Ariana Nozeman

Ariana Nozeman (alt: A(d)riana Noseman/Nooseman): born Ariana van den Bergh (1626/1628 in Middelburg - December 7, 1661 in Amsterdam), was the first woman to play a leading role in a public play in The Netherlands.[1] She made her debut on stage on April 19, 1655, at the Amsterdam Schouwburg (Amsterdam Theater) in a play by Jan Jacobsz. Schipper which incidentally bore her name ‘Onvergelijkelijke Ariana’ (‘Incomparable Ariana’).[2][3]

  1. ^ van Elk, Martine (2017), van Elk, Martine (ed.), "Staging Female Virtue: Elizabeth Cary and Katharina Lescailje", Early Modern Women's Writing: Domesticity, Privacy, and the Public Sphere in England and the Dutch Republic, Early Modern Literature in History, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 215–253, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-33222-2_6, ISBN 978-3-319-33222-2, retrieved 2023-01-16
  2. ^ Elk, Martine van (2019-04-03). Women Writers and the Dutch Stage: Public Femininity in the Plays of Verwers and Questiers. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-39135-2.
  3. ^ van Elk, Martine (2017), van Elk, Martine (ed.), "Staging Female Virtue: Elizabeth Cary and Katharina Lescailje", Early Modern Women's Writing: Domesticity, Privacy, and the Public Sphere in England and the Dutch Republic, Early Modern Literature in History, Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 215–253, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-33222-2_6, ISBN 978-3-319-33222-2, retrieved 2023-02-16