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Playbill. Ekaterinovka Mining and Industrial Company, Dramatic Society."In a Busy Place", "A Room to Let (Otdayotsya komnata)" 12 July [1908]

Title:

Playbill

Theatre:
Ekaterinovka Mining and Industrial Company
Dramatic Society
Performance:
comedy "In a Busy Place". Ostrovsky Alexander
"A Room to Let (Otdayotsya komnata)". Ivanov Lev
Production date:

12 July [1908]

Materials, technique:

Paper, printing

Dimensions:

71х56

Annotation:

The largest mining disaster in Russian history is considered to be the explosion and underground fire at the Rykovsky Mine near Yuzovka in the Donbas. The catastrophe occurred on 18 June 1908. The miners, anticipating disaster, had warned the management of the Ekaterinovka Mining and Industrial Society that gas was accumulating in the mines, but the response came too late. The accumulated methane and coal dust exploded. As a result of the blast, the collapse, the fire, and gas poisoning, 271 of the 450 miners who were underground lost their lives. Local amateur actors from the mining community organized a performance of Ostrovsky’s comedy "In a Busy Place" in the school building "for the benefit of the workers’ families."

Number:

КП 310370/716/22

Persons:
Alexander Ostrovsky (Author of the text)
Lev Ivanov (Author of the text)
Collection:
Playbills and programs
Albums:
Theatrical Charity: Catastrophes and Natural Disasters