Enough Stupidity for Every Wise Man (1968)
By the end of 1968 A. Remizova put a premiere of the comedy by A. N. Ostrovsky “Enough Stupidity for Every Wise Man”. This was the last work of Nikolay Akimov, artist, he did not manage to see his setting on the stage. The performance was in favor with spectators and received State Prize. Actors starred indisputably. Krutitskym with his head looking like a billiard ball and a plain billiard ball instead of brains became the masterpiece of N. Plotnikov. Unrecognizable Т. Gritsenko painted Mamaev an aggressive idiot, a monster with moves of a walking excavator and a majestic manner to pronounce significant sentences. L. Maksakova plays magnificent Mamaeva, not a youthy but indeed young lady with flamy temper. Yury yakovlev played a real play actor. Glumov was absolutely different with everyone: a flushed sycophant with Krititsky, a severe abutment denunciator with Gorodulin, a shy youngster with Mamaeva. Dependent on everyone, he at the same time always remained master of the situation. And of course, was a winner.
Main Stage
Premiere was on 2 September 1968
Characters & Cast:
Egor Dmitrievich Glumov, young man |
Yury Yakovlev |
Glafira Klimovna Glumova, his mother |
Dina Andreeva |
Ivan Fedorovich Mamaev, rich man, far relative of Glumov |
Nikolai Gritsenko |
Cleopatra Lvovna Mamaeva, his wife |
Lyudmila Maksakova Eleonora Shashkova |
Krutitskiy, oldman Very important Mr |
Nikolay Plotnikov Viktor Koltsov |
Ivan Ivanоvich Gorodulin, young and serious man |
Yuri Volintsev |
Sofia Ignatievna Turusina, lady from a merchants’ family, |
Alla Kazanskaya |
Machenka her niece |
Valentina Malyavina |
Egor Vasilievich Kurchaev, hussar |
Viktor Zozulin |
Golutvin, man without vocation |
Vladimir Osenev |
Manefа, fortuneteller |
Nina Rusinova |
1st Toadeater |
Vera Lvova |
2nd Toadeater |
Anna Danilovich |
Mamaev’s ManЧеловек Мамаева |
Ivan Kashirin |
Krutitskiy’s man |
Mikhail Dadyko |
Grigory, Turusinova’s man |
Aleksey Kotrelyov |
Crew:
Production |
Alexandra Remizova |
Stage director |
Y. Laufer |
Decorator |
Nikolay Akimov |
Costumes Decorator |
Nataliya Shnaider-Khachatryan |
Music |
Z. Chernyshevskaya |