THE FIRST WORLD WAR ON THE SPLIT STAGE

Prvi svjetski rat nije skroz prekinuo splitska kazališna događanja. U teškim ratnim okolnostima na pozornici, često pretvaranoj za prigodničarske i karitativne sadržaje, zbivali su se i događaji koji svjedoče o nastojanjima da se i kazališnom riječju umanje ratne nedaće. U nedostatku pravog kazališta tu su ulogu preuzimali agilni diletanti, a znatnoj živosti pridonosila su i česta kazališna gostovanja, osobito su na cijeni bili laki komediografski komadi, strani i domaći. U splitskim izvedbama profiirala su se i značajna imena koja će se dokazati i u drugim sredinama. Kako arhivskih zapisa o predstavama u tom vremenu gotovo i nema, lokalna kronika, Naše jedinstvo i Dan, pomaže nam u rekonstrukciji kazališnih zbivanja, a pokoja šira deskripcija i osvrt na predstavu, glumce i odjek kod publike pruža nam podatke i za reljefniji teatrološki okvir.The First World War did not completely interrupt theatrical events in Split. In the diffiult war conditions, the theatre, often rearranged for occasional and charitable programmes, also regularly staged events which testifid to the efforts made to alleviate war adversity. In the absence of a real theatre, this role was assumed by agile amateurs and frequent guest performances signifiantly contributed to the whole activity of the thaetre, with light comedy pieces, both foreign and domestic, being especially appreciated. In Split performances, some inportant names became known that would also prove themselves in other environments. Since archival records of the performances of that time are almost non-existent, the local chronicles Naše jedinstvo and Dan help us to reconstruct the theatre events, and few lenghtier descriptions and reviews of the performances, the cast and the reception by the audience give us the information for a more graphic thaetrical framework