Sergey Osipovich Boykov (1828–1877) - Russian playwright; actor of the Imperial Theaters.
| Sergey Osipovich Boykov | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 1828 |
| Date of death | October 3, 1877 |
| Allegiance |  Russian empire |
| Occupation | an actor ; playwright |
Biography
Sergey Boykov was born in 1828. He was an artist of the Imperial Theaters in the city of St. Petersburg [1] [2] .
He wrote, translated and adapted for the Russian theater many vaudevilles and one-act comedies (about forty plays), of which only a small number were published during his lifetime [3] . Some of these vaudevilles survived the author for a long time and enjoyed success on theatrical stages of the Russian Empire and at the beginning of the 20th century , right up to the October Revolution [4] . Among them, in particular, were the plays: “ Hang up or drown ”, “ 15-year-old widow ”, “ Tenant with trombone ”, “ Ladies' wagon ”, “ Bought shot ”, “ Two bears in one den ”, “ Dummy fiance ” , " Tramps " [1] [5] .
Sergey Osipovich Boykov died on October 3, 1877 [6] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Boykov, Sergey Osipovich // Encyclopedic dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 86 tons (82 tons and 4 extras). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- ↑ Semen Afanasyevich Vengerov
- ↑ Biographical dictionary. year 2000.
- ↑ Great biographical encyclopedia. year 2009.
- ↑ Wolf , "Chronicle of St. Petersburg Theaters"
- ↑ Boykov, Sergey Osipovich // Russian biographical dictionary : in 25 volumes. - SPb. - M. , 1896-1918.
Literature
- Wolf , "Chronicle of St. Petersburg Theaters."