Background
KHOKHLOV, Konstantin was born on November 1, 1885.
KHOKHLOV, Konstantin was born on November 1, 1885.
1908 graduate Moscow Theatrical College, where he studied under A. P. Lenskiy.
1908-1920 actor, Moscow Arts Theater. From 1921 actor, then chief producer, Bolshoy Drama Theater, Pctrograd (Leningrad). From 1922 also taught acting.
1925-1930 producer, Leningrad (now Pushkin) Academy Drama Theater. 1931-1938 producer, Maly Theater, Moscow. 1938-1954 artistic director and chief producer, Lesya Ukrainka Russian Theater, Kiev.
From 1954 chief producer, Bolshoy Theater, Leningrad. Taught acting at Shchepkin Theatrical College, Moscow, Lesya Ukrainka Theatrical Studio and Karpcnko-Karyy Ukraine Theatrical Institute, Kiev. From 1946 professor, Ostrovskiy Theatrical Institute, Leningrad.
Roles: at Moscow Arts Theater: Karenin in Zhivoy trup (The Living Corpse). Horatio in "Hamlet”; Yeletskiy in Turgenev's Nakhlebnik (The Parasite). At Bolshoy Drama Theater, Leningrad: Sallustc dc Bazin in Hugo’s ”Ruy Bias".
The Consul in Bryusov’s Zemlya (Earth). Mark Antony in Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar”. Productions: at Bolshoy Drama Theater, Leningrad: "Julius Caesar” (1922).
Kaiser’s ”Gas” (1922). Benelli’s ”Louisiana Ccna delle beffe” (The Jester’s Supper) (1923). Fayko's "Teacher Bubus” (1925).
Leonov’s Polovchanskiyc sady (The Polovtsian Gardens) (1954). Hauptmann’s ”Vor Sonncnaufgang” (Before Dawn) (1955). At Leningrad Academy Drama Theater: Sophocles’ ’’Oedipus Rex” (1924).
Lunacharskiy’s Yad (Poison) (1925). Pugachyovshchina (The Pugachev Rebellion) (1926). Lunacharskiy and Shtukkcn’s Barkhat i lokhmot’ya (Velvet and Rags) (1927).
Dokhodnoye mesto (A Lucrative Post) (1928). Gore ot uma (Woe from Wit) (1928). At Malyy Theater, Moscow: Plody prosveshcheniya (The Fruits of Enlightenment) (1932).
Vragi (The Enemies) (1933). Romashov’s Boytsy (The VV'arriors) (1934). Volki i ovtsy (The Wolves and the Sheep) (1935).
Trenyov’s Na beregu Nevy (On the Banks of the Neva) (1937). At Lesya Ukrainka Theater, Kiev: Lesya Ukrainka's Kamennyy vlastelin (The Stone Sovereign) (1939, 1946). Paustovskiy’s Prostyye serdtsa (Simple Hearts) (1939).
Zykovy (The Zykovs) (1940). Solov'yov’s Fel'dmarshal Kutuzov (Ficldmarshal Kutuzov) (1940). Shaw’s "Pygmalion” (1945).
Shteyn’s Zakon chesti (The Law of Honor) (1948). Alyoshin’s Direktor (The Director) (1950). Turgenev’s Mesyats na derevne (A Month in the Country) (1954).