Adeline Werligh (23 December 1813- 11 September 1907) was a
Danish-Norwegian stage actor and theatre manager.Louise Adeline
Werligh Falck was the daughter of Christian Gottfried Falck and
Cathrine Marie Ostenfeld. She was born in Tranekær, Denmark. She was
first married to Fredrich Christian August Werligh (1795â€"1841) and
toured with his theatre company in Denmark, Norway and Sweden from
1830. When she became a widow in 1841, she took over the company. She
married a second time in 1844 to Herman Didrik Hagerup (1816-1900) son
of Norwegian official Edvard Hagerup (1781â€"1853). They were the
parents of Nina Hagerup (1845â€"1935), wife of the composer Edvard
Grieg.She was the first woman to become theatre manager in Denmark.
She was a successful manager of the Werligh company, which played an
important role in both Denmark and Norway during the 1830s and 1840s.
As an actor, she was also given very good reviews. She retired after
he remarriage in 1844. From 1850 to 1851, she was a drama instructor
at Det norske Theater in Bergen.
Danish-Norwegian stage actor and theatre manager.Louise Adeline
Werligh Falck was the daughter of Christian Gottfried Falck and
Cathrine Marie Ostenfeld. She was born in Tranekær, Denmark. She was
first married to Fredrich Christian August Werligh (1795â€"1841) and
toured with his theatre company in Denmark, Norway and Sweden from
1830. When she became a widow in 1841, she took over the company. She
married a second time in 1844 to Herman Didrik Hagerup (1816-1900) son
of Norwegian official Edvard Hagerup (1781â€"1853). They were the
parents of Nina Hagerup (1845â€"1935), wife of the composer Edvard
Grieg.She was the first woman to become theatre manager in Denmark.
She was a successful manager of the Werligh company, which played an
important role in both Denmark and Norway during the 1830s and 1840s.
As an actor, she was also given very good reviews. She retired after
he remarriage in 1844. From 1850 to 1851, she was a drama instructor
at Det norske Theater in Bergen.
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