
Victor Bernau (14 January 1890 – 13 May 1939) was a Norwegian singer, actor and
theatre director
A theatre director or stage director is a professional in the theatre field who oversees and orchestrates the mounting of a theatre production such as a play, opera, dance, drama, musical theatre performance, etc. by unifying various endeavors a ...
. He was artistical director at
Chat Noir
(French language, French for 'black cat') is a cabaret and revue theatre in Oslo, Norway. It was established in 1912 by Bokken Lasson. The current director is Tom Sterri.
Establishment
Chat Noir was established as a cabaret in 1912 by singer B ...
,
Scala Teater and
Det Nye Teater
Det Nye Teater was a theatre that opened in Oslo, Norway, in 1929, and operated independently until 1959, when it merged with Folketeatret to form Oslo Nye Teater. Its original purpose was to support contemporary Norwegian drama.
History
The ...
. He is often regarded as the founder of Norwegian
revue
A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatre, theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance, and sketch comedy, sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural pre ...
.
References
1890 births
1939 deaths
Male actors from Oslo
Norwegian theatre directors
Norwegian male stage actors
20th-century Norwegian male singers
20th-century Norwegian singers
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