Sophie Haglund
Sophie Haglund (fl. 1830), was a Swedish stage actress. She was the star attraction of the Gothenburg theatre and one of the most celebrated stage actors outside of the capital of Stockholm in her time. Her background is not known, which was not uncommon for actors of the time. Sophie Haglund was engaged at the "Comediehuset" in Gothenburg in 1810-16, and then, when it was replaced, at the new theatre of "Segerlindska teatern" in 1816-23; first under Johan Anton Lindqvist and (from 1820) under Gustaf Åbergsson. She was a star attraction of the theatre during the  period in which Gothenburg had a permanent theatre, the only one outside of Stockholm. Among her roles where the title role of "Louise och Wallborn" by Lafontaine, Marianne in "Tartuffe" by Molière, the title role in "Hittebarnet" by Castelli, Margareta Kurl in Schiller's "Mary Stuart", Rose in "En natt i skogen" by Dalayrac, and Jules d'Harancourt in "Abbé de l'Epée". Haglund was generally given good reviews. After her role in "Hittebarnet", it was said: Haglund was highly regarded particularly for her ability within tragedy, which was at that time given the highest status among the genres of acting: In  1823, the Gothenburg Theatre was dissolved as a permanent stage and Sophie Haglund was engaged at the theatre company of Carl Wildner. As such she is noted to have performed at her old stage in Gothenburg again in 1830, when the city was visited by the Wildner company.