Betty Holtrop-van Gelder (16 December 1866[1] – 20 October 1962) was a Dutch actress and teacher.
Betty Holtrop-van Gelder | |
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 A 1917 photograph of Betty Holtrop-van Gelder by Jacob Merkelbach | |
| Born | Elisabeth Philippina Brouwenstijn 16 December 1866 Amsterdam |
| Died | 20 October 1962 Haarlem |
| Occupation | Actress |
Early life edit
Elisabeth Philippina Brouwenstijn was born in Amsterdam, the daughter of Beatrix Brouwenstijn and Philip Jacob van Gelder.[2]
Career edit
Betty van Gelder made her stage debut in 1886, at the Grand Théâtre. She was associated for thirty years with the Koninklijke Vereeniging Het Nederlandsch Tooneel (KVHNT, the Royal Society of the Dutch Theatre), as an actress and as a teacher.[3] she was known for classical, Shakespearean, and modern roles.[2][4] She gave a lecture at a women's labor conference which was published as a monograph, De vrouw aan het tooneel (The Woman on the Stage, 1899).[4][5] In 1915 she was listed as an active supporter of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, when it held its world's congress at The Hague.[6]
Personal life edit
Betty van Gelder married actor and director Jan Arend Holtrop in 1887.[2] He died in 1917. Their daughter Marie Holtrop became an actress, and their son Marius Holtrop was a diplomat[7] and president of De Nederlandsche Bank. Betty Holtrop-van Gelder died in 1962, aged 95 years, in Haarlem. Her grave is in Zorgvlied Cemetery.
References edit
- ^ Some sources give her birth year as 1867.
- ^ a b c Onze tooneelspelers: portretten en biografieën met afbeelding der voornaamste tooneelspelers in één hunner karakteristieke rollen (in Dutch). Nijgh & Van Ditmar. 1899. pp. 103–10x.
- ^ Westenholz, Caroline de (2003). Albert Vogel, voordrachtskunstenaar (1874-1933) (in Dutch). Amsterdam University Press. pp. 107–108. ISBN 978-90-5356-621-3.
- ^ a b Kalff, J. Jr. (1901). "Mevr. Holtrop-Van Gelder". Eigen Haard (in Dutch): 217–219.
- ^ Gelder, Betty Holtrop-Van (1899). De vrouw aan het tooneel (in Dutch). Versluys.
- ^ Congress of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (1915). Bericht-Rapport-Report: 1921. International women's committee of permanent peace.
- ^ Burckel, Christian E. (1951). Who's who in the United Nations. C.E. Burckel and Associates. p. 203.