Vera Komissarzhevskaya
Russian actress and theatre patron
Died when: 45 years 107 days (543 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
Vera Fyodorovna Komissarzhevskaya (Russian: ??´?? ????????? ??????????´?????; 8 November 1864 – 23 February 1910) was one of the most celebrated actresses and theatre managers of the late Russian Empire.
She made her professional debut in 1893, after having acted as an amateur at Constantin Stanislavsky's Society of Art and Literature.
She is probably best known today for originating the role of Nina in the ill-fated premiere of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull, at the Alexandrinsky Theatre in Saint Petersburg in 1896.
Though the production was deemed an utter failure, Komissarzhevskaya's performance was highly praised.Later in her career, Komissarzhevskaya is notable for her patronage of the up-and-coming theatre artist, Vsevolod Meyerhold.
Following Meyerhold's unsuccessful attempts to stage symbolist plays at Stanislavsky's Moscow Art Theatre, Komissarzhevskaya invited him to try his experiments at her new .
During their short-lived collaboration, the two managed to develop Meyerhold's symbolist aesthetic and Komissarzhevskaya herself starred in two of the most critically and commercially successful productions.
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