Vignetted upper-body profile shot of a woman. She is dressed in a light-coloured evening gown. Jelisaveta "Savka" Miljković, née Stefanović (1864, Požarevac – 1902, Belgrade), was an actress and an ...ensemble member at the Serbian National Theatre in Novi Sad and of the Royal Serbian National Theatre in Belgrade. She married the actor and producer Velja Miljković, who also worked in Belgrade, Novi Sad and in Zagreb. They had a daughter named Sofija "Coca" Miljković, who also became an actress.
Upper-body shot of an elderly man wearing a dark suit and a fez. Jovan Ilić (1824, Resnik – 1901, Belgrade) of Niš and Podgorica descent became a famous Serbian poet and playwright. During his ...studies in Vienna he was influenced by Vuk Karadžić and agreed with national ambitions and slavophile movements of different Slavic peoples. Upon his return to Serbia he first started working as professor and later became a politician. His home became a meeting place of the literary, the artistic and theatre world, where besides his sons also the poets Stevan Sremac, Janko Veselinović and others gathered.
Half-length shot of a seated man with an opulent beard. He is dressed in a dark suit and turned towards the camera. His right arm is resting on a table as he is holding a fountain pen in his right ...hand. On the table there is an open book. Dragutin J. Ilić (1858, Belgrade – 1926, Belgrade) was born into a family of poets and playwrights. He was a son of the famous Serbian poet Jovan Ilić (1824–1901) and the brother of Vojislav Ilić (1860–1894). Dragutin Ilić wrote a number of prominent dramas and also worked for a number of literary journals. He was politically active and had to emigrate twice because of his political convictions.
Vignetted upper-body profile shot of a man. He is dressed in a formal suit with a necktie and has many insignia of honor and rank attached to his suit. He is also wearing a cross of merit around his ...neck. The photograph has been signed with the initials of person portrayed. Branislav Nušić, born Alkibijad Nuša (1864, Belgrade – 1938), was the son of Đorđe Nuša. He was a Serbian novelist of Aromanian (Cincar) descent, a playwright, satirist, essayist and a pioneer of modern rhetoric in Serbia. He graduated from the University of Belgrade's Law School and also worked as a journalist and as a civil servant. Shortly after having been appointed secretary of the Ministry of Education in 1900, Nušić became the head dramaturge of the National Theatre in Belgrade. He was later appointed one of the heads of the Serbian National Theatre in Novi Sad and of the National Theater in Sarajevo. In 1913, he founded a theater in Skopje and was appointed the first post-WWI head of the Art Department at the Ministry of Education.
Full-length shot of an actress kneeling as if in prayer in front of a religious painting of a woman accompanied by angels. She is clutching her left hand upon her heart, looking up at the painting. ...Vela (Avgusta) Nigrinova (1862, Ljubljana – 1908, Belgrade) was the daughter of a Czechoslovakian father and a Slovenian mother. She was married to Davorin Jenko, a Slovenian composer and the author of the Serbian national anthem 'Bože pravde'. Vela is considered a superb early Serbian actress. For the major part of her acting career she lived in Belgrade and played at the Royal Serbian National Theatre.
Full-length shot of a woman dressed in traditional Serbian folk attire, wearing an embroidered jelek over an embroidered shirt and a 'pregača' (traditional embroidered apron with a geometric ...pattern). The shirt is fastened with a belt decorated with a 'pafte' (richly ornamented metal buckle). A wooden fence and a painted canvas backdrop are creating the impression of the scene being set outdoors. Ljubica is a character in Janko Veselinović's and Dragomir Brzak's play 'Đido'. Vela (Avgusta) Nigrinova (1862, Ljubljana – 1908, Belgrade) was the daughter of a Czechoslovakian father and a Slovenian mother. She married Davorin Jenko, a Slovenian composer and the author of the Serbian national anthem 'Bože pravde'. Vela is considered a superb early Serbian actress. For the major part of her acting career she lived in Belgrade and played at the Royal Serbian National Theatre. The folk attire she is wearing was typical of the Serbian Danube and Save valleys and of the area around Belgrade.
Half length shot of a woman in a light urban dress, holding a rose, and a man in a suit. They are standing and leaned on both sides of a balustrade. Painted canvas backdrop, which creates the ...illusion of the scene being set in nature. Anton Strashimirov (1872 - 1937) - a Bulgarian writer, publicist, and politician, Deputy in 1911 and 1929, with his wife.
Full-length shot of a man dressed in the traditional attire of the Bunjevci: dark boots, a dark hat, loose-fitting white slacks and a shirt. He is also wearing a 'fermen' (plain vest) over his shirt. ...His has lifted his right knee and is reaching up to his hat with his right hand as if he were greeting someone. Bunjevka' is a play by Velja Miljković. Same image as VASE.01323 (different verso). Petar "Pera" Dobrinović (Belgrade, 1853 – Novi Sad, 1923) was an actor and director at the Serbian National Theatre in Novi Sad and at the Royal Serbian National Theatre in Belgrade. Before becoming one of the greatest actors on the Serbian stage, he worked as a journeyman in his father's barbershop in the centre of Belgrade.
Full-length shot of a man dressed in Baroque attire. He is holding a book in his hand as if he were rehearsing a part. He is standing on a rug next to a padded armchair. A painted canvas backdrop is ...creating the impression of the scene being set in an antique drawing room with columns in the background. Nov Komad' (New Piece) is a comedy by Lukijan Branković (1860, Temišvar – 1941, Novi Sad). Petar "Pera" Dobrinović (Belgrade, 1853 – Novi Sad, 1923) was an actor and director at the Serbian National Theatre in Novi Sad and at the Royal Serbian National Theatre in Belgrade. Before becoming one of the greatest actors on the Serbian stage, he worked as a journeyman in his father's barbershop in the centre of Belgrade.
