Caroline Lisette (Maria Elisabet) Stenberg (23 October 1770 in
Stockholm or Gothenburg â€" 18 June 1847 in Vänersborg) was a Swedish
stage actress, singer and pianist. She was a popular stage celebrity
artist in Gustavian era Stockholm, and a star of the Stenborg Theatre.
She was not only an actor but also a singer and a musician, and played
piano forte between the acts.Lisette Stenberg was born under the name
Maria Elisabet Stenberg as the daughter of a custom inspector in
Gothenburg, the narrative of her background was that she had initially
ran away from home with a lover, and when she was abandoned by him and
her family would not accept her back, she took employment as the
theater out of necessity: "Abandoned by her family, betrayed by her
lover, the theatre became her only refuge, and in her despair she
vowed to become the most extravagant actress that ever existed.
Unfortunately, she kept her promise all to well."Maria Elisabet
Stenberg adopted the name of Lisette Stenberg, and was engaged at the
Stenborg Theatre in Stockholm. The Stenborg Theatre, which was
categorized as a boulevard theater by foreigners, was a not considered
fashionable by the aristocracy, but was the most popular Stockholm
theater among the public: it was said that while the nobility
preferred the French Theater of Gustav III and the wealthy burghers
the Royal Dramatic Theatre, the wider public frequented the Stenborg
Theatre, which was very successful.
Stockholm or Gothenburg â€" 18 June 1847 in Vänersborg) was a Swedish
stage actress, singer and pianist. She was a popular stage celebrity
artist in Gustavian era Stockholm, and a star of the Stenborg Theatre.
She was not only an actor but also a singer and a musician, and played
piano forte between the acts.Lisette Stenberg was born under the name
Maria Elisabet Stenberg as the daughter of a custom inspector in
Gothenburg, the narrative of her background was that she had initially
ran away from home with a lover, and when she was abandoned by him and
her family would not accept her back, she took employment as the
theater out of necessity: "Abandoned by her family, betrayed by her
lover, the theatre became her only refuge, and in her despair she
vowed to become the most extravagant actress that ever existed.
Unfortunately, she kept her promise all to well."Maria Elisabet
Stenberg adopted the name of Lisette Stenberg, and was engaged at the
Stenborg Theatre in Stockholm. The Stenborg Theatre, which was
categorized as a boulevard theater by foreigners, was a not considered
fashionable by the aristocracy, but was the most popular Stockholm
theater among the public: it was said that while the nobility
preferred the French Theater of Gustav III and the wealthy burghers
the Royal Dramatic Theatre, the wider public frequented the Stenborg
Theatre, which was very successful.
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