Johanne Luise Heiberg
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Johanne Luise Heiberg was a Danish actress of the 19th century. She is most famous for her work at the Royal Theatre in Copenhagen, where she achieved great success. Though she was closely connected t
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Henrik Hertz
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Henrik Hertz was a Danish poet.
Johanne Luise Heiberg
…was a classic. Her strength was intelligence, controlled passion and wit, but she did not show the same talent for tragedy. She especially inspired Henrik Hertz (1797–1870) to write many of his main female roles for her. She also wrote some few vaudeville acts herself; the most popular being “A Sunday at Amager…
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Butter sculpture of "The Dreaming Iolanthe" from Henrik Hertz's play King René's Daughter, by Caroline Shawk Brooks, 1876