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Title
Nikolai Osipovich Massalitinov in 'The Blue Bird'
Subject
Date
1908
Dimensions
height: 14cm
width: 9cm
width: 9cm
Provenance
Presented by Michael Gaunt, September 2023.
Other number
E0146
This postcard depicts Nikolai Osipovich Massalitinov in the role of the Father in Maurice Maeterlinck's play 'The Blue Bird'.
Massalitinov joined the Moscow Art Theatre (MAT) in 1907, which had been formed nine years earlier 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. Belgian playwright Maurice Maeterlinck wrote 'The Blue Bird' in 1907. The play’s premiere performance was by the Moscow Art Theatre on 30 September 1908.
Massalitinov plays a woodcutter father of a girl called Mytyl and brother Tyltyl who, on Christmas Eve, go on a dreamlike adventure to seek the elusive 'Blue Bird of Happiness’.
Massalitinov is depicted in three-quarter length and seated with his body turned to the left. He wears a white shirt and waistcoat and smokes a Meerschaum style pipe with his right hand.
Massalitinov joined the Moscow Art Theatre (MAT) in 1907, which had been formed nine years earlier 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. Belgian playwright Maurice Maeterlinck wrote 'The Blue Bird' in 1907. The play’s premiere performance was by the Moscow Art Theatre on 30 September 1908.
Massalitinov plays a woodcutter father of a girl called Mytyl and brother Tyltyl who, on Christmas Eve, go on a dreamlike adventure to seek the elusive 'Blue Bird of Happiness’.
Massalitinov is depicted in three-quarter length and seated with his body turned to the left. He wears a white shirt and waistcoat and smokes a Meerschaum style pipe with his right hand.
