Magda von Dolcke (28 February 1838 in Ã…benrÃ¥, Denmark â€" 1926) was
a Danish stage actress and the director of a travelling theatre
company, active in Sweden. She is known for her relationship with King
Oscar II of Sweden.She debuted in Denmark under the name Rosalinde
Thomsen. In 1860, she had a well known relationship with Bjørnstjerne
Bjørnson. In 1873â€"1874, she was a guest actor at the Royal Dramatic
Theatre in Stockholm. At this point, she had a relationship with the
king, during which the queen, Sofia of Nassau, left for Germany,
officially for her health. After 1874, she was active at Mindre
teatern and from 1876 at Djurgårdsteatern and Folkteatern. August
Strindberg admired her natural way of acting while Fritz von Dardel
called her a beautiful but talentless adventurer who was given a place
at the royal theatre because of her affair with the monarch. From
1874, she toured the country with her own theatre company, where among
others Albert Ranft had his debut. She retired from the stage after
her marriage to a factory owner Bosse in Copenhagen.
a Danish stage actress and the director of a travelling theatre
company, active in Sweden. She is known for her relationship with King
Oscar II of Sweden.She debuted in Denmark under the name Rosalinde
Thomsen. In 1860, she had a well known relationship with Bjørnstjerne
Bjørnson. In 1873â€"1874, she was a guest actor at the Royal Dramatic
Theatre in Stockholm. At this point, she had a relationship with the
king, during which the queen, Sofia of Nassau, left for Germany,
officially for her health. After 1874, she was active at Mindre
teatern and from 1876 at Djurgårdsteatern and Folkteatern. August
Strindberg admired her natural way of acting while Fritz von Dardel
called her a beautiful but talentless adventurer who was given a place
at the royal theatre because of her affair with the monarch. From
1874, she toured the country with her own theatre company, where among
others Albert Ranft had his debut. She retired from the stage after
her marriage to a factory owner Bosse in Copenhagen.
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