Costache Caragiale (Romanian pronunciation: [kosˈtace
karaˈdÍ¡Ê'jale]; March 29, 1815 â€" February 13, 1877) was a Romanian
actor and theatre manager who had an important role in the development
of the Romanian theatre.Born in Bucharest, Wallachia, he made his
stage debut in 1835 and, in 1838, organized a theatre company in
IaÅŸi, Moldavia, which became part of the first Romanian National
Theatre. He worked in many Romanian regional theatres, especially in
IaÅŸi, Craiova and BotoÅŸani, and encouraged the usage of plays by
Romanian dramatists of the day, especially those of Vasile Alecsandri
and Constantin Negruzzi. Between 1852 and 1855, Costache Caragiale was
the first director of the National Theatre of Bucharest.He also wrote
a few comedies, such as O repetiÅ£ie moldovenească â€" "A Moldavian
Rehearsal" (1844) and O soaré la mahala ("A Soiree in the
Neighbourhood").He is the uncle of Ion Luca Caragiale, a Romanian
playwright. His younger brother Iorgu Caragiale was also an actor and
theatre director.
karaˈdÍ¡Ê'jale]; March 29, 1815 â€" February 13, 1877) was a Romanian
actor and theatre manager who had an important role in the development
of the Romanian theatre.Born in Bucharest, Wallachia, he made his
stage debut in 1835 and, in 1838, organized a theatre company in
IaÅŸi, Moldavia, which became part of the first Romanian National
Theatre. He worked in many Romanian regional theatres, especially in
IaÅŸi, Craiova and BotoÅŸani, and encouraged the usage of plays by
Romanian dramatists of the day, especially those of Vasile Alecsandri
and Constantin Negruzzi. Between 1852 and 1855, Costache Caragiale was
the first director of the National Theatre of Bucharest.He also wrote
a few comedies, such as O repetiÅ£ie moldovenească â€" "A Moldavian
Rehearsal" (1844) and O soaré la mahala ("A Soiree in the
Neighbourhood").He is the uncle of Ion Luca Caragiale, a Romanian
playwright. His younger brother Iorgu Caragiale was also an actor and
theatre director.
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