Viggo Lindstrøm (12 January 1858 â€" 17 June 1926) was a Danish actor
and theatre director, founder of Det Ny Teater in Copenhagen. He was
married to the actress Vera Lindstrøm.Lindstrøm was born on 12
January 1858 in Copenhagen, the son of a Swedish tailor, and first
apprenticed as a wine merchant before turning to acting. He had his
debut on 3 December 1880 in Stavanger and was then affiliated to
Dagmarteatret for many years from its opening, before he moved on to
Folketeatret where he was expected to succeed J. F. S. Dorph-Petersen
as theatre director. However, a fashionable controversy with
Dorph-Petersen regarding his wife's notice from the theatre prompted
him to resign.He was then hired by a development company, Bona, to
head the establishment of Det Ny Teater. On its opening in 1908, it
was the second largest and most advanced theatre in Denmark but he
left after three years due to an insignificant debt.That same year he
had his debut on film and after that appeared sporadically in films
from various companies. In the first half of 1920 he worked for
Nordisk Film and had minor roles in two Carl Theodor Dreyer films,
Leaves from Satan's Book (produced 1919, released 1921) and Master of
the House (1925).
and theatre director, founder of Det Ny Teater in Copenhagen. He was
married to the actress Vera Lindstrøm.Lindstrøm was born on 12
January 1858 in Copenhagen, the son of a Swedish tailor, and first
apprenticed as a wine merchant before turning to acting. He had his
debut on 3 December 1880 in Stavanger and was then affiliated to
Dagmarteatret for many years from its opening, before he moved on to
Folketeatret where he was expected to succeed J. F. S. Dorph-Petersen
as theatre director. However, a fashionable controversy with
Dorph-Petersen regarding his wife's notice from the theatre prompted
him to resign.He was then hired by a development company, Bona, to
head the establishment of Det Ny Teater. On its opening in 1908, it
was the second largest and most advanced theatre in Denmark but he
left after three years due to an insignificant debt.That same year he
had his debut on film and after that appeared sporadically in films
from various companies. In the first half of 1920 he worked for
Nordisk Film and had minor roles in two Carl Theodor Dreyer films,
Leaves from Satan's Book (produced 1919, released 1921) and Master of
the House (1925).
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