Warsaw Theatre Directorate
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The Warsaw Theatre Directorate (Warszawskie Teatry Rządowe) was the chief authority for theatres in the Duchy of Warsaw
in Warsaw
during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was set up by decree of Frederick Augustus I of Saxony
on 14 April 1810 as the Rządowa Dyrekcja Teatru (Government Directorate for Theatre), its draft statute having been developed by Wojciecha Bogusławskiego. In 1822 it changed its name to Dyrekcja Teatrów i Wszelkich Widowisk Dramatycznych i Muzycznych w Królestwie (Directorate of all theatres and dramatic and musical performance in the Kingdom), then in 1833 to the Warsaw Theatre Directorate. It ceased to exist in July 1915.
It guided theatrical output and provided theatres with financial stability, enabling shows in Polish to be put on and new theatre buildings to be constructed. Its companies included ones for operettas, ballets, dramas, comedies, the National Theatre and later opera and farce. It had 5 buildings:
Duchy of Warsaw
The Duchy of Warsaw was a Polish state established by Napoleon I in 1807 from the Polish lands ceded by the Kingdom of Prussia under the terms of the Treaties of Tilsit. The duchy was held in personal union by one of Napoleon's allies, King Frederick Augustus I of Saxony...
in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was set up by decree of Frederick Augustus I of Saxony
Frederick Augustus I of Saxony
Frederick Augustus I was King of Saxony from the House of Wettin. He was also Elector Frederick Augustus III of Saxony and Duke Frederick Augustus I of Warsaw...
on 14 April 1810 as the Rządowa Dyrekcja Teatru (Government Directorate for Theatre), its draft statute having been developed by Wojciecha Bogusławskiego. In 1822 it changed its name to Dyrekcja Teatrów i Wszelkich Widowisk Dramatycznych i Muzycznych w Królestwie (Directorate of all theatres and dramatic and musical performance in the Kingdom), then in 1833 to the Warsaw Theatre Directorate. It ceased to exist in July 1915.
It guided theatrical output and provided theatres with financial stability, enabling shows in Polish to be put on and new theatre buildings to be constructed. Its companies included ones for operettas, ballets, dramas, comedies, the National Theatre and later opera and farce. It had 5 buildings:
- from 1833 - Teatr Wielki and the Teatr Rozmaitości
- from 1870 - Teatr Letni
- from 1880 - Teatr Mały
- from 1881 - Teatr Nowy
- from 1901 - Teatr Nowości
Presidents
The body's president was supported by a board of governors and by directors, and from 1907 by literary managers.| From | To | President |
|---|---|---|
| 1810 | 1813 | Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz was a Polish poet, playwright and statesman. He was a leading advocate for the Constitution of May 3, 1791.-Life:... |
| 1814 | 1820 | Józef Lipiński |
| 1821 | 1830 | Aleksander Rożniecki |
| 1832 | 1842 | Józef Rautenstrauch |
| 1842 | 1862 | Ignacy Abramowicz |
| 1862 | 1868 | A. Hauke |
| 1868 | 1880 | Siergiej Muchanow Siergiej Muchanow Siergiej Siergiejewicz Muchanow was a Russian official, an officer in the Special Corps of Gendarmes, director of the Warsaw Theatre Directorate and second husband of the Polish pianist Maria Kalergis.-Life:He was the son of Sergiej Aleksandrowicz Muchanow, governor of Kharkiv, and Minadora... |
| 1880 | 1882 | Wsiewołod Wsiewołożski |
| 1882 | 1889 | Longin Gudowski |
| 1889 | 1892 | Dymitr Palicyn |
| 1892 | 1895 | Aleksander Karandiejew |
| 1895 | 1897 | Piotr Andriejew |
| 1898 | 1901 | Paweł Iwanow |
| 1901 | 1908 | Konstantin Herschelman |
| 1908 | 1914 | Jurij Małyszew |
| 1914 | 1915 | Jurij Burman |