Sophia Tavoularis (1843â€"1916), was a Greek stage actor. She belonged
to the pioneers of the modern Greek theater of the 19th
century.Tavoularis is noted to be active as a member of the travelling
theater company of her spouse and colleague Dionysios Tavoularis, who
was the leader of a Greek theater company touring Istanbul and the
Greek cities such as Athens, Syros and Smyrna. The modern Greek
theater was founded after the Greek independence of 1830, and the
capital of Athens in itself did not have a theater until the temporary
theater of Athanasios Skontzopoulos in 1836. The Tavoularis couple is
regarded as one of the pioneers of the 19th-century Greek theater.
They enjoyed great success and belonged to the more known Greek actors
of their generation, popular in the Greek cities they
toured.Tavoularis was one of the first Greek actresses, as female
actors did not enter the Greek stage until 1840, and even in the
audience, the Ottoman ban of women from sitting with men at the
theater, rather than restricting them from sitting with their family
in a box, was not lifted until 1874.She was a popular actress and her
spouse acted as her agent. In 1867, she joined the theater company
"Sophokles" of Sofoklis Karydis and in 1872 the "Menander", which was
at the time the largest Greek stage. In 1901, she joined the theater
New Stage of Constantine Christomanos, who also toured abroad such as
in Great Britain and the United States.
to the pioneers of the modern Greek theater of the 19th
century.Tavoularis is noted to be active as a member of the travelling
theater company of her spouse and colleague Dionysios Tavoularis, who
was the leader of a Greek theater company touring Istanbul and the
Greek cities such as Athens, Syros and Smyrna. The modern Greek
theater was founded after the Greek independence of 1830, and the
capital of Athens in itself did not have a theater until the temporary
theater of Athanasios Skontzopoulos in 1836. The Tavoularis couple is
regarded as one of the pioneers of the 19th-century Greek theater.
They enjoyed great success and belonged to the more known Greek actors
of their generation, popular in the Greek cities they
toured.Tavoularis was one of the first Greek actresses, as female
actors did not enter the Greek stage until 1840, and even in the
audience, the Ottoman ban of women from sitting with men at the
theater, rather than restricting them from sitting with their family
in a box, was not lifted until 1874.She was a popular actress and her
spouse acted as her agent. In 1867, she joined the theater company
"Sophokles" of Sofoklis Karydis and in 1872 the "Menander", which was
at the time the largest Greek stage. In 1901, she joined the theater
New Stage of Constantine Christomanos, who also toured abroad such as
in Great Britain and the United States.
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