Theodor Julius Løvstad (2 September 1843 – 20 April 1913) was a Norwegian musician, magazine editor and revue writer. He was born in Christiania. Løvstad was

kapellmeister (, also , ) from German ''Kapelle'' (chapel) and ''Meister'' (master)'','' literally "master of the chapel choir" designates the leader of an ensemble of musicians. Originally used to refer to somebody in charge of music in a chapel, the term ha ...

at various establishments in and around Kristiania, including Tivoli, Bazarhallen, Møllergaten teater, Eldorado and Dovrehallen. He published the humour magazine ''Bakkus'' from 1878 to 1883, and edited the satirical magazine ''

Vikingen ''Vikingen'' (meaning ''The Viking'' in English) is a former Norwegian satirical magazine, published from 1862 to 1947. Among the contributors were the satirical illustrators Olaf Krohn, Andreas Bloch, Gustav Lærum and Olaf Gulbransson. Histo ...

'' from 1883 until his death in 1913. Among his contributions was the popular column ''Kjæftausa'', signed by the fictitious "Ka'l Olsen fra Vika". He wrote songs and monologues for theatres and several revues, including ''Fra Vika til Ekebergtoppen''. A bust of Løvstad was unveiled in

Bygdøy Bygdøy or Bygdø is a peninsula situated on the western side of Oslo, Norway. Administratively, Bygdøy belongs to the borough of Frogner; historically Bygdøy was part of Aker Municipality and became part of Oslo in 1948. Bygdøy is a popular ...

in 1990.

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1843 births 1913 deaths Musicians from Oslo Norwegian magazine editors Norwegian dramatists and playwrights {{Norway-writer-stub