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Title
Margarita Georgiyevna Savitskaya as Tsaritsa Irina
Subject
Savitskaya, Margarita Georgiyevna
Date
1898
Dimensions
height: 14cm
width: 8.5cm
width: 8.5cm
Provenance
Presented by Michael Gaunt, September 2023.
Other number
E0146
This postcard depicts Margarita Georgiyevna Savitskaya in the role of Tsaritsa Irina, wife of Tsar Fyodor, in Aleksey Tolstoy's play 'Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich'.
Savitskaya was an early member 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.
Savitskaya is depicted in three-quarter length, wearing a costume typical of 16th and 17th century Russian royals. She wears a long-sleeved Russian caftan with chevron pattern, a white patterned headscarf under her chin and an elaborate headdress called a Kokoshnik. She has both her hands clasped to her chest and she gazes upwards to her right.
Stanislavski undertook a vast amount of research to ensure that the sets and costumes were authentic and based on historic Russian architecture and clothing.
Savitskaya was an early member 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.
Savitskaya is depicted in three-quarter length, wearing a costume typical of 16th and 17th century Russian royals. She wears a long-sleeved Russian caftan with chevron pattern, a white patterned headscarf under her chin and an elaborate headdress called a Kokoshnik. She has both her hands clasped to her chest and she gazes upwards to her right.
Stanislavski undertook a vast amount of research to ensure that the sets and costumes were authentic and based on historic Russian architecture and clothing.
