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Ana Cardoso (actor)
Ana Cardoso was a 19th-century Portuguese actress. Early life Little is known about the early life of Ana Cardoso, other than that she was born in the town of Lamego in the Viseu District of Portugal in around 1830. No records of birth or marriage have been found and the death certificate provides no information. Career Arriving in Lisbon, Cardoso became a disciple of Émile Doux. He was French and had arrived in Portugal at the end of the Portuguese Civil War in 1835 with a French theatre company and stayed after the company returned to France, taking charge of a new Portuguese theatre company. She debuted at the '' Teatro D. Fernando'' in 1850, in the comic opera ''A Batalha de Montereau'' (The Battle of Montereau). She then moved to the ''Teatro do Ginásio'', where she spent more than twenty years, performing dramas, comedies and farces. Over time she overcame the disadvantage she suffered at the beginning of her career. While actresses were generally expected to be beautifu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamego
Lamego (; cel-x-proto, Lamecum) is a city and municipality in the Viseu District, in the Norte Region, Portugal, Norte Region of the Douro Subregion, Douro in northern Portugal. Located on the shores of the Balsemão River, the municipality has a population of 26,691, in an area of 165.42 km2. With origins before the Roman occupation of the Iberian Peninsula, Lamego is known for its historic city center, having a long history as a principal city of the former Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Province. Legend holds that the first Portuguese Cortes were held in Lamego, in 1143. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lamego is based in the city center. Etymology The toponymic name ''Lamego'' was derived from ''Lamaecus'', a Hispano-Celtic and Roman derivative referring to owners of agrarian titles in the 3rd century around the local castle. History The area around Lamego was inhabited by Ligures and Turduli, and during the Roman presence it was occupied by Coelerni, which left behind seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio De Janeiro
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19th-century Portuguese Actresses
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Portuguese Stage Actresses
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EmÃlia Letroublon
EmÃlia Letroublon (c. 18291895) was an actress of French birth who made her career in Portugal in the 19th century. Early life EmÃlia Genoveva Letroublon was born in Ribérac in the Dordogne department of France around 1829. Her mother moved to the Portuguese capital of Lisbon and ran an inn at Cais do Sodré on the banks of the Tagus river. Letroublon debuted as an actor in the early days of operation of the ''Teatro do Ginásio'', in 1848. She was so successful that her salary was increased by 400% in the second month of her contract, and the public's appreciation continued for her future roles. After the modernization of the ''Ginásio'' in 1852, she again became part of its company, together with EmÃlia Cândida. In one play she smoked on the stage. This was considered a scandal and attracted many people to the theatre to see it. Career and lifestyle Letroublon was considered to be very beautiful, elegant and fashionable. Together with EmÃlia Cândida and EmÃlia das Neve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EmÃlia Das Neves
EmÃlia das Neves (also known as Linda EmÃlia) (18201883) was a Portuguese actress. She is considered to have been the most notable Portuguese actress of her time and be the first great female star to emerge in Portugal. Early life EmÃlia das Neves de Sousa was born on 5 August 1820. She was the daughter of Manuel de Sousa, who came from Angra do HeroÃsmo, on Terceira Island in the Portuguese islands of the Azores. Her mother was Benta de Sousa who, like her daughter, was born in the parish of Benfica, now part of Lisbon. EmÃlia had a sister, Marie Clara, who also became an actress. In 1838 she was living in poor circumstance in Lisbon at the home of someone who knew some of the actors at the ''Teatro da Rua dos Condes''. One day, an actor offered her and some friends free tickets for the ''Condes''. She was so entranced by the performance and the actor, in turn, was so impressed with her ability to reproduce part of the show she had seen, that he introduced her to the theatr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EmÃlia Cândida
EmÃlia Cândida (18231908) was a popular 19th century Portuguese actress. Early life EmÃlia Cândida Madeira was born in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon on 18 May 1823, the daughter of poor farmers. Her name was given to her in honour of her baptismal godmother. She first danced on the stage at the ''Teatro Nacional de São Carlos'' in Lisbon, while her debut as an actor was in the city of Beja as part of a company organized by her cousin, the actor António Augusto Xavier de Macedo. Soon making a name for herself, she returned to Lisbon, where she made her acting debut in the capital in November 1845 in a primitive circus shed that was the forerunner of the '' Teatro do Ginásio''. Later, she became part of the ''Teatro do Ginásio'' company and took part in the official opening of that theatre on 16 May 1846, under the direction of the French director, in a cast including the famous Portuguese actor, Actor Taborda. Soon after the opening the theatre was forced to close bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EmÃlia Adelaide
EmÃlia Adelaide (1 November 1836 – 11 September 1905) was a Portuguese actress and theatre company manager in the 19th century. Early life EmÃlia Adelaide Pimentel was born on 1 November 1836, in the parish of Sé, close to Portalegre in the east of Portugal. She was the daughter of LuÃs Dias and Maria José Pimentel. Her father moved to Lisbon to look for a better job and soon stopped contacting the family. At the age of 11 she went with her mother and two sisters to Castelo Branco, looking for work. When she was 18 she moved with her mother to Lisbon and found work as a seamstress. Early acting career Adelaide started acting on the advice of , a playwright, director and impresario, with whom she had an affair. Biester went on to write almost exclusively for her. She also enrolled at the Lisbon Conservatory. Her first performance was at the D. Maria II National Theatre in 1856, in a one-act comedy. Biester then gave her an important role in the play ''A Caridade na Sombr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delphina
Delfina Perpétua do EspÃrito Santo (20 April 1818 – 22 September 1881), known on the stage simply as Delphina, was a Portuguese actress who specialised in comedy roles. Early life Delphina Perpetua do Espirito Santo was born in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon on 20 April 1818. Her parents were employed by the Teatro Nacional de São Carlos in Lisbon but apparently rejected their illegitimate daughter. She was given her name by the lady who raised her, also an employee of the theatre. As a young child she became very popular at the theatre and at the age of 7 or 8 was chosen to play Cupid in a performance, partly on the strength of her beautiful blond hair. Later, the rich owner of the theatre, the Count of Farrobo gave her a small role in the comedy, ''Woman, Husband and Lover'', performed at the Thalia Theatre on his Laranjeiras estate on the outskirts of Lisbon. The positive reception of her performance encouraged her to seek a theatrical career and in 1841 she starte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teatro Da Rua Dos Condes
The ''Teatro da Rua dos Condes'', or simply ''Condes'', was a theatre in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon. It was opened in 1738 and rebuilt in 1755 after an earthquake. Never considered comfortable, it was demolished and rebuilt in 1888 and eventually converted to a cinema. After a further demolition and reconstruction as a purpose-built cinema, the building now houses a Hard Rock Café. For part of its life the ''Teatro da Rua dos Condes'' was one of Lisbon's major theatres, attracting the city's elite, including the royal family. However, with the construction of newer, more modern theatres it gradually moved from offering operas and legitimate theater to vaudeville and revues with more of a mass appeal. Early days The ''Teatro da Rua dos Condes'' is believed to have been first opened on 4 February 1738 on land owned in Lisbon by the Count of Ericeira. Prior to that the location may have been used as a private theatre, probably outdoors, for the Count. It was situated on the ''R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porto
Porto or Oporto () is the second-largest city in Portugal, the capital of the Porto District, and one of the Iberian Peninsula's major urban areas. Porto city proper, which is the entire municipality of Porto, is small compared to its metropolitan area, with an estimated population of just 231,800 people in a municipality with only 41.42 km2. Porto's metropolitan area has around 1.7 million people (2021) in an area of ,Demographia: World Urban Areas March 2010 making it the second-largest urban area in Portugal. It is recognized as a global city with a Gamma + rating from the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisbon
Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits with a population of around 2.7 million people, being the List of urban areas of the European Union, 11th-most populous urban area in the European Union.Demographia: World Urban Areas - demographia.com, 06.2021 About 3 million people live in the Lisbon metropolitan area, making it the third largest metropolitan area in the Iberian Peninsula, after Madrid and Barcelona. It represents approximately 27% of the country's population. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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