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The Tragedy of Man on Hungarian stages for 140 years

Selection from the photo archive of the Hungarian Theatre Museum and Institute (OSZMI)

The Tragedy of Man on Hungarian stages for 140 years
Imre Madách: The Tragedy of Man, cover of the 11th edition, 1895 
(source: wikipedia.org)
The Tragedy of Man on Hungarian stages for 140 years
Imre Madách: The Tragedy of Man, Scene I: In Heaven,
premiere at the National Theatre in Budapest, September 21, 1883, d. by Ede Paulay
(photo by Strelisky, source: OSZMI)
The Tragedy of Man on Hungarian stages for 140 years
Mari Jászai, the first great tragic actress of the National Theatre as Eve
in the premiere of The Tragedy of Man in 1883
(photo: Strelisky, source: OSZMI)
The Tragedy of Man on Hungarian stages for 140 years
Scene I: In Heaven, People’s Theatre – Comic Opera, Budapest, 1908, d. by Sándor Hevesi 
(photo by József Kossak, source: OSZMI)
The Tragedy of Man on Hungarian stages for 140 years
Scene II: In Paradise, Eve played by Anna Tőkés, Adam played by Árpád Lehotay, National Theatre, Budapest, 1937, d. by Antal Németh
(photo by Pál Vajda M., source: OSZMI)
The Tragedy of Man on Hungarian stages for 140 years
Scene II. Expulsion from Paradise, People’s Theatre – Comic Opera, Budapest, 1908, d. by Sándor Hevesi 
(photo by József Kossak, source: OSZMI)
The Tragedy of Man on Hungarian stages for 140 years
Scene III: Outside Paradise, National Theatre, Budapest, 2002, d. by János Szikora 
(photo: Tamás Katkó, source: National Theatre)
The Tragedy of Man on Hungarian stages for 140 years
Scene IV: In Egypt. National Theatre, Budapest, 1937, d. by Antal Németh 
(photo: Sándor Bojár, source: OSZMI)
The Tragedy of Man on Hungarian stages for 140 years
Scene V: Athens, People’s Theatre – Comic Opera, Budapest, 1908, d. by Sándor Hevesi 
(photo: József Kossak, source: OSZMI)
The Tragedy of Man on Hungarian stages for 140 years
Scene VI: Rome, People’s Theatre – Comic Opera, Budapest, 1908, d. by Sándor Hevesi 
(photo: József Kossak, source: OSZMI)
The Tragedy of Man on Hungarian stages for 140 years
Scene VII: Constantinople, People’s Theatre – Comic Opera, Budapest, 1908, d. by Sándor Hevesi 
(photo: József Kossak, source: OSZMI)
The Tragedy of Man on Hungarian stages for 140 years
Scene VIII: Prague, People’s Theatre – Comic Opera, Budapest, 1908, d. by Sándor Hevesi 
(photo: József Kossak, source: OSZMI)
The Tragedy of Man on Hungarian stages for 140 years
Scene IX: Paris, with Anna Tőkés as a peasant woman, National Theatre, Budapest, 1937, 
d. by Antal Németh (photo of unknown origin, source: OSZMI)
The Tragedy of Man on Hungarian stages for 140 years
Scene IX: Paris, Danton: István Bubik, National Theatre, Budapest, 1983, d. by László Vámos 
(photo: István Csaba Tóth, source: MTI)
The Tragedy of Man on Hungarian stages for 140 years
Scene XI: London, Eve: Éva Szörényi, Adam: Ferenc Bessenyei, Lucifer: László Ungvári, National Theatre, Budapest, 1955, d. by Endre Gellért, Tamás Major, Endre Marton
(photo: Tamás Farkas, source: MTI)
The Tragedy of Man on Hungarian stages for 140 years
Scene XII: Phalanstery, Adam: József Szarvas, Lucifer: Róbert Alföldi, National Theatre, Budapest, 2002, d. by János Szikora
(photo: Tamás Katkó, source: National Theatre)
The Tragedy of Man on Hungarian stages for 140 years
Scene XII: Phalanstery, Adam: Sándor Berettyán, National Theatre, Budapest, 2018, d. by Attila Vidnyánszky
(photo: Zsolt Eöri Szabó, source: nemzetiszinhaz.hu)
The Tragedy of Man on Hungarian stages for 140 years
Scene XIII: Space (an aerial view of the opening scene) National Theatre, Budapest, 2018, d. by Attila Vidnyánszky
(photo: Zsolt Eöri Szabó, source: nemzetiszinhaz.hu)
The Tragedy of Man on Hungarian stages for 140 years
Scene XIV: Eskimo, People’s Theatre – Comic Opera, Budapest, 1908, d. by Sándor Hevesi 
(photo: József Kossák, source: OSZMI)
The Tragedy of Man on Hungarian stages for 140 years
Scene XV: Outside Paradise, Szigligeti Theatre, Szolnok, 1980, d. by István Paál 
(photo: Béla Ilovszky, suorce: MTI)
The Tragedy of Man on Hungarian stages for 140 years
Scene XV: Outside Paradise, Eve: Éva Szörényi, Adam: Ferenc Bessenyei, Lucifer: László Ungvári,
National Theatre, Budapest, 1955, d. by Endre Gellért, Tamás Major, Endre Marton
(photo: Tamás Farkas, source: MTI)

 

(01 May 2023)