Victor Ion Popa
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Victor Ion Popa (ˈviktor iˈon ˈpopa; July 29, 1895 in Călmăţui, a village in the Griviţa
commune
, in the former Tutova County
(Griviţa is now in Galaţi County
), in Moldavia
, Romania
– March 30, 1946 in Bucharest
) was a Romanian dramatist.
He went to primary school in the village of Călmăţui where his father was a teacher. At Iaşi
he finished his first five years of junior high/high school (Costache Negruzzi) and his last two years of high school at the National high school of Iaşi, graduating in 1914. He enrolled in the Iaşi Conservatory and for a time in the Law faculty.
One of his most famous plays is Take , Ianke şi Cadâr (1933), about a Romanian, a Romanian Jew, and a Turk, respectively. The play was set in Podeni, one of the neighborhoods of Bârlad
.
Plays:
Teatrul Victor Ion Popa (the Victor Ion Popa Theatre) in Bârlad was dedicated in his honor.
Grivita, Galati
Griviţa is a commune in Galaţi County, Romania with a population of 3,665 people. It is composed of two villages, Călmăţui and Griviţa.-References:...
commune
Communes of Romania
A commune is the lowest level of administrative subdivision in Romania. There are 2686 communes in Romania. The commune is the rural subdivision of a county .There is no clear restriction on the population of a commune, even though when a commune...
, in the former Tutova County
Tutova County
Tutova County is one of the historic counties of Moldavia, Romania with the city of Bârlad as capital.-Geography:Tutova County covered 2,498 km2 and was located in the eastern of Greater Romania, in Moldavia. Currently, the territory that comprised Tutova County is now included at present in...
(Griviţa is now in Galaţi County
Galati County
Galaţi is a county of Romania, in Moldavia region, with the capital city at Galaţi.-History:Historically Galaţi is part of Moldavia...
), in Moldavia
Moldavia
Moldavia is a geographic and historical region and former principality in Eastern Europe, corresponding to the territory between the Eastern Carpathians and the Dniester river...
, Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
– March 30, 1946 in Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
) was a Romanian dramatist.
He went to primary school in the village of Călmăţui where his father was a teacher. At Iaşi
Iasi
Iași is the second most populous city and a municipality in Romania. Located in the historical Moldavia region, Iași has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Romanian social, cultural, academic and artistic life...
he finished his first five years of junior high/high school (Costache Negruzzi) and his last two years of high school at the National high school of Iaşi, graduating in 1914. He enrolled in the Iaşi Conservatory and for a time in the Law faculty.
One of his most famous plays is Take , Ianke şi Cadâr (1933), about a Romanian, a Romanian Jew, and a Turk, respectively. The play was set in Podeni, one of the neighborhoods of Bârlad
Bârlad
Bârlad is a city in Vaslui County, Romania. It lies on the banks of the Bârlad River, which waters the high plains of eastern Moldavia....
.
Plays:
- Muşcata din fereastră, 1928
- Take, Ianke şi Cadâr, 1933
- Acord familiar
- Cuiul lui Pepelea
- Răzbunarea sufleurului
- Răspântia cea mare
Teatrul Victor Ion Popa (the Victor Ion Popa Theatre) in Bârlad was dedicated in his honor.