Draft:Erzsi Paulay
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| Born | December 16, 1886 |
| Died | June 26, 1959 (aged 72) |
| Spouse | Vittorio Cerruti |
Erzsi Paulay (Budapest, December 16, 1886 - Valenza, June 26, 1959) is a Hungarian actress, the daughter of Ede Paulay.
Biography
[edit]She was born as the child of stage director Ede Paulay (1836-1894) and actress Berta Adorján (1864-1941). She lost her father when she was eight years old. Her mother was then forced to work again to improve their modest living conditions. Erzsi had an exceptional beauty and spoke beautiful Hungarian. In 1904, she graduated from the Theater Academy and became a member of the National Theatre, contracted by [[HSándor Somló. Although she excelled during rehearsals, but during performances she was often overcome by stage fright, so she never became a real actress due to the pathos, reciting manner she adopted.
She pursued her occupation rather to make a living and not from an inner urge or sense of purpose. She often hosted his colleagues, who adored her company as a private person. First, she married to count Zoltán Czárán, with whom she had a son. After their divorce, in 1923 she married the Italian ambassador, Count Vittorio Cerrutti, at which time she broke up with acting. She visited Beijing, Moscow, Berlin, Paris, Rio de Janeiro and as an ambassador, her language skills and tactful manner gave her extraordinary help. She lived for a long time in Tokyo, Moscow and Rome. In 1923 she became a permanent member of the National Theater and an honorary member in 1937.
Her most important theater roles
[edit]- Antigone (Sophocles);
- Juliet (William Shakespeare: The Taming of the Shrew)
- Countess (Beaumarchais: The Marriage of Figaro)
Sources
[edit]- Színészkönyvtár
- Magyar színházművészeti lexikon
- Paulay Erzsi at PORT.hu (in Hungarian)
- Filmkatalógus