Karol Adwentowicz Explained

Birthname:Karol Adwentowicz
Birth Date:19 October 1871
Birth Place:Waligora, Poland
Death Place:Warsaw, Poland
Occupation:Actor

Karol Adwentowicz (19 October 1871  - 19 July 1958) was a Polish actor and theater director. Adwentowicz fought in the Polish Legions in World War I, and upon the return of Poland's sovereignty, embarked on a hugely successful touring career across the country. During the Nazi occupation of Poland he was imprisoned in Pawiak. He died in Warsaw, two years after the Polish October.[1]

Adwentowicz directed plays and performed in several theaters both before and during the war, including at the Słowacki Theatre in Kraków in 1912 commissioned by Ludwik Solski. In the interwar Poland he ran the experimental Ateneum Theatre in Warsaw along with Stefan Jaracz (1933–34 season),[2] but also founded the Teatr Kameralny in the city. Adwentowicz was one of the most recognized dramatic actors in contemporary Poland, particularly for his role as Hamlet.

Filmography

YearFilmRoleNotes
1912Pomszczona krzywda
1934Przeor Kordecki – obrońca CzęstochowyAugustyn Kordecki

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karol Adwentowicz . Adam Mickiewicz Institute Culture.pl . Resources Theatre . October 2006 . March 17, 2013 . Monika Mokrzycka-Pokora .
  2. Web site: Premiery 1928  - 1939 (List of premières since 1928) . Teatr im. Stefana Jaracza Ateneum w Warszawie . Spis premier od 1928 . 2013 . March 14, 2013 . Teatr Ateneum.