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Comedians Halt, Cabaret
Comedians Halt, Cabaret
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Art/Music, Theatre/Stage, Cabaret, Variety Shows
COMEDIANS HALT (Astrologer) (Prival Comediantov (Zvezdochet)), literary and artistic cabaret theatre. It was opened in 1916 in the vault of the House of Adamini (7 the Field of Mars). It was the literary and artistic successor to the cabaret Stray Dog. M. A. Kuzmin, N. N. Evreinov, N. V. Petrov, V. A. Shchuko et al. formed the Board of Directors. The halls were painted by artists B. D. Grigoryev, A. E. Yakovlev and S. Y. Sudeykin. The Comedians Halt was established as a commercial cabaret with paid tickets, fixed evening programme, and a permanent theatre company which was formed by students of the Studio on Borodinskaya Street and by invited actors. The comperes were: Kolya Peter (N. V. Petrov) and K. E. Gibshman. The producers were: V. E. Meyerhold (Doctor Dapertutto), Evreinov, Petrov, B. G. Romanov et al. Besides performances, mock variety shows, couplets, singers' performances were arranged in the Comedians Halt. In May 1916, the marionette theatre of Y. A. Slonimsky and M. P. Sazonova gave performances in the Comedians Halt. After October 1917, the repertoire of the Comedians Halt consisted of parodies, comedies and skits concerning the latest news. Actors of the Distorting Mirror and other theatres joined the theatre company. Discussions on political themes spontaneously arose in the Comedians Halt. At the end of 1919, soirees almost disappeared from the Comedians Halt and the theatre stopped existence in 1920. In 2001, the Comedians Halt was revived at its previous location as an art cabaret. Wall paintings were reconstructed. Artistic intellectuals gather in the Comedians Halt, groups and soloists give performances. References: Петров Н. В. 50 и 500. М., 1960; Тихвинская Л. И. Кабаре и театры миниатюр в России, 1908-1917. М., 1995. Y. N. Kruzhnov.
Persons
Evreinov Nikolay Nikolaevich
Gibshman Konstantin Eduardovich
Grigoryev Boris Dmitrievich
Kuzmin Mikhail Alexeevich
Meyerhold Vsevolod Emilievich
Petrov Nikolay Vasilievich
Romanov Boris Georgievich
Sazonova M.P.
Shchuko Vladimir Alexeevich
Slonimskaya (Sazonova) Yulia Leonidovna
Sudeykin Sergey Yurievich
Yakovlev Alexander Evgenievich
Addresses
The Field of Mars/Saint Petersburg, city, house 7
Bibliographies
Петров Н. В. 50 и 500. М., 1960
Тихвинская Л. И. Кабаре и театры миниатюр в России, 1908-1917. М., 1995
The subject Index
Stray Dog, Cabaret
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Adamini's House
ADAMINI'S HOUSE (1 Moika River Embankment), architectural monument. It was built for merchant Antonov in 1823-27 in the late Empire style (architect D.F. Adamini, hence the name)
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Amusement Establishments (entry)
AMUSEMENT ESTABLISHMENTS. At the beginning of the 18th century the prototype of amusement establishments were "garden entertainments" with music and dances, were held in the Summer Garden
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Cabaret (entry)
CABARET (from the French word cabaret - small restaurant). At the beginning of the 20th century, it was the name for small, literary and artistic restaurants, places for meetings of poets, musicians, actors, artists and other workers of art
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Cabaret Theatres (entry)
CABARET THEATRES became widely popular in St. Petersburg from 1908 and occupied a prominent place in the life and art during the pre-Revolutionary decade. Modelled on western European cabaret theatres
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Evreinov N.N., (1879-1953), director
EVREINOV Nikolay Nikolaevich (1879-1953), playwright, director, theorist, theatre historian. Lived in St. Petersburg in 1892-1925. Graduated from the School of Law (1901), mastered composition under N.A
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Grigoryev Boris Dmitrievich (1886-1939), artist
GRIGORYEV Boris Dmitrievich (1886-1939), artist. He studied at the Stroganov Art School under Dmitry Shcherbinovsky (1903-07), in the Academy of Arts under Alexander Kiselev and Dmitry Kardovsky (1907-13)
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Kuzmin M.A. (1872-1936), writer, composer
KUZMIN Mikhail Alexeevich (1872-1936, Leningrad), poet, prose writer, playwright, composer, critic, and arts theorist. Living in St. Petersburg from 1884, he studied at the Conservatory from 1891 but failed to graduate
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Salons, Circles and Literary Gatherings (Entry)
SALONS, CIRCLES AND LITERARY GATHERINGS. During the 18th century regular gatherings of writers were uncommon, but those that there were portrayed different stylistic and philosophic positions
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Stray Dog, Cabaret
STRAY DOG (Brodyachaya Sobaka), literary and artistic cabaret. It was opened on 31 December 1911, in the vault of the second courtyard of the building at 5 Mikhailovskaya Street (today Iskusstv Square). It was established by writer A. N
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Yakovlev A.E. (1887-1938), artist
YAKOVLEV Alexander Evgenievich (1887 - 1938, St. Petersburg), painter and graphic artist. He studied at the Academy of Arts from 1905 to 1913, with D.N. Kardovsky as his tutor from 1907
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