Eufrosina Popescu (October 20, 1821, Bucharestâ€"1900, FeteÈ™ti) was a
Wallachian, later Romanian stage actor. She belonged to the first
generation of professional actors in Romania.A native of Bucharest,
her parents were the boyar Vlasto and his wife Maria. At the age of
sixteen, she married the army officer Theodor Popescu. She studied
music and acting at Societatea filarmonică, the first dramatic school
in Romania, established by Costache Aristia, the pioneer and founder
of the Romanian theater, in 1833. Alongside Costache Caragiale, she
belonged to the first generation of professional actors educated
there, and active in Romania. She performed parts within the Romanian
drama of Vasile Alecsandri, V.A. Urechia, Gheorghe Sion and Alexandru
Macedonski, as well as classical international plays. Under the name
Eufrosina Marcolini, she also toured Europe, especially Italy, where
she became quite popular. After the 1859 Union of the Principalities,
she returned home. There, she appeared on stage, successively, with
Mihail Pascaly and Matei Millo.
Wallachian, later Romanian stage actor. She belonged to the first
generation of professional actors in Romania.A native of Bucharest,
her parents were the boyar Vlasto and his wife Maria. At the age of
sixteen, she married the army officer Theodor Popescu. She studied
music and acting at Societatea filarmonică, the first dramatic school
in Romania, established by Costache Aristia, the pioneer and founder
of the Romanian theater, in 1833. Alongside Costache Caragiale, she
belonged to the first generation of professional actors educated
there, and active in Romania. She performed parts within the Romanian
drama of Vasile Alecsandri, V.A. Urechia, Gheorghe Sion and Alexandru
Macedonski, as well as classical international plays. Under the name
Eufrosina Marcolini, she also toured Europe, especially Italy, where
she became quite popular. After the 1859 Union of the Principalities,
she returned home. There, she appeared on stage, successively, with
Mihail Pascaly and Matei Millo.
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