Petrovsky, Andrei Pavlovich

He began acting in the province in the 90s. XIX century, then worked in Moscow and St. Petersburg. For several periods of his life - in the Moscow theater of Korsh (1894-1997, 1900-1904, 1917-1926). In 1904-1915 - at the Alexandrinsky Theater , in 1926-1929 - at the Zamoskvoretsky Theater.

He was the director of the Bolshoi Theater , as well as theaters of Kharkov, Kiev, Odessa, Tbilisi, Rostov-on-Don.

Roles

• Kuzovkin ("Freeloader" of Turgenev )
• Krutitsky (" There was not a penny, but suddenly an Altyn " by Ostrovsky )
• Bartender ("The fruits of enlightenment")
• Telegin ( Uncle Vanya by Chekhov )
• Epikhodov (The Cherry Orchard by A. P. Chekhov)
• Yusov ( Profitable Place , Korsh Theater , 1902)
• Bobchinsky ( The Examiner , Alexandrinsky Theater , 1908 ^[1] )
• Zhivnovsky ("The Death of Pazukhin" by Saltykov-Shchedrin )
• Shchetkin (“ Children of Vanyushin ” by Naydenov )
• Autonomously ("Slaves" by Gnedich )
• Investigator ( Tolstoy ’s Living Corpse)

and etc.

Theatrical Encyclopedia:

P. - an outstanding master episodic. Roles. ... P.'s game was distinguished by the exact selection of characteristic details and their careful development, inexhaustible fiction, bright intonation and plasticity. expressiveness ^[2] .

Filmography

• 1927 - A man from a restaurant . According to the story of the same name by Ivan Shmelev . Production: MEZHRABPOM-RUS
• 1928 - The White Eagle . According to the story of L. Andreev "Governor". Production: Mezhrabpomfilm.
• 1928 - Vanka and The Avenger . Children's adventure film.
• 1929 - Sailor Ivan Galay. The film has not been preserved.
• 1929 - Ranks and people . Production: Mezhrabpomfilm. According to the stories of A.P. Chekhov "Anna on the neck", "Death of an official", "Chameleon". A collection of three short film short films ^{[3] [4]} .

Among the director's productions: “ For every sage there is quite simplicity ” (1909); “Uriel Acosta” by Gutskov (1910), “Locksmith and Chancellor” by A. V. Lunacharsky (1921, together with A. A. Sanin , former Korsh Theater - Moscow Drama Theater), “Tartuffe” (1922, in the former Korsh Theater and the Maly Theater Studio), made several opera productions at the Zimin Opera House , etc.

In Soviet times, he worked in musical theaters: at the Bolshoi Theater he staged operas by Soviet composers - “Decembrists” by Zolotarev (1925), “Dumb Artist” by Shishov (1929); Eugene Onegin , Tosca , Sorochinskaya Fair, etc.

In 1927 he staged the play "Love Spring" by Trenev in the arena of the Moscow Circus .

He worked as a theater teacher from 1896 in the province; at Raphof courses; in 1908-1911 he taught at the School of Performing Arts in St. Petersburg founded by him together with A. A. Sanin ; taught at CETETIS (later - GITIS , now RATI) in Moscow - dean, professor. The site of the Faculty of Acting emphasizes Petrovsky's merits:

In the post-revolutionary years there was a continuous change in the status of the institute, but the drama department remained one of the fundamental divisions of the institute, which was led, among others, by people who played a special role in the formation of the future faculty. This is, first of all, A.P. Petrovsky, a well-known theater teacher, actor and director (he worked in the drama department in 1921-1925). ^[five]

Among the students : E. M. Shatrova , G. P. Menglet , N. V. Litvinov , E. A. Polevitskaya , M. A. Ladynina , N. N. Rykunin , P. M. Arzhanov , I. A. Lyubeznov , M. G. Volina , N.O. Freiman and other famous actors.

• Theatrical Encyclopedia by D. Schz