Hjalmar Selander
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Hjalmar Selander was a Swedish
actor, stage director and theatre manager.
Selander was active in Gothenburg
1877-79, in various travelling theatre companies 1879-1888 and the Swedish Theatre (Stockholm)
in 1888-89.
He was in 1887 married to Concordia Selander
, with whom he for many years ran the notable Selander Company
, which they had founded in 1889.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
actor, stage director and theatre manager.
Selander was active in Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...
1877-79, in various travelling theatre companies 1879-1888 and the Swedish Theatre (Stockholm)
Swedish Theatre (Stockholm)
The Swedish Theatre in Stockholm was, at the beginning of the 20th century, Sweden's largest dramatic theatre. During its years in use, from 1875 to 1925, it was often considered as Sweden's foremost national theatre...
in 1888-89.
He was in 1887 married to Concordia Selander
Concordia Selander
Concordia Cornelia Johanna Selander, née Hård , was a Swedish actress and theatre manager.She first trained at the school of the Royal Swedish Ballet and later at the Royal Theatre's acting school Dramatens elevskola...
, with whom he for many years ran the notable Selander Company
Selander Company
The Selander Company was a famous and renowned theatre company in Sweden from 1889-1928 run by the head-strong theatre couple Hjalmar and Concordia Selander....
, which they had founded in 1889.