Wilhelmina Sablairolles | |
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| Born | 11 August 1818 The Hague, Netherlands |
| Died | August 19, 1891 (aged 73) Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands |
| Occupation | actress |
| Spouse | Jean Cretien Valois |
| Children | 8 |
| Parent(s) | Jacob Hendrik Sablairolles (father) Johanna Scholten (mother) |
| Relatives | Suzanna Sablairolles (sister) August Kiehl (nephew) |
Wilhelmina Gerretje Sablairolles (11 August 1818 – 19 August 1891) was a Dutch stage actress. She was born into a thespian family and began her career as a child. As an young woman, she performed in breeches and ingénue roles. Her stage career lasted for forty-two years.
Biography
Sablairolles was born on 11 August 1818 in The Hague to Jacob Hendrik Sablairolles, an actor, and Johanna Scholten, a costume dresser. Her sisters, Suzanna Nannette, Sophie Theodora, and Henriëtte Jacqueline, also became actresses.[1] She was raised in the Protestant faith.[2]
As a child, Sablairolles was involved with a theatre company ran by Willem Weddelooper and, from 1833 to 1876, with Le Gras, Van Zuylen, and Haspels in Rotterdam. She was also involved at the Zuid-Hollandsche Tooneelisten. She performed for the first time at the age of four, as Karel in August Wilhelm Iffland's The Player of Revanche Prague.[2] She performed at the Kleine Komedie in Rotterdam until 1884. Her career began with child roles and later progressed to breeches roles and ingénue roles.[2]
In 1845, Sablairolles married the painter Jean Cretien Valois. She gave birth to eight children, six of whom lived to adulthood.[2] Three of their daughters, Wilhelmina, Jacqueline Henriette, and Esther Johanna went on to become actresses.[2] She was the aunt of the actor and playwright August Kiehl.
Her husband became the theater director at Koninklijke Schouwburg in 1854, after which she was often given leading roles.[2] Sablairolles was referred to "The Hague's wife Kleine", in reference to Maria Kleine-Gartman, who was a leading actress in the Netherlands.[2]
Sablairolles died on 19 August 1891 in Rotterdam.
References
- ↑ Sanders, Inge-Marlies (2014-01-13). "Sablairolles, Suzanna Nanette (1829-1867)". Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2023-07-08. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Sanders, Inge-Marlies (2014-01-13). "Sablairolles, Wilhelmina Gerretje (1818-1891)". Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2023-07-15. Retrieved 2023-08-03.