Marie Madeleine de Montaigu (née Le Croix) (1692â€"1736) was a Danish
actor. She was employed first as a court-actor, and later became one
of the first female actors to perform on a Public theatre in
Denmark.Marie le Croix was born in Denmark as the child of parents of
French origin. In 1715, she married Rene Magnon de Montaigu
(1661â€"1737), the director of La troupe du Roi de Danemark, the
French troupe that performed for the royal court, and the year after,
she became a member of the trope and employed as court-actor.In 1721,
the French troupe, which had performed for the royal court in
Copenhagen since 1682, fired by the king, who wished to hire an
Italian Opera-trope instead. The French actors, who in many cases had
lived there for generations, did not all wish to leave Denmark. Rene
Magnon and another French immigrant, Etienne Capion, then asked
permission to open a Public theatre. They were given royal permission
and in 1722, the first Public theatre was opened in Copenhagen on
Lille Grönnegade, the first theatre open to the public in the Danish
language.Capion was the director, Magnon was responsible for the
actors, and Marie Madeleine became the first actress to have performed
for the Danish Public on an official theatre. The female actors were
few; among them were also Helene le Coffre, Maren Magdalene Lerche and
Marie Madeleines own dotter Frederikke Sophie.
actor. She was employed first as a court-actor, and later became one
of the first female actors to perform on a Public theatre in
Denmark.Marie le Croix was born in Denmark as the child of parents of
French origin. In 1715, she married Rene Magnon de Montaigu
(1661â€"1737), the director of La troupe du Roi de Danemark, the
French troupe that performed for the royal court, and the year after,
she became a member of the trope and employed as court-actor.In 1721,
the French troupe, which had performed for the royal court in
Copenhagen since 1682, fired by the king, who wished to hire an
Italian Opera-trope instead. The French actors, who in many cases had
lived there for generations, did not all wish to leave Denmark. Rene
Magnon and another French immigrant, Etienne Capion, then asked
permission to open a Public theatre. They were given royal permission
and in 1722, the first Public theatre was opened in Copenhagen on
Lille Grönnegade, the first theatre open to the public in the Danish
language.Capion was the director, Magnon was responsible for the
actors, and Marie Madeleine became the first actress to have performed
for the Danish Public on an official theatre. The female actors were
few; among them were also Helene le Coffre, Maren Magdalene Lerche and
Marie Madeleines own dotter Frederikke Sophie.
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