Baryatinsky Vladimir Vladimirovich

Born in 1874. After graduating from the course at the Naval College B. two years he served in the Guards crew. Literary career began in 1896 in St. Petersburg. Gazette Prince Ukhtomskogo, where published articles on theater and short stories. Then placed in the "New Times", under the pseudonym "Baron On dit", the satirical sketches high life, published a separate book entitled "Progeny" (1897, 2 nd ed. 1899) and "Lolo and Lala (1899). In 1896 - 97 years set the stage of literary and artistic circle of verse translations of plays Armand Sylvestre "Izeil" and "Griselda". In 1899, wrote a historical play "In the days of Peter". Then he began to publish enjoyed great success, but soon closed the newspaper "The Northern Courier, where, incidentally, placed the journalistic articles entitled" Thoughts and Notes "(a separate edition 1901). In 1901, together with his wife, actress L.B. Yavorskaya (see), . became the head of the "New Theater", . on the stage which put the satirical trilogy - "rift", . "Career Nablotskogo" (1901) and "His Excellency" (under the general title "Sergei Nablotsky"), . "Last Ivanov" (1902), . "Dance of Life" (1903), . historical drama "King of Light" (1904), . verse translation of Shakespeare's "Tempest" (1901),
. Others of his plays: "silkworm" (1906), "The office of Happiness" (1907), "Comedy of Death" (1910). Outstanding success fell to the lot imbued with democratic trend "Perekatov" and "Careers Nablotskogo". "Dance of Life" for 4 months was more than 100 times. In the "Nouvelle Revue" and other collections B. published a series of translations of Russian poets in French. He has lectured in England and France on Russian literature and history.