Sadovsky, Prov Mikhailovich (senior)

Prov Mikhailovich Ermilov was born on October 11 (23), 1818 in the city of Livny . After the death of his father, he was brought up by his mother's brothers, actors Grigory and Dmitry Sadovsky. It was then that the actor changed his name to Sadovsky. As a teenager, he worked as a correspondent of roles for artists of the Tula troupe, and in 1832 Sadovsky at the age of 14 was accepted into the same troupe.

He played in the theaters of the province (in the theaters of Kaluga , Ryazan , Voronezh , Kazan ). ^[2] Mikhail Schepkin saw Sadovsky’s play in the Kazan Theater in the troupe of P. A. Sokolov . ^[2] In 1839, Prov Mikhailovich made his debut at the Maly Theater , where he got at the invitation of M. S. Shchepkin ^[3] .

Provo Mikhailovich Sadovsky contemporaries called the representative of highly artistic realism . One appearance of Sadovsky on the stage attracted the attention of the audience ^[4] The first roles of Prov Mikhailovich were played in vaudeville and comedies, dramas and melodramas. Critics noted in Sadovsky at the same time the features of several roles : a comedian, a simpleton, a character actor. ^[3] . Prov Sadovsky did not try to amuse the viewer, he stayed on stage seriously and achieved unusual comic. Great success brought him vaudeville characteristic household roles ^[2] .

In the 1850s, Sadovsky played in the plays of I. S. Turgenev , A. V. Sukhovo-Kobylin , A. F. Pisemsky . The flowering of the satirical talent of Prova Mikhailovich is associated with performances in the new Russian realistic repertoire, plays by N. V. Gogol and A. N. Ostrovsky . Roles in the plays of Ostrovsky became central in the work of Sadovsky ^[2] .

In the late 1840s, Sadovsky became close to the circle of Moscow writers, artists and musicians, which included Ostrovsky. It was Sadovsky who introduced the Moscow society to the play “Let’s Count Our People, ” aroused interest in the work of Ostrovsky among the young part of the Maly Theater troupe. In the first 28 productions of Ostrovsky's plays in the Maly Theater, Sadovsky performed 29 roles ^[2] .

According to the memoirs of Boris Nikolaevich Almazov, which he informed M.P. Pogodin at Sadovsky kept several letters from his famous countryman General Yermolov, in which he "sincerely and sincerely expressed respect for his talent."

It should be noted Sadovsky's experiments in the literary field. In total, five of his works can be listed: “On the French Revolution”, “On Napoleon on the island. Helena ”,“ Tatar's Story ”,“ The Meeting of Two Friends ”and the drama“ Honor or Death ”.

He was buried at Pyatnitsky cemetery in Moscow . His sons and grandchildren were also actors of the Maly Theater, of which the most famous are:

• Sadovsky's son , Mikhail Provich (1847-1910); wife - Sadovskaya, Olga Osipovna (1849-1919)
  • Grandson Sadovsky, Prov Mikhailovich (Jr.) (1874-1947); wife - Roslavleva, Lyubov Andreevna (1874-1904).
  • Granddaughter of Sadovskaya, Elizaveta Mikhailovna (1872-1934)

On various stages, he played many dramatic roles and several opera parts - the musical and drama troupes have not yet been divided. It is impossible to restore the entire list of its roles. Only those that were performed in the Moscow imperial troupe are known, among them both roles in light frivolous vaudeville and in dramatic performances that require thoughtful in-depth analysis:

Opera

• 1846 - "Askold's Grave" by Verstovsky - Frelaf
• 1855 - “Miller - a sorcerer, a deceiver and a matchmaker”, the comic opera of Ablesimov, music by Fomin - Thaddeus
• 1865 - "Orpheus in Hell" Offenbach's opera farce - Styx

Among the dramatic roles

• 1839 - "Filatka and Miroshka are rivals" Grigoryev 2nd - Filatka
• 1839 - “Love Potion”, translation by D. T. Lensky from the French. - Jeanne Bijoux ^[2]
• 1839 - “Deserter” translation by D. T. Lensky from the French. - nat
• 1839 - "Good and bad, and stupid, and smart" translation of D. T. Lensky from the French. - Emelyan
• 1841 - " Leo Gurych Sinichkin " by D. T. Lensky - Pustoslavtsev
• 1843 - “What we don’t keep, losing crying” Solovyova - Petukhov (for the first time on October 8, 1843 in the benefit performance of I. V. Samarin ^[5] )
• 1843 - " King Lear " by Shakespeare - The Jester
• 1843 - “ The Marriage ” of N.V. Gogol - Anuchkin and Podkolesin
• 1843 - " Players " N.V. Gogol - Zamukhryshkin
• 1844 - " Tradesman in the nobility " Moliere - Jourdain (in his own benefit April 19, 1844 ^[5] )
• 1844 - “Daughter of the Russian actor” Grigoryev 1st - Ushitsa
• 1845 - "Yabed" Kapnista - Khvataiko
• 1845 - The Examiner N.V. Gogol - Osip
• 1846 - "Vitsmundir" P. Karatygina - Razgildyaev
• 1846 - " Imaginary Sick " Moliere - Argan
• 1846 - Gogol's “ Litigation ” - Spans
• 1848 - “Petersburg is good, but friends defeated” Grigoryev 2nd - Bezmerin
• January 31, 1849 - “ Healer unwittingly ” by Moliere (for the first time on January 31, 1849 at the benefit of M. S. Schepkin ^[5] ).
• 1849 ^[6] - “ Scapenovskie cheats ” Moliere - Scapin (The site of the Maly Theater calls a different production date: October 6, 1847 in his own benefit ^[5] )
• 1851 - "Give me the old woman!". Vaudeville V. I. Savinova (September 26, 1851 in his own benefit ^[5] ).
• 1852 - Shakespeare's “Comedy of Errors” - Dromio Syracuse
• 1852 - World Exhibition. Vaudeville A. M. Krasovsky (October 15, 1852 in his own benefit ^[5] ).
• 1853 - “ Don’t Get in Your Sled ” by A. N. Ostrovsky - Rusakov
• 1853 - “The groom from the knife line” A. Krasovsky - Mordoplyuev
• 1853 - “ Morning of a Young Man ” by Ostrovsky - Smurov (for the first time in Moscow on May 11, 1853 at the benefit performance of F.N. Usachev ).
• 1853 - “The Poor Bride ” by A. N. Ostrovsky - Benevolensky (premiered on August 20, 1853)
• 1854 - “ Poverty is not a vice ” by A. N. Ostrovsky - We Love Tortsev (premiered on January 25, 1854 ^[5] )
• 1854 - “Don't Live As You Want” Ostrovsky - Agafon
• 1855 - “ The Wedding of Krechinsky ” by A. Sukhovo-Kobylin - Rasplyuev (premiere - November 28, 1855 at the benefit performance of S. V. Shumsky )
• 1856 - “ In a strange feast hangover ” by A. N. Ostrovsky - Tit Titich ^[7] (premiered on January 9, 1856 in his own benefit ^[5] )
• 1856 - "Provincial" Turgenev - Stupendyev
• October 25, 1857 - "Hypochondriac" by A. F. Pisemsky - Durnopechin
• 1857 - " A festive dream - before dinner " by A. N. Ostrovsky - Neuedenov (December 2, 1857 in his own benefit ^[5] )
• 1857 - "Picture of family happiness" Ostrovsky - Puzatov
• 1858 - The Examiner of Gogol - The Governor
• 1858 - “Did not agree on the characters” Ostrovsky - 1st coachman
• 1859 - “The groom from the debt department” Chernysheva - Ladyzhkin
• 1859 - The Undergrowth by D. I. Fonvizin - Skotinin
• 1859 - Gogol's “Litigation” (new production) - Burdyukov
• 1859 - “ Thunderstorm ” by A. N. Ostrovsky - Wild ^{[8] [9]} (premiered on November 16, 1859 at the benefit performance of S. V. Vasiliev )
• 1860 - "An old friend is better than the new two" Ostrovsky - Gustomesov
• 1861 - “ Our own people - let's reckon ” by A. N. Ostrovsky - Podkhalyuzin (January 31, 1861 in his own benefit ^[5] )
• 1861 - The Omut by M. N. Vladykina - Bilkin (November 3, 1861 at the benefit performance of A. I. Kolosova )
• 1861 - The odnodvorets. Comedy P. D. Boborykin (December 1, 1861 in his own benefit ^[5] )
• 1862 - Turgenev - Ivanov's "Freebie" (January 30, 1862 at the benefit of M. S. Shchepkin ^[5] ).
• 1862 - "Tinsel" by A. Potekhin - Pobedinsky (November 12, 1862 at the benefit performance of E. N. Vasilyeva ^[5] )
• 1862 - “Tainted life” by Chernyshev - Delaktorsky (January 22, 1862 at the benefit of V.V. Borozdina ^[5] )
• 1862 - Woe from the mind of A. S. Griboedov - Gorich
• 1863 - “Morning of a Business Man” by N. V. Gogol - Barsukov
• 1863 - “Pupil” of Ostrovsky - Potapych
• 1863 - “The Bitter Fate" of A. F. Pisemsky - Ananias
• 1863 - “ Sin and misfortune for whom it does not live ” - Krasnov (played the same role in the production of 1867 ^[6] )
• 1863 - The Hunchback. Drama by I. I. Lazhechnikov (November 7, 1863 in his own benefit performance ^[5] )
• 1863 - “ Hard days ” - Tit Titich (October 2, 1863 - Benefis A. A. Rasskazova ^[5] )
• 1864 - The Jokers of Ostrovsky - Khryukov
• 1865 - The Taming of the Shrew by Shakespeare - Baptist
• 1865 - The Voivode of Ostrovsky - Shalygin
• 1865 - “In a Lively Place” of Ostrovsky - Crazy
• 1866 - Ostrovsky's “Puchina” - Borovtsov
• August 18, 1866 - " Georges Danden " Moliere - Georges Danden
• 1866 - "Self-Managers" by A. F. Pisemsky - Mitrich
• 1866 - "Himself in custody" by P. Calderon - Benito (October 28, 1866 at the benefit of director A.F. Bogdanov )
• 1866 - Shakespeare's “Windsor Pranks” - Mr. Page
• 1867 - "Twelfth Night" by Shakespeare - Malvolio
• 1867 - "Dmitry the Pretender and Vasily Shuisky" Ostrovsky - Osipov and Shchelkalov
• 1867 - "Tushino" Ostrovsky - Seitov
• 1867 - " Monsieur de Pursonyak " Moliere - Pursonyak
• 1867 - “Kozma Zakharyich Minin-Sukhoruk”. Drama in verses by A. N. Ostrovsky (January 20, 1867 in his own benefit ^[5] )
• January 3, 1868 - " Vasilisa Melentyev " by A. N. Ostrovsky and S. A. Gedeonov - Prince Vorotynsky (January 3, 1868 in his own benefit)
• 1868 - “ For every sage of rather simplicity ” A. N. Ostrovsky - Mamaev
• 1868 - The “Waste” by N. S. Leskov (under the pseudonym M. Stebnitsky) - Myakishev (December 20, 1868 at the benefit of E. E. Chumakova )
• 1869 - " Hot Heart " - Kuroslepov (premiered on January 15, 1869 in his own benefit)
• 1869 - “ We will be counted as our people ” - Bolshov
• 1870 - "Grandmother's granddaughter." Alteration from the French vaudeville P. S. Fedorov (January 14, 1870 in his own benefit ^[5] )
• 1871 - “ Forest ” - Vosmibratov (premiered on November 26, 1871 at the benefit performance of S. P. Akimova )
• 1871 - "Not all cats have a carnival" Ostrovsky - Akhov

• Sadovsky P. M. The French Revolution of 1848 (The Story of P. M. Sadovskago) / Written down by I. F. Gorbunov // Russian Antiquity, 1873. - V. 7. - No. 3. - P. 421-422.

• Efros N. Prov Sadovsky. Experience characteristics / ed. A.M. Brodsky. St. Petersburg: Svetozar, 1920.46 p.