Christiania Theatre Christiania Theatre, or ''Kristiania Theatre'', was Norway's finest stage for spoken drama from 4 October 1836 (opening date) to 1 September 1899. It was located at Bankplassen by the Akershus Fortress, in central Christiania. It was the fir ...
was the only standing stage in Norway, and dominated by actors of Danish origin. She is most known for her successful roles as elder aristocratic ladies in burgher comedies.


References

* Blanc, Tharald Høyerup:
Christiania theaters historie 1827-1877
', J.W. Cappelen Christiania {{DEFAULTSORT:Giebelhausen, Signe 1810s births 1879 deaths 19th-century Norwegian actresses Norwegian stage actresses