Martynov Alexander Evstafievich

(1816 - 1860), son of manager landowner Suhozanet. In 1827, Mr.. adopted in drama school and prepared for Didelot in ballet. With the departure Didelot Martynov studied with the decorator Konop, but successfully played the role of lackey in vaudeville "Familiar Strangers" attracted the attention. YA.G. Bryansk was instructed to do Martynov, but strict teacher decided that "from kraskotera not be confused, and gave it to P.A. Karatygin. In 1832, Mr.. Martynov unexpectedly debuted in vaudeville "Filatka and Miroshka". In 1835, Mr.. was adopted at the scene Alexandrinsky. By winning a name for himself in vaudeville repertoire, in 1840, Mr. Martynov. brilliantly played by the Lions Gurycha Sinichkina "and after the death of Duras takes his comic repertoire. He performs Bartolo (Il Barbiere di Siviglia), Zagoretskogo later Famusov, Ihoreva ( "Players"), Podkolyosin Bobchinsky, the inspector general, Osip and countless number of characters then vaudeville. In Moliere's comedies Martynov discovered the brilliant talent, not yielding Shchepkin performed Zheronta ( "Tricks of Scapa Flow"), Alena ( "School of Women"), Jourdain ( "Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme), Sganarelle and other. With great success Martynov has Mirvolina ( "Breakfast at the leader"), Stupendyev ( "Provincial"), Moshkina ( "The Bachelor"), Rasplyueva (Krechinsky's Wedding "), Ladyzhkina (" Bridegroom of the debt office). In comedies Ostrovsky, . Potekhina and other not Martynov met with the alien to his talent repertoire, . as happened with Shchepkin; opposite, . he was the best performer of domestic roles, . combining heartfelt drama and subtle humor with the art transmission and correct understanding of persons depicted,
. He plays slightest ( "Not in my sled did not sit down"), Benevolensky ( "Poor Bride"), Korshunova ( "Poverty is no crime"), Eremku ( "Not so live as you want"), Mikhailov ( "Stranger in a good proc not go ") and not long before his death - Tikhon (" Thunderstorm "). Constantly needing, Martynov worked without rest, often on tour and by the mid 50-ies tore his poor health. He died of tuberculosis in Kharkiv at the hands of Ostrovsky, his body was transported to St. Petersburg and buried here in the vast concourse of people. Shy, strange conceit, Martynov at its simple, real, but always artistic game, sincere feeling and relentless creativity is a great actor of Russian stage, finally giving up on the pomposity of actors School VA. Karatygin. - Wed. N. Dolgov A. Martynov (St. Petersburg, 1910); I.I. Pana Literary reminiscences; AA. Yartsev (in the biography Shchepkina edition Pavlenkova); gm. Maksimov, "Light and Shadows" (St. Petersburg, 1878, Chapter II). A. AP