Reasonable, Mikhail Alexandrovich

He was born on May 13, 1890 in Odessa, ^[1] in the family of the famous cantor Solomon (Efraim Zalman) Reasonable (1866-1905), - in different years of the main cantor of the Great Synagogue of Nikolaev , the synagogue "Zohvey Tsedek" in Chisinau and the New (Shalashnaya) synagogue on Catherine Street in Odessa. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

He began a theatrical career after the death of his father. Initially, he worked in St. Petersburg theaters (including the Crooked Mirror Theater), then - at the Moscow Art Theater . After the closure of the Crooked Mirror in 1918, he directed his own cabaret theater in Moscow for some time (the theater of M. A. Razumny). ^[5] By the end of 1918, the theater switched to a dramatic repertoire. ^{[6] [7] The} theater of M. A. Razumny temporarily ceased to exist in February 1919, when the administration of the Palace Theater refused to sign a contract for the further rental of its premises; however, on March 25, the performances resumed. ^{[8] [9]}

On February 7, 1919, together with Mikhail Pustynin, he organized in Vitebsk the first Theater of Revolutionary Satire (Terevsat in the building of the Record cinema), which he directed in 1919-1922 (his wife, actress Anastasia Chaadaeva, worked there). ^{[10] [11] [12] [13]} The performances of the theater were designed by the local artist M.Z. Shagal . April 15, 1920 the theater moved to Moscow (Theater of the Revolutionary Satire under the direction of M. A. Razumny in the premises of the former Paradise Theater), since 1921 the theater has been located in the premises of the Slavyansky Bazar restaurant (17 Nikolskaya Street), since 1922 - on Bolshaya Dmitrovka street, 17 (in the building of the current Musical Theater named after K. S. Stanislavsky and Vl. I. Nemirovich-Danchenko ) ^[14] , The Sensible was brought to work in the theater by director David Gutman . ^[15] In 1922, it was discovered that Mikhail Razumny, in the conditions of the NEP, was engaged in entrepreneurial activity as an impresario , he was removed from the post of head of the troupe and the theater itself was soon disbanded. The last program of the theater was presented on April 22, 1922. In October of that year, the Revolution Theater was formed on the basis of the troupe. ^[sixteen]

In 1927 , while on tour with the Moscow Art Theater, he remained in Berlin . He collaborated in the Literary and Dramatic Society named after Ostrovsky, starred in silent films. He made his debut in the film "Der erste Kuß" ( first kiss ) in 1928 ; in the same year he starred in the film "Rasputins Liebesabenteuer", in 1929 in the films Die Abenteurer GmbH , "Diane - Die Geschichte einer Pariserin", "Die Schmugglerbraut von Mallorca" and "Heilige oder Dirne", in 1930 - in the film " Das alte Lied ”( old song ). Then he moved to Paris , where in 1933 he opened the Jewish Revue Theater “Der Kundes” ( Yiddish : mischievous ), and in 1934 - another theater company in Yiddish “Parisizer Azazel”. ^[17] Later, together with N. N. Evreinov , E. N. Roshchina-Insarova and V. A. Kostrova, he created the theater “Wandering Comedians”. He played as part of the Prague group of the Moscow Art Theater in 1935 .

In 1937, Mikhail Razumny moved to the United States , where in 1938 he worked at the WELD radio station, then starred in films in Hollywood at the MGM and Paramount studios (mainly in "ethnic" roles). ^[18] In 1938, he founded the Jewish Drama Studio ( Yiddish Dramatic Studio ) in New York . In 1940, starred in the movie Edgar Ulmer in Yiddish "American Shadhn" ( American matchmaker , American Matchmaker ), which became his debut film role in the United States.

Died February 17, 1956 in Los Angeles. He was buried at the Beth Olam Jewish Cemetery in Los Angeles. ^[nineteen]

• REASONABLE Mikhail Alexandrovich
• Mikhail Rasumny (English)