Vanemuine Theatre (Gardmanahay)
Vanemuine () is a theatre in Tartu, Estonia. It was the first Estonian language theatre. History ''1870–1906 The Beginning of the Beginning. Koidula’s Theatre, Wiera’s Theatre.'' On June 24, 1870 was the first day in Estonian theatre history by Lydia Koidula's play "Saaremaa onupoeg" (en: Cousin from Saaremaa) was performed.It was the first Estonian language play and it was performed at the Vanemuine Society house at Jaama Street in Tartu. Yet, some ten years before the birth of theatre, J. V. Jannsen – the future President of the Vanemuine Society, had quite a negative mentality about theatre, speaking in his newspaper and scolding one reader who had expressed a wish to read more about theatre from the newspaper: ''"Are you seriously demanding "Postimees" to bring messages from theatre play? Oh, dear, perhaps somebody is to come and ask him about science, in which pub the citizens spend their time each night, what their wives cooked for lunch and who the coachmen ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vanemuine Theatre (Gardmanahay)
Vanemuine () is a theatre in Tartu, Estonia. It was the first Estonian language theatre. History ''1870–1906 The Beginning of the Beginning. Koidula’s Theatre, Wiera’s Theatre.'' On June 24, 1870 was the first day in Estonian theatre history by Lydia Koidula's play "Saaremaa onupoeg" (en: Cousin from Saaremaa) was performed.It was the first Estonian language play and it was performed at the Vanemuine Society house at Jaama Street in Tartu. Yet, some ten years before the birth of theatre, J. V. Jannsen – the future President of the Vanemuine Society, had quite a negative mentality about theatre, speaking in his newspaper and scolding one reader who had expressed a wish to read more about theatre from the newspaper: ''"Are you seriously demanding "Postimees" to bring messages from theatre play? Oh, dear, perhaps somebody is to come and ask him about science, in which pub the citizens spend their time each night, what their wives cooked for lunch and who the coachmen ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ruut Tarmo
Ruut Tarmo (26 April 1896 – 28 January 1967) was an Estonian stage and film actor and stage director whose career spanned more than five decades. Early life Ruut Tarmo was born Harald Rudolf Klein in Tartu in 1896 to Julius Klein and Sohvi Klein (''née'' Anja) and he began his career on stages in his hometown in 1912. In 1914 he began an engagement at the prestigious Vanemuine Theatre and would later travel the world's stages (including at least two appearances on London stages with fellow countryman Ants Eskola), as well as at the Estonian National Opera and the Estonian Drama Theatre. In 1927 he would make his film debut in the Aksella Luts and Theodor Luts-penned and directed silent film drama '' Noored kotkad'' (English: ''Young Eagles''), which chronicled Estonian soldiers fighting in the Estonian War of Independence from 1918 to 1920. Arrest Following the invasion and annexation of Estonia during World War II by the Soviet Union, Tarmo was arrested by Soviet authorities, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gunnar Kilgas
Gunnar Kilgas (8 May 1926 Narva – 6 August 2005 Tallinn) was an Estonian actor and theatre director. In 1949 he graduated from Estonian State Theatre Institute. 1951-1960 he was an actor at Vanemuine Theatre. 1960-1969 he was an actor and director at Estonian Drama Theatre. 1969-1986 he was a director at Estonian Television Eesti Televisioon (ETV) ( en, Estonian Television) is an Estonian free-to-air television channel owned and operated by Estonian Public Broadcasting. It made its first broadcast on 19 July 1955. History Eesti Televisioon (''Estonian Televis ...'s Teleteater. Filmography * 1947 '' Elu tsitadellis'' (feature film; role: Karl Miilas) * 1957 ''Pöördel'' (feature film; role: Raivo Kotkas) * 1959 ''Kutsumata külalised'' (feature film; role: Salusoo) * 1971 '' Valge laev'' (feature film; role: Ilmar Tomson) * 1972 ''Verekivi'' (feature film; role: Ducker) * 1973 ''Tuli öös'' (feature film; role: Form master) * 1987 '' Metsluiged'' (feature film; role ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1947 Epp Kaidu Alli Tammemets
It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in the 20th century causes extensive disruption of travel. Given the low ratio of private vehicle ownership at the time, it is mainly remembered in terms of its effects on the railway network. * January 1 - The Canadian Citizenship Act comes into effect. * January 4 – First issue of weekly magazine ''Der Spiegel'' published in Hanover, Germany, edited by Rudolf Augstein. * January 10 – The United Nations adopts a resolution to take control of the free city of Trieste. * January 15 – Elizabeth Short, an aspiring actress nicknamed the "Black Dahlia", is found brutally murdered in a vacant lot in Los Angeles; the mysterious case is never solved. * January 16 – Vincent Auriol is inaugurated as president of France. * January 19 – Ferry ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Endla Theatre
Endla ( et, Endla teater) is a professional theatre in city of Pärnu, Estonia. The theatre was opened in 1911. The first performance was "Libahunt" ("Werewolf") by Estonian writer August Kitzberg. The Estonian Declaration of Independence was proclaimed from the theatre's balcony on 23 February 1918, one day before it was proclaimed in Tallinn. Endla was gutted by fire in 1944 and the Soviet authorities opted not to restore the theatre but to demolish it with explosives in 1961, due to it being an important symbol of Estonian independence. From 1948 until 1986, actress and singer Olli Ungvere was engaged at the theater. Actor Margus Oopkaup was a performer at the theater from 1982 until 2000. Actress Lii Tedre Lii Tedre (born Lii Mander; 10 October 1944) is an Estonian stage, television, and film actress. Tedre began her career with an engagement at the Endla Theatre in 1968, before leaving in 2010 to become a freelance actress. Early life and educatio ... was engaged at the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ants Lauter
Ants Lauter ( – 30 October 1973) was an Estonian actor, theatre director and pedagogue, People's Artist of the USSR (1948). He was born in Veski, Wiek County, and died, aged 79, in Tallinn. Since 1974 the has been given to a young stage actor or theatre director. Filmography *1970 — Kolme katku vahel — ''Mr. Henrik Claesson Horn'' *1970 — King Lear *1970 — Valge laev — ''episode'' *1970 — Tuuline rand — ''episode'' *1969 — Must nagu mina *1969 — Posol Sovetskogo Soyuza *1969 — Viimne reliikvia / ''The Last Relic'' — ''Old man'' *1968 — Mehed ei nuta — ''managing director'' *1968 — Dead Season *1968 — Far in the West — ''grandfather'' *1965 — Mäeküla piimamees — ''Baron von Kremer'' *1964 — Hamlet — ''priest'' *1959 — Kutsumata külalised — ''Polkovnik Kikas'' *1958 — Kapitan pervogo ranga *1956 — The Rumyantsev Case *1955 — Andruse õnn This is a list of most notable films produced in Estonia and in the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kaarel Ird
Kaarel Ird (27 August 1909 Riga – 25 December 1986 Viljandi) was a Soviet and Estonian theatre leader, director and actor. His theatrical career started in 1932 in Pärnu Töölisteater. Since 1940 he worked at Vanemuine Theatre, being most of time its stage manager, but in the meantime also its head. 1963-1971 and 1980–1985, he was a deputy of Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic. In 1936, Ird wed stage actress and theatre director Epp Kaidu. Awards: * 1946 Estonian SSR merited artist * 1959 Estonian SSR people's artist Selected filmography * 1947 '' Life in the Citadel'' (feature film; role: Western agent) * 1955 ''Andruse õnn'' (feature film; role: ?) * 1973 ''Tavatu lugu'' (feature film; role: prosecutor) * 1974 ''Punane viiul This is a list of most notable films produced in Estonia and in the Estonian language in chronological order. 1912–1918 List of Estonian films made in Governorate of Estonia and Governorate of Livonia of the Russian ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Eduard Tubin
Eduard Tubin ( – 17 November 1982) was an Estonian composer, conductor, and choreographer. Life Tubin was born in Torila, Tartu County, Governorate of Livonia, then part of the Russian Empire. Both his parents were music lovers, and his father played trombone in the village band. His first taste of music came at school where he learned the flute. Later, his father swapped a cow for a piano, and the young Eduard soon became known in the village for his playing. Eduard also played flute in the village orchestra. Tubin entered the Tartu Teacher's College in the newly independent Estonia in 1920. It was here he began to take an interest in composition. In 1924 he was admitted to the Tartu Higher Music School starting his studies under the guidance of the famous Estonian composer Heino Eller. He married a fellow student, Linda Pirn, in 1930 and their son Rein was born in 1932. Tubin took up work conducting in the ''Vanemuine'' theatre. During this time he also conducted one of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Friedebert Tuglas
Friedebert Tuglas, born Friedebert Mihkelson or Michelson (2 March 1886 – 15 April 1971) was an Estonian writer and critic who introduced Impressionism and Symbolism to Estonian literature. at Encyclopædia Britannica Persecuted by the authorities in the beginning of 20th century, he later became an acknowledged representative of Estonian literature in the . Biography Tuglas was born in , the son of a carpenter, and studied at the[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gustav Suits
Gustav Suits ( in Võnnu, Tartu County, Livonia – 23 May 1956 in Stockholm, Sweden) is considered one of the greatest Estonian poets.W. K. Matthews, ''The Background and Poetry of Gustav Suits. A Study in Estonian Symbolism'', American Slavic and East European Review, Vol. 9, No. 2. (Apr., 1950), pp. 116–127. He was also an early leader of the literary movement group Noor-Eesti (Young Estonia). Childhood and education Suits was born in the parish of Võnnu to teacher Hindrik Suits and Liis Suits (née Kerge). He had an older sister, Ann. In 1895, Suits moved to Tartu, Estonia to study at the Alexander Gymnasium. Suits so enjoyed this bustling university town and its intellectual centers that he became determined to become a part of its literary society. By the time he was 16 years old, the newspaper ''Uus Aeg'' (''New Time'') published his first critical essay. In 1899, the newspaper published his first poem, ''Water Lilies''. Literary career In 1901, Suits began spending ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Juhan Sütiste
Juhan Sütiste (until 1936 Johannes Schütz; 28 December 1899 Tähtvere Parish, Tartu County – 10 February 1945 Tallinn) was an Estonian poet. During Estonian War of Independence, he belonged to the reserve battalion of Tartu schoolteachers. 1938–1940, he was the dramaturge for Estonian Drama Theatre The Estonian Drama Theatre ( et, Eesti Draamateater) is a theatre in Tallinn, Estonia. It has the role of a national theatre for Estonia. The Estonia Theatre is located next door. History The building that houses the Estonian Drama Theatre was or ... in Tallinn. In 1941, he was mobilized into Tallinn Workers' Regiment. Works * ''Rahutus'' (poetry collection, 1928) * ''Peipsist mereni'' (poetry collection, 1930) * ''Maha rahu'' (poetry collection, 1932) * ''Kaks leeri'' (poetry collection, 1933) * ''Südasuvi'' (poetry collection, 1934) * ''Päikese ootel'' (poetry collection, 1935) * ''Sadamad ja saared'' (poetry collection, 1936) * ''Ringkäik'' (poetry collection, 1937) * ' ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alfred Koort
Alfred Koort (29 May 1901 – 28 September 1956) was an Estonian philosopher. Koort was born in Viljandi. From 1944 until 1951, he was the University of Tartu. He was a member of Estonian Academy of Sciences. Awards: * 1939: Order of the Estonian Red Cross The Order of the Estonian Red Cross ( et, Eesti Punase Risti teenetemärk; french: Ordre de la Croix-Rouge Estonienne) was instituted in 1920 by the Estonian Red Cross Society. The Order of the Estonian Red Cross is bestowed in order to give rec ..., IV class. Works * 1938 Sissejuhatus filosoofiasse. Tartu: Akadeemiline Kooperatiiv * 1938 Kaasaegset filosoofiat I. Tartu : Akadeemiline Kooperatiiv * 1938 Beiträge zur Logik des Typusbegriffs. Tartu: .n.* 1996. Inimese meetod. (Compiled by Hando Runnel.) Tartu: Ilmamaa References {{DEFAULTSORT:Koort, Alfred 1901 births 1956 deaths Estonian philosophers University of Tartu alumni Academic staff of the University of Tartu Rectors of the University of Tartu Members ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |