Bedros Magakyan (1826–1891), was an Ottoman-Armenian actor and theater director. He was the founder of the Armenian Oriental Theater.
Life
editBedros Magakyan founded a theater with actors of Armenian descent inspired by Europe and with permission from Sultan Abdülmecid I.[citation needed] The theater was founded in 1857 and originally performed classical European plays such as the works of Shakespeare.[citation needed]
References
edit- Raşit Çavaş, Bedros Magakyan, Dünden Bugüne İstanbul Ansiklopedisi, c. 5, s. 238, 1994. ISBN 975-7306-05-3.
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