The League of Youth
The League of Youth (1869) was a theatre production by Christiania Theatre, the world premiere of the play by Henrik Ibsen. The production was revived 23 times over the next 30 years. The League of Youth became the most performed play in the repertoire of Christiania Theatre.
Michael Brun directed it. The last performance of his version was performed June 13 1899. At the time, the production had been performed 122 times in all.
At the time of the premiere, the role of Stensgård was played by Arnoldus Reimers. He interpreted the role up to 1895. Ludvig Bergh took it over in 1896.
Information
(Objekt ID 44062)| Object type | Production |
| Premiere | October 18, 1869 |
| Produced by | Christiania Theatre |
| Based on | The League of Youth by Henrik Ibsen |
| Audience | Adults |
| Number of events | 122 |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Theatre, Drama |
| Running period | 1869 — June 13, 1899 |
| Website | NASJONALBIBLIOTEKET |
PERIODS OF PERFORMANCES:
18.10.1869 - 30.4.1870 (15 performances)
27.9.1871 - 24.3.1872 (8 performances)
14.2. - 14.5.1874 (4 performances)
10.9.1874 - 28.6.1875 (6 performances)
2.9.1875 - 30.6.1876 (5 performances)
20.9. - 8.10.1876 (3 performances)
15. og 24.10.1877 (2 performances)
20. - 28.5.1879 (4 performances)
18.8.1879 - 30.4.1880 (11 performances)
18.10.1880 - 4.3.1881 (3 performances)
16.12.1881 - 16.6.1882 (6 performances)
5.10.1882 - 16.3.1883 (3 performances)
15. og 20.8.1883 (2 performances)
9.9.1884 - 4.6.1886 (5 performances)
12.10.1886 - 9.6.1887 (4 performances)
5.9.1887 (1 performance)
13.9. - 4.10.1888 (3 performances)
26.8.1889 - 12.4.1890 (10 performances)
1.12.1890 - 2.6.1891 (3 performances)
3. og 14.9.1891 (2 performances)
6.1. - 16.3.1895 (9 performances)
16.12.1896 - 18.1.1897 (7 performances)
2.12.1898 - 13.6.1899 (6 performances)
At the website of The National Library of Norway, there are reviews of the production.For an overview, clich here.
SOURCE:
The National Library of Norway, ibsen.nb.no, 05.11.2014, http://ibsen.nb.no/id/1864.0
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Henrik Ibsen | – Playwright |
| Michael W. Brun | – Direction |
| Christian Abelsted (from 1869 to January 1, 1886) | – Actor (Bastian Monsen (1869-1885 + 1886)) |
| Jacob Hveding Asmundsen (from 1871 to January 1, 1875) | – Actor (Kammerherre Brattsberg (1875) / Doktor Fjeldbo (1871-1873)) |
| Rosa Asmundsen (from 1875 to January 1, 1875) | – Actor (Selma) |
| Jean Berg (from 1881 to 1899) | – Actor (Proprietær Monsen (1896-1899) / Kandidat Helle (1881-1895)) |
| Ludvig Bergh (from December 16, 1896 to 1899) | – Actor (Sakfører Stensgård ) |
| Karoline Bjørnson (from January 6, 1895 to 1895) | – Actor (Thora ) |
| Hans Brun (from 1874 to 1899) | – Actor (Kammerherre Brattsberg (1874, 1880-1899) / Erik Brattsberg (1871-1873) / Kandidat Helle (1869-1870)) |
| Johannes Brun (from 1869 to January 1, 1888) | – Actor (Daniel Hejre ) |
| Ole Bucher (from 1869 to 1895) | – Actor (Proprietær Monsen) |
| Gyda Christensen (from 1882 to 1899) | – Actor (Ragna (1882-1885), Thora (1896-1897), Selma (1898-1899)) |
| Johanne Dybwad (from January 6, 1895 to 1897) | – Actor (Selma ) |
| Amalie Døvle (from 1869 to January 1, 1878) | – Actor (Thora (1874-1878) / En tjenestepike hos kammerherren (1869-1873)) |
| Sigurd Eldegard (from January 6, 1895 to 1897) | – Actor (Erik Brattsberg ) |
| Johan Fahlstrøm (from 1890 to 1894) | – Actor (Erik Brattsberg ) |
| Alma Fahlstrøm (from 1886 to January 1, 1889) | – Actor (Madam Rundholmen (1887, 1889) /En tjenestepike hos kammerherren (1879-1886)) |
| Fredrik Garmann (from 1889 to 1899) | – Actor (Daniel Hejre) |
| Sigvard Emil Gundersen (from 1869 to January 1, 1876) | – Actor (Kammerherre Brattsberg (1876) / Doktor Fjeldbo (1869-1870, 1874-1875)) |
| Laura Gundersen (from 1869 to January 1, 1881) | – Actor (Selma (1869-1870, 1874, 1881)) |
| Hjalmar Hammer (from 1876 to January 1, 1887) | – Actor (Doktor Fjeldbo (1876-1878) / Bastian Monsen (1886 + 1887) / Kandidat Helle (1874-1875)) |
| Olaf Mørch Hansson (from 1879 to 1894) | – Actor (Bastian Monsen (1887-1894) / Kandidat Helle (1879-1880)) |
| Agnethe Schibsted Hansson (from 1891 to 1894) | – Actor (Ragna) |
| Thora Hansson (from 1884 to 1894) | – Actor (Selma ) |
| Hans Hedemark (from December 16, 1896 to 1899) | – Actor (Kandidat Helle) |
| Andreas Isachsen (from 1869 to 1894) | – Actor (Boktrykker Aslaksen (1869-1873, 1875-1894)) |
| Mathias Juell (from 1870 to January 1, 1873) | – Actor (Gårdbruker Anders Lundestad (1870, 1871-1873)) |
| Johanne Juell (from 1871 to January 1, 1881) | – Actor (Selma (1871-1873, 1875, 1876, 1881)) |
| Henrik Klausen (from 1874 to 1899) | – Actor (Gårdbruker Anders Lundestad (1875-1899) / Boktrykker Aslaksen (1874)) |
| Georg Herman Krohn (from 1869 to January 1, 1870) | – Actor (Gårdbruker Anders Lundestad) |
| Johan Løvaas (from January 6, 1895 to 1899) | – Actor (Bastian Monsen ) |
| Lina V. Malthe (from 1871 to January 1, 1873) | – Actor (Thora) |
| Ludvig Müller (from December 2, 1898 to 1899) | – Actor (Erik Brattsberg) |
| Peter Nielsen (from 1869 to January 1, 1875) | – Actor (Verksforvalter Ringdal ) |
| Theodor Rasmussen (from 1876 to 1899) | – Actor (Verksforvalter Ringdal ) |
| Arnoldus Reimers (from 1869 to 1895) | – Actor (Sakfører Stensgård ) |
| Berent Schanche (from 1879 to 1899) | – Actor (Doktor Fjeldbo (1879.1899)) |
| Otto Schibsted (from 1874 to January 1, 1874) | – Actor (Gårdbruker Anders Lundestad ) |
| Leonora Selmer (from 1877 to 1894) | – Actor (Thora (1879, 1882-1894) / Ragna (1877-1878)) |
| Ågot Gjems Selmer (from 1877 to January 1, 1883) | – Actor (Thora (1880-1881) / Selma (1882-1883) / En tjenestepike hos kammerherren (1877-1878)) |
| Jens Selmer (from 1869 to 1899) | – Actor (Erik Brattsberg (1869-1870, 1874-1889) / Boktrykker Aslaksen (1895-1899)) |
| Soelberg (from 1869 to January 1, 1870) | – Actor (Thora ) |
| Clara Ursin (from 1875 to January 1, 1875) | – Actor (Madam Rundholmen ) |
| Johanne Eleonore Vogt (from January 6, 1895 to 1895) | – Actor (Ragna ) |
| Johanne Voss (from December 2, 1898 to 1899) | – Actor (Thora ) |
| Ragna Wettergreen (from 1886 to January 1, 1889) | – Actor (Ragna ) |
| Nicolai Wolf (from 1869 to January 1, 1873) | – Actor (Kammerherre Brattsberg) |
| Lucie Wolf (from 1869 to 1899) | – Actor (Madam Rundholmen (1869-1874, 1875-1886, 1888, 1889-1899)) |