Konstantin MARDZHANISHVILI

June 9, 1872 (age 60)

Village Kvareli, Geo

From 1893 actor, Kutaisi Theater. From 1894 in Tiflis; 1896-1897 again in Kutaisi. From 1897 worked for Russian Theaters in Kerch’, Vyatka, Tambov, Baku, Tashkent, et cetera 1905-1907 engaged in revol work. Close friend of Gorky's 1904-1905 stage director, Nczlobin Theater, Riga. 1906-1907 organized and directed Khar’- kov Actors Association for defence of actors’ rights. 1907-1908 with Duvan-Tortsov’s company in Kiev. Gave series of lecturer shows young people. 1908-1909 with Bagrov’s company in Odessa. Expelled from Odessa for allowing the performance of the “Marseillaise” in his production of Gibel’ ‘Nadezhdy’ (The End of the “Nadezhda”). 1909 chief stage director, Nezlobin Theater, Moscow. Together with A. I. Yuzhin, founded Geo Drama Studio. 1910-1913 at Moscow.Arts Theater. 1913 founded Free Theater in Moscow. 1914-1915, after closure of Free Theater, directed a theater in Rostov-on-Don. 1916-1917 director, Bouffe Theater, Petrograd. After 1917 October Revol helped establish Soviet theater. 1919 in Kiev; from 1920 in Petrograd. Produced massive theater shows lauding the revol. Directed Free Comedy Theater and Comic Opera Theater. 1922 returned to Geo and directed Rustaveli Theater. 1928 founded in Kutaisi 2nd Geo State Theater (transferred to Tbilisi in 1930). In his latter years worked at Moscow theaters. 1931 at Korsh Theater. 1933 at Maly Theater and Moscow Operetta Theater. 1916-1928 film work; Productions: Dyadya Vanya (Uncle Vanya) (1901). Na dne (The Lower Dephts). Deti solntsa (Children of the Son). Dachniki (The Summer Residents) (1905). Gibel’ ‘Nadezhdy’ (The End of the “Nadezhda”) (1909). Brat’ya Karamazovy (The Brothers Karamazov) after Dostoyevsky (1910). Hamsun’s “In Life’s Clutches” (1911). Ibsen’s “Per Gynt” (1912). Offenbach’s Die schöne Helena” (1913). Mozarts “Entführung aus dem Serail”. Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale”. Eristavi’s “Partition” (1923). Arakishvili’s “The Tale of Shota Rustaveli” (1923). “The Merry Wives of Windsor”(1924). “Lohengrin” (1924); Leoncavallo’s “I Pagliacci” (1924). “Hamlet” (1925); Arakishvili’s “Life Is a Joy” (1927). Suppe’s “Bocaccio” (1927). Dadiani’s “Right to the Heart” (1928). “Uriel’ Akosta” (1929). “The Roar of the Rails” (1929). Kirshon’s Khleb (Bread) (1931). Kutateli’s “Midnight Past” (1929). Kulish’s Komuna v stepi (The Commune in the Steppe) (1930). Skaz ob Arsene (The Rale of Arsene) (1931). Olesha’s Tri tolstyaka (Three Fat Men) (1931). Pogodin’s Poema o topore (The Poem of the Axe) (1931). Mikitenko’s “Shine, Stars!” (1931). Ibsen’s “The Master-Builder” (1931). Rossini’s "William Tell” (1931). Strakh (Fear) (1932). “Othello” (1932); “Don Carlos” (1933). Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus” (1933), et cetera

Konstantin Aleksandrovich MARDZHANISHVILI

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MARDZHANISHVILI, Konstantin was born on June 9, 1872 in village Kvareli, Georgia

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From 1893 actor, Kutaisi Theater. From 1894 in Tiflis; 1896-1897 again in Kutaisi. From 1897 worked for Russian Theaters in Kerch’, Vyatka, Tambov, Baku, Tashkent, et cetera

1905-1907 engaged in revol work. Close friend of Gorky's 1904-1905 stage director, Nczlobin Theater, Riga. 1906-1907 organized and directed Khar’- kov Actors Association for defence of actors’ rights.

1907-1908 with Duvan-Tortsov’s company in Kiev. Gave series of lecturer shows young people. 1908-1909 with Bagrov’s company in Odessa.

Expelled from Odessa for allowing the performance of the “Marseillaise” in his production of Gibel’ ‘Nadezhdy’ (The End of the “Nadezhda”). 1909 chief stage director, Nezlobin Theater, Moscow. Together with A. I. Yuzhin, founded Geo Drama Studio.

1910-1913 at Moscow.Arts Theater. 1913 founded Free Theater in Moscow. 1914-1915, after closure of Free Theater, directed a theater in Rostov-on-Don.

1916-1917 director, Bouffe Theater, Petrograd. After 1917 October Revol helped establish Soviet theater. 1919 in Kiev; from 1920 in Petrograd.

Produced massive theater shows lauding the revol. Directed Free Comedy Theater and Comic Opera Theater. 1922 returned to Geo and directed Rustaveli Theater.

1928 founded in Kutaisi 2nd Geo State Theater (transferred to Tbilisi in 1930). In his latter years worked at Moscow theaters. 1931 at Korsh Theater.

1933 at Maly Theater and Moscow Operetta Theater. 1916-1928 film work; Productions: Dyadya Vanya (Uncle Vanya) (1901). Na dne (The Lower Dephts).

Deti solntsa (Children of the Son). Dachniki (The Summer Residents) (1905). Gibel’ ‘Nadezhdy’ (The End of the “Nadezhda”) (1909).

Brat’ya Karamazovy (The Brothers Karamazov) after Dostoyevsky (1910). Hamsun’s “In Life’s Clutches” (1911). Ibsen’s “Per Gynt” (1912).

Offenbach’s Die schöne Helena” (1913). Mozarts “Entführung aus dem Serail”. Donizetti’s “Don Pasquale”.

Eristavi’s “Partition” (1923). Arakishvili’s “The Tale of Shota Rustaveli” (1923). “The Merry Wives of Windsor”(1924).

“Lohengrin” (1924); Leoncavallo’s “I Pagliacci” (1924). “Hamlet” (1925); Arakishvili’s “Life Is a Joy” (1927). Suppe’s “Bocaccio” (1927).

Dadiani’s “Right to the Heart” (1928). “Uriel’ Akosta” (1929). “The Roar of the Rails” (1929).

Kirshon’s Khleb (Bread) (1931). Kutateli’s “Midnight Past” (1929). Kulish’s Komuna v stepi (The Commune in the Steppe) (1930).

Skaz ob Arsene (The Rale of Arsene) (1931). Olesha’s Tri tolstyaka (Three Fat Men) (1931). Pogodin’s Poema o topore (The Poem of the Axe) (1931).

Mikitenko’s “Shine, Stars!” (1931). Ibsen’s “The Master-Builder” (1931). Rossini’s "William Tell” (1931).

Strakh (Fear) (1932). “Othello” (1932); “Don Carlos” (1933). Strauss’ “Die Fledermaus” (1933), et cetera

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