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When the Spaniards Were Here
Spannish soldiers (Da Spanierne var her).png
Costume drawing by Edvard Lehmann for the play: Two Spanish soldiers
Written by Hans Christian Andersen
Date of premiere 6 April 1865
Place of premiere Royal Danish Theatre, Denmark
Original language Danish
Genre Comedy
Setting Middelfart

When the Spaniards Were Here (Da Spanierne var her) is a romantic, comic play by Hans Christian Andersen. It premiered on the Royal Danish Theatre in Copenhagen on 6 April 1865, just a few days after the celebration of Andersen's 60th birthday.

Composition

Andersen's first childhood memory involved Spanish soldiers on Funen. The first time they appear in his writings is in the poem Soldaten (The Soldier) from 1830. The male protagonist of his play Skilles og mødes was also a Spanish soldier. In 1835. Amdersem wrote a vaudeville totæed Spanierne i Odense (The Spaniards in Odense) which never premiered. In 1865, he adapted it into the play When the Spaniards Were Here, changing the setting from Odense to Middelfart.

Image gallery

  • Fritz Hultmann (som Carl Bryske)

    Fritz Hultmann as Carl Bryske

  • Louise Sahlgreen (som Madam Ballerup)

    Louise Sahlgreen as Madam

  • Louise Phister som etatsrådinde Prip

    Louise Sahlgreen as Madam

  • Agnes Lange (som Herminia)

    Agnes Lange (som Herminia).png

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