Actrice.
Else was at one time Holland's top tragedienne. A native of Muehlheim, Germany, she moved to the Netherlands in 1899 and studied voice. In 1903 she made her debut as an ingenue. And later took on more serious roles in "Hamlet," "A Doll's House" and "Tovarich." She appeared in 1924 with Vienna's Burgtheatre. Illness forced her to retire in 1940 and she went on to teach at the Amsterdam Academy of Dramatic Arts until 1949. (bio by TLS).
Else was at one time Holland's top tragedienne. A native of Muehlheim, Germany, she moved to the Netherlands in 1899 and studied voice. In 1903 she made her debut as an ingenue. And later took on more serious roles in "Hamlet," "A Doll's House" and "Tovarich." She appeared in 1924 with Vienna's Burgtheatre. Illness forced her to retire in 1940 and she went on to teach at the Amsterdam Academy of Dramatic Arts until 1949. (bio by TLS).
Actrice.
Else was at one time Holland's top tragedienne. A native of Muehlheim, Germany, she moved to the Netherlands in 1899 and studied voice. In 1903 she made her debut as an ingenue. And later took on more serious roles in "Hamlet," "A Doll's House" and "Tovarich." She appeared in 1924 with Vienna's Burgtheatre. Illness forced her to retire in 1940 and she went on to teach at the Amsterdam Academy of Dramatic Arts until 1949. (bio by TLS).
Else was at one time Holland's top tragedienne. A native of Muehlheim, Germany, she moved to the Netherlands in 1899 and studied voice. In 1903 she made her debut as an ingenue. And later took on more serious roles in "Hamlet," "A Doll's House" and "Tovarich." She appeared in 1924 with Vienna's Burgtheatre. Illness forced her to retire in 1940 and she went on to teach at the Amsterdam Academy of Dramatic Arts until 1949. (bio by TLS).
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