Maria Ivanovna Babanova (Russian: ÐœÐ°Ñ€Ð¸Ñ Ð˜Ð²Ð°Ð½Ð¾Ð²Ð½Ð°
Ð'абанова; 11 November 1900 â€" 20 March 1983) was a Soviet and
Russian stage and film actress. She has been described as Vsevolod
Meyerhold's greatest actress and was named a People's Artist of the
USSR in 1954.Babanova made her debut in Theodore Komisarjevsky's
theatre in 1919. A year later, she joined Vsevolod Meyerhold's acting
courses. Described as "a small, radiant, energetic actor", Babanova
captivated the Moscow public in Meyerhold's production of The
Magnanimous Cuckold (1922).The three leading players, Igor Ilyinsky,
Maria Babanova and Vasily Zaichikov were so in harmony they became
known collectively as 'Il-Ba-Zai'. Babanova was viewed as the first
great actress to emerge after the October Revolution. A typical review
of her acting read as follows:.mw-parser-output
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.templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}Babanova's
triumphs allegedly aroused the jealousy of Meyerhold's wife, Zinaida
Reich. In 1927, Babanova was forced to leave Meyerhold's troupe, as
major female roles went to Reich and she felt underemployed. Babanova
excelled at the Mayakovsky Theatre in the roles of children and
adolescents. She retired from acting in 1979 and died in 1983, aged
82.
Ð'абанова; 11 November 1900 â€" 20 March 1983) was a Soviet and
Russian stage and film actress. She has been described as Vsevolod
Meyerhold's greatest actress and was named a People's Artist of the
USSR in 1954.Babanova made her debut in Theodore Komisarjevsky's
theatre in 1919. A year later, she joined Vsevolod Meyerhold's acting
courses. Described as "a small, radiant, energetic actor", Babanova
captivated the Moscow public in Meyerhold's production of The
Magnanimous Cuckold (1922).The three leading players, Igor Ilyinsky,
Maria Babanova and Vasily Zaichikov were so in harmony they became
known collectively as 'Il-Ba-Zai'. Babanova was viewed as the first
great actress to emerge after the October Revolution. A typical review
of her acting read as follows:.mw-parser-output
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40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote
.templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}Babanova's
triumphs allegedly aroused the jealousy of Meyerhold's wife, Zinaida
Reich. In 1927, Babanova was forced to leave Meyerhold's troupe, as
major female roles went to Reich and she felt underemployed. Babanova
excelled at the Mayakovsky Theatre in the roles of children and
adolescents. She retired from acting in 1979 and died in 1983, aged
82.
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