Actor's benefit performances in «Theatrical Notes» S.F. Platonov.

Abstract

Despite numerous studies devoted to the outstanding Russian historian S.F. Platonov, much in his biography remains unknown, especially during his growing up and university years. There is little information about hobbies, acquaintances,         correspondence, everyday life of a young person at an important stage in life and the formation of a worldview, its sources. S.F. Platonov in his autobiographical works. It becomes clear the pastime of young Platonov, who graduated from high school and was preparing to enter the university. Among the reading of classical literature,    communication with peers, classes in disciplines, a serious hobby for the theater is found. “Theatrical Notes”, a voluminous handwritten text created in 1879-1881,      introduces us to this in all its details. Structurally, they are divided into four         "Theatrical Diaries", each of which corresponds to a theatrical season. S.F. Platonov knew the entire repertoire of St. Petersburg theaters over the years, lists the actors of the Alexandrinsky troupe by name, knows the details of their contracts, the strengths and weaknesses of the professional activities of their idols. He follows the play of each artist, gives them memorable characteristics, not a single gesture escapes his gaze, not a single facial expression in a single fragment, even a second. We receive information about his inner state, his attitude not only to the role, but also to the literary hero. It is interesting to think about acting, the meaning of rehearsals, the role of a director in creating a play. It becomes clear that the theater for S.F. Platonov is a place for        intellectual work, the name of his favorite play, which he watches several times, and the names of theatrical idols are revealed. Platonov is a serious spectator, he judges the plays, knowing their content, therefore he determines the play of each actor in the play, it is difficult to deceive him. Many lines in the manuscript are devoted to a kind of creative report on the theatrical activities of a particular artist - a benefit              performance.