Kongl. Svenska theaterns Almanach 1779-1789 as a resource for Gustavian theater history.(Royal Spectacles)(Critical essay)

From: Scandinavian Studies | Date: June 22, 2007| Author: Swanson, Alan | Copyright information

SOMETIME IN I779, probably early in January, [Lars] Wennberg och Compagnie published Kongl. Svenska theaterns Almanach, for aret 1779. (1) Though no author's or editor's name appeared in it, the Almanach was certainly the work of Olof Kexel (1748-1796), who was, formally, the secretary to the directors of Kongl. Maj:ts Spectacler, of which the royal theaters were a central part, but who was, functionally, the manager of the whole theatrical enterprise. Only he had direct access to ...

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