Nils Vilhelm Almlöf (1799â€"1875) was a Swedish stage actor. He was
one of the most famous Swedish actors of his time and referred to as
"The Swedish Talma".He was born to Nils Almlöf, a servant of the
royal household, and Maria Lovisa Herbelin. He interrupted his medical
studies to study singing under Carl Magnus Craelius of the Royal
Swedish Opera in 1818, where he made his breakthrough as Leicester in
Schiller's Mary Stuart opposite Charlotta Eriksson in 1821. He was a
star at the Royal Dramatic Theatre for sixty years, where he was a
notable male actor in tragedy. When he visited Paris in 1829, he was
called the "Swedish Talma" by Mademoiselle Mars. In 1834 he had a wage
of §1800, the highest paid by the theatre. He was teacher of
declamation at Dramatens elevskola 1834â€"40.Almlöf and his second
wife, Charlotte, as well as other actors, such as Elise Hwasser, were
good friends with King Charles XV of Sweden, and were often invited to
his balls during his reign as Crown Prince regent (1857â€"59).He was
first (1823) married to his colleague Catharina Cederberg
(1794â€"1838), the sister of Christina Margareta Cederberg, who was
engaged as a singer at the Royal Swedish Opera and who was most
remembered as Papagena. In 1839 he married actor Charlotta Ficker,
also a successful actress at the Royal Dramatic Theatre. His son with
his first wife, Knut Almlöf, was also an actor.
one of the most famous Swedish actors of his time and referred to as
"The Swedish Talma".He was born to Nils Almlöf, a servant of the
royal household, and Maria Lovisa Herbelin. He interrupted his medical
studies to study singing under Carl Magnus Craelius of the Royal
Swedish Opera in 1818, where he made his breakthrough as Leicester in
Schiller's Mary Stuart opposite Charlotta Eriksson in 1821. He was a
star at the Royal Dramatic Theatre for sixty years, where he was a
notable male actor in tragedy. When he visited Paris in 1829, he was
called the "Swedish Talma" by Mademoiselle Mars. In 1834 he had a wage
of §1800, the highest paid by the theatre. He was teacher of
declamation at Dramatens elevskola 1834â€"40.Almlöf and his second
wife, Charlotte, as well as other actors, such as Elise Hwasser, were
good friends with King Charles XV of Sweden, and were often invited to
his balls during his reign as Crown Prince regent (1857â€"59).He was
first (1823) married to his colleague Catharina Cederberg
(1794â€"1838), the sister of Christina Margareta Cederberg, who was
engaged as a singer at the Royal Swedish Opera and who was most
remembered as Papagena. In 1839 he married actor Charlotta Ficker,
also a successful actress at the Royal Dramatic Theatre. His son with
his first wife, Knut Almlöf, was also an actor.
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