The wife of Pyotr Semenov-Tyan-Shansky, Elizaveta Zablotskaya-Desyatovskaya was an inveterate music lover and theater-goer. Among her closest acquaintances were composers and actors of the leading Russian theaters. Including the actor Robert Adelheim, featured on the postcard from the museum’s collection. More than two dozen postcards have been preserved in the Semenov-Tyan-Shansky family archive.
The brothers Robert and Raphael Adelheim were known throughout Russia. They performed in various parts of the country and were invariably successful. The theater critic Alexander Kugel explained this phenomenon in the following way:
The brothers Robert and Raphael Adelheim were known throughout Russia. They performed in various parts of the country and were invariably successful. The theater critic Alexander Kugel explained this phenomenon in the following way:
