Saratov Drama Theater

Saratov Drama Theater is located in the city of Saratov, Russia. It is one of the oldest theaters in Russia. Saratov Drama Theater was founded in 1859. Before its establishment, acting troupes from Moscow and St. Petersburg periodically visited Saratov, but only played private functions for the city's wealthier inhabitants. In 1859, Franz Schechtel (ru), a wealthy merchant of German descent, opened his private home theater to the general public. In the first decades of its existente, the theater burned down and was rebuilt several times. The city did not originally possess its own troupe, but actors from other cities soon began to visit the new theater. Many famous 19th-century actors, including Piotr Medvedev (ru), Nicolay Sobolschikov-Samarin (ru), Aleksandr Lensky (ru), Maria Savina (ru), Vladimir Davydov (ru), Pelageya Strepetova (ru), and Vasily Kachalov (ru), played in Saratov. In 1915 a large group of professional actors moved from Kyiv to Saratov. Among them was Ivan Slonov, one of the most famous actors in the Russian Empire at the time. He would go on to perform at Saratov D

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