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Title
Margarita Georgiyevna Savitskaya as Tsaritsa Irina and Ivan Mikhailovich Moskvin as Tsar Fyodor
Subject
Savitskaya, Margarita Georgiyevna
Moskvin, Ivan Mikhailovich
Moskvin, Ivan Mikhailovich
Date
1898
Dimensions
height: 8.5cm
width: 14cm
width: 14cm
Provenance
Presented by Michael Gaunt, September 2023.
Other number
E0146
This postcard depicts Ivan Mikhailovich Moskvin in the role of Tsar Fyodor and Margarita Georgiyevna Savitskaya as Tsaritsa Irina, his wife, in Aleksey Tolstoy's play 'Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich'.
Moskvin and Savitskaya were early members of the Moscow Art Theatre (MAT), which was formed in 1898. The actor Konstantin Stanislavski and his co-founder, the writer and drama teacher, Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, wanted to break away from the state-run theatres, bring back high standards and professionalism in acting, and strive towards emotional truth and realism in their performances. Aleksey Tolstoy wrote ‘Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich' in 1868, the second of a historical trilogy that begins with 'The Death of Ivan the Terrible' (1866) and concludes with 'Tsar Boris' (1870). ‘Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich' was the inaugural performance by the newly formed Moscow Art Theatre on 14 October 1898 and the first of two plays by Tolstoy that the company produced.
The play dramatises the story of Tsar Fyodor I of Russia (1557-1598), son of Ivan the Terrible.
Moskvin and Savitskaya are shown in the traditional dress of 16th and 17th century Russian royals. Moskvin is in three-quarter length and wears a long-sleeved Russian caftan with an embellished collared undershirt, cap, and a ring on his left hand which rests on his chin. He stands over Savitskaya and gazes at her. She is depicted half-length, wearing a long-sleeved white dress with patterned shawl, and a white headscarf at the front with pearls. She is seated on the left and gazes up at Moskvin.
Stanislavski undertook a vast amount of research to ensure that the sets and costumes were authentic and based on historic Russian architecture and clothing.
Moskvin and Savitskaya were early members of the Moscow Art Theatre (MAT), which was formed in 1898. The actor Konstantin Stanislavski and his co-founder, the writer and drama teacher, Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko, wanted to break away from the state-run theatres, bring back high standards and professionalism in acting, and strive towards emotional truth and realism in their performances. Aleksey Tolstoy wrote ‘Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich' in 1868, the second of a historical trilogy that begins with 'The Death of Ivan the Terrible' (1866) and concludes with 'Tsar Boris' (1870). ‘Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich' was the inaugural performance by the newly formed Moscow Art Theatre on 14 October 1898 and the first of two plays by Tolstoy that the company produced.
The play dramatises the story of Tsar Fyodor I of Russia (1557-1598), son of Ivan the Terrible.
Moskvin and Savitskaya are shown in the traditional dress of 16th and 17th century Russian royals. Moskvin is in three-quarter length and wears a long-sleeved Russian caftan with an embellished collared undershirt, cap, and a ring on his left hand which rests on his chin. He stands over Savitskaya and gazes at her. She is depicted half-length, wearing a long-sleeved white dress with patterned shawl, and a white headscarf at the front with pearls. She is seated on the left and gazes up at Moskvin.
Stanislavski undertook a vast amount of research to ensure that the sets and costumes were authentic and based on historic Russian architecture and clothing.
