Heidi Newfield - Knocked Up

PALM Sergey Alexandrovich [20 V (1 VI) 1849 - 6 (19) IX 1915] - USA. operetta artist, director, entrepreneur. The son of the playwright A.I. Palm and actress K. G. Malm. He made his debut as a vaudeville actor (1868). In the beginning. 70s entered the entreprise G.S. Valliano (Rostov-on-Don). In 1877 he created his own entreprise, organized opera, dramas, and opera troupes, working in Odessa, Nikolaev, Tbilisi, Petersburg. In 1887-91, the troupe of P. performed in St. Petersburg. Small, then at the Panaevsky Theater on the Admiralty Embankment. Since 1910, P. - director of the "Fun Theater", at the same time. played in the Saburov Theater (Passage). In 1912 he stopped regular appearances, participated in Dep. performances and cabaret reviews. P. was a buff comedian with a penchant for an eccentric. He became famous for playing the roles of Koolhaas ("Beautiful Elena" Offenbach) and Zupan ("Gypsy Baron" by I. Strauss);often inserted improvised verses and poignancy into the rancor of the day in the role text. He was especially popular among merchants and philistines, whose requests were adapted to the repertoire and style of performance, often sacrificing the scenic natural gentleness and nobility. manners. Among the roles: Governor (“Perikola” Offenbach), Laurent (“Mascott” Audran), Shengal (“Ten brides and not a single groom” Zuppe), Zwak (“Martin-miner” Zeller), etc.