Matei Millo (Romanian pronunciation: [maˈtej miˈlo]; November 24/25,
1814 â€" September 9, 1896) was a Moldavian, later Romanian stage
actor and playwright.Born in Stolniceni-Prăjescu, Iași County, his
grandfather was the poet Matei Milu; his parents were Vasile Millo and
Zamfira (née Prăjescu). He was first educated by private tutors at
home, then at a private boarding school in Iași from 1833 to 1834,
followed by Academia Mihăileană from 1835 to 1836. While living in
Paris from 1840 to 1845, he studied theatre, took private lessons,
followed the great actors of the day (Frédérick Lemaître, François
Jules Edmond Got, Hugues Bouffé, Pierre-Alfred Ravel) and probably
played minor roles with French troupes. In 1846, after returning home,
he began organizing the theatre in the Danubian Principalities, first
at Iași until 1852, and then at Bucharest.From 1864 to 1866, he
taught at the Bucharest Conservatory, while in 1877 he established an
associated artists' troupe. Beginning in 1851, he staged numerous
performances for the Romanians living under Imperial Austrian rule in
Transylvania and Bukovina. He was much loved by the public for his
repertoire, in which the comedies of Vasile Alecsandri featured most
prominently, and for his playing style, comically realist, with
touches of gravity. He wrote a number of translations, local
adaptations and original plays, helping fill gaps in the scanty
Romanian theatrical repertoire of the time. His published volumes
include Un poet romantic (1850), Baba Hârca (1851), Masca pe obraz
sau Hai să râdem (1862) and Apele de la Văcărești (1872). He died
in Bucharest.
1814 â€" September 9, 1896) was a Moldavian, later Romanian stage
actor and playwright.Born in Stolniceni-Prăjescu, Iași County, his
grandfather was the poet Matei Milu; his parents were Vasile Millo and
Zamfira (née Prăjescu). He was first educated by private tutors at
home, then at a private boarding school in Iași from 1833 to 1834,
followed by Academia Mihăileană from 1835 to 1836. While living in
Paris from 1840 to 1845, he studied theatre, took private lessons,
followed the great actors of the day (Frédérick Lemaître, François
Jules Edmond Got, Hugues Bouffé, Pierre-Alfred Ravel) and probably
played minor roles with French troupes. In 1846, after returning home,
he began organizing the theatre in the Danubian Principalities, first
at Iași until 1852, and then at Bucharest.From 1864 to 1866, he
taught at the Bucharest Conservatory, while in 1877 he established an
associated artists' troupe. Beginning in 1851, he staged numerous
performances for the Romanians living under Imperial Austrian rule in
Transylvania and Bukovina. He was much loved by the public for his
repertoire, in which the comedies of Vasile Alecsandri featured most
prominently, and for his playing style, comically realist, with
touches of gravity. He wrote a number of translations, local
adaptations and original plays, helping fill gaps in the scanty
Romanian theatrical repertoire of the time. His published volumes
include Un poet romantic (1850), Baba Hârca (1851), Masca pe obraz
sau Hai să râdem (1862) and Apele de la Văcărești (1872). He died
in Bucharest.
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