Ebba Morman
"Ebba" Jeanette Morman (1769 – 9 October 1802) was a Swedish stage actress. She was active at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in 1791-1802 and was popular actress, known for her demonic character portraits.
Life[edit]
Ebba Morman married cleric Johan Peter Brolin in 1788, but was divorced by 1792, when she signed a contract with the name Ebba Jeanette de Morman. She had a relationship with the actor Carl Schylander from 1792 to her death from tuberculosis in 1802. They married shortly before her death.
Career[edit]
Morman debuted at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in 1791. She performed at the Royal Swedish Opera before she was contracted at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in 1792. She was a valued member of the Royal Dramatic Theatre and had the position to refuse to be a replacement for any actors than the two female stars, Fredrique Löwen and Marie Louise Marcadet. She also performed as a guest actor at the Stenborg Theatre.
She was a tragedienne, but she is foremost remembered as a star within "diabolical" female parts. She played witches, murderers and other "demonical" roles, and reached such fame within her interpretations of negative characters that "the audience loved and hated her" [1] She was described as: ”Tall and thin, with a long face, sharp chin and black eyes, emanating a gloomy fire. The pale skin was as if pasted on her cheeks. Her appearance answered completely to her genre, which was the diabolical one[2] Her ability was said to be: "Terrific within coquettish, heinous woman roles, poison makers, tyrants etc."[3]
References[edit]
- Johan Flodmark: Stenborgska skådebanorna: bidrag till Stockholms teaterhistoria, Norstedt, Stockholm, 1893 (in Swedish)
- Nordensvan, Georg, Svensk teater och svenska skådespelare från Gustav III till våra dagar. Förra delen, 1772-1842, Bonnier, Stockholm, 1917 ['Swedish theatre and Swedish actors from Gustav III to our days. First book 1772–1842'] (Swedish)
- Klas Åke Heed, Ny svensk teaterhistoria. Teater före 1800, Gidlunds förlag (2007)
- ^ Georg Nordensvan: Svensk teater och svenska skådespelare från Gustav III till våra dagar. Första bandet 1772-1842 (Swedish theatre and Swedish actors from the days of Gustav III to our days. First book 1772-1842) (in Swedish)
- ^ ”Johan Flodmark: Stenborgska skådebanorna (The Stenborg Stages) (in Swedish)
- ^ Georg Nordensvan: Svensk teater och svenska skådespelare från Gustav III till våra dagar. Första bandet 1772-1842 (Swedish theatre and Swedish actors from the days of Gustav III to our days. First book 1772-1842) (in Swedish)
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