Gábor Egressy (actor)
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Gábor Egressy (ˈɡaːbor ˈɛɡrɛʃi; circa
1808 in Sajólaszlófalva
in the former Komitat Borsod
; - 30 July 1866 in Pest) was a Hungarian actor
and brother of Béni Egressy
.
a permanent engagement. Later he fulfilled his artistic education in Vienna
and was since 1837 one of the most important actors at the new opened Hungarian National Theater
in Pest.
He was responsible for bringing the drama
s of William Shakespeare
to the Hungarian stage in his mother tongue.
In the turbulent revolution
of 1848 and 1849 he was sent as a government
commissar
to the lower-Tisza
area, but was recalled for carrying out his duties too rigorously. He returned to the stage, but escaped to Turkey
after the repression
of the revolution. In 1854 he was allowed to return, exempt from punishment
.
Circa
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1808 in Sajólaszlófalva
Sajólászlófalva
Sajólászlófalva is a village in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County in northeastern Hungary....
in the former Komitat Borsod
Borsod
Borsod was the name of a historic administrative county of the Kingdom of Hungary in present-day northeastern Hungary. The capital of the county was Miskolc...
; - 30 July 1866 in Pest) was a Hungarian actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and brother of Béni Egressy
Beni Egressy
----Béni Egressy was a Hungarian composer, librettist, translator and actor.- Biography :...
.
Life
His exact date of birth is not known. After he belonged to several rover actor ensembles, he found at the theater in KlausenburgCluj-Napoca
Cluj-Napoca , commonly known as Cluj, is the fourth most populous city in Romania and the seat of Cluj County in the northwestern part of the country. Geographically, it is roughly equidistant from Bucharest , Budapest and Belgrade...
a permanent engagement. Later he fulfilled his artistic education in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
and was since 1837 one of the most important actors at the new opened Hungarian National Theater
National Theatre (Budapest)
The National Theatre is the main theatre of Budapest, and the largest such institution in Hungary, opening originally in 1837. Its company used several locations since then, including the original building at the Kerepesi street, and the People's Theatre at the Blaha Lujza Square...
in Pest.
He was responsible for bringing the drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
s of William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
to the Hungarian stage in his mother tongue.
In the turbulent revolution
Revolution
A revolution is a fundamental change in power or organizational structures that takes place in a relatively short period of time.Aristotle described two types of political revolution:...
of 1848 and 1849 he was sent as a government
Government
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commissar
Commissar
Commissar is the English transliteration of an official title used in Russia from the time of Peter the Great.The title was used during the Provisional Government for regional heads of administration, but it is mostly associated with a number of Cheka and military functions in Bolshevik and Soviet...
to the lower-Tisza
Tisza
The Tisza or Tisa is one of the main rivers of Central Europe. It rises in Ukraine, and is formed near Rakhiv by the junction of headwaters White Tisa, whose source is in the Chornohora mountains and Black Tisa, which springs in the Gorgany range...
area, but was recalled for carrying out his duties too rigorously. He returned to the stage, but escaped to Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
after the repression
Political repression
Political repression is the persecution of an individual or group for political reasons, particularly for the purpose of restricting or preventing their ability to take political life of society....
of the revolution. In 1854 he was allowed to return, exempt from punishment
Punishment
Punishment is the authoritative imposition of something negative or unpleasant on a person or animal in response to behavior deemed wrong by an individual or group....
.