Ida Pellet (1838 - 10 July 1863) was a German classical actress,
originally from the Austrian lands, who died young.Ida Pellet was
probably born in Graz. Reference is also made to sources giving her
place of birth as Lemberg or Linz, and it was to Linz where her
father, Joseph Pellet, having retired from a successful career as a
theatre director in a succession of cities, had retired in order to
focus on preparing his daughter for her own stage career. Thanks to
her father she was able to make her theatre debut at Nuremberg in
1853, while still a child. She appeared at Linz in 1954, and there
were also early appearances at the Carltheater in Vienna.She spent the
next four years at the Stettin Theatre where she worked under the
artistic direction of Edgar Hein, especially in respect of
conversation pieces, and quickly became a favourite with audiences. In
the first part of 1858 she signed up with the Court Theatre in
Wiesbaden where for the next three years she concentrated on tragic
roles. In November 1859 Lina Fuhr retired from the Berlin Hofbühne
Theatre and married an Eye Doctor. In Summer 1860 Ida Pellet made her
first appearance at the Hofbühne, at this stage as a guest performer
and a competitor for the vacancy left by Miss Fuhr who had been the
theatre company's leading tragic heroine. Pellet's successes in "The
Maid of Orleans" and other popular classics of the time secured for
her a place in the company with effect from September 1861. Other
noteworthy performances were as Maria Stuart, Leonore, Gretchen, Jane
Eyre, Lorle and Anne Liese, along with Chriemhilde in Hebbel's
Nibelungen and Marfa in Heigel's eponymous drama-tragedy.In Summer
1826 Pellet travelled to Prague for a series of guest performances. In
the middle to June she moved on to Leipzig where on 20 June she opened
in "The Widow of Lowood" (a drama based on Jane Eyre). She appeared in
the same piece each night till 26 June. On 28 June she was due to open
in "The Maid of Orleans" and took part in the morning rehearsal. Her
appearance that evening was cancelled on account of her sickness,
however, and she would never return from her sickbed. Twelve days
later, despite attentive nursing in the Hotel Bavière, she died.
originally from the Austrian lands, who died young.Ida Pellet was
probably born in Graz. Reference is also made to sources giving her
place of birth as Lemberg or Linz, and it was to Linz where her
father, Joseph Pellet, having retired from a successful career as a
theatre director in a succession of cities, had retired in order to
focus on preparing his daughter for her own stage career. Thanks to
her father she was able to make her theatre debut at Nuremberg in
1853, while still a child. She appeared at Linz in 1954, and there
were also early appearances at the Carltheater in Vienna.She spent the
next four years at the Stettin Theatre where she worked under the
artistic direction of Edgar Hein, especially in respect of
conversation pieces, and quickly became a favourite with audiences. In
the first part of 1858 she signed up with the Court Theatre in
Wiesbaden where for the next three years she concentrated on tragic
roles. In November 1859 Lina Fuhr retired from the Berlin Hofbühne
Theatre and married an Eye Doctor. In Summer 1860 Ida Pellet made her
first appearance at the Hofbühne, at this stage as a guest performer
and a competitor for the vacancy left by Miss Fuhr who had been the
theatre company's leading tragic heroine. Pellet's successes in "The
Maid of Orleans" and other popular classics of the time secured for
her a place in the company with effect from September 1861. Other
noteworthy performances were as Maria Stuart, Leonore, Gretchen, Jane
Eyre, Lorle and Anne Liese, along with Chriemhilde in Hebbel's
Nibelungen and Marfa in Heigel's eponymous drama-tragedy.In Summer
1826 Pellet travelled to Prague for a series of guest performances. In
the middle to June she moved on to Leipzig where on 20 June she opened
in "The Widow of Lowood" (a drama based on Jane Eyre). She appeared in
the same piece each night till 26 June. On 28 June she was due to open
in "The Maid of Orleans" and took part in the morning rehearsal. Her
appearance that evening was cancelled on account of her sickness,
however, and she would never return from her sickbed. Twelve days
later, despite attentive nursing in the Hotel Bavière, she died.
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