Constantin Nottara
Constantin I. Nottara (June 5, 1859–October 16/17, 1935) was a Romanian stage actor and director. Born in Bucharest into a middle-class family of Byzantine Greek origin, he attended a private school from 1866 to 1870, followed by Saint Sava National College, Saint Sava High School from 1870 to 1878. Orphaned as a child, he was left in the care of a neglectful tutor. Nottara was interested in the theatre from a young age, and attended the National University of Music Bucharest, Bucharest Conservatory from 1876 to 1879, studying under Ștefan Vellescu. At the same time, he joined the troupe of Mihail Pascaly. Other artistic models included Matei Millo and the visiting Italian actor Ermete Novelli, much in vogue. In 1877, Ion Ghica hired him as an apprentice at the National Theatre Bucharest, quickly gaining renown. A summer trip to Paris in 1883 allowed him to see the great French actors of the day.Dumitrescu, pp. 217-18 In 1884 he played in Vasile Alecsandri’s ''Fântâna ...
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