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Kaarlo Bergbom

Finnish theater owner
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Oct. 2, 1843, Vyborg, Russia
Died:
Jan. 17, 1906, Helsinki, Fin. (aged 62)
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Kaarlo Bergbom (born Oct. 2, 1843, Vyborg, Russia—died Jan. 17, 1906, Helsinki, Fin.) was an activist in the struggle to enhance Finnish-language institutions, and founder-director of the first stable Finnish-language theatre, the Finnish National Theatre. Bergbom, himself the author of a romantic tragedy, directed the first performance of Aleksis Kivi’s one-act biblical drama Lea (1869), the event cited as the beginning of professional theatre in the Finnish language. In 1872 Bergbom founded the Finnish National Theatre as a touring troupe; with the lifelong assistance of his sister, Emilie, he managed the theatre until his death. During the first year of ...(100 of 207 words)

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