Russian Actors

Petipa – an artistic family. Marius Petipa (1818) – a well-known choreographer and dancer, was born in Marseilles, the son of a dancer and choreographer Jean Petipa (1787 – 1855), who served in the 1850's and at the St. Petersburg ballet stage.

Moskvin, Ivan Mikhailovich (06 (18) .06.1874 – 02.16.1946), Russian Soviet actor and People's Artist of USSR (1936). In 1893 – 1896 studied at the Drama Department of Music and Drama School of the Moscow Philharmonic Society. In 1896 – 1898 worked at the Yaroslavl theater, the theater Korsch in Moscow.

Burton (1820 – 1/17/1874) – Artist of the French company Saint-Petersburg Imperial Theatres, was born in 1820, died Jan. 17, 1874 in Passy, near Paris. Theatrical activity began in Paris theaters Theatre francais and Vaudeville. In 1845 Burton was invited to St. Petersburg to help Bressani and departure of the last (1846) won an outstanding [...]

Solovtsov Nikolai Nikolaevich (Fedorov) (03 (15) .05.1857 – 12 (25) .01.1902), Russian actor, director and entrepreneur. Stage career began in 1875 in Orel. Played in Yaroslavl, Saratov, Orenburg, Kazan, H. Novgorod. In 1882 – 1883 in Alexandria Theatre in St. Petersburg in 1887 – 1889 in Theatre Korsch, in 1889-90 in the theater Abramova Moscow. [...]

Kazantsev Jan (1970). Soloist of Russian ballet.

Samoilov, Vasily (1813 – 28/3/1887), was educated in the Mining Institute and was already an officer when, in the desirable father, who recognized in him artistic talent and a good voice, making his debut at the Imperial stage, the opera Megyulya Joseph wonderful. " For three years he played the supporting role of the Party [...]

Lena Alexander Pavlovich – a dramatic actor, in 1876, he joined the troupe of Moscow's Maly Theatre, at one time played in St. Petersburg. The best role of his Chatsky Don Juan (in Moliere's "Don Juan"), Petruchio (in "The Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare).

Mikhail Ulyanov (20.11.1927), Russian Soviet actor and People's Artist of USSR (1969). Member of the CPSU from 1951. He studied at the Studio Theatre at Omsk in 1950 graduated from the Theatre School.

Durovy, family Russian circus performers, clowns, animal trainers. Anatoly Leonidovich Durov (26.11 (08.12) .1864 – 08 (21) .01.1916), in 1879 he made his debut in the show. Served as an acrobat, a juggler and the juggler. In 1882 the circus M. Truzzi (Voronezh) began to show trained animals. He was the first circus artists who [...]