managed until 1880. Special In June 2000 the painting of Maria Francisca Bia by H.A. Sangster has been partly damaged by a burglary in the Amsterdam Stadsschouwburg, while a bronze mask (1923) was stolen by the famous Amsterdam sculptor Hildo Krop. References Bibliography Algemeen Handelsblad, 23-2-1846; 30-11-1868. Amsterdamsche Courant, 29-11-1868 [recensie]; 16-7-1889. N. Beets, Het dagboek van de student Nicolaas Beets 1833-1836 (Den Haag 1883) 123. M.B. Mendes da Costa, Tooneel-herinneringen, 1 (Leiden 1900) 44, 45, 179-181. Noord- en Zuid-Nederlandsche Tooneel-Almanak (Amsterdam 1877). W.G.F.A. van Sorgen, De tooneelspeelkunst te Utrecht en de Utrechtsche schouwburg (Den Haag 1885). Utrechtsch Dagblad, 10-7-1880. J.A. Worp, Geschiedenis van den Amsterdamschen Schouwburg (Amsterdam 1920). N. van Vulpen, Ondernemers van publieke vermakelijkheden en de opkomst van het burgerinitiatief: vermaak in Utrecht 1850-1880 (Utrecht 1994). 1809 births 1889 deaths 19th-century Dutch actresses Dutch ballerinas Dutch stage actresses Entertainers from Amsterdam 19th-century Dutch opera singers 19th-century Dutch ballet dancers 19th-century theatre managers