If this is Thursday it must be postcards, 498

 

 

 

 

 

 Den Nationale Scene or The National Theater, Bergen, Norway, ca 1950

 

Here is another unused postcard from Dick Thompson’s scrapbooks.  This one has a photograph of the National Theater in Bergen, Norway.  It is a Mittet & Eneret postcard printed in Norway with the identifier B.16 at the lower left corner on the reverse.  Dick purchased this card when he visited Norway in 1951.

 

The National Theater, or Den Nationale Scene in Norwegian, is one of the oldest and largest theaters in Bergen.  The theater had its beginnings in 1850 when Ole Bull, a famous Norwegian violinist, suggested that a theater should be created to encourage Norwegian playwrights.  At that time, it was called Det Norske Theater.  Henrik Ibsen was one of the first writers-in-residence and art-directors of the theater.  The original building was replaced and a new one was designed by Einar Oscar Schou.  The new building opened in 1909 with a production of Erasmus Montanus by Ludvig Holberg. King Haakon VII of Norway and Queen Maud attended.  In 1913 and 1920 extensions were added and over the subsequent years the building has undergone major changes, renovations, modernizations, and expansion.  In 2001 the building was restored to almost its original shape.  Today it houses three stages and presents about 20 productions annually.  In 1993 the theater became a state property.

 

For additional information, see:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Den_Nationale_Scene