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 | October 18, 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 October 18, 1869 to 1886) | – Actor (Bastian Monsen (1869-1885 + 1886)) |
| Jacob Hveding Asmundsen (from September 27, 1871 to 1875) | – Actor (Kammerherre Brattsberg (1875) / Doktor Fjeldbo (1871-1873)) |
| Rosa Asmundsen (from September 2, 1875 to 1875) | – Actor (Selma) |
| Jean Berg (from December 16, 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 February 14, 1874 to 1899) | – Actor (Kammerherre Brattsberg (1874, 1880-1899) / Erik Brattsberg (1871-1873) / Kandidat Helle (1869-1870)) |
| Johannes Brun (from October 18, 1869 to 1888) | – Actor (Daniel Hejre ) |
| Ole Bucher (from October 18, 1869 to 1895) | – Actor (Proprietær Monsen) |
| Gyda Christensen (from October 5, 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 October 18, 1869 to 1878) | – Actor (Thora (1874-1878) / En tjenestepike hos kammerherren (1869-1873)) |
| Sigurd Eldegard (from January 6, 1895 to 1897) | – Actor (Erik Brattsberg ) |
| Alma Fahlstrøm (from October 12, 1886 to 1889) | – Actor (Madam Rundholmen (1887, 1889) /En tjenestepike hos kammerherren (1879-1886)) |
| Johan Fahlstrøm (from December 1, 1890 to 1894) | – Actor (Erik Brattsberg ) |
| Fredrik Garmann (from August 26, 1889 to 1899) | – Actor (Daniel Hejre) |
| Laura Gundersen (from October 18, 1869 to 1881) | – Actor (Selma (1869-1870, 1874, 1881)) |
| Sigvard Emil Gundersen (from October 18, 1869 to 1876) | – Actor (Kammerherre Brattsberg (1876) / Doktor Fjeldbo (1869-1870, 1874-1875)) |
| Hjalmar Hammer (from September 20, 1876 to 1887) | – Actor (Doktor Fjeldbo (1876-1878) / Bastian Monsen (1886 + 1887) / Kandidat Helle (1874-1875)) |
| Thora Hansson (from September 9, 1884 to 1894) | – Actor (Selma ) |
| Olaf Mørch Hansson (from May 20, 1879 to 1894) | – Actor (Bastian Monsen (1887-1894) / Kandidat Helle (1879-1880)) |
| Agnethe Schibsted Hansson (from September 3, 1891 to 1894) | – Actor (Ragna) |
| Hans Hedemark (from December 16, 1896 to 1899) | – Actor (Kandidat Helle) |
| Andreas Isachsen (from October 18, 1869 to 1894) | – Actor (Boktrykker Aslaksen (1869-1873, 1875-1894)) |
| Mathias Juell (from February 8, 1870 to 1873) | – Actor (Gårdbruker Anders Lundestad (1870, 1871-1873)) |
| Johanne Juell (from September 27, 1871 to 1881) | – Actor (Selma (1871-1873, 1875, 1876, 1881)) |
| Henrik Klausen (from February 14, 1874 to 1899) | – Actor (Gårdbruker Anders Lundestad (1875-1899) / Boktrykker Aslaksen (1874)) |
| Georg Herman Krohn (from October 18, 1869 to 1870) | – Actor (Gårdbruker Anders Lundestad) |
| Johan Løvaas (from January 6, 1895 to 1899) | – Actor (Bastian Monsen ) |
| Lina V. Malthe (from September 27, 1871 to 1873) | – Actor (Thora) |
| Ludvig Müller (from December 2, 1898 to 1899) | – Actor (Erik Brattsberg) |
| Peter Nielsen (from October 18, 1869 to 1875) | – Actor (Verksforvalter Ringdal ) |
| Theodor Rasmussen (from September 20, 1876 to 1899) | – Actor (Verksforvalter Ringdal ) |
| Arnoldus Reimers (from October 18, 1869 to 1895) | – Actor (Sakfører Stensgård ) |
| Berent Schanche (from May 20, 1879 to 1899) | – Actor (Doktor Fjeldbo (1879.1899)) |
| Otto Schibsted (from February 14, 1874 to 1874) | – Actor (Gårdbruker Anders Lundestad ) |
| Leonora Selmer (from October 15, 1877 to 1894) | – Actor (Thora (1879, 1882-1894) / Ragna (1877-1878)) |
| Jens Selmer (from October 18, 1869 to 1899) | – Actor (Erik Brattsberg (1869-1870, 1874-1889) / Boktrykker Aslaksen (1895-1899)) |
| Ågot Gjems Selmer (from October 15, 1877 to 1883) | – Actor (Thora (1880-1881) / Selma (1882-1883) / En tjenestepike hos kammerherren (1877-1878)) |
| Soelberg (from October 18, 1869 to 1870) | – Actor (Thora ) |
| Clara Ursin (from September 2, 1875 to 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 October 12, 1886 to 1889) | – Actor (Ragna ) |
| Nicolai Wolf (from October 18, 1869 to 1873) | – Actor (Kammerherre Brattsberg) |
| Lucie Wolf (from October 18, 1869 to 1899) | – Actor (Madam Rundholmen (1869-1874, 1875-1886, 1888, 1889-1899)) |