Vilma Medgyaszay Explained

Vilma Medgyaszay
Birth Date:	1885
Death Date:	1972
Nationality:	Hungarian
Occupation:	Actress and theatre director

Vilma Medgyaszay (1885 - 1972) was a Hungarian actress and theatre director.

'Medgyaszay is responsible for the popularizing of melodized poems by Hungarian poet Endre Ady.^[1] From 1913 to 1915, Medgyaszay operated the theatre that is currently the Budapest Puppet Theatre, naming it Medgyaszay Cabaret and singing folk songs on stage.^{[2] [3]} She had a role in the 1938 film Rézi Friday and the 1941 film Háry János.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Weekly Bulletin. 1985. The Agency. 8.
2. Book: Lisa Appignanesi. The Cabaret. 2004. Yale University Press. 978-0-300-10580-3. 60.
3. Web site: Budapest Puppet Theatre . European Route of Historic Theatres . 29 July 2020.
4. Web site: Péntek Rézi . CSFD . 29 July 2020.
5. Web site: Háry János . CSFD . 29 July 2020.