George II
1826 - Born on April 2nd in Meiningen, Saxe-Meiningen (now in Germany). The duke of Saxe-Meiningen, theatrical director and designer who developed many of the basic principles of modern acting and stage design.
1866 - Saxe-Meiningen early studied art and established his own court theatre group, which he served as producer, director, financial backer, and costume and scenery designer.
1887 - The Meiningen troupe's methods had their effect upon the younger generation of European stage directors, particularly André Antoine, who founded the first theatre of naturalism (Théâtre-Libre, Paris), and Konstantin Stanislavsky, an influential proponent of realism in the Russian theatre.
1890 - The group was disbanded, it had toured 36 European cities.
1914 - He died on June 25th in Bad Wildungen, Waldeck.
1866 - Saxe-Meiningen early studied art and established his own court theatre group, which he served as producer, director, financial backer, and costume and scenery designer.
1887 - The Meiningen troupe's methods had their effect upon the younger generation of European stage directors, particularly André Antoine, who founded the first theatre of naturalism (Théâtre-Libre, Paris), and Konstantin Stanislavsky, an influential proponent of realism in the Russian theatre.
1890 - The group was disbanded, it had toured 36 European cities.
1914 - He died on June 25th in Bad Wildungen, Waldeck.
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