Feodosia Aleksandrovna Snetkova (1838 - February 13, 1929) was a Russian dramatic actress.[1] She performed under the pseudonyms Snetkova 3rd or Fanny Snetkova.
Feodosia Snetkova | |
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| Born | 1838 Russian Empire |
| Died | February 13, 1929 |
| Occupation | Actress |
Biography edit
In 1858 Snetkova graduated from the St. Petersburg Theatre School, took lessons from Vera Samoylova. Snetkova debuted as Princess Olga (“Vladimir Zarevsky” by Kondraty Efimovich) on the stage of the Alexandrinsky Theatre, where she performed from 1856 to 1863. Contemporaries called Fanny "the queen of dreams", and in her "noble and laid-back game there was not a drop of falsehood or affectation".[2] Fanny had a sister, Maria Snetkova.
At the insistence of Alexander Ostrovsky, Snetkova played Katerina in the St. Petersburg premiere of The Storm.
On January 31, 1863, a farewell benefit performance was held by Fanny Snetkova, who decided to leave the stage. She married a retired guard lieutenant Sergei Perfiliev.[3]
Five children were born in the family: a daughter,[4] four sons (the memories of the youngest son Vasily have been preserved).[5]
Repertoire edit
Snetkova was the first performer on the St. Petersburg stage of the role of Katerina in The Storm by A. Ostrovsky (1859), before that the premiere of the play took place at the Maly Theater in Moscow. She played in plays by Pyotr Boborykin, Alexei Potekhin, Kondraty Efimovich, in translated melodramas. Her other roles include:
- Sofya - Woe from Wit by A. Griboyedov
- Krasnova - Sin and Sorrow Are Common to All by A. Ostrovsky
- Belova - The Bachelor by I. Turgenev
- Desdemona - Othello by W. Shakespeare
- Cordelia - King Lear
- Ophelia - Hamlet
- Kurchayeva - Spoiled Life by I. Chernyshev
Literature edit
- T. Zolotnitskaya. "Fanny Snetkova - the Queen of Dreams of theatrical Petersburg" - L .: Art, 1973.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Введенский Б.А. . Большая советская энциклопедия Том 39 - Большая Советская Энциклопедия Второе издание". 2016-03-05. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ^ РУХЛЯ, Светлана (14 August 2004). ""Царица грез" на Александринской сцене". Санкт-Петербургские ведомости. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "ФАНИ СНЕТКОВА - Боль ЧЕРНЫШЁВА | Творчество для всех". www.my-works.org. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ^ Photograph of Fanny Snetkova with daughter, Retrieved 2 February 2022
- ^ "Снеткова Феодосия Александровна - Молодежное театральное искусство". www.onteatr.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-02-02.
- ^ "Книга "Фанни Снеткова" Золотницкая Татьяна Давыдовна – купить книгу с быстрой доставкой в интернет-магазине OZON". OZON.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-02-02.