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of the g reatest importance to D a n ish nationality, and many interesting episodes of the stage history of this coun try have tak en place here. T h ro u g h o u t the collection testimonies h ereof will be found. In 1826, Jo h a n Ludvig Heiberg, one of the most im p o rta n t poets of D e nm a rk , in these rooms ma de the acquain- tance of his fu tu re wife, Jo h a n n e Luise Heiberg , the greatest actress of D e nm a rk , and this meeting was to be of great im­ portance to the literatu re and stage of Scandinavia. A lso K ing F red erik V II (1808-1863) met w ith his spouse, the Coun - tess of D a n n e r, at the d an cing school of the Theatre, where she was a pupil. Later on she held a position as a quasi queen by the k in g ’s side in the royal box in the centre of the dress circle. A n o th e r stage candidate acquired a wo rld re nown ed name, i. e. H a n s An d ersen , the fairy-tale poet, who in his y o u th in vain tried to become an actor of the C o u rt Theatre. T h e conflagration of the V ie n n a R ing T h eatre in 1881 caused the closure of the C o u rt Theatre. Since th e n it has been used for only three performances in 1914. W h e n , in 1922, the D a ­ nish stage celebrated its 200 y e a rs ’ jubilee, the Theatrical M u ­ seum was ina ugu rated . It now comprises abou t 30.000 pictures a n d objects, no t only from the stage of the Capital b u t also from those of the provincial towns. It is the first a n d greatest theatrical m u seum of Scandinavia. Th e tende nc y of th e C o l­ lection is of a ma rk ed ly nation al character, and its historical rooms form a frame in good h a rm on y w ith its contents. It is a mu seum in a museum .