Per Erik Sevelin (15 March 1791 - 26 August 1851), was a Swedish actor
and ballet dancer. He was born in Stockholm, the son of the governor
of an estate, Per Erik Sevelin, and Anna Katarina Nordström, and
married the opera singer Anna Sofia Sevelin in 1813.Per Erik Sevelin
was trained as a ballet dancer in the Royal Swedish Ballet at the
Royal Swedish Opera, where he was active as a dancer from 1801 to
1806. After this, he had a successful career as an actor. He was
engaged at the Djurgårdsteatern in 1806-1811, the Royal Dramatic
Theatre in 1811-1838, the Mindre teatern in 1838-1844, and again at
the Royal Dramatic Theatre in 1844-1847. Sevelin belonged to the star
attractions of the Royal Theatre during the 1820s- and 30s. He was
popular particularly for his ability to perform caricature within
comedy. He resigned from the royal theatre in 1838 because he regarded
his wife to have been badly treated by the theater management, who
first destroyed her voice by exhaustion, then stopped giving her
parts, and lowering her salary because she was not active: in 1837,
she resigned because of this, and not long after, Per Erik Sevelin
made a scandal at the stage in mid performance by resigning and
declaring that he would never return. In 1844, however, his popularity
with the audience made the royal theatre engage him again.
and ballet dancer. He was born in Stockholm, the son of the governor
of an estate, Per Erik Sevelin, and Anna Katarina Nordström, and
married the opera singer Anna Sofia Sevelin in 1813.Per Erik Sevelin
was trained as a ballet dancer in the Royal Swedish Ballet at the
Royal Swedish Opera, where he was active as a dancer from 1801 to
1806. After this, he had a successful career as an actor. He was
engaged at the Djurgårdsteatern in 1806-1811, the Royal Dramatic
Theatre in 1811-1838, the Mindre teatern in 1838-1844, and again at
the Royal Dramatic Theatre in 1844-1847. Sevelin belonged to the star
attractions of the Royal Theatre during the 1820s- and 30s. He was
popular particularly for his ability to perform caricature within
comedy. He resigned from the royal theatre in 1838 because he regarded
his wife to have been badly treated by the theater management, who
first destroyed her voice by exhaustion, then stopped giving her
parts, and lowering her salary because she was not active: in 1837,
she resigned because of this, and not long after, Per Erik Sevelin
made a scandal at the stage in mid performance by resigning and
declaring that he would never return. In 1844, however, his popularity
with the audience made the royal theatre engage him again.
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