Huseyn Arablinski (Azerbaijani: Hüseyn Æ rÉ™blinski), born Huseynbala
Mammad oglu Khalafov (1881, Baku â€" 17 March 1919, Baku), was an
Azerbaijani actor.Born to a poor family, Huseyn Arablinski lost his
father at a young age. He was sent by his mother to a religious
school. Soon not being able to pay for it, young Huseyn had to drop
out. However, with the help of Habib bey Mahmudbeyov, a local teacher
who made it possible for children from poor families to attend school,
Arablinski was admitted to the 3rd Russian-Muslim School. Mahmudbeyov
was also the one who roused young Arablinski's interest in acting. One
of the theatres agreed to have Mahmudbeyov's students act out
incidental and minor characters. Despite scrupulous preparation,
Arablinskis first performance was unsuccessful. In 1897â€"1900 he
continued to act in small roles.Arablinski's real talent was revealed
in 1905, when a troupe of Azeri actors, of which he was a member, was
going on a tour to the city of Lankaran to perform the play Musibat-i
Fakhraddin ("Fakhraddin's Tragedy") by Najaf bey Vazirov. It was soon
reported that the actor for the main role had fallen ill and could not
attend the rehearsals. The role was given to the 24-year-old
Arablinski, who made an outstanding performance, and in the following
years was often chosen for that role. His other stage roles Shah (Agha
Mohammad Khan Qajar by A.Hagverdiyev), Khlestakov (The Government
Inspector by N.Gogol), Heydar bey (Haji Gara by M.F.Akhundov), Othello
(Othello by W.Shakespeare), etc. The stage name Arablinski was in fact
the surname of one of the young females in the audience. The actor
fell in love with her during the troupe's tour to Derbent in 1906,
when she met him shortly after the play to express her admiration of
his talent.Beginning in 1907, Huseyn Arablinski worked as a stage
director. In 1916 he starred in the silent movie V tsarstve nefti i
millionov ("In the Realm of Oil and Millions", dir. Boris Svetlov) as
Lutfali bey.
Mammad oglu Khalafov (1881, Baku â€" 17 March 1919, Baku), was an
Azerbaijani actor.Born to a poor family, Huseyn Arablinski lost his
father at a young age. He was sent by his mother to a religious
school. Soon not being able to pay for it, young Huseyn had to drop
out. However, with the help of Habib bey Mahmudbeyov, a local teacher
who made it possible for children from poor families to attend school,
Arablinski was admitted to the 3rd Russian-Muslim School. Mahmudbeyov
was also the one who roused young Arablinski's interest in acting. One
of the theatres agreed to have Mahmudbeyov's students act out
incidental and minor characters. Despite scrupulous preparation,
Arablinskis first performance was unsuccessful. In 1897â€"1900 he
continued to act in small roles.Arablinski's real talent was revealed
in 1905, when a troupe of Azeri actors, of which he was a member, was
going on a tour to the city of Lankaran to perform the play Musibat-i
Fakhraddin ("Fakhraddin's Tragedy") by Najaf bey Vazirov. It was soon
reported that the actor for the main role had fallen ill and could not
attend the rehearsals. The role was given to the 24-year-old
Arablinski, who made an outstanding performance, and in the following
years was often chosen for that role. His other stage roles Shah (Agha
Mohammad Khan Qajar by A.Hagverdiyev), Khlestakov (The Government
Inspector by N.Gogol), Heydar bey (Haji Gara by M.F.Akhundov), Othello
(Othello by W.Shakespeare), etc. The stage name Arablinski was in fact
the surname of one of the young females in the audience. The actor
fell in love with her during the troupe's tour to Derbent in 1906,
when she met him shortly after the play to express her admiration of
his talent.Beginning in 1907, Huseyn Arablinski worked as a stage
director. In 1916 he starred in the silent movie V tsarstve nefti i
millionov ("In the Realm of Oil and Millions", dir. Boris Svetlov) as
Lutfali bey.
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