Marta Frogg
Marta Frogg | |
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| Born | Martha Rynning Olsen March 18, 1871 Austre Moland, Norway |
| Died | April 2, 1950 (aged 79) Oslo, Norway |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, prompter |
| Children | Odd Frogg |
| Relatives | Ragna Wettergreen |
Marta Frogg (also Martha Frogg, née Martha Rynning Olsen, March 18, 1871 – April 2, 1950) was a Norwegian actress, singer, and prompter.
Family
[edit]Marta Frogg was born in Austre Moland, the daughter of the master mason Olaus Olsen (1828–1914)[1] and Inger Marie Rynning Kristensen (1827–1897), and the sister of the actress Ragna Wettergreen (1864–1958). On November 25, 1891, she married the lawyer Nicolai Frogg (1866–?)[2] in Kristiania (now Oslo). She was the mother of the actor Odd Frogg (1901–1934). In contemporary times, the family name was often written Frog.
Life and work
[edit]Marta Frogg debuted on November 1, 1907 at the Fahlstrøm Theater in the role of Annette in Maternité (Norwegian title: Ugifte Mødre) by Eugène Brieux. Her sister Ragna Wettergreen played the role of Lucie in the same production.[3][4] She took part in a theater tour in 1910 and 1911.[5][6][7] In addition to appearing in plays, she performed in shows and sang.[8][9] In the 1927–1928 season, she was a prompter at Agnes Mowinckel's Balkongen theater.
Selected roles
[edit]- Annette in Maternité (Norwegian title: Ugifte Mødre) by Eugène Brieux (Fahlstrøm Theater, 1907)
- Florizel in Et Besøg (Norwegian title: Et Besøk) by Edvard Brandes (Randsfjord Theater, 1910)
References
[edit]- ^ "Murmester Olaus Olsen". Morgenbladet. No. 252. May 19, 1914. p. 3. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ "Folketelling 1900 for 0601 Hønefoss kjøpstad". Digitalarkivet. Arkivverket. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
- ^ Fahlstrøm, Alma (1927). To norske skuespilleres liv og de Fahlstrømske teatres historie: 1878–1917. Oslo: Gyldendal. p. 244. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ Høgh, Marie; Mørck, Fredrikke (1925). Norske kvinder: en oversigt over deres stilling og livsvilkaar i hundredeaaret 1814–1914. Berg & Høgh. p. 314.
- ^ "Skuespil-Turnéen". Langesundsposten. No. 12. February 12, 1910. p. 2. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ "Randsfjord-teater". Vestoplændingen. No. 45. April 14, 1910. p. 2. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ "Theater paa Skotfos. Skuespiltourneen". Bratsberg-Demokraten. No. 39. February 15, 1911. p. 2. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ "En masse mennesker". Tidens Krav. No. 142. December 2, 1914. p. 2. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
- ^ "Arbeiderpartiets Marked". Tidens Krav. No. 142. December 2, 1914. p. 3. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Marta Frogg at Sceneweb