Review article

THE FIRST WORLD WAR ON THE SPLIT STAGE

Ivan Bošković orcid.org/0000-0001-7649-9360 ; Filozofski fakultet u Splitu, Split, Hrvatska

Abstract

The First World War did not completely interrupt theatrical events in Split. In the diffiult war conditions, the theatre, often rearranged for occasional and charitable programmes, also regularly staged events which testifid to the efforts made to alleviate war adversity. In the absence of a real theatre, this role was assumed by agile amateurs and frequent guest performances signifiantly contributed to the whole activity of the thaetre, with light comedy pieces, both foreign and domestic, being especially appreciated. In Split performances, some inportant names became known that would also prove themselves in other environments. Since archival records of the performances of that time are almost non-existent, the local chronicles Naše jedinstvo and Dan help us to reconstruct the theatre events, and few lenghtier descriptions and reviews of the performances, the cast and the reception by the audience give us the information for a more graphic thaetrical framework.

Keywords

The First World War; Split theatre; theatre amateurs; guest performances; local chronicle; periodicals

Hrčak ID:

136594

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/136594

Publication date:

3.2.2015.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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