Background
Lucia Karlovna Schmitgof was born in 1838.
Lucia Karlovna Schmitgof was born in 1838.
Lucia Karlovna studied at the ballet department of the Moscow Theater School.
Since 1850, Lucia Karlovna was a dancer, then a drama artist in the theaters of Kazan, Nizhny Novgorod, Vladimir, Voronezh (late 1850s - early 1860s) and other cities. She danced and acted in vaudeville, comedies and dramas.
In 1834 Karl Schmitgof came to Russia with a German troupe.
The images created by Evelina were marked by femininity and grace. She especially succeeded in playing the roles of "innocent sufferers" who dutifully endured their misfortunes.
Played the roles of simpletons and comedians.