Hedwig Raabe

{{Short description|German actress}}

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Hedwig Raabe (3 December 1844 – 21 April 1905) was a German actress.

Life

She was born in Magdeburg, and at age 14, she was playing in the company of the Thalia theatre in Hamburg.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}

In 1864, she joined the German Court theatre at St Petersburg, touring across Germany in the summer with success. In 1871, she married Albert Niemann (1831–1917), the operatic tenor.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}

She excelled in classical roles like Marianne in Goethe's Geschwister and Franziska in Minna von Barnhelm. She is the first person who brought Ibsen's plays to Berlin.{{sfn|Chisholm|1911}}

References

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Attribution:

  • {{EB1911|wstitle=Raabe, Hedwig|volume=22|page=765}}

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Category:1844 births

Category:1905 deaths

Category:Burials at Stahnsdorf South-Western Cemetery

Category:Actresses from Hamburg

Category:19th-century German actresses

Category:German stage actresses