Ariana Nozeman (alt: A(d)riana Noseman/Nooseman): born Ariana van den
Bergh (1626/1628 in Middelburg â€" December 7, 1661 in Amsterdam), was
the first actress in The Netherlands. She made her debut on stage in
1655 at the Amsterdam Schouwburg (Amsterdam Theater) in a play by Jan
Jacobsz. Schipper which accidentally bore her name
‘Onvergelijkelijke Ariana’ (‘Incomparable Ariana’).The
daughter of actor and playwright Adriaan van den Bergh, Ariana was
born in Middelburg probably between 1626 and 1628. Her father had a
travelling theatre company and translated and adapted several English
dramas for the Dutch stage. Among them Thomas Kyd's “the Spanish
Tragedy†-renamed Don Jeronimo (1621) in Dutch. Ariana could possibly
not write.She may have learnt the craft at a very early age. It was
quite common for women and children in travelling theatre companies to
appear on stage as these groups often consisted of actors’ families.
Later on, she possibly joined the troupe of Jan Baptist van
Fornenbergh. This company took the tradition of Dutch theatre to
distant corners of Europe touring the north of Germany and
Scandinavia, performing at fairs as well as royal courts such as the
one of Swedish Queen Christina (1653). While in Hamburg, the actress
married her colleague, the actor Gillis Nozeman in the Reformed Church
of nearby Altona, a free haven for dissenters and marginalized. Ariana
and Gillis became known as the first actors’couple in Dutch theatre
history.On June 30, 1655, the name of Ariana Nozeman was recorded for
the first time in the Amsterdam theatre archives. The actress was paid
76,50 Dutch florins for 17 performances, which was higher than most of
her male counterparts.[citation needed]. Ariana was even paid more
than her husband because she brought her own opulent costumes to the
scene. Unlike Italy and France where women had already made their
appearances on the public stage, women’s parts in the Dutch Republic
were still generally being played by men in the first half of the 17th
century. The resignation of six actors at the Amsterdam Schouwburg
(Theatre) may have led to Ariana Nozeman’s debut.[citation needed]
Bergh (1626/1628 in Middelburg â€" December 7, 1661 in Amsterdam), was
the first actress in The Netherlands. She made her debut on stage in
1655 at the Amsterdam Schouwburg (Amsterdam Theater) in a play by Jan
Jacobsz. Schipper which accidentally bore her name
‘Onvergelijkelijke Ariana’ (‘Incomparable Ariana’).The
daughter of actor and playwright Adriaan van den Bergh, Ariana was
born in Middelburg probably between 1626 and 1628. Her father had a
travelling theatre company and translated and adapted several English
dramas for the Dutch stage. Among them Thomas Kyd's “the Spanish
Tragedy†-renamed Don Jeronimo (1621) in Dutch. Ariana could possibly
not write.She may have learnt the craft at a very early age. It was
quite common for women and children in travelling theatre companies to
appear on stage as these groups often consisted of actors’ families.
Later on, she possibly joined the troupe of Jan Baptist van
Fornenbergh. This company took the tradition of Dutch theatre to
distant corners of Europe touring the north of Germany and
Scandinavia, performing at fairs as well as royal courts such as the
one of Swedish Queen Christina (1653). While in Hamburg, the actress
married her colleague, the actor Gillis Nozeman in the Reformed Church
of nearby Altona, a free haven for dissenters and marginalized. Ariana
and Gillis became known as the first actors’couple in Dutch theatre
history.On June 30, 1655, the name of Ariana Nozeman was recorded for
the first time in the Amsterdam theatre archives. The actress was paid
76,50 Dutch florins for 17 performances, which was higher than most of
her male counterparts.[citation needed]. Ariana was even paid more
than her husband because she brought her own opulent costumes to the
scene. Unlike Italy and France where women had already made their
appearances on the public stage, women’s parts in the Dutch Republic
were still generally being played by men in the first half of the 17th
century. The resignation of six actors at the Amsterdam Schouwburg
(Theatre) may have led to Ariana Nozeman’s debut.[citation needed]
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