Marie Cathrine Preisler

Marie Cathrine Preisler née Devegge (1761–1797), was a Danish stage actress.

She was active at the Royal Danish Theatre in 1778-97, and a member of the Det Dramatiske Selskab in 1777-79. She is counted as among the elite of her profession, enjoyed great popularity and was famed for her heroine Soubrette roles.

She married Joachim Daniel Preisler in 1779. This attracted great attention at the time because he was a member of the upper class and moreover joined her profession after their marriage, highly unusual in an age when the stage professions were of low social status. Her spouse became an appreciated actor in lover roles, but the couple made a scandal with their spendthrift: in 1792, her husband fled the country, and four years later, she was placed under guardianship in order to sort out her financial affairs.

Roles
Roles at the Royal Danish Theatre:

1770s

 * 1778	Crispin sin herres rival	Angelique
 * 1778	De tre friere	Lucilia
 * 1778	Deucalion og Pyrrha	Pyrrha
 * 1778	Don Ranudo de Colibrados	Donna Maria
 * 1778	Lykken bedre end forstanden	Julie
 * 1778	Sammensyeren	Chloe
 * 1778	Ulysses von Ithacia	Rosimunda, Helenes søster
 * 1778	Zarine	Nitocre
 * 1779	Celinde	Celinde
 * 1779	Crispin sin herres rival	Angelique
 * 1779	Den dobbelte prøve	Philaminte, ung enke
 * 1779	Den indbildt syge	Angelique
 * 1779	Forøderen	Belise, Cleons gode ven
 * 1779	Hekseri	Terentia, Leanders fæstemø
 * 1779	Jean de France	Elsebeth, Jeronimus's datter
 * 1779	Raptussen	Jenny
 * 1779	Rosenbruden i Salency	Lucile
 * 1779	Uden hoved og hale	Kærling
 * 1780	Den kærlige kone	Baronesse Lucilia
 * 1780	Den sansesløse	Clarice
 * 1780	Den vægelsindede	Helene, Erastes søster
 * 1780	Husfaderen og stifmoderen	Lucretia

1780s

 * 80	Mændenes skole as Leonore
 * 1780	Vildmanden as Frøkenen af Kerkabon
 * 1781	Aglae	Aglae as * 1781	Den skjønne Arsene	Eugenia
 * 1781	Bondepigen ved hoffet as Emilie, grevinde
 * 1781	De forliebte haandværksfolk as Madame Constance
 * 1781	De Forliebtes galenskaber as Agathe
 * 1781	Den fornuftige daare as Thrine
 * 1781	Den nysgerrige as Mad. Stændler
 * 1781	Jeppe paa bjærget	Ridefogdens as kone
 * 1781	Kongen og forpagteren as Jenny
 * 1781	Kærlighed paa prøve as Lucilia, Leonoras kusine
 * 1781	Soliman den anden as Roxelane, fransk slavinde
 * 1782	Bondepigen ved hoffet as Ninette, bondepige
 * 1782	Cecilia as Lisbeth, bondepige
 * 1782	De aftakkede officerer as Frøken Goschenborn
 * 1782	De fortrædelige hændelser as sConstance
 * 1782	De tre friere as Julie
 * 1782	Den forstilte tvistighed as Lotte
 * 1782	Den gerrige as Elise
 * 1782	Den gifte filosof as Celiante
 * 1782	Den stolte as Isabelle, Lisimons datter
 * 1782	Det standsede bryllup as Julie, ung enke
 * 1782	Emilie Galotti as Grevinde Orsina
 * 1782	Florentineren as Leonore
 * 1782	Henrik og Pernille as Leonore
 * 1782	Kolonien as Marine, ung gartnerinde
 * 1782	Kun seks retter as Fru Reinhard
 * 1782	Landsbypigen as Lise
 * 1782	Skovbyggeren as Pauline
 * 1782	Soliman den anden as Roxelane, fransk slavinde
 * 1782	Turcaret as Baronessen, ung enke
 * 1783	Beverley as Henriette, Beverleys søster
 * 1783	De aftakkede officerer as Frøken Goschenborn
 * 1783	Den straffede gjæk as Fru Clorinville
 * 1783	Det uventede møde as Amine, Rezias opvartersker
 * 1783	Hververne as Melinde, rig frøken
 * 1783	Hyrdinden paa Alperne as Jeanette, bondepige
 * 1783	Julie as Cateau
 * 1783	Købmanden i Smyrna as Amalie, Dorvals forlovede brud
 * 1783	Soldaten som kan hekse as Lisette, Argantes pige
 * 1783	Søofficererne as Fru Spencer, Kings søster
 * 1783	Søofficererne as Grevinde Worthington
 * 1783	Vennen af huset as Agathe
 * 1783	Væddeløbet as Grevinde Semange
 * 1784	Aglae as Aglae
 * 1784	Bagtalelsens skole as Lady Teazle
 * 1784	Barberen i Sevilla as Rosine, Bartholos myndling
 * 1784	Barselstuen as Kone
 * 1784	Bødkeren as Trine
 * 1784	De samnitiske ægteskaber as Eliane
 * 1784	De to venner as Pauline
 * 1784	De uventede tilfælde as Lisette, Emilies pige
 * 1784	Den indbildt as syge	Angelique
 * 1784	Den kærlige forbitrelse as Ascanius
 * 1784	Det foregivne hekseri as Sigøjner
 * 1784	Søhavnen as Sangerinde
 * 1784	Ægteskabsdjævelen as Fru Glosing
 * 1785	Anton og Antonnette as Antonnette
 * 1785	Bagtalelsens skole as Lady Teazle
 * 1785	Barberen i Sevilla as Rosine, Bartolos myndling
 * 1785	Datum in blanco as Leonore
 * 1785	De nysgerrige mandfolk as Fru Lisidor
 * 1785	De nysgerrige mandfolk as Fru Monreal
 * 1785	Den foregivne Lord as Finette
 * 1785	Den politiske kandestøber as Mad. Abrahams
 * 1785	Det foregivne hekseri as Sigøjner
 * 1785	Fejltagelserne as Frøken Trine
 * 1785	Gorm den gamle as Gunild,
 * 1785	Juliane von Lindorak as Henriette von Lindorak
 * 1785	Kærlighed uden strømper as Grethe, Johans forlovede
 * 1785	Købmanden i Smyrna as Amalie, Dorvals forlovede brud
 * 1786	Aglae as Aglae
 * 1786	Den løgnagtige tjener as Melisse
 * 1786	Figaros giftermaal as Suzanne, grevindens kammerpige
 * 1786	Italienerinden i London as Celinde
 * 1786	Orfevs og Evrydice as Hersilia
 * 1786	Vestindianeren as Charlotte Rusport
 * 1787	Ariadne paa Naxos as Ariadne
 * 1787	Bagtalelsens skole as Lady Teazle
 * 1787	Balders død as Nanna
 * 1787	Barberen i Sevilla as Rosine, Bartholos myndling
 * 1787	Barselstuen as Stine Isenkræmmers / Kone
 * 1787	Bødkeren as Trine
 * 1787	Claudina af Villa as Bella	Donna Claudina
 * 1787	De aftakkede officerer as Frøken Goschenborn
 * 1787	Den bogstavelige udtydning as Jenny
 * 1787	Fiskerne as Birthe
 * 1787	Kvaternen as Lise
 * 1787	Raptussen as Jenny
 * 1787	Søofficererne as Fru Spencer, Kings søster
 * 1788	Bagtalelsens skole as Lady Teazle
 * 1788	Barberen i Sevilla as Rosine, Bartholos myndling
 * 1788	Barselstuen as Kone
 * 1788	Bussemanden as Frøken Munterholm
 * 1788	Den politiske kandestøber as Mad. Abrahams
 * 1788	Det foregivne hekseri as Sigøjner
 * 1788	Forvandlingerne as Marie, en forklædt bondepige
 * 1788	Heckingborn as Miss Harriet, Datons søster
 * 1788	Jægerne as Frederikke
 * 1788	Kærlighed uden strømper as Grethe, Johans forlovede
 * 1788	Ulysses von Ithacia as Rosimunda, Helenes søster
 * 1788	Ægteskabsdjævelen as Fru Glosing
 * 1789	Apothekeren og doktoren as Rosalia
 * 1789	Ariadne paa Naxos as Ariadne
 * 1789	Bagtalelsens skole as Lady Teazle
 * 1789	Den gerrige as Elise
 * 1789	Den skinsyge kone	Mistress as Oakly
 * 1789	Den skjønne Arsene as Arsene
 * 1789	Greven af Olsbach as Julie, grevens søster
 * 1789	Henrik og Pernille as Leonore
 * 1789	Ringen as Baronesse von Schønhelm
 * 1790	Ariadne paa Naxos as Ariadne

1790s

 * 1790	Athalia as Athalia, dronning
 * 1790	Damon og Pythias as Thesta, hans søster
 * 1790	Datum in blanco as Leonore
 * 1790	De aftakkede officerer as Frøken Goschenborn
 * 1790	Den indbildt syge as Angelique
 * 1790	Frode og Fingal as Ulvilda, Kong Frodes søster
 * 1790	Julie as Grevinde
 * 1790	Kun seks retter as Fru Reinhard
 * 1790	Medea as Medea
 * 1790	Menneskehad og anger as Grevinde
 * 1790	Mændenes skole as Leonore
 * 1790	Selim og Mirza as Ung marrokaner
 * 1790	Søofficererne as Grevinde Worthington
 * 1791	Ariadne paa Naxos as Ariadne
 * 1791	Bagtalelsens skole as Lady Teazle
 * 1791	Balders død as Nanna
 * 1791	Den naturlige søn as Fru Paragon
 * 1791	Raptussen as Jenny
 * 1791	Skuespillerskolen as Frøken von Lemmel
 * 1791	Syngesygen as Lisette
 * 1792	Arven i Marseille as Madame Saintonge
 * 1792	Bagtalelsens skole as Lady Teazle
 * 1792	Barberen i Sevilla as Rosine, Bartholos myndling
 * 1792	Barselstuen as Kone
 * 1792	Bortførelsen as Vilhelmine von Sachau
 * 1792	De vonner og vanner as Frøken von Sommer
 * 1792	Den sorte mand as Mistress Johnson
 * 1792	Feen Ursel as Generaladvokat
 * 1792	Kinafarerne as Birgitte, kælderpige
 * 1792	Ringen as Majorinde
 * 1792	Stregen i regningen as Charlotte
 * 1793	Bagtalelsens skole as Lady Teazle
 * 1793	Barberen i Sevilla as Rosine, Bartholos myndling
 * 1793	Barselstuen as Kone
 * 1793	De to hatte as Fru von Mørbak
 * 1793	Den mistænkelige mand as Clarinde
 * 1793	Den aabne brevveksling as Sophie
 * 1793	Ja eller Nej as Julie
 * 1793	Ulysses von Ithacia as Rosimunda, Helenes søster
 * 1794	Han blander sig i alt as Eveline
 * 1794	Hekseri as Frue
 * 1794	Kun seks retter as Fru von Schmerling
 * 1794	Myndlingernes skole as Julie
 * 1794	Vejen til ødelæggelse as Fru Warren
 * 1795	Bagtalelsens skole as Lady Teazle
 * 1795	Bryllupshøjtiden as Generalinde Reichenau
 * 1795	De aftakkede officerer as Frøken Goschenborn
 * 1795	De fire Formyndere as Betty
 * 1795	De nysgerrige fruentimmere as Leonore
 * 1795	Den værdige kone as Frøken Rauning
 * 1796	Ariadne paa Naxos as Ariadne
 * 1796	Bortførelsen as Vilhelmine von Sachau
 * 1796	Bryllupshøjtiden as Generalinde Reichenau
 * 1796	De snorrige fættere as Fru Dormin, enke
 * 1796	Den lykkelige familie as Lovise
 * 1796	Den aabne brevveksling as Sophie
 * 1796	Dormon og Wilhelmine as Fru Krumdorf, officersfrue
 * 1796	Dyveke as Sigbrit
 * 1796	Rejsen til byen as Fru Reising
 * 1796	Søofficererne as Fru Spencer, Kings søster
 * 1797	Barselstuen as Dame
 * 1797	De forliebte haandværksfolk as Madame Constance
 * 1797	Han blander sig i alt asEveline
 * 1797	Stregen i regningen as Charlotte