Victory of Realism

Last December, our country celebrated the centenary of its national theater. In the capital, this remarkable anniversary could have been marked more solemnly, with the most prominent representatives of our contemporary theater appearing on stage in roles dear to all of us. So many foreigners, prominent theater figures from their countries, had come! The high praise they gave to this remarkable century deserved a slightly different anniversary celebration. In the anniversary production of "Ivanko," with the exception of P. Gerganova, our greatest artists were not used. And the celebration calls for such a selection... Perhaps the current concerns of everyday theater life, when everyone is more preoccupied with themselves, inadvertently underestimated the celebration... But sometimes disappointment accompanies even our brightest days.