Abraham de Broen (1759-1804) was a Swedish actor, stage manager and
director. Abraham Isaaksson De Broen belonged to the elite of the
pioneer generation actors of the Royal Dramatic Theatre. He was also
the founder and first director of the Djurgårdsteatern. He was a very
popular character actor and mainly played elder male roles in so
called burgher plays, often tragedies. In 1781 he was employed at the
theater at Bollhuset and was later one of leading actors at Royal
Dramatic Theatre. In 1780, he was married to Maria Elisabet de Broen
(1756-1809) and was the father of Isaac de Broen (1783-1814) and
Debora Aurora de Broen (1790-1862). In 1801, De Broen was granted
permission to found the Djurgårdsteatern and serve as its director.
Abraham De Broen died on April 4, 1804 at Linköping in Östergötland
County. After his death, the theater was managed first by his widow
and then by their son actor Isaac de Broen. After Isaac de Broen died
in 1814, the theatre was taken over by his widow, Kristina Margareta
Cederberg (1786-1858) and after that by his brother-in-law, actor Karl
Wildner (1774-1844) who was married to Debora Aurora de Broen.
director. Abraham Isaaksson De Broen belonged to the elite of the
pioneer generation actors of the Royal Dramatic Theatre. He was also
the founder and first director of the Djurgårdsteatern. He was a very
popular character actor and mainly played elder male roles in so
called burgher plays, often tragedies. In 1781 he was employed at the
theater at Bollhuset and was later one of leading actors at Royal
Dramatic Theatre. In 1780, he was married to Maria Elisabet de Broen
(1756-1809) and was the father of Isaac de Broen (1783-1814) and
Debora Aurora de Broen (1790-1862). In 1801, De Broen was granted
permission to found the Djurgårdsteatern and serve as its director.
Abraham De Broen died on April 4, 1804 at Linköping in Östergötland
County. After his death, the theater was managed first by his widow
and then by their son actor Isaac de Broen. After Isaac de Broen died
in 1814, the theatre was taken over by his widow, Kristina Margareta
Cederberg (1786-1858) and after that by his brother-in-law, actor Karl
Wildner (1774-1844) who was married to Debora Aurora de Broen.
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