Brenko was born in Vladimir in 1848 and first worked as a teacher. She trained as an actress in St Petersburg and married the music critic Iosif Levenson.[1]
She had made a name for herself at the Maly Theatre in Moscow, where she organized concerts to gather funds for exiles in Siberia. The banker Melkiel backed her plans and she launched the first ever Russian private theatre in 1880 (officially named the A.A. Brenko Drama Theatre, but popularly known as the Pushkin Theatre – for the simple reason that it was situated close to Pushkin Square).[2] Brenko paid much higher salaries, insisted on new scenery and three week rehearsals for productions that included works by William Shakespeare and Aleksandr Ostrovsky.[1]
Brenko shared management decisions with the actors Modest Pisarev and Vasily Andreyev-Burlak, although she had the final say.[2] Brenko was driven by the artistic event and she was exploited by other actors and directors.[2] The theatre folded for financial reasons in 1882 (to be later purchased by the entrepreneur Fyodor Korsh).
Brenko went on to teach drama (in her own theatre college between 1890 and 1905) and in 1915 she opened the free Workers' Theatre where 25 plays were produced in the course of two years.
In 1917, Brenko not only embraced the October Revolution but enlisted, at the age of 69, in the Red Army and performed, together with some of the actors in her troupe, at battle fronts.
Publicationsedit
Brenko authored four plays (1883–1916) and six books of memoirs (1924–1933).[3][4]
Referencesedit
^ abLaurence Senelick (13 August 2015). Historical Dictionary of Russian Theatre. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 75–. ISBN978-1-4422-4927-1.
^ abcCatherine Schuler (17 June 2013). Women in Russian Theatre: The Actress in the Silver Age. Routledge. pp. 115–122. ISBN978-1-136-15597-0.
^Анна Алексеевна Бренко at the Krugosvet Online Encyclopedia // Энциклопедия Кругосвет
^The Russian Theatre's Hisrotry. Театр и его история. Анна Алексеевна Бренко.
External linksedit
The Archives of Anna Brenko / Бренко А.А., архив.
March 17, 2024
anna, brenko, anna, alekseyevna, chelishcheva, russian, нна, Алексе, евна, Чели, щева, april, 1848, vladimir, russian, empire, november, 1934, moscow, ussr, better, known, stage, name, нна, Бренко, russian, stage, actress, theatrical, entrepreneur, playwright,. Anna Alekseyevna Chelishcheva Russian A nna Alekse evna Cheli sheva 7 April 1848 Vladimir Russian Empire 15 November 1934 Moscow USSR better known by her stage name of Anna Brenko A nna Brenko was a Russian stage actress theatrical entrepreneur playwright and memoirist honored in 1924 with the title of Meritorious Artist of the RSFSR Anna BrenkoAnna Brenko in 1870sBornAnna Chelishcheva 1848 04 07 7 April 1848Vladimir Russian EmpireDied15 November 1934 1934 11 15 aged 87 Moscow USSROccupation s Stage actress theatrical entrepreneur playwright memoiristYears active1873 1920sSpouseIosif LevensonAwardsMeritorious Artist of the RSFSR Contents 1 Life 2 Publications 3 References 4 External linksLife editBrenko was born in Vladimir in 1848 and first worked as a teacher She trained as an actress in St Petersburg and married the music critic Iosif Levenson 1 She had made a name for herself at the Maly Theatre in Moscow where she organized concerts to gather funds for exiles in Siberia The banker Melkiel backed her plans and she launched the first ever Russian private theatre in 1880 officially named the A A Brenko Drama Theatre but popularly known as the Pushkin Theatre for the simple reason that it was situated close to Pushkin Square 2 Brenko paid much higher salaries insisted on new scenery and three week rehearsals for productions that included works by William Shakespeare and Aleksandr Ostrovsky 1 Brenko shared management decisions with the actors Modest Pisarev and Vasily Andreyev Burlak although she had the final say 2 Brenko was driven by the artistic event and she was exploited by other actors and directors 2 The theatre folded for financial reasons in 1882 to be later purchased by the entrepreneur Fyodor Korsh Brenko went on to teach drama in her own theatre college between 1890 and 1905 and in 1915 she opened the free Workers Theatre where 25 plays were produced in the course of two years In 1917 Brenko not only embraced the October Revolution but enlisted at the age of 69 in the Red Army and performed together with some of the actors in her troupe at battle fronts Publications editBrenko authored four plays 1883 1916 and six books of memoirs 1924 1933 3 4 References edit a b Laurence Senelick 13 August 2015 Historical Dictionary of Russian Theatre Rowman amp Littlefield Publishers pp 75 ISBN 978 1 4422 4927 1 a b c Catherine Schuler 17 June 2013 Women in Russian Theatre The Actress in the Silver Age Routledge pp 115 122 ISBN 978 1 136 15597 0 Anna Alekseevna Brenko at the Krugosvet Online Encyclopedia Enciklopediya Krugosvet The Russian Theatre s Hisrotry Teatr i ego istoriya Anna Alekseevna Brenko External links editThe Archives of Anna Brenko Brenko A A arhiv Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anna Brenko amp oldid 1211145509, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
