Karatygin Vasily Andreyevich (26.02 (10.03) .1802 – 13 (25) .03.1853) – famous Russian tragedian, son of Andrew Karatygin. Born February 26 (March 10) in 1802, died 13 (25) March 1853
He studied at the Alpine Corps and then served in the department of foreign trade. Home theater in a house of his father, acquaintance with the catenin and Prince. Shakhovskoi attracted him to the theater.
Kn. Shakhovskoy tried to build from the artist in the tradition of the then dominant bombastic manner of playing that has left its traces on all his life.
More charitably to Karatygina was the influence of PA Katenin, introduced him to the Greek and Latin classics and the best works of French literature.
Karatygin Debuts at the St. Petersburg Imperial stage in 1820 starring Fingal (trag. Ozerov) Oedipus ("Oedipus in Athens", Gruzintseva), Tancred and Pozharsky (trag. Kryukovsky) were very successful.
Already a majestic figure Karatygina and expressive face made a great impression on the audience. Belinsky transmits the theater shook with applause when Belisarius, crowned with laurels, they bring in a triumphal chariot, and yet Karatygin not say with a single word.
First Karatygin played in classical tragedy, then, since 1828, reaches our stage of romanticism and Karatygin playing heroes new French drama, and finally, he turns to Shakespeare, Hamlet, Lear, Othello, Coriolanus.
The role of Charles Moore (The Robbers Schiller) caused a revolution in artistic activities Karatygina. Remarkably industrious, he performed dozens of roles, most diverse and serious repertory. Giving Karatygina not natural, and produced a comprehensive and profound study of the subject, he was equally well performed entirely opposite in character roles.
Karatygin inferior famous his contemporary, Mochalova, deep feelings, but surpassed its perfection technology.
The best of his roles were Louis XI and Leicester ("Mary Stuart"). In 1937 Wolf indicated transferable comedies and dramas Karatygin run in the imperial stage, among other things – a few dramas of Dumas, "Lear" and "Coriolanus," Shakespeare, "Messina Bride Schiller and others
Some translations Karatygina performed today ("The Countess Clara d'Obervil"), few published: "Two of the four (in the poem., St. Petersburg., 1827)," A married philosopher "(too), etc.