Complex sentence: Hedwig Raabe (December 3,1844--April 21,1905), German actress, was born in Magdeburg, and at the age of fourteen was playing in the company of the Thalia theatre, Hamburg.
Split into simpler sentences: Hedwig Raabe (December 3,1844--April 21,1905) was a German actress. She was born in Magdeburg, and at the age of fourteen was playing in the company of the Thalia theatre, Hamburg.