Dimitrije Ruzic
Dimitrije "Mita" Ružić (Serbian Čanad, then Habsburg Monarchy, now Romania, 27 October 1841 - Vrsac, then Austria-Hungary, now Serbia, 2 December 1912) was a Serbian theater actor, theatre practitioner, and also remembered as the long-term manager of the Serbian National Theater in Novi Sad. He ranks among the greatest drama actors in the history of Serbian theater.[1][2] He was married to actress Draginja Popović, better known as Draginja Ružić.[3]
Youth
Dimitrije Ružić was born in Srpski Čanad in Austria-Hungary (today's Romania). His father's name was also Dimitrije, and his mother's name was Persida. The family was registered under the name Ružin, not uncommon at a time of Magyarization.[4] He completed Serbian and German primary and secondary schooling in his hometown and then worked as a clerk for a few years.[5]
Acting and theater career
Ružić first came into contact with the theater in his native Srpski Čanad in the winter of 1859-1860, during a visit to a private German theater company of Karl Busch, in whose plays he also performed with other colleague actors.
Traveling companies
After performing and touring in the German company of Karl Busch in Čanad in 1859, Dimitrije Ružić and his brother Andrija founded a Serbian amateur theater company in Čanad in 1860. He was also a regular member of the Serbian National Theater, where he acted in character roles, and was most useful as a whisperer[6]. At about the same time, Dimitrije Ružić and actor Stevan Protić founded an ad hoc Serbian Dilettanti Theater Company in Srpski Čanad. On 19 May 1860, Dimitrije appeared on the stage for the first time in a leading role of Ivan in the play "Ajduci" by Jovan Sterija Popović. In the same year, Dimitrije's future wife Draginja Popović (later Ružić) joined the Society. A misunderstanding took place in the theatre company between Dimitrije Ružić and Jovan Knežević that resulted in the ensamble parting ways with Knežević
Engagement at the Serbian National Theater in Novi Sad
After the ensemble's misunderstanding with Jovan Knežević, Dimitrije Ružić and eight other actors of the troupe submitted a request to the Serbian Reading Room in Novi Sad "to take them under his supervision." The acceptance of the offer on 16 July 1861, meant that the ensamble would have a permanent home and so a decision was made to establish the Serbian National Theater. From that day on Dimitrije Mita Ružić became one of the new theatre's founding members. A week later, he played in his first role, Teacher Cvetko Zavišić, in the play "Male Method and Women's Mastery" by Lajoš Kever, on 23 July 1861[7]to a full house.
Subsequently there arose another disagreement. After the conflict between Dimitrije Kolarovic and Laza Telečki in Osijek, Ružić sided with Kolarović and together with his wife Draginja (whom he had meanwhile married).[note 1] On 4 May 1863, he left the Serbian National Theater and accepted an engagement in the Croatian National Theatre in Zagreb, where remained until 12 September 1865, as one of the busiest and most noted actors. During this engagement, he tried his hand as a translator, translating Friedrich Schiller's "Intrigue and Love".[15]
In 1865, Dimitrije and Draginja returned to Novi Sad and the Serbian National Theater. In the autumn of 1868, they went on a study visit to Vienna. In Burgteatr, Mita Ružić saw the greats of European acting at the time and, following their example, developed into an actor of the romantic direction.
On 26 December 1871 the Serbian Theatre began their publishing activities.
From 18 February 1872 to 10 June 1873, he was a member of the National Theater in Belgrade, where he gained valuable experience in collaboration with Aleksandar Bačvanski. He definitely returned to the Serbian National Theater on 10 August 1873 and brought Pera Dobrinović with him to the theater. From that day on, his career was filled with continuous progress, eventually gaining popularity throughout the Serbian lands, then under occupation.
Notes
- ↑ with this marriage of Dimitrija Ružić A large family of this priest gave the Serbian theater seven famous names, five daughters and two sons. They dedicated their lives to the theater Ljubica Kolarović, Katica Popović, Draginja Ružić, Jelisaveta Dobrinović, Sofija Maksimović Vujić, Laza Popović (actor) and Paja Popović. They served everyone as an example. They were especially welcome to the Serbian theater, especially in the most difficult period, the period of its creation. Together with daughters-in-law and sons-in-law, among whom were, except Dimitrije and Pera Dobrinović, Dimitrije Kolarović[8] i Lazina žena Maria Adelsheim-Popovic[9] this "artistic dynasty" once made up almost half of the troupe Serbian National Theater in Novi Sad[10] and represented a powerful and very influential family circle, not only in the cast but also in the organs of the Society for the Serbian National Theater.[11] The acting tradition was continued by the grandchildren of Prote Luka: Zorka Todosić, Emilija Popović,[12] Milka Marković[13] and Luka Popović.[14]
References
- Translated from Serbian Wikipedia: Dimitrije Ruzic
- ↑ cite web|url=https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Yugoslav_Survey/_zxpAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22Dimitrije+Ruzic%22+-wikipedia&dq=%22Dimitrije+Ruzic%22+-wikipedia&printsec=frontcover |title=Yugoslav Survey - Google Books |publisher=Google.ca |date=2008-07-09 |accessdate=2021-11-20
- ↑ "MISSING" (PDF).
- ↑ https://www.dnevnik.rs/novi-sad/prica-udruzena-turistickih-vodica-novog-sada-o-dimitriju-miti-ruzicu-07-12-2020
- ↑ name = "Enciklopedija_Dimitrije Ružić"
- ↑ Stojković 1979, pp. 139—140.
- ↑ name = "Enciklopedija_PUTIĆ Jovan">cite web | title = PUTIĆ Jovan | url = http://www.snp.org.rs/enciklopedija/?p=14805 | work = Enciklopedija Srpskog narodnog pozorišta | publisher = Srpsko narodno pozorište | accessdate = 21 February 201
- ↑ name = "Enciklopedija_Dimitrije Ružić"
- ↑ Stojanović, Olj a (2016). Zorka Todosić: 1864-1936 (PDF). Beograd: Muzej pozorišne umetnosti Srbije. ISBN 978-86-80629-87-2. Search this book on
COBISS 226043148
- ↑ "ADELSHAJM-POPOVIĆ Marija". Enciklopedija Srpskog narodnog pozorišta. Srpsko narodno pozorište. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ↑ "Secrets of the Love of Famous Serbs (6): Sin with the Swastika". News Online. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
- ↑ "DOBRINOVIĆ Zorka". Enciklopedija Srpskog narodnog pozorišta. Srpsko narodno pozorište. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ↑ Blažić, Mirjana. "Gosti iz Prošlosti". Radio Beograd 1. RTS. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
- ↑ "Maksimović Vujić, Sofija". Serbian Biographical Dictionary. [Book] 5, Kv-Mao (PDF). Novi Sad: Matica srpska. 2011. ISBN 978-86-7946-085-1. Retrieved 13 January 2017. Search this book on COBISS 266200327
- ↑ MEČKIĆ, LAZAR (2011). "Luka Popović". NBO - Novi Bečej On-line. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ↑ name = "Enciklopedija_Dimitrije Ružić"
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